Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017

Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017

Edmonton (CAN) - 1 April 2017 - 9 April 2017

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Qualified Nations

• Canada
• China
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Russia
• Scotland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United States
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round
April 1st - April 6th, 2017
12 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Upper Semifinal, the 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Lower Semifinal (Tie-Breakers will be played if necessary to decide the last Qualifying Position)
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Knockout Round
April 7th - April 9th, 2017
4 Nations, Upper Semifinal, Lower Semifinal, Semifinal, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017 Champion

Road to the Winter Olympic Games 2018

Points System
Men's Curling WCF Olympic Qualification Ranking

Place	Points
1st	14
2nd	12
3rd	10
4th	9
5th	8
6th	7
7th	6
8th	5
9th	4
10th	3
11th	2
12th	1

Qualification Format

America

American Qualifying Play-Off
January 27th - January 29th, 2017
2 Nations, Best-of-5 Match Series, the winning Nation will qualify for the Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Brazil (American Qualifying Play-Off)
• Canada (Host Nation)
• United States (American Qualifying Play-Off)
  

Asia

Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016
November 5th - November 12th, 2016
9 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Australia (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
• China (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
• Chinese Taipei (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
• Hong Kong (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
• Japan (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
• Kazakhstan (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
• New Zealand (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
• Qatar (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
• South Korea (Men's Curling WCF Pacific-Asian Championship 2016)
  

Europe

Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016
November 18th - November 26th, 2016
10 Nations, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Nations will qualify for the Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017, the 8th Nation will qualify for the European Qualifying Play-Off
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Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016
November 19th - November 26th, 2016
16 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the European Qualifying Play-Off
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European Qualifying Play-Off
November 25th - November 26th, 2016
2 Nations, Best-of-3 Match Series, the winning Nation will qualify for the Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Austria (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Off)
• Belgium (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Czech Republic (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Denmark (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• England (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Estonia (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Finland (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• France (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Germany (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• Hungary (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Israel (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Italy (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• Latvia (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Lithuania (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Netherlands (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016, European Qualifying Play-Off)
• Norway (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• Poland (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Russia (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• Scotland (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• Slovakia (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Slovenia (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Spain (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Sweden (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• Switzerland (Men's Curling WCF European Championship 2016)
• Turkey (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
• Wales (Men's Curling WCF Group B European Championship 2016)
  

European Qualifying Play-Off
November 25th - November 26th, 2016
2 Nations, Best-of-3 Match Series, the winning Nation will qualify for the Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017

• Austria
• Netherlands
  

Match 1
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

(1) Austria 7 - 6 Netherlands (0)
November 25th 2016, h. 19:00, intu Braehead Curling Rink and Arena, Braehead

Match 2
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

(1) Netherlands 9 - 2 Austria (1)
November 26th 2016, h. 09:00, intu Braehead Curling Rink and Arena, Braehead

Match 3
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

(2) Netherlands 6 - 5 Austria (1)
November 26th 2016, h. 14:00, intu Braehead Curling Rink and Arena, Braehead

American Qualifying Play-Off
January 27th - January 29th, 2017
2 Nations, Best-of-5 Match Series, the winning Nation will qualify for the Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017

• Brazil
• United States
  

Match 1
Central Standard Time (GMT -6)

(1) United States 8 - 6 Brazil (0)
January 27th 2017, h. 14:30, Duluth Curling Club, Duluth

Match 2
Central Standard Time (GMT -6)

(2) United States 9 - 4 Brazil (0)
January 27th 2017, h. 19:30, Duluth Curling Club, Duluth

Match 3
Central Standard Time (GMT -6)

(3) United States 9 - 3 Brazil (0)
January 28th 2017, h. 11:00, Duluth Curling Club, Duluth

Match 4
Central Standard Time (GMT -6)

(3) United States vs Brazil (0)
Not Necessary

Match 5
Central Standard Time (GMT -6)

(3) United States vs Brazil (0)
Not Necessary

Preliminary Round
April 1st - April 6th, 2017
12 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Upper Semifinal, the 3rd and 4th Nation will qualify for the Lower Semifinal (Tie-Breakers will be played if necessary to decide the last Qualifying Position)

• Canada
• China
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Russia
• Scotland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United States
  

Round-Robin
Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)

Switzerland 5 - 7 Canada
April 1st 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Russia 2 - 9 United States
April 1st 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Japan 9 - 5 Italy
April 1st 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Netherlands 5 - 6 Germany
April 1st 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Scotland 6 - 9 Norway
April 1st 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Italy 7 - 5 Germany
April 1st 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

China 7 - 10 Sweden
April 1st 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

United States 4 - 7 Switzerland
April 1st 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Japan 9 - 6 Netherlands
April 2nd 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Russia 3 - 11 Canada
April 2nd 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Germany 2 - 8 Sweden
April 2nd 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Switzerland 6 - 3 Norway
April 2nd 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

United States 4 - 9 Scotland
April 2nd 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

China 3 - 8 Italy
April 2nd 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

China 9 - 6 Russia
April 2nd 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Canada 8 - 6 Sweden
April 2nd 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Norway 8 - 3 Netherlands
April 2nd 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Japan 4 - 7 Scotland
April 2nd 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Italy 6 - 8 United States
April 3rd 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Scotland 7 - 9 China
April 3rd 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Switzerland 7 - 4 Germany
April 3rd 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Sweden 8 - 6 Norway
April 3rd 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Netherlands 3 - 9 China
April 3rd 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Norway 5 - 3 Russia
April 3rd 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Sweden 8 - 5 Japan
April 3rd 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Scotland 2 - 8 Canada
April 3rd 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Russia 2 - 9 Switzerland
April 3rd 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Germany 4 - 7 Japan
April 3rd 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Canada 8 - 2 United States
April 3rd 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Italy 13 - 6 Netherlands
April 3rd 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Sweden 8 - 2 Italy
April 4th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Switzerland 6 - 5 Scotland
April 4th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Germany 6 - 5 China
April 4th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Norway 3 - 9 United States
April 4th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Japan 9 - 7 Norway
April 4th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Canada 9 - 4 China
April 4th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Scotland 9 - 5 Netherlands
April 4th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Sweden 10 - 5 Russia
April 4th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Germany 2 - 8 Canada
April 4th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

United States 7 - 6 Japan
April 4th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Russia 5 - 9 Italy
April 4th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Netherlands 6 - 9 Switzerland
April 4th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Sweden 6 - 4 Scotland
April 5th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Netherlands 3 - 8 Canada
April 5th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

China 7 - 6 Norway
April 5th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Russia 4 - 12 Japan
April 5th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Canada 10 - 2 Japan
April 5th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Italy 4 - 6 Switzerland
April 5th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Netherlands 6 - 4 Russia
April 5th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

United States 8 - 5 Germany
April 5th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Norway 8 - 7 Germany
April 5th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

China 2 - 8 United States
April 5th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Italy 2 - 6 Scotland
April 5th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Switzerland 4 - 10 Sweden
April 5th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

United States 6 - 5 Netherlands
April 6th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Russia 7 - 9 Germany
April 6th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Japan 5 - 6 Switzerland
April 6th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Canada 9 - 2 Italy
April 6th 2017, h. 09:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Switzerland 5 - 8 China
April 6th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Norway 7 - 5 Italy
April 6th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

United States 7 - 3 Sweden
April 6th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Germany 1 - 7 Scotland
April 6th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Scotland 7 - 6 Russia
April 6th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Sweden 8 - 2 Netherlands
April 6th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Norway 4 - 8 Canada
April 6th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Japan 2 - 9 China
April 6th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Round-Robin Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L
Canada	11	11	0
Sweden	11	9	2
Switzerland	11	8	3
United States	11	8	3
China	11	6	5
Scotland	11	6	5
Japan	11	5	6
Norway	11	5	6
Italy	11	4	7
Germany	11	3	8
Netherlands	11	1	10
Russia	11	0	11

Knockout Round
April 7th - April 9th, 2017
4 Nations, Upper Semifinal, Lower Semifinal, Semifinal, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Curling WCF World Championship 2017 Champion

• Canada
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United States
  

Upper Semifinal
Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)

Canada 7 - 4 Sweden
April 7th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Lower Semifinal
Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)

Switzerland 11 - 4 United States
April 8th 2017, h. 14:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Semifinal
Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)

Switzerland 5 - 6 Sweden
April 8th 2017, h. 19:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Bronze Medal Match
Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)

United States 5 - 7 Switzerland
April 9th 2017, h. 12:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Gold Medal Match
Mountain Daylight Time (GMT -6)

Canada 4 - 2 Sweden
April 9th 2017, h. 18:00, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton

Men's Tournament
Final Results

Canada
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Sweden
-

Switzerland
-

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
4	United States		-
5	China		-
6	Scotland		-
7	Japan		-
8	Norway		-
9	Italy		-
10	Germany		-
11	Netherlands		-
12	Russia		-