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]

World Qualification Event
Established2019
2020 host cityLohja, Finland
2020 arenaKisakallio Sports Institute
Current champions (2020)
Men China
Women South Korea
Current edition

Qualification

Eight teams compete in the World Qualification Event:[2]

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 Goesgens, Jaap van Dorp, Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen, Alexander Magan Naseby, New Zealand
2020  China Zou Qiang, Tian Jiafeng, Wang Zhiyu, Xu Jingtao, Han Peng  Russia Sergey Glukhov, Dmitry Mironov, Evgenii Klimov, Anton Kalalb, Aleksey Tuzov Lohja, Finland[3]

Women
Year Champion Finalist Host
Country Team Country Team
2019  China Wang Rui, Mei Jie, Yao Mingyue, Ma Jingyi, Wang Meini  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

References
  1. "World Curling Championships to grow after Annual General Assembly". World Qualification Event. September 17, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  2. World Curling Federation. "World Curling Federation - Rules and Regulations". worldcurling.org. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. "World Qualification Event 2020". www.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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