# 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

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

* Russia (host country)
* Top seven teams from the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship:
** South Korea
** China
** Slovakia
** United States
** Canada
** Scotland
** Sweden
* Two teams from the 2013 WWhCC Qualification Event
** Norway
** Finland

### Qualification event

Norway and Finland qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2012 in Lohja, Finland.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Canada | China | Finland | Norway | Russia |
| Skip: Jim Armstrong Third: Dennis Thiessen Second: Ina Forrest Lead: Sonja Gaudet Alternate: Mark Ideson Coach: Joe Rea | Skip: Wang Haitao Third: Liu Wei Second: Xu Guangqin Lead: He Jun Alternate: Zhang Qiang Coach: Li Jianrui | Fourth: Markku Karjalainen Skip: Vesa Hellman Second: Sari Karjalainen Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka Alternate: Mina Mojtahedi Coach: Osku Kuutamo | Skip: Rune Lorentsen Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Sissel Løchen Lead: Terje Rafdal Alternate: Ole Fredrik Syversen Coach: Per Andreassen | Skip: Andrey Smirnov Third: Marat Romanov Second: Alexander Shevchenko Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova Alternate: Oxana Slesarenko Coach: Anton Batugin |
| Scotland | Slovakia | South Korea | Sweden | United States |
| Skip: Aileen Neilson Third: Gregor Ewan Second: Bob McPherson Lead: Tom Killin Alternate: Angie Malone Coach: Tony Zummack | Skip: Radoslav Ďuriš Third: Branislav Jakubec Second: Dusan Pitoňák Lead: Monika Kunkelová Alternate: Alena Kánová Coach: František Pitoňák | Skip: Kim Hak-sung Third: Jung Seung-won Second: Noh Byeong-il Lead: Kang Mi-suk Alternate: Bang Min-ja Coach: Park Kwon-il | Skip: Jalle Jungnell Third: Glenn Ikonen Second: Patrik Kallin Lead: Kristina Ulander Alternate: Gert Erlandsson Coach: Mats Mabergs | Skip: Patrick McDonald Third: David Palmer Second: James Joseph Lead: Penny Greely Alternate: Meghan Lino Coach: Steve Brown |

## Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreakers
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Sweden | Jalle Jungnell | 8 | 1 |
| Canada | Jim Armstrong | 8 | 1 |
| United States | Patrick McDonald | 7 | 2 |
| China | Wang Haitao | 4 | 5 |
| Russia | Andrey Smirnov | 4 | 5 |
| Scotland | Aileen Neilson | 4 | 5 |
| Finland | Vesa Hellman | 3 | 6 |
| Slovakia | Radoslav Ďuriš | 3 | 6 |
| Norway | Rune Lorentsen | 2 | 7 |
| South Korea | 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
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Hellman) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |

### Draw 2

Saturday, February 16, 16:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |

### Draw 3

Sunday, February 17, 9:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
| United States (McDonald) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |

### 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
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Hellman) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |

### Draw 6

Monday, February 18, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 5 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |

### Draw 7

Tuesday, February 19, 9:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |

### Draw 8

Tuesday, February 19, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

### Draw 9

Wednesday, February 20, 9:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |

### Draw 10

Wednesday, February 20, 15:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |

### Draw 11

Wednesday, February 20, 19:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |

### Draw 12

Thursday, February 21, 9:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

### Draw 13

Thursday, February 21, 14:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

## Placement Game

Thursday, February 21, 20:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Ďuriš) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |

## Tiebreakers

Thursday, February 21, 20:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Scotland (Neilson) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Friday, February 22, 9:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 1 | Sweden | 6 | | | | 1 | Sweden | 3 |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | | | | 2 | Canada | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Canada | 6 | | | |
| | | | 3 | United States | 3 | | | |
| 3 | United States | 8 | | | | | | |
| 4 | China | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| 3 | United States | 5 |
| 4 | China | 6 |

### 1 vs. 2

Friday, February 22, 14:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |

### 3 vs. 4

Friday, February 22, 14:30
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| China (Wang) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |

### Semifinal

Friday, February 22, 20:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| United States (McDonald) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |

### Bronze medal game

Saturday, February 23, 9:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (McDonald) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |

### Gold medal game

Saturday, February 23, 15:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Canada (Armstrong) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
* 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
* Canada 3rd title