World Qualification Event
| World Qualification Event | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2019 |
| 2022 host city | Lohja, Finland |
| 2022 arena | |
| Current champions (2022) | |
| Men |  Russia |
| Women |  Denmark |
| Current edition | |
 2022 World Qualification Event | |
The World Qualification Event is an annual curling tournament first held in 2019 by the World Curling Federation. Eight men's and women's teams who have not already qualified for the World Curling Championships compete for the final two spots in the championships.[1]
Qualification[]
Eight teams compete in the World Qualification Event:[2]
- Hosting member association
- One team from the Americas Challenge
- Four teams from the European Curling Championships
- Two teams from the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Summary[]
Men[]
| Year | Champion | Finalist | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Team | Country | Team | ||
| 2019 |  South Korea |
Kim Soo-hyuk, Jeong Byeong-jin, Lee Jeong-jae, Lee Dong-hyeong, Hwang Hyeon-jun |  Netherlands |
Wouter Gösgens (Fourth), Jaap van Dorp (Skip), Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen, Alexander Magan | Naseby, New Zealand |
| 2020 |  China |
Zou Qiang, , Wang Zhiyu, Xu Jingtao, Han Peng | Russia |
Sergey Glukhov, Dmitry Mironov, Evgeny Klimov, Anton Kalalb, | Lohja, Finland[3] |
| 2021 | Cancelled[4] | ||||
| 2022 | Russia |
Sergey Glukhov, Evgeny Klimov, Dmitry Mironov, Anton Kalalb, Daniil Goriachev | Netherlands |
Wouter Gösgens, Jaap van Dorp, Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen, Alexander Magan | Lohja, Finland[5] |
Women[]
| Year | Champion | Finalist | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Team | Country | Team | ||
| 2019 | China |
Wang Rui (Fourth), Mei Jie (Skip), Yao Mingyue, Ma Jingyi, |  Finland |
Oona Kauste, Eszter Juhász, Maija Salmiovirta, Lotta Immonen | Naseby, New Zealand |
| 2020 | South Korea |
Gim Un-chi, Um Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji |  Italy |
Veronica Zappone, Stefania Constantini, Angela Romei, Giulia Zardini Lacedelli, Elena Dami | Lohja, Finland[3] |
| 2021 | Cancelled[4] | ||||
| 2022 | Denmark |
Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Denise Dupont, My Larsen |  Norway |
Marianne Rørvik, , , | Lohja, Finland[5] |
References[]
- ^ "World Curling Championships to grow after Annual General Assembly". World Qualification Event. September 17, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ World Curling Federation. "World Curling Federation - Rules and Regulations". worldcurling.org. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "World Qualification Event 2020". World Curling Federation. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ a b Cèline Stucki (September 1, 2020). "Five 2020–2021 season world qualification events cancelled". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "World Qualification Event 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
Categories:
- International curling competitions
- World Curling Federation
- World Curling Championships
- Recurring sporting events established in 2019