World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers.

World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Established2008
2022 host cityGeneva, Switzerland
2022 arenaGeneva Sous-Moulin Sports Center
2022 champion Scotland
Current edition

History

The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's mixed doubles team of Irene Schori and Toni Müller dominated the 2008 and 2009 championships and appeared in the first three worlds. At the 2010 Worlds, Russia won its first ever world curling title by defeating New Zealand, also first-time curling medalists. Russia did not successfully defend its world title, however, as they were defeated in the final of the 2011 Worlds by Switzerland, who won its third championship in four years. Switzerland then defended its title the next year, earning its fourth gold medal with a win over Sweden. In 2013, Hungary won their first world curling title after defeating Sweden in the final.

The 2020 event was cancelled on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Qualification

From its creation in 2008 until 2020 the championship was open entry, meaning any World Curling Federation (WCF) member could send a team. With the popularity of curling, and specifically mixed doubles, growing this policy of open entry led to 48 teams participating in the 2019 championship, the final year of open entry.

Beginning in 2020 the championship will be limited to 20 teams, the top sixteen countries from the previous championship and four countries from a newly created qualification event. Called the World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event, the inaugural tournament will be held in December 2019 in Howwood, Scotland.[3] This qualification tournament is open to any WCF member not already qualified for the championship.

Results

Year Host City/Country Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2008 Vierumäki, Finland
Switzerland
5–4
Finland

Sweden
9–2
Norway
2009 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Switzerland
7–4
Hungary

Canada
6–5
China
2010 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Russia
9–7
New Zealand

China
8–7
Spain
2011 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Switzerland
11–2
Russia

France
8–6
Sweden
2012 Erzurum, Turkey[4]
Switzerland
7–6
Sweden

Austria
12–7
United States
2013 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada[5]
Hungary
8–7
Sweden

Czech Republic
8–1
Norway
2014 Dumfries, Scotland, UK[6]
Switzerland
8–6
Sweden

Spain
7–4
Hungary
2015 Sochi, Russia[7]
Hungary
6–5
Sweden

Norway
9–4
Canada
2016 Karlstad, Sweden[8]
Russia
7–5
China

United States
9–7
Scotland
2017 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada[9]
Switzerland
6–5
Canada

China
6–2
Czech Republic
2018 Östersund, Sweden
Switzerland
9–6
Russia

Canada
8–3
South Korea
2019 Stavanger, Norway
Sweden
6–5
Canada

United States
5–4
Australia
2020 Kelowna, Canada Cancelled[1][2] Cancelled
2021 Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland
9–7
Norway

Sweden
7–4
Canada
2022 Geneva, Switzerland
Scotland
9–7
Switzerland

Germany
7–5
Norway

Medal table

As of 2022 Worlds

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland7108
2 Russia2204
3 Hungary2103
4 Scotland2002
5 Sweden1427
6 Canada0224
7 China0123
8 Norway0112
9 Finland0101
 New Zealand0101
11 United States0022
12 Austria0011
 Czech Republic0011
 France0011
 Germany0011
 Spain0011
Totals (16 nations)14141442

Performance timeline

Nation 2000s 2010s 2020s Years
08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22
 Australia 17235162422122831181841311 14
 Austria 211521882611243223 11
 Belarus 312926222128 6
 Belgium 4140 2
 Brazil 343029281726 6
 Bulgaria 261734 3
 Canada 512610104545 13
 China 1046713111613199 13
 Chinese Taipei 31 1
 Croatia 374041 3
 Czech Republic 6691316718214105713 14
 Denmark 21121259162751330202212 13
 England 23191320222533158172691415 14
 Estonia 16148198152256321351914 14
 Finland 517914181414771391717 14
 France 12152320132127311935 11
 Germany 20323421292010 8
 Greece 39 1
 Guyana 2437 2
 Hong Kong 2738 2
 Hungary 911101341313691510 14
 Ireland 262612133634 6
 Israel 332637 3
 Italy 111662212172491912121857 14
 Japan 131714715141810201955159 14
 Kazakhstan 2838382325 5
 Kosovo 44 1
 Latvia 7111624112317123282527 12
 Lithuania 242832 3
 Luxembourg 3035 2
 Mexico 46 1
 Netherlands 112537363843 6
 New Zealand 81314105212013293991220 14
 Nigeria 47 1
 Norway 422182545951194 13
 Poland 188162422333421 8
 Qatar 4242 2
 Romania 2727232735353136 8
 Russia 20109659511 12
 Saudi Arabia 48 1
 Scotland 149175791941199 13
 Serbia 4039 2
 Slovakia 192418151719292510253329 12
 Slovenia 26302339203033 7
 South Korea 2023192415111364241715 12
 Spain 222541118211723132292017 14
 Sweden 74251375 13
  Switzerland 76132895 14
 Turkey 2122172781719 7
 Ukraine 45 1
 United States 1518108412195101388 14
 Wales 242720362330 6
Nation 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 Years
2000s 2010s 2020s

See also

References

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