The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

World Wheelchair Curling Championship

The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.-Medalists:...

was held in Prague

Prague

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, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots. In the final, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

's Jim Armstrong

Jim Armstrong (curler)

Dr. James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler from Richmond, British Columbia. He was a successful curler for much of his earlier career until he had to stop playing because of bad knees and a car accident in 2003...

 defeated Scotland

Scotland

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's Aileen Neilson

Aileen Neilson

Aileen Neilson is a Scottish wheelchair curling player. She is the first female to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the Paralympic Games or World Championships ....

 in the final in 7 ends.

Teams will gain qualification points from this event for the upcoming Winter Paralympic Games

2014 Winter Paralympics

The 2014 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the XI Paralympic Winter Games, will be held from March 7 to March 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia...

 in Sochi

Sochi

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 in 2014.

Qualification

(Host country)

• Top seven finishers from the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
  2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
  The 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 21–28 at the Vancouver Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
  
  :
• Top teams from qualifying event:

Qualification event

Two teams outside of the top seven finishers qualified from a qualifying event held in November 2010 in Lohja

Lohja

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, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

.

Teams

The teams are as listed below:

Skip: Jim Armstrong Jim Armstrong (curler) Dr. James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler from Richmond, British Columbia. He was a successful curler for much of his earlier career until he had to stop playing because of bad knees and a car accident in 2003... Third: Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour is a Canadian wheelchair curler. He was the third on the team that won gold at the 2009 World Championships and was selected as third for Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He has been paraplegic since 2000.... Second: Ina Forrest Ina Forrest Ina Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.-Results:- References :... Lead: Sonja Gaudet Sonja Gaudet Sonja Gaudet is a Canadian Paralympic curler. She was on the team that won gold at Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and was recently named to the wheelchair curling team for the 2010 Winter Paralympics-Results:- References :... Alternate: Bruno Yizek Bruno Yizek Bruno Yizek is a Canadian wheelchair curler and Paralympian.He competed with the Canadian team at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, where they took the gold medal. He also took gold at the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.-External links :* at the... Coach: Joe Rea	Skip: Wang Haitao Third: Liu Wei Second: Xu Guanggin Lead: He Jun Alternate: Zhang Qiang Coach: Li Hongchen Li Hongchen Li Hongchen is an internationally elite curler who trains out of Harbin, China.Most of Li's experience at the World level has been as a coach, mainly working with the women and junior teams from 2003 to 2009....	Skip: Radek Pokorný Third: Martin Tluk Second: Radek Musílek Lead: Michaela Charvátocá Alternate: Jana Břinčilová Coach: Kateřina Urbanová
Fourth: Jens Gäbel Skip: Marcus Sieger Marcus Sieger Marcus Sieger is a German wheelchair curler.He competed with the German wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.-External links:*... Second: Stefan Deuschl Lead: Christiane Steger Alternate: Heike Melchior Coach: Helmar Erlewein	Skip: Rune Lorentsen Rune Lorentsen Rune Lorentsen is a Norwegian wheelchair curling player.He started playing wheelchair curling in 2004. He was the skip when Norway won the gold at the World Championships in both 2007 and 2008.... Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Tone Edvardsen Lead: Terje Rafdal Alternate: Runar Bjørnstad Coach: Thoralf Hognestad	Fourth: Andrey Smirnov Skip: Marat Romanov Second: Alexander Shevchenko Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova Alternate: Oxana Slesarenko Coach: Vladimir Shevchenko
Skip: Aileen Neilson Aileen Neilson Aileen Neilson is a Scottish wheelchair curling player. She is the first female to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the Paralympic Games or World Championships .... Third: Tom Killin Tom Killin Tom Killin is a British multi-sport Paralympian. Killin was paralysed following a traffic accident at the age of 17.Killin won two medals in fencing at the 1970 Commonwealth Games... Second: Gregor Ewan Lead: Angie Malone Alternate: Michael McKenzie Coach: Sheila Swan	Skip: Jeong Tae-yeong Third: Kuon Gi-teak Second: Yang Hae-nam Lead: Jung Young-ah Alternate: Kang Oe-jeong Coach: Woo Jin Kim	Skip: Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. He was on the bronze medal winning Swedish team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, where he was suspended for six months for use of an illegal drug, a blood pressure medicine he had taken for 4–5... Third: Patrik Burman Second: Patrik Kallin Lead: Kicki Ulander Alternate: Gert Erlandsson Coach: Jalle Jungnell Jalle Jungnell Jalle Jungnell is a Swedish Paralympic curler. His team won bronze in Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and in the 2009 World wheelchair curling championship they won silver.-Results:- References :...
Skip: Augusto Perez Augusto Perez Augusto J. "Goose" Perez is a Spanish American wheelchair curler. He was the 2008 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year and was on the bronze medal team at the 2008 wheelchair curling world championships. He graduated from Le Moyne College. In addition to curling he is also competed in kayak and... Third: Jim Pierce Second: Jimmy Joseph Lead: Jacqui Kapinowski Alternate: Penny Greely Coach: Steve Brown

Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends
Canada	Jim Armstrong Jim Armstrong (curler) Dr. James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler from Richmond, British Columbia. He was a successful curler for much of his earlier career until he had to stop playing because of bad knees and a car accident in 2003...	9	0	58	28	35	21	4	22
Norway	Rune Lorentsen Rune Lorentsen Rune Lorentsen is a Norwegian wheelchair curling player.He started playing wheelchair curling in 2004. He was the skip when Norway won the gold at the World Championships in both 2007 and 2008....	6	3	50	48	34	31	2	12
Russia	Marat Romanov	6	3	54	42	30	26	4	16
Kingdom of Scotland	Aileen Neilson Aileen Neilson Aileen Neilson is a Scottish wheelchair curling player. She is the first female to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the Paralympic Games or World Championships ....	6	3	58	42	34	28	5	17
Mainland China	Wang Haitao	5	4	51	36	28	30	1	12
South Korea	Jeong Tae-yeong	4	5	54	55	31	32	4	12
United States	Augusto Perez Augusto Perez Augusto J. "Goose" Perez is a Spanish American wheelchair curler. He was the 2008 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year and was on the bronze medal team at the 2008 wheelchair curling world championships. He graduated from Le Moyne College. In addition to curling he is also competed in kayak and...	3	6	60	54	36	29	2	16
Sweden	Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. He was on the bronze medal winning Swedish team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, where he was suspended for six months for use of an illegal drug, a blood pressure medicine he had taken for 4–5...	2	7	40	62	26	38	1	12
Germany	Marcus Sieger Marcus Sieger Marcus Sieger is a German wheelchair curler.He competed with the German wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.-External links:*...	2	7	40	72	26	30	3	9
Czech Republic	Radek Pokorný	2	7	34	64	31	34	0	15

Draw 1

Tuesday, February 22, 9:30am

Draw 2

Tuesday, February 22, 2:30pm

Draw 3

Wednesday, February 23, 9:30am

Draw 4

Wednesday, February 23, 2:30pm

Draw 5

Thursday, February 24, 9:30am

Draw 6

Thursday, February 24, 2:30pm

Draw 7

Friday, February 25, 9:30am

Draw 8

Friday, February 25, 2:30pm

Draw 9

Saturday, February 26, 9:30am

Draw 10

Saturday, February 26, 2:30pm

Draw 11

Sunday, February 27, 9:30am

Draw 12

Sunday, February 27, 2:30pm

Challenge Games

Monday, February 28, 9:30am

Monday, February 28, 2:30pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Monday, February 28, 2:30pm

3 vs. 4

Monday, February 28, 2:30pm

Semifinal

Tuesday, March 1, 9:30am

Bronze Medal Game

Tuesday, March 1, 2:30pm

Gold Medal Game

Tuesday, March 1, 2:30pm

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament.

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

External links

• Official site
  • Live web cams
• Official Event Information by World Curling Federation
  World Curling Federation
  The World Curling Federation is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation , when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made...