# World Wheelchair Curling Championship

The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.

## Medalists

Following is a list of medalists:
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2002 details | Switzerland (Sursee) | Switzerland Urs Bucher Cesare Cassani Manfred Bolliger Therese Kämpfer Silvia Obrist | Canada Chris Daw Don Bell Jim Primavera Karen Blachford Richard Fraser | Scotland Frank Duffy Alex Harvey Michael McCreadie Elaine Lister James Sellar |
| 2004 details | Switzerland (Sursee) | Scotland Frank Duffy Michael McCreadie Ken Dickson Angie Malone James Sellar | Switzerland Urs Bucher Manfred Bolliger Cesare Cassani Therese Kämpfer Otto Erb | Canada Chris Daw Bruce McAninch Jim Primavera Karen Blachford |
| 2005 details | Scotland (Braehead) | Scotland Frank Duffy Michael McCreadie Tom Killin Angie Malone Ken Dickson | Denmark Kenneth Ørbæk Rosita Jensen Jørn Kristensen Bjarne Jensen Sussie Pedersen | Switzerland Urs Bucher Manfred Bolliger Cesare Cassani Therese Kämpfer Erwin Lauper |
| 2007 details | Sweden (Sollefteå) | Norway Rune Lorentsen Geir Arne Skogstad Jostein Stordahl Lene Tystad Trine Fissum | Switzerland Manfred Bolliger Erwin Lauper Cesare Cassani Madeleine Wildi Claudia Tosse | Scotland Michael McCreadie Aileen Neilson James Sellar Angie Malone James Elliott |
| 2008 details | Switzerland (Sursee) | Norway Rune Lorentsen Jostein Stordahl Geir Arne Skogstad Lene Tystad Anne Mette Samdal | South Korea Kim Hak-sung Kim Myung-jin Cho Yang-hyun Kang Mi-suk Ham Dong-hee | United States James Pierce Augusto Perez James Joseph Jacqueline Kapinowski Bob Prenoveau |
| 2009 details | Canada (Vancouver) | Canada Jim Armstrong Darryl Neighbour Ina Forrest Chris Sobkowicz Sonja Gaudet | Sweden Jalle Jungnell Glenn Ikonen Patrik Burman Anette Wilhelm | Germany Jens Jäger Marcus Sieger Jens Gäbel Caren Totzauer Astrid Hoer |
| 2011 details | Czech Republic (Prague) | Canada Jim Armstrong Darryl Neighbour Ina Forrest Sonja Gaudet Bruno Yizek | Scotland Aileen Neilson Tom Killin Gregor Ewan Angie Malone Michael McKenzie | Norway Rune Lorentsen Jostein Stordahl Tone Edvardsen Terje Rafdal Runar Bjørnstad |
| 2012 details | South Korea (Chuncheon) | Russia Andrey Smirnov Marat Romanov Aleksandr Shevchenko Svetlana Pakhomova Oxana Slesarenko | South Korea Kim Hak-sung Jung Seung-won Noh Byeong-il Kang Mi-suk Bang Min-ja | China Wang Haitao Liu Wei He Jun Xu Guangqin Zhang Qiang |
| 2013 details | Russia (Sochi) | Canada Jim Armstrong Dennis Thiessen Ina Forrest Sonja Gaudet Mark Ideson | Sweden Jalle Jungnell Glenn Ikonen Patrik Kallin Kristina Ulander Gert Erlandsson | China Wang Haitao Liu Wei Xu Guangqin He Jun Zhang Qiang |
| 2015 details | Finland (Lohja) | Russia Andrey Smirnov Marat Romanov Oxana Slesarenko Alexander Shevchenko Svetlana Pakhomova | China Wang Haitao Liu Wei Zhang Qiang Xu Guangqin He Jun | Finland Markku Karjalainen Sari Karjalainen Mina Mojtahedi Tuomo Aarnikka Vesa Leppanen |
| 2016 details | Switzerland (Lucerne) | Russia Andrey Smirnov Konstantin Kurokhtin Svetlana Pakhomova Alexander Shevchenko Marat Romanov | Norway Rune Lorentsen Jostein Stordahl Ole Fredrik Syversen Sissel Løchen Jan-Erik Hansen | South Korea Yang Hui-tae Jung Seung-won Seo Soon-seok Bang Min-ja Cha Jae-goan |
| 2017 details | South Korea (Gangneung) | Norway Rune Lorentsen Jostein Stordahl Ole Fredrik Syversen Sissel Løchen Rikke Iversen | Russia Andrey Smirnov Konstantin Kurokhtin Alexander Shevchenko Daria Shchukina Marat Romanov | Scotland Aileen Neilson Gregor Ewan Hugh Nibloe Bob McPherson Angie Malone |
| 2019 details | Scotland (Stirling) | China Wang Haitao Zhang Mingliang Xu Xinchen Yan Zhou Zhang Qiang | Scotland Aileen Neilson Hugh Nibloe Robert McPherson David Melrose Gary Logan | South Korea Yang Hui-tae (Fourth) Seo Soon-seok Cha Jin-ho (Skip) Bang Min-ah Min Byeong-seok |
| 2020 details | Switzerland (Wetzikon) | Russia Konstantin Kurokhtin Andrei Meshcheriakov Vitaly Danilov Daria Shchukina Anna Karpushina | Canada Jon Thurston (Fourth) Ina Forrest Dennis Thiessen Mark Ideson (Skip) Collinda Joseph | Sweden Viljo Petersson-Dahl Mats-Ola Engborg Ronny Persson Kristina Ulander Zandra Reppe |
| 2021 details | China (Beijing) | China Wang Haitao Chen Jianxin Zhang Mingliang Yan Zhuo Sun Yulong | Sweden Viljo Petersson-Dahl Ronny Persson Mats-Ola Engborg Kristina Ulander Sabina Johansson | RCF Konstantin Kurokhtin Andrei Meshcheriakov Vitaly Danilov Daria Shchukina Olga Beliak |
| 2023 details | Canada (Richmond) | China Wang Haitao Zhang Shuaiyu Yang Jinqiao Li Nana Zhang Mingliang | Canada Jon Thurston (Fourth) Ina Forrest Gil Dash Mark Ideson (Skip) Marie Wright | Scotland Gregor Ewan (Fourth) Hugh Nibloe (Skip) Gary Logan Joanna Butterfield Meggan Dawson-Farrell |
| 2024 details | South Korea (Gangneung) | Norway Jostein Stordahl Ole Fredrik Syversen Geir Arne Skogstad Mia Larsen Sveberg Ingrid Djupskås | Canada Jon Thurston (Fourth) Ina Forrest Gil Dash Mark Ideson (Skip) Chrissy Molnar | China Wang Haitao Zhang Shuaiyu Zhang Qiang Yan Zhuo Peng Bing |
| 2025 details | Scotland (Stevenston) | China Wang Haitao Chen Jianxin Zhang Mingliang Li Nana Zhang Qiang | South Korea Lee Hyeon-chul Nam Bong-kwang Yang Hui-tae Yun Hee-keong Cha Jin-ho | Canada Jon Thurston (Fourth) Gil Dash (Skip) Doug Dean Collinda Joseph Chrissy Molnar |

## All-time medal table

As of 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | South Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

## Performance timeline

| Nation | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Years |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 10 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Canada | | | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | 6 | | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | | 5 | | | | 18 |
| China | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | | | | 5 | 4 | | 4 | | | | | 13 |
| Czech Republic | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 8 | 11 | – | 4 |
| Denmark | 9 | 8 | | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | 5 |
| England | 6 | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 |
| Estonia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 10 | – | – | 12 | – | 3 |
| Finland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Germany | – | – | 13 | – | – | | 9 | – | – | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Italy | 8 | 6 | 9 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Japan | – | – | 13 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 9 | 5 |
| Latvia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Norway | – | 12 | 5 | | | 8 | | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | 6 | 17 |
| Poland | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Russia | – | 9 | 15 | 8 | 10 | – | 4 | | 5 | | | | 7 | | | – | – | – | 13 |
| Scotland | | | | | 7 | 9 | | 7 | 6 | 8 | – | | | 9 | 6 | | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Slovakia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | – | 6 | 8 | 10 | – | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| South Korea | – | 11 | 7 | 7 | | 7 | 6 | | 10 | – | | 6 | | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | 16 |
| Sweden | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | | 8 | 8 | | 9 | – | – | – | | | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Switzerland | | | | | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | – | – | – | 11 |
| United States | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | – | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
| Wales | – | 13 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Total teams | 9 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |

## Wheelchair Fair Play Award

For the World Curling Wheelchair Sportsmanship Award all participants are invited to nominate a fellow competitor who, in their view, has best exemplified the traditional values of skill, honesty, fair play, sportsmanship and friendship during a world championship. The award is presented at the closing ceremony. Players cannot vote for a fellow team member.
The number in parentheses after the curler's first and last name indicates which of the several times he was awarded this year.
| Year | Curler | Country |
| 2002 | Frank Duffy | Scotland |
| 2003 | Jalle Jungnell (1) | Sweden |
| 2004 | Loren Kinney | United States |
| 2005 | Jalle Jungnell (2) | Sweden |
| 2007 | Augusto J. Perez | United States |
| 2008 | Gabriele Dallapiccola | Italy |
| 2009 | Anette Wilhelm | Sweden |
| 2011 | Aileen Neilson | Scotland |
| 2012 | Kim Hak-sung | South Korea |
| 2013 | Jalle Jungnell (3) | Sweden |
| 2015 | Mina Mojtahedi | Finland |
| 2016 | Christiane Putzich | Germany |
| 2017 | Konstantin Kurokhtin | Russia |
| 2019 | Rune Lorentsen | Norway |
| 2020 | Radek Musílek | Czech Republic |
| 2021 | Ole Fredrik Syversen | Norway |
| 2023 | Stephen Emt | United States |
| 2024 | Katlin Riidebach | Estonia |
| 2025 | Stewart Pimblett | England |

## World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship

The World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship is a qualifier event for the World Wheelchair Championship. From 2015 to 2018, the top 2 teams qualify for the World Championship. Starting at the 2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship, the top 3 teams qualify.

### Medallists

Following is a list of medallists for the World Wheelchair-B Championship:
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 details | Finland (Lohja) | Norway Rune Lorentsen Jostein Stordahl Ole Fredrik Syversen Sissel Løchen Gina Kristin Brøndbo | South Korea Yang Hui-tae Cha Jae-goan Seo Soon-seok Bang Min-ja Jung Seung-won | Sweden Patrik Kallin Kicki Ulander Ronny Persson Zandra Reppe Gert Erlandsson |
| 2016 details | Finland (Lohja) | Finland Markku Karjalainen Yrjo Jaaskelainen Sari Karjalainen Vesa Leppanen Riitta Särösalo | Scotland Aileen Neilson Gregor Ewan Hugh Nibloe Bob McPherson Angie Malone | Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš Dušan Pitoňák Peter Zaťko Monika Kunkelová Imrich Lyócsa |
| 2018 details | Finland (Lohja) | Estonia Andrei Koitmäe Viljar Villiste Ain Villau Signe Falkenberg Mait Mätas | Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš Dušan Pitoňák Imrich Lyócsa Monika Kunkelová Peter Zaťko | Latvia Polina Rozkova Sergeys Djacenko Agris Lasmans Ojars Briedis |
| 2019 details | Finland (Lohja) | Canada Jon Thurston Ina Forrest Marie Wright Mark Ideson Dennis Thiessen | Sweden Viljo Petersson-Dahl Mats-Ola Engborg Ronny Persson Kristina Ulander Zandra Reppe | Czech Republic Radek Musílek Dana Selnekovičová Martin Tluk Jana Břinčilová Štěpán Beneš |
| 2020 details | Finland (Lohja) | United States Matt Thums Steve Emt David Samsa Pam Wilson Batoyun Uranchimeg | Switzerland Eric Décorvet Hans Burgener Françoise Jaquerod Laurent Kneubühl Patrick Delacrétaz | Italy Egidio Marchese Orietta Berto Fabrizio Bich Angela Menardi Matteo Ronzani |
| 2022 details | Finland (Lohja) | Czech Republic Dana Selnekovičová Martin Tluk Milan Bartuněk Jana Břinčilová Radek Musílek | Denmark Kenneth Ørbæk Michaell Jensen Niels Nielsen Sussie Nielsen | Germany Burkhard Möller Christiane Putzich Christoph Gemmer Heike Melchior |
| 2023 details | Finland (Lohja) | Slovakia Peter Zaťko Radoslav Ďuriš Dušan Pitoňák Monika Kunkelová Adrian Durcek | Estonia Andrei Koitmäe Ain Villau Mait Mätas Katlin Riidebach Signe Falkenberg | Italy Egidio Marchese Fabrizio Bich Matteo Ronzani Orietta Berto Angela Menardi |
| 2024 details | Finland (Lohja) | United States Matthew Thums Shawn Sadowski Stephen Emt Batoyun Uranchimeg Laura Dwyer | Japan Hiromi Takahashi Kazuhiro Kashiwabara Tsutomu Iwata Kana Matsuda Hiroki Kagami | England Stewart Pimblett George Potts Julian Mattison Karen Aspey Jason Kean |