The 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Sochi Olympic Curling Centre in Sochi, Russia. Canada won their third title after defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 4–3, becoming the first nation to win three world wheelchair curling titles.
Qualification (host country) Top seven teams from the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship:
Two teams from the 2013 WWhCC Qualification Event
Qualification event
Norway and Finland qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2012 in Lohja, Finland.
Teams The teams are listed as follows:World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2013 - Teams (web archive) Skip: Jim Armstrong Third: Dennis Thiessen Second: Ina Forrest Lead: Sonja Gaudet Alternate: Mark Ideson Coach: Joe ReaSkip: Wang Haitao Third: Liu Wei Second: Xu Guangqin Lead: He Jun Alternate: Zhang Qiang Coach: Li JianruiFourth: Markku Karjalainen Skip: Vesa Hellman Second: Sari Karjalainen Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka Alternate: Mina Mojtahedi Coach: Osku KuutamoSkip: Rune Lorentsen Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Sissel Løchen Lead: Terje Rafdal Alternate: Ole Fredrik Syversen Coach: Per AndreassenSkip: Andrey Smirnov Third: Marat Romanov Second: Alexander Shevchenko Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova Alternate: Oxana Slesarenko Coach: Anton BatuginSkip: Aileen Neilson Third: Gregor Ewan Second: Bob McPherson Lead: Tom Killin Alternate: Angie MaloneAngie Malone replaced Gillian Keith as alternate of team Scotland. Coach: Tony ZummackSkip: Radoslav Ďuriš Third: Branislav Jakubec Second: Dusan Pitoňák Lead: Monika Kunkelová Alternate: Alena Kánová Coach: František PitoňákSkip: Kim Hak-sung Third: Jung Seung-won Second: Noh Byeong-il Lead: Kang Mi-suk Alternate: Bang Min-ja Coach: Park Kwon-ilSkip: Jalle Jungnell Third: Glenn Ikonen Second: Patrik Kallin Lead: Kristina Ulander Alternate: Gert Erlandsson Coach: Mats MabergsSkip: Patrick McDonald Third: David Palmer Second: James Joseph Lead: Penny Greely Alternate: Meghan Lino Coach: Steve Brown
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Country Skip W L Jalle Jungnell 8 1 Jim Armstrong 8 1 Patrick McDonald 7 2 Wang Haitao 4 5 Andrey Smirnov 4 5 Aileen Neilson 4 5 Vesa Hellman 3 6 Radoslav Ďuriš 3 6 Rune Lorentsen 2 7 Kim Hak-sung 2 7
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Moscow Time (UTC+4).
Draw 1 Saturday, February 16, 9:30
Draw 2 Saturday, February 16, 16:00
Draw 3 Sunday, February 17, 9:30
Draw 4 Sunday, February 17, 15:30
Draw 4 was postponed due to ice problems. The scheduled United States – South Korea game was moved to Draw 10, while the scheduled China – Norway and Slovakia – Sweden games were moved to Draw 11.
Draw 5 Monday, February 18, 9:30
Draw 6 Monday, February 18, 15:30
Draw 7 Tuesday, February 19, 9:30
Draw 8 Tuesday, February 19, 15:30
Draw 9 Wednesday, February 20, 9:30
Draw 10 Wednesday, February 20, 15:30
Draw 11 Wednesday, February 20, 19:30
Draw 12 Thursday, February 21, 9:00
Draw 13 Thursday, February 21, 14:30
Placement Game Thursday, February 21, 20:00
Tiebreakers Thursday, February 21, 20:00
Friday, February 22, 9:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, February 22, 14:30
3 vs. 4 Friday, February 22, 14:30
Semifinal Friday, February 22, 20:00
Bronze medal game Saturday, February 23, 9:30
Gold medal game Saturday, February 23, 15:30
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