The 2018 WCT Arctic Cup, a mixed doubles curling event on the World Curling Tour, was held May 24 to 27 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka, Russia. It was the final event of the 2017–18 curling season. The total purse for the event was $US 20,000.
In the final, the duo of Rachel Homan from Canada and Niklas Edin from Sweden defeated the Scottish pair of Gina Aitken and Duncan Menzies 7–6 to claim the championship title. Maria Komarova and Daniil Goriachev from Russia secured third place in the tournament with an 8–3 victory over Zuzana Hájková and Tomáš Paul from Czech Republic.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Female Male Locale Gina Aitken Duncan Menzies Stirling, Scotland Anastasia Bryzgalova Alexey Timofeev Moscow, Russia Joanne Courtney Reid Carruthers Alberta & Manitoba, Canada Zuzana Hájková Tomáš Paul Prague, Czech Republic Rachel Homan Niklas Edin Alberta, Canada / Karlstad, Sweden Eszter Juhász Markku Uusipaavalniemi Hyvinkää, Finland Maria Komarova Daniil Goriachev Moscow, Russia Jenny Perret Matthias Perret Zürich, Switzerland Anna Venevtseva Vasiliy Groshev Krasnoyarsk, Russia Malin Wendel Fabian Wingfors Gothenburg, Sweden
Round robin standings Final round robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Pool A W L Aitken / Menzies 3 1 Hájková / Paul 3 1 Bryzgalova / Timofeev 2 2 Courtney / Carruthers 2 2 Wendel / Wingfors 0 4Pool B W L Homan / Edin 3 1 Komarova / Goriachev 3 1 Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 3 1 Perret / Perret 1 3 Venevtseva / Groshev 0 4
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
Draw 1 Thursday, May 24, 15:00
Draw 2 Thursday, May 24, 17:30
Draw 3 Friday, May 25, 09:00
Draw 4 Friday, May 25, 12:00
Draw 5 Friday, May 25, 16:30
Draw 6 Friday, May 25, 19:30
Draw 7 Saturday, May 26, 09:00
Draw 8 Saturday, May 26, 12:00
Draw 9 Saturday, May 26, 16:00
Draw 10 Saturday, May 26, 19:00
Playoffs Source:
Semifinals Sunday, May 27, 09:00
Third place game Sunday, May 27, 14:00
Final Sunday, May 27, 14:00
References
External links CurlingZone Official Site