2018–19 Curling World Cup

2018–19 Curling World Cup
DatesSeptember 12, 2018 – May 12, 2019
Host citiesSuzhou, China (First Leg)
Omaha, United States (Second Leg)
Jönköping, Sweden (Third Leg)
Beijing, China (Grand Final)
Women's winners Canada (Homan) (First Leg)
 Japan (Fujisawa) (Second Leg)
 South Korea (Kim) (Third Leg)
 Canada (Jones) (Grand Final)
Men's winners Canada (Koe) (First Leg)
 United States (Shuster) (Second Leg)
 Canada (Dunstone) (Third Leg)
 Canada (Koe) (Grand Final)
Mixed doubles winners Canada (Walker/Muyres) (First Leg)
 Norway (Skaslien/Nedregotten) (Second Leg)
 Canada (Sahaidak/Lott) (Third Leg)
 Norway (Skaslien/Nedregotten) (Grand Final)

The 2018–19 Curling World Cup was the first and only edition of the Curling World Cup, held between men's, women's, and mixed doubles teams. It had three legs and a Grand Final, taking place in Suzhou, China, Omaha, United States, Jönköping, Sweden, and Beijing, China respectively.[1]

Format

Curling World Cup matches have eight ends, rather than the standard ten ends. Ties after eight ends are decided by a shoot-out, with each team throwing a stone and the one closest to the button winning. A win in eight or fewer ends earns a team 3 points, a shoot-out win 2 points, a shoot-out loss 1 point, and 0 points for a loss in eight or fewer ends.[2]

Each event has eight teams in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles tournament. The teams are split into two groups of four, based on the Curling World Cup rankings, whereby the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th, ranked teams are in one group and the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th ranked teams in the other. The first place teams in each group plays against each other in the final. In the event of a tie for first place, a shoot-out is used, with the same format used to decide matches tied after eight ends.[2]

Qualification

For the first three legs of the Curling World Cup, the eight spots in the tournament are allocated to each of the hosting member associations, the highest ranked member association in each zone (the Americas, European, and Pacific-Asia), and two teams chosen by the World Curling Federation. Member associations may choose to send the same teams to all three legs or have different teams.[3]

The following countries qualified for each discipline:[3]

Qualification method Women Men Mixed doubles
Hosting member association  China  China  China
 United States  United States  United States
 Sweden  Sweden  Sweden
Highest ranked member association in the Americas zone  Canada  Canada  Canada
Highest ranked member association in the European zone  Scotland  Switzerland  Switzerland
Highest ranked member association in the Pacific-Asia zone  South Korea  Japan  South Korea
Selected by World Curling Federation  Japan  Norway  Russia
 Russia  Scotland  Norway

The host (China), the winners of each leg, the current world champions, a team specifically invited, and the two highest remaining member associations on the Curling World Cup ranking list qualified for the Grand Final. Two separate teams from the same member association may qualify for the Grand Final.[3]

The following countries qualified for each discipline:[3]

Qualification method Women Men Mixed doubles
Hosting member association  China  China  China
First leg winner  Canada (Homan)1  Canada (Koe)  Canada (Walker/Muyres)
Second leg winner  Japan (Fujisawa)  United States (Shuster)  Norway (Skaslien/Nedregotten)
Third leg winner  South Korea (Kim)  Canada (Dunstone)  Canada (Sahaidak/Lott)
Highest ranked remaining
member associations		  Sweden  Sweden  Switzerland
 Russia  Scotland  United States
World champions  Switzerland (Tirinzoni)  Sweden (Edin)3  Switzerland (Jäggi/Michel)2
Invited by World Curling Federation4  United States  Norway  Russia
Notes
  1. ^ Team Homan is being replaced by a team consisting of Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Shannon Birchard and Jill Officer due to Homan and her second Joanne Courtney being due to give birth in the summer.[4]
  2. ^ The 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Champions, Michèle Jäggi and Sven Michel, were selected to compete due to the short time between the 2019 Championship and the Grand Final.[5]
  3. ^ With Team Edin already qualified for the Grand Final, Switzerland, the highest-ranked country not yet qualified, was invited.[6]
  4. ^ In each discipline, the WCF chose to invite the highest-ranked country not yet qualified.

Ranking points

Ranking points were assigned in each of the first three legs to determine the final member associations qualified for the Grand Final. Member associations were awarded their points from round robin play as well as 5 points for the runner-up and 10 for the champion.[7]

Key
Teams to Grand Final (leg winner)
Teams to Grand Final (ranking points)
Women
Country First Leg Second Leg Third Leg Total
 Sweden 20 9 20 49
 South Korea 3 17 25 45
 Japan 9 25 8 42
 Canada 25 12 0 37
 Russia 9 6 11 26
 United States 9 6 9 24
 Scotland 6 12 4 22
 China 6 0 10 16
Men
Country First Leg Second Leg Third Leg Total
 Canada 25 3 25 53
 Sweden 8 20 20 48
 United States 7 25 7 39
 Scotland 12 9 13 34
 Norway 20 9 4 33
 Switzerland 9 6 11 26
 China 6 9 3 18
 Japan 0 6 3 9
Mixed doubles
Country First Leg Second Leg Third Leg Total
 Canada 25 7 23 55
 Norway 9 22 17 48
 Switzerland 12 22 12 46
 United States 23 11 11 45
 Russia 7 6 10 23
 Sweden 5 3 11 19
 China 3 7 3 13
 South Korea 3 9 0 12

First leg

Main article: 2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg

Women

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 5 0 0 1 15
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 3 0 0 3 9
 China Liu Sijia 2 0 0 4 6
 Scotland Jennifer Dodds 2 0 0 4 6
Group B
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Canada Rachel Homan 5 0 0 1 15
 Russia Anna Sidorova 3 0 0 3 9
 United States Nina Roth 3 0 0 3 9
 South Korea Kim Min-ji 1 0 0 5 3

Final

Sunday, September 17, 12:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Homan) 🔨 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 7
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3

Men

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Norway Steffen Walstad 5 0 0 1 15
 Sweden Niklas Edin 2 1 0 3 8
 United States Rich Ruohonen 2 0 1 3 7
 China Zang Jialiang 2 0 0 4 6
Group B
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Canada Kevin Koe 5 0 0 1 15
 Scotland Bruce Mouat 4 0 0 2 12
 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 3 0 0 3 9
 Japan Masaki Iwai 0 0 0 6 0

Final

Sunday, September 17, 16:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Koe) 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
 Norway (Walstad) 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5

Mixed doubles

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Athletes W SOW SOL L Pts
 Canada Laura Walker / Kirk Muyres 5 0 0 1 15
 Norway Kristin Skaslien / Sander Rølvåg 3 0 0 3 9
 Russia Maria Komarova / Daniil Goriachev 2 0 1 3 7
 Sweden Therese Westman / Robin Ahlberg 1 1 0 4 5
Group B
Country Athletes W SOW SOL L Pts
 United States Sarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin 6 0 0 0 18
 Switzerland Jenny Perret / Martin Rios 4 0 0 2 12
 China Yu Jiaxin / Wang Xiangkun 1 0 0 5 3
 South Korea Jang Hye-ri / Choi Chi-won 1 0 0 5 3

Final

Sunday, September 16, 08:30

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 🔨 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 X 7

Second leg

Women

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 South Korea Kim Min-ji 4 0 0 2 12
 Canada Tracy Fleury 4 0 0 2 12
 Russia Alina Kovaleva 2 0 0 4 6
 United States Jamie Sinclair 2 0 0 4 6
Group B
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 5 0 0 1 15
 Scotland Eve Muirhead 4 0 0 2 12
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 3 0 0 3 9
 China Yang Ying 0 0 0 6 0

Final

Sunday, December 9, 12:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 7

Men

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 United States John Shuster 5 0 0 1 15
 China Zou Qiang 3 0 0 3 9
 Scotland Bruce Mouat 3 0 0 3 9
 Canada Jason Gunnlaugson 1 0 0 5 3
Group B
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Sweden Niklas Edin 5 0 0 1 15
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 3 0 0 3 9
 Japan Yuta Matsumura 2 0 0 4 6
 Switzerland Yannick Schwaller 2 0 0 4 6

Final

Sunday, December 9, 16:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Shuster) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 3
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1

Mixed doubles

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Athletes W SOW SOL L Pts
 Switzerland Jenny Perret / Martin Rios 5 1 0 0 17
 South Korea Jang Hye-ri / Choe Chi-won 3 0 0 3 9
 Canada Kalynn Park / John Morris 2 0 1 3 7
 Sweden Malin Wengdel / Fabian Wingfors 1 0 0 5 3
Group B
Country Athletes W SOW SOL L Pts
 Norway Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten 4 0 0 2 12
 United States Tabitha Peterson / Joe Polo 3 1 0 2 11
 China Wang Rui / Ba Dexin 2 0 1 3 7
 Russia Anastasia Moskaleva / Alexander Eremin 2 0 0 4 6

Final

Sunday, December 9, 08:30

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Perret/Rios) 🔨 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 5
 Norway (Skaslien/Nedregotten) 0 2 1 2 1 0 4 X 10

Third leg

Women

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 5 0 0 1 15
 Russia Anna Sidorova 3 1 0 2 11
 China Jiang Yilun 3 0 1 2 10
 Canada Darcy Robertson 0 0 0 6 0
Group B
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 South Korea Kim Min-ji 5 0 0 1 15
 United States Cory Christensen 2 1 1 2 9
 Japan Tori Koana 2 0 2 2 8
 Scotland Sophie Jackson 0 2 0 4 4

Final

Sunday, February 3, 16:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 4
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 6

Men

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Sweden Niklas Edin 4 1 1 0 15
 Switzerland Yannick Schwaller 3 1 0 2 11
 United States Mark Fenner 2 0 1 3 7
 Japan Masaki Iwai 1 0 0 5 3
Group B
Country Skip W SOW SOL L Pts
 Canada Matt Dunstone 5 0 1 0 16
 Scotland Ross Paterson 3 2 0 1 13
 Norway Steffen Walstad 1 0 1 4 4
 China Ma Xiuyue 1 0 0 5 3

Final

Sunday, February 3, 12:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4
 Canada (Dunstone) 🔨 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5

Mixed doubles

Round-robin standings

Group A
Country Athletes W SOW SOL L Pts
 Canada Kadriana Sahaidak / Colton Lott 4 0 1 1 13
 Switzerland Jenny Perret / Martin Rios 4 0 0 2 12
 Sweden Camilla Noreen / Per Noreen 3 1 0 2 11
 South Korea Jang Hye-ri / Choe Chi-won 0 0 0 6 0
Group B
Country Athletes W SOW SOL L Pts
 Norway Kristin Skaslien / Thomas Ulsrud 4 0 0 2 12
 United States Becca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton 3 1 0 2 11
 Russia Maria Komarova / Daniil Goriachev 3 0 1 2 10
 China Chang Cao / Minjie Yuan 1 0 0 5 3

Final

Sunday, February 3, 08:30

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Sahaidak/Lott) 🔨 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 7
 Norway (Skaslien/Ulsrud) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5

Grand Final

Women

Round-robin standings

Group A
Team W SOW SOL L Pts
 Canada (Jones) 2 2 0 2 10
 Japan (Fujisawa) 3 0 1 2 10
 China (Jiang) 3 0 0 3 9
 United States (Roth) 2 0 1 3 7
Group B
Team W SOW SOL L Pts
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 4 0 1 1 13
 Russia (Sidorova) 4 0 0 2 12
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 2 0 0 4 6
 South Korea (Kim) 1 1 0 4 5

Final

Sunday, May 12, 16:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Jones) 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 9
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 🔨 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6

Men

Round-robin standings

Group A
Team W SOW SOL L Pts
 China (Zou) 4 0 0 2 12
 Sweden (Edin) 3 0 0 3 9
 United States (Shuster) 2 1 0 3 8
 Canada (Dunstone) 2 0 1 3 7
Group B
Team W SOW SOL L Pts
 Canada (Koe) 4 0 0 2 12
 Scotland (Paterson) 4 0 0 2 12
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 3 0 0 3 9
 Norway (Ulsrud) 1 0 0 5 3

Final

Sunday, May 12, 09:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Zou) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Canada (Koe) 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 5

Mixed doubles

Round-robin standings

Group A
Team W SOW SOL L Pts
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 4 1 0 1 14
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 4 0 0 2 12
 Switzerland (Jäggi/Michel) 2 0 1 3 7
 China (Cao/Yuan) 1 0 0 5 3
Group B
Team W SOW SOL L Pts
 Norway (Skaslien/Nedregotten) 5 0 1 0 16
 Canada (Sahaidak/Lott) 3 1 0 2 11
 Switzerland (Perret/Rios) 2 0 1 3 7
 Russia (Komarova/Goriachev) 0 1 0 5 2

Final

Sunday, May 12, 13:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
 Norway (Skaslien/Nedregotten) 🔨 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 X 8

References

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  2. ^ a b "Format". Curling World Cup. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Qualification". Curling World Cup. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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