WCF World Rankings

The WCF World Rankings system is designed to track and list the amount of success achieved by each member association of the World Curling Federation (WCF) in a given curling season. The system, which was implemented in December 2006, is similar to the ranking system used by FIFA. The events taken into account when calculating each nation's score include the Olympic and Paralympic games, the World Curling Championships, and the various qualifying events for member associations who did not compete in the worlds. The system was developed by Patrick Hürlimann, who is a former Olympic champion and was the vice president of the WCF from 2010 to 2012. The calculation method was overhauled for the 2018–19 season.

Current rankings[]

Women[]

Top 10 rankings for the 2020–21 season[1]
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	Sweden	81.013
2	Switzerland	66.456	2
3	South Korea	62.025	1
4	Russia	60.549	2
5	Canada	59.124	2
6	United States	52.848	2
7	Japan	47.099	2
8	Scotland /  Great Britain	46.677	1
9	China	39.504
10	Denmark	31.646
Complete rankings at WCF

Men[]

Top 10 rankings for the 2020–21 season[1]
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	Sweden	93.249
2	Switzerland	69.937	2
3	Canada	69.726	1
4	United States	65.295	1
5	Scotland /  Great Britain	61.023
6	Japan	39.715
7	Norway	39.161
8	Italy	37.658	1
9	South Korea	33.070	1
10	Russia	29.325	1
Complete rankings at WCF

Wheelchair[]

Top 10 rankings for the 2019–20 season[1]
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	China	80.714
2	Norway	67.679
3	Russia	64.167	1
4	Canada	61.488	2
5	South Korea	55.483	2
6	Scotland /  Great Britain	50.238	1
7	Switzerland	37.857
8	Sweden	36.536	4
9	Slovakia	34.821	1
10	Germany	25.417	1
Complete rankings at WCF

Mixed doubles[]

Top 10 rankings for the 2020–21 season[1]
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	Canada	81.857
2	Switzerland	66.799
3	Norway	57.410	1
4	Sweden	46.498	4
5	United States	42.954	2
6	China	39.736	1
7	Scotland /  Great Britain	37.579	5
8	South Korea	34.678	1
9	Russia	30.670	3
10	Czech Republic	30.248
Complete rankings at WCF

Mixed[]

Top 10 rankings for the 2019–20 season[1]
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	Canada	88.182
2	Scotland /  Great Britain	60.568	1
3	Norway	59.045	1
4	Russia	52.273	2
5	Germany	50.053	5
6	Sweden	36.780	1
7	South Korea	36.455	6
8	Switzerland	36.386
9	Spain	35.636	3
10	Turkey	32.295	1
Complete rankings at WCF

Current calculation method[]

The points are calculated for each member association based on performance during the last four curling seasons. Once points are distributed, the total for each member association is divided by the maximum number of points available.

Results in seasons prior to the current season are scaled by the following factors:

Years prior to current season	0	1	2	3
Scaling factor	100%	75%	60%	40%

Points distribution[]

Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each member association at an eligible event.

International events[]

The points distributions for the World Curling Championships and Olympic and Paralympic Games are given as follows:

Final rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Points	240	200	180	150	120	110	100	90	80	70	60	50	45

Qualification events[]

Member associations that do not qualify for the Worlds are given points based on their performance in regional or qualifying events, from 45 points to 1 point. The distribution varies depending on the event.

2006–18 calculation method[]

The points are calculated for each nation based on performance during the last six curling seasons. Results in seasons prior to the current season are scaled by the following factors:

Years prior to current season	0	1	2	3	4	5
Scaling factor	100%	80%	60%	40%	30%	20%

Points distribution[]

Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each nation at an eligible event.

International events[]

The points distributions are given for each event as follows:

Winter Olympic Games

Final rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Points	480	400	360	320	280	240	200	180	160	140	120	100

World Curling Championships

Final rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Points	240	200	180	160	140	120	100	90	80	70	60	50

Regional events[]

All nations that qualify for the World Curling Championships receive 50 points, regardless of final ranking in regional events, if applicable.

Nations in the European or Pacific Curling Championships that do not qualify for the World Championships receive less than 50 points. Based on their final ranking in the tournament, nations receive 49 or fewer points, in decrements of 1 point.

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.worldcurling.org/worldrankings