2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
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The qualification event for the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
took place from November 7-12 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja
, Finland
. The event's two top finishers (China and Russia) both qualify to participate in the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
The two qualification spots are determined as follows: At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advance to the playoffs. The playoffs follow the first and second rounds of the page playoff system
. In the first round, the first seed plays the second and the third seed playing the fourth. In the final round, the loser of 1 v. 2 plays the winner of 3 vs. 4 in the Second Place Game, like in the semifinal of the page playoff system. However, unlike the page playoff system, the winner of 1 vs. 2. The winner of 1 vs. 2 qualifies to the worlds, while the winner of the second place game also qualifies to the worlds.
moves to Second Place Game
qualifies to participate in the worlds
2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots...
took place from November 7-12 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja
Lohja
Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
, 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...
. The event's two top finishers (China and Russia) both qualify to participate in the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
The two qualification spots are determined as follows: At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advance to the playoffs. The playoffs follow the first and second rounds of the page playoff system
Page playoff system
The Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four play a mix of a single-elimination and double-elimination tournament to determine the winner...
. In the first round, the first seed plays the second and the third seed playing the fourth. In the final round, the loser of 1 v. 2 plays the winner of 3 vs. 4 in the Second Place Game, like in the semifinal of the page playoff system. However, unlike the page playoff system, the winner of 1 vs. 2. The winner of 1 vs. 2 qualifies to the worlds, while the winner of the second place game also qualifies to the worlds.
Teams
| 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: Kenneth Ørbæk Third: Jørn Kristensen Second: Rosita Jensen Lead: Robert Fezerskov Hansen Coach: Per Christensen |
Skip: Vesa Hellman Third: Tuomo Aarnikka Second: Markku Karjalainen Lead: Riitta Särösalo Alternate: Sari Karjalainen Coach: Lauri Ikävalko |
| Skip: Egidio Marchese Third: Gabriele Dallapiccola Second: Angela Menardi Lead: Emanuele Spelorzi Alternate: Andrea Tabanelli Andrea Tabanelli Andrea Tabanelli is an Italian wheelchair curling player.He was a member of the Italian wheelchair curling team for the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino.... |
Skip: Katsuo Ichikawa Third: Kazuyuki Mochiki Second: Aki Ogawa Lead: Ayako Saitoh Alternate: Yoji Nakajima Coach: Teruo Moriizumi |
Skip: Aleksandrs Dimbovkis Third: Ojars Briedis Second: Ilmars Nicmanis Lead: Vita Miezite Alternate: Maris Dzelzkalns Coach: Artis Zentelis |
| Skip: Marat Romanov Third: Andrey Smirnov Second: Alexander Shevchenko Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova Alternate: Oleg Makarov Coach: Vladimir Shevchenko |
Skip: Radoslav Duris Third: Dusan Pitonak Second: Branislav Jakubec Lead: Alena Kánová Alternate: Monika Kunkelova Coach: Frantisek Pitonak |
Fourth: Manfred Bolliger Third: Claudia Hüttenmoser Second: Hieronymus Liechtenhan Lead: Daniel Meyer Alternate: Martin Bieri Coach: Stephan Pfister |
Round Robin Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Wang Haitao | 7 | 1 | |
| Egidio Marchese | 7 | 1 | |
| Marat Romanov | 6 | 2 | |
| Katsuo Ichikawa | 5 | 3 | |
| Manfred Bolliger | 4 | 4 | |
| Radoslav Duris | 3 | 5 | |
| Kenneth Ørbæk | 2 | 6 | |
| Vesa Hellman | 2 | 6 | |
| Aleksandrs Dimbovkis | 0 | 8 |
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
Draw 9
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
is qualified to participate in the worlds2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots...
moves to Second Place Game
3 vs. 4
advances to Second Place GameSecond Place Game
Loser of 1 vs. 2 plays against Winner of 3 vs. 4 for the second qualification spot.qualifies to participate in the worlds
2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots...