2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
# 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event

The qualification event of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 5 to 10, 2011 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification event for last year's World Wheelchair Championships. The event's two top finishers, Slovakia and Italy, qualified for the main tournament in Chuncheon City, South Korea.

The two qualification spots were determined as follows: The nine teams played each other once in the round-robin. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs. Tie-break games were necessary to decide on the top four teams. The playoffs followed the first and second rounds of the page playoff system. In the first round of playoffs, the first seed played the second seed and the third seed played the fourth seed. The winner of the 1 vs. 2 game, Slovakia, qualified for the World Championships, while the loser of the 1 vs. 2 game, Italy, played the winner of the 3 vs. 4 game, Finland, in the Second Place Game. The winner of the Second Place Game, Italy, qualified to the World Championships.

## Teams

| Czech Republic | Denmark | Finland |
| - | - | - |
| Skip: Radek Musílek Third: Martin Tluk Second: Stepan Benes Lead: Michaela Charvátocá Alternate: Jana Břinčilová Coach: Jiri Marsa | Skip: Kenneth Ørbæk Third: Henrik Harlev Second: Preben Nielsen Lead: Rosita Jensen Alternate: Sussie Nielsen Coach: Per Christensen | Fourth: Markku Karjalainen Skip: Vesa Hellman Second: Sari Karjalainen Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka Alternate: Riita Särösalo Coach: Lauri Ikävalko |
| Germany | Italy | Japan |
| Skip: Jens Jäger Third: Caren Totzauer Second: Martin Schlitt Lead: Uwe Raschke Alternate: Heike Melchior Coach: Bernd Weißer | Skip: Andrea Tabanelli Third: Egidio Marchese Second: Emanuele Spelorzi Lead: Angela Menardi Alternate: Rosanna Menazzi Coach: Giulio Regli | Skip: Yoji Nakajima Third: Takashi Sakataya Second: Hiroshi Wachi Lead: Aki Ogawa Alternate: Ayako Saitoh Coach: Michiaki Saito |
| Latvia | Slovakia | Switzerland |
| Skip: Aleksandrs Dimbovkis Third: Ojars Briedis Second: Maris Dzelskalns Lead: Polina Rozkova Alternate: Vita Miezite Coach: Artis Zentelis | Skip: Radoslav Duris Third: Branislav Jakubec Second: Dušan Pitoňák Lead: Monika Kunkelová Coach: Frantisek Pitoňák | Skip: Manfred Bolliger Third: Felix Wagner Second: Claudia Hüttenmoser Lead: Eric Decorvet Alternate: Melanie Villars Coach: Stephan Pfister |

## Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key :

* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreakers

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| - | - | - | - |
| Italy | Andrea Tabanelli | 7 | 1 |
| Slovakia | Radoslav Duris | 5 | 3 |
| Denmark | Kenneth Ørbæk | 4 | 4 |
| Finland | Vesa Hellman | 4 | 4 |
| Germany | Jens Jäger | 4 | 4 |
| Switzerland | Manfred Bolliger | 4 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | Radek Musílek | 3 | 5 |
| Japan | Yoji Nakajima | 3 | 5 |
| Latvia | Aleksandrs Dimbovkis | 2 | 6 |

## Round-robin results

### Draw 1

Saturday, November 5, 16:00

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Hellman) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Latvia (Dimbovkis) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Musílek) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Germany (Jäger) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

Italy receives a bye this round.

### Draw 2

Sunday, November 6, 10:30

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Germany (Jäger) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Latvia (Dimbovkis) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Duriš) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Czech Republic (Musílek) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | X | 14 |

Japan receives a bye this round.

### Draw 3

Sunday, November 6, 16:30

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Czech Republic (Musílek) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 |
| Germany (Jäger) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 12 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Dimbovkis) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |

Denmark receives a bye this round.

### Draw 4

Monday, November 7, 10:30

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | X | 13 |
| Czech Republic (Musílek) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Hellman) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Germany (Jäger) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Latvia (Dimbovkis) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | X | 10 |

Slovakia receives a bye this round.

### Draw 5

Monday, November 7, 16:30

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Latvia (Dimbovkis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 15 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Jäger) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 11 |

Czech Republic receives a bye this round.

### Draw 6

Tuesday, November 8, 10:30

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Musílek) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Latvia (Dimbovkis) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |

Germany receives a bye this round.

### Draw 7

Tuesday, November 8, 16:30

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Czech Republic (Musílek) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Jäger) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Dimbovkis) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |

Switzerland receives a bye this round.

### Draw 8

Wednesday, November 9, 9:00

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Musílek) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Jäger) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Hellman) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |

Latvia receives a bye this round.

### Draw 9

Wednesday, November 9, 14:30

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Germany (Jäger) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Dimbovkis) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| Japan (Nakajima) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Czech Republic (Musílek) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |

Finland receives a bye this round.

## Tiebreakers

Wednesday, November 9, 19:00

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Switzerland (Bolliger) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Ørbæk) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Germany (Jäger) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

## Playoffs

| Second Place Game | Second Place Game | Second Place Game | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Italy | 9 |
| | | | 2 | Slovakia Q | 10 |
| 1 | Italy Q | 6 | 2 | Slovakia Q | 10 |
| 3 | Finland | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Finland | 5 | 3 | Finland | 13 |
| | | | 4 | Germany | 2 |

### 1 vs. 2

Thursday, November 10, 10:30

| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |

Slovakia is qualified to participate in the Worlds  Italy moves to Second Place Game

### 3 vs. 4

Thursday, November 10, 10:30

| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finland (Hellman) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | X | X | 13 |
| Germany (Jäger) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |

Finland advances to Second Place Game

### Second Place Game

Thursday, November 10, 16:30

| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy (Tabanelli) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Finland (Hellman) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

Italy qualified to participate in the Worlds

