2020 World Qualification Event

The 2020 World Qualification Event was held from January 13 to 18 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.[1] The competition consisted of sixteen teams divided evenly into men's and women's divisions. The top two teams in the men's division qualified to compete at the 2020 World Men's Championship and similarly the top two teams in the women's division qualified to compete at the 2020 World Women's Championship. China and Russia qualified in the men's division and South Korea and Italy qualified in the women's division.

2020 World Qualification Event
Host cityLohja, Finland
ArenaKisakallio Sports Institute
DatesJanuary 13-18
Men's winner China
SkipZou Qiang
ThirdTian Jiafeng
SecondWang Zhiyu
LeadXu Jingtao
AlternateHan Peng
Finalist Russia
Women's winner South Korea
SkipGim Un-chi
ThirdUm Min-ji
SecondKim Su-ji
LeadSeol Ye-eun
AlternateSeol Ye-ji
Finalist Italy
« 2019
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Men

Qualification

Eight men's teams will qualify to participate in the 2020 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:[1]

EventVacanciesQualified
Host nation 1  Finland
2019 Americas Challenge 1  Mexico
2019 European Curling Championships 4  Czech Republic
 England
 Poland
 Russia
2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2  China
 Japan
TOTAL8

Teams
 China  Czech Republic  England  Finland

Skip: Zou Qiang
Third: Tian Jiafeng
Second: Wang Zhiyu
Lead: Xu Jingtao
Alternate: Han Peng

Skip: Lukáš Klíma
Third: Marek Černovský
Second: Jiří Candra
Lead: Samuel Mokriš
Alternate: Radek Boháč

Skip: Andrew Reed
Third: Andrew Woolston
Second: Scott Gibson
Lead: Fraser Clark
Alternate: Thomas Jaeggi

Fourth: Jere Sullanmä
Third: Jason Moore
Second: Iikko Santti
Skip: Jermu Pöllänen
Alternate: Melker Lundberg

 Japan  Mexico  Poland  Russia

Skip: Yuta Matsumura
Third: Tetsuro Shimizu
Second: Yasumasa Tanida
Lead: Shinya Abe
Alternate: Kosuke Aita

Skip: Diego Tompkins
Third: Ramy Cohen Masri
Second: Ismael Abreu
Lead: Mateo Tompkins
Alternate: Ezra Cohen Ezban

Skip: Borys Jasiecki
Third: Konrad Stych
Second: Krzysztof Domin
Lead: Bartosz Łobaza
Alternate: Kasper Knebloch

Skip: Sergey Glukhov
Third: Dmitry Mironov
Second: Evgenii Klimov
Lead: Anton Kalalb
Alternate: Aleksey Tuzov

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWLW–LDSC
 ChinaZou Qiang61–49.01
 RussiaSergey Glukhov521–042.52
 JapanYuta Matsumura520–117.36
 FinlandJermu Pöllänen43–39.43
 Czech RepublicLukáš Klíma341–043.32
 PolandBorys Jasiecki340–139.66
 EnglandAndrew Reed25–43.72
 MexicoDiego Tompkins07–89.28

Round Robin Results

All draws are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).[2]

Draw 1

Monday, January 13, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Zou) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X X X 3
 Finland (Pöllänen) 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 X X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Tompkins) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
 Poland (Jasiecki) 2 1 0 3 2 0 4 X X X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Matsumura) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
 Russia (Glukhov) 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 England (Reed) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 5

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 14, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 4
 Russia (Glukhov) 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 3 X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 England (Reed) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
 Japan (Matsumura) 2 1 0 3 0 2 X X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Zou) 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 X X 11
 Mexico (Tompkins) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Finland (Pöllänen) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7
 Poland (Jasiecki) 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 8

Draw 3

Wednesday, January 15, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 England (Reed) 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
 Poland (Jasiecki) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 China (Zou) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7
 Russia (Glukhov) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Finland (Pöllänen) 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 X 10
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Matsumura) 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 X X 9
 Mexico (Tompkins) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Draw 4

Wednesday, January 15, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Finland (Pöllänen) 3 2 2 1 1 4 X X X X 13
 Mexico (Tompkins) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Russia (Glukhov) 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 X 10
 England (Reed) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X 3
 Japan (Matsumura) 0 1 0 3 2 0 4 X X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Jasiecki) 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 6
 China (Zou) 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 X 11

Draw 5

Thursday, January 16, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Matsumura) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
 China (Zou) 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Poland (Jasiecki) 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 8
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 England (Reed) 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 X 9
 Finland (Pöllänen) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Tompkins) 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 7
 Russia (Glukhov) 1 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 4 X 15

Draw 6

Friday, January 17, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Tompkins) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 2 2 1 0 1 4 X X X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Matsumura) 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 4 X 12
 Finland (Pöllänen) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Russia (Glukhov) 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 X 11
 Poland (Jasiecki) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Zou) 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 8
 England (Reed) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7

Draw 7

Friday, January 17, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Jasiecki) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
 Japan (Matsumura) 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7
 China (Zou) 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Tompkins) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
 England (Reed) 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Russia (Glukhov) 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 7
 Finland (Pöllänen) 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 4 X 12

Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Second place game
Qualify for World Championship
1  China 10  China
2  Russia 5  Russia
2  Russia 8
3  Japan 7
Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

1 vs. 2

Saturday, January 18, 09:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Zou) 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 X X 10
 Russia (Glukhov) 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 X X 5

Winner qualifies for 2020 World Men's Curling Championship.

Loser drops to second place game.

Second place game

Saturday, January 18, 14:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Russia (Glukhov) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 8
 Japan (Matsumura) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 7

Winner qualifies for 2020 World Men's Curling Championship.

Women

Qualification

Eight women's teams will qualify to participate in the 2020 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:[1]

EventVacanciesQualified
Host nation 1  Finland
2019 Americas Challenge 1  Mexico
2019 European Curling Championships 4  Estonia
 Italy
 Norway
 Turkey
2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2[3]  Australia
 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 South Korea
TOTAL8
Notes

Crossed-out teams qualified for this event on merit, but later withdrew and were replaced.

Teams
 Australia  Estonia  Finland  Italy

Skip: Lauren Wagner
Third: Jennifer Westhagen
Second: Kristen Tsourlenes
Lead: Carlee Millikin

Skip: Marie Turmann
Third: Liisa Turmann
Second: Heili Grossmann
Lead: Erika Tuvike

Skip: Elina Virtaala
Third: Miia Turto
Second: Janina Lindström
Lead: Tuuli Rissanen
Alternate: Marjo Hippi

Skip: Veronica Zappone
Third: Stefania Constantini
Second: Angela Romei
Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
Alternate: Elena Dami

 South Korea  Mexico  Norway  Turkey

Skip: Gim Un-chi
Third: Um Min-ji
Second: Kim Su-ji
Lead: Seol Ye-eun
Alternate: Seol Ye-ji

Skip: Adriana Camarena Osorno
Third: Angélica Pérez Anzures
Second: Estefana Quintero Torres
Lead: Monica Tompkins

Skip: Marianne Rørvik
Third: Eli Skaslien
Second: Pia Trulsen
Lead: Jennifer Cunningham

Skip: Dilşat Yıldız
Third: Öznur Polat
Second: Semiha Konuksever
Lead: Mihriban Polat

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWLW–LDSC
 South KoreaGim Un-chi70–50.14
 ItalyVeronica Zappone61–76.20
 TurkeyDilşat Yıldız431–146.91
 EstoniaMarie Turmann431–169.56
 NorwayMarianne Rørvik431–180.21
 FinlandElina Virtaala25–93.06
 AustraliaLauren Wagner16–90.68
 MexicoAdriana Camarena Osorno07–104.42

Round Robin Results

All draws are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).[2]

Draw 1

Monday, January 13, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Zappone) 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 8
 Estonia (Turmann) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 3 X X 12
 Finland (Virtaala) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 0 2 0 1 3 1 3 3 X X 13
 Australia (Wagner) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena Osorno) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
 Norway (Rørvik) 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 X X X 9

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 14, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena Osorno) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
 Finland (Virtaala) 1 3 1 0 2 2 2 X X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Zappone) 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 X 7
 Australia (Wagner) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Estonia (Turmann) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
 Norway (Rørvik) 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
 South Korea (Gim) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7

Draw 3

Tuesday, January 14, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Rørvik) 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 X X 11
 Australia (Wagner) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena Osorno) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 2
 Turkey (Yıldız) 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 X X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Zappone) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
 South Korea (Gim) 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Estonia (Turmann) 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 9
 Finland (Virtaala) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

Draw 4

Wednesday, January 15, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2
 Italy (Zappone) 0 4 4 1 0 2 X X X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Finland (Virtaala) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6
 Norway (Rørvik) 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena Osorno) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
 Estonia (Turmann) 2 2 0 0 4 1 X X X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 4 4 0 1 3 1 X X X X 13
 Australia (Wagner) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1

Draw 5

Thursday, January 16, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Estonia (Turmann) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
 South Korea (Gim) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Wagner) 0 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 X X 14
 Mexico (Camarena Osorno) 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Rørvik) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3
 Turkey (Yıldız) 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Finland (Virtaala) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6
 Italy (Zappone) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 8

Draw 6

Thursday, January 16, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Finland (Virtaala) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 4
 Turkey (Yıldız) 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 3 X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Rørvik) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
 Italy (Zappone) 0 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1 X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 4 1 1 5 0 4 X X X X 15
 Mexico (Camarena Osorno) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Wagner) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 2
 Estonia (Turmann) 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 4 X X 9

Draw 7

Friday, January 17, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 X 8
 Norway (Rørvik) 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
 Estonia (Turmann) 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Wagner) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 X 5
 Finland (Virtaala) 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 6 X 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Zappone) 0 4 1 4 0 1 1 X X X 11
 Mexico (Camarena Osorno) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2

Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Second place game
Qualify for World Championship
1  South Korea 6  South Korea
2  Italy 5  Italy
2  Italy 8
3  Turkey 4
Key: Winning team advances Losing team advances

1 vs. 2

Saturday, January 18, 09:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6
 Italy (Zappone) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5

Winner qualifies for 2020 World Women's Curling Championship.

Loser drops to second place game.

Second place game

Saturday, January 18, 14:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Zappone) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 8
 Turkey (Yıldız) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4

Winner qualifies for 2020 World Women's Curling Championship.

References
  1. "World Qualification Event 2020". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  2. "Schedule". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. https://worldcurling.org/events/wqe2020/
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