# 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

The 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 2 to 9 at the Eishalle Sursee in Sursee, Switzerland.

## Qualification

* Switzerland (Host country)
* Top seven finishers from the 2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (not including host):
** Canada
** Scotland
** Norway
** Japan
** United States
** South Korea
** Russia
* Top teams from qualifying event:
** Sweden
** Italy

### Qualification event

Two teams outside of the top finishers, Sweden and Italy, qualified from a qualifying event held in November 2007 in Inverness, Scotland.

## Teams

| Canada | Italy | Japan | Norway | Russia |
| Fourth: Darryl Neighbour Skip: Gerry Austgarden Second: Ina Forrest Lead: Sonja Gaudet Alternate: Gary Cormack Coach: Joe Rea | Skip: Andrea Tabanelli Third: Egidio Marchese Second: Gabriele Dallapiccola Lead: Lucrezia Celentano Alternate: Danilo Destro Coach: Mauro Maino | Skip: Yoji Nakajima Third: Katsuo Ichikawa Second: Takashi Hidai Lead: Ayako Saitoh Alternate: Mari Yamazaki Coach: Kumiko Ogihara | Skip: Rune Lorentsen Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Geir Arne Skogstad Lead: Lene Tystad Alternate: Anne Mette Samdal Coach: Thoralf Hognestad | Skip: Andrey Smirnov Third: Nikolay Melnikov Second: Marat Romanov Lead: Oxana Slesarenko Alternate: Oleg Makarov Coach: Efim Zhidelev |
| Scotland | South Korea | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Skip: Michael McCreadie Third: Aileen Neilson Second: Tom Killin Lead: James Sellar Alternate: Rosemary Lenton Coach: Tom Pendreigh | Skip: Kim Hak-sung Third: Kim Myung-jin Second: Cho Yang-hyun Lead: Kang Mi-suk Alternate: Ham Dong-hee Coach: Kwon Young-il | Skip: Jalle Jungnell Third: Glenn Ikonen Second: Bernt Sjöberg Lead: Kristina Ulander Alternate: Anna Hammarlind Coach: Olle Brudsten | Skip: Manfred Bolliger Third: Erwin Lauper Second: Cesare Cassani Lead: Madeleine Wildi Alternate: Therese Kämpfer Coach: Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe | Fourth: James Pierce Skip: Augusto Perez Second: James Joseph Lead: Jacqueline Kapinowski Alternate: Bob Prenoveau Coach: Steve Brown |

## Round-robin standings

Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| South Korea | Kim Hak-sung | 7 | 2 |
| Canada | Gerry Austgarden | 6 | 3 |
| Norway | Rune Lorentsen | 6 | 3 |
| United States | Augusto Perez | 5 | 4 |
| Italy | Andrea Tabanelli | 5 | 4 |
| Sweden | Jalle Jungnell | 4 | 5 |
| Scotland | Michael McCreadie | 3 | 6 |
| Switzerland | Manfred Bolliger | 3 | 6 |
| Japan | Yoji Nakajima | 3 | 6 |
| Russia | Andrey Smirnov | 3 | 6 |

## Round-robin results
### Draw 1

Saturday, February 2, 18:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| United States (Perez) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Draw 2

Monday, February 3, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| United States (Perez) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 |

### Draw 3

Monday, February 3, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| United States (Perez) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

### Draw 4

Tuesday, February 4, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| United States (Perez) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | EE | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |

### Draw 5

Tuesday, February 4, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| United States (Perez) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | EE | Final |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 6

Wednesday, February 5, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (Perez) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |

### Draw 7

Wednesday, February 5, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | X | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| United States (Perez) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |

### Draw 8

Thursday, February 6, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | EE | Final |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| United States (Perez) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |

### Draw 9

Thursday, February 6, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | EE | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| United States (Perez) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scotland (McCreadie) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |

## Tiebreaker

Thursday, February 7, 13:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| United States (Perez) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 1 | South Korea | 7 | | | | 1 | South Korea | 3 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | | | | 3 | Norway | 5 |
| | | | 2 | Canada | 5 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Norway | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| 2 | Canada | 1 |
| 4 | United States | 8 |

### 1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, February 8, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 7 |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |

### 3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, February 8, 10:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| United States (Perez) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

### Semifinal

Friday, February 8, 15:30
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Bronze medal game

Saturday, February 9, 10:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| Canada (Austgarden) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| United States (Perez) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | X | 8 |

### Gold medal game

Saturday, February 9, 11:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | EE | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
* 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
* Norway 2nd title