The 2020 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship was held from April 10 to 15, 2021 in Lohja, Finland. The top three placing teams qualified for the 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Beijing, China.[1][2] The United States won the gold medal, defeating the previously undefeated Switzerland 4–3 in the final. Italy took the bronze medal and final berth at the 2021 World Championship with an 8–4 win over Germany in the bronze medal game.[3]
| 2020 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Lohja, Finland |
| Arena | Kisakallio Sports Institute |
| Dates | April 10–15, 2021 |
| Winner |  United States |
| Skip | Matthew Thums |
| Third | Stephen Emt |
| Second | David Samsa |
| Lead | Pamela Wilson |
| Alternate | Batoyun Uranchimeg |
| Coach | Russell Schieber |
| Finalist |  Switzerland (Décorvet) |
« 2019 2022 » | |
Teams
editThe teams are as follows:[4]
Round-robin standings
editFinal round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Team | Skip | W | L | W–L | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Eric Décorvet | 9 | 0 | – | 131.95 |
 Italy | Angela Menardi | 7 | 2 | 1–0 | 130.93 |
| United States | Matthew Thums | 7 | 2 | 0–1 | 151.50 |
 Germany | Christiane Putzich | 6 | 3 | 1–0 | 136.95 |
 Estonia | Andrei Koitmäe | 6 | 3 | 0–1 | 142.70 |
 Finland | Juha Rajala | 4 | 5 | – | 150.58 |
 Czech Republic | Dana Selnekovičová | 2 | 7 | 1–1 | 133.30 |
 Turkey | Savaş Şimşek | 2 | 7 | 1–1 | 134.38 |
 Japan | Hidenori Suzuki | 2 | 7 | 1–1 | 134.43 |
 Hungary | Viktor Beke | 0 | 9 | – | 124.98 |
Round-robin results
editAll draw times are listed in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).[5]
Draw 1
editSaturday, April 10, 2:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Hungary (Beke) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | X | 12 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Germany (Putzich) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 2
editSaturday, April 10, 6:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Suzuki) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| United States (Thums) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Rajala) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Şimşek) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
| Italy (Menardi) 🔨 |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
Draw 3
editSunday, April 11, 9:30 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Şimşek) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Hungary (Beke) 🔨 |
0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Japan (Suzuki) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) 🔨 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| United States (Thums) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Draw 4
editSunday, April 11, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Rajala) 🔨 |
0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 10 |
| Turkey (Şimşek) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Putzich) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| United States (Thums) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Italy (Menardi) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 5
editSunday, April 11, 6:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Germany (Putzich) 🔨 |
0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Rajala) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Italy (Menardi) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | X | 10 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Suzuki) 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Hungary (Beke) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Draw 6
editMonday, April 12, 9:30 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Rajala) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Japan (Suzuki) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Putzich) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Thums) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) 🔨 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 7
editMonday, April 12, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Menardi) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Japan (Suzuki) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Şimşek) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| United States (Thums) 🔨 |
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Hungary (Beke) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Draw 8
editMonday, April 12, 6:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Hungary (Beke) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Finland (Rajala) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 12 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Menardi) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Putzich) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Turkey (Şimşek) 🔨 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 9
editTuesday, April 13, 9:30 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Menardi) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Hungary (Beke) 🔨 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Turkey (Şimşek) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Finland (Rajala) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | X | X | 13 |
Draw 10
editTuesday, April 13, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Putzich) 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Finland (Rajala) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Suzuki) 🔨 |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Hungary (Beke) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| United States (Thums) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Menardi) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |
Draw 11
editTuesday, April 13, 6:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Thums) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) 🔨 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Turkey (Şimşek) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Japan (Suzuki) 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Germany (Putzich) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Draw 12
editWednesday, April 14, 9:30 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Thums) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Italy (Menardi) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Hungary (Beke) 🔨 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Germany (Putzich) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 13
editWednesday, April 14, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Putzich) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Italy (Menardi) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Selnekovičová) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Turkey (Şimşek) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Thums) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Finland (Rajala) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Japan (Suzuki) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Draw 14
editWednesday, April 14, 6:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Estonia (Koitmäe) 🔨 |
2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 |
| Hungary (Beke) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Şimşek) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Japan (Suzuki) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Rajala) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Playoffs
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Switzerland
| 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Germany
| 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Switzerland
| 3 | |||||||
| 3 | United States
| 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Italy
| 5 | |||||||
| 3 | United States
| 6 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 4 | Germany
| 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Italy
| 8 | |||||||
Semifinals
editThursday, April 15, 10:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | X | 8 |
| Germany (Putzich) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Italy (Menardi) 🔨 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| United States (Thums) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Bronze medal game
editFinal
editThursday, April 15, 3:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Décorvet) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| United States (Thums) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
References
edit- ↑ "World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship 2021". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ↑ Gray, Richard (April 7, 2021). "International wheelchair curling returns to Lohja, Finland". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ↑ Jiri Snitil (April 15, 2021). "United States win World Wheelchair-B Championship gold". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Teams". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Schedule". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- Results from the World Curling Federation
- "Results Summary - World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship 2020" (PDF). livescores.worldcurling.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-11.
- "Results Book - World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship 2020" (PDF). livescores.worldcurling.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-24.