World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Established2008
2024 host cityÖstersund, Sweden
2024 arenaÖstersund Arena
2023 champion United States
Current edition

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

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 2019 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 was 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 was 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
2023 Gangneung, South Korea
United States
8–2
Japan

Norway
6–2
Canada
2024 Östersund, Sweden

Medal table

As of 2023 World Championships

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland7108
2 Russia2204
3 Hungary2103
4 Scotland2002
5 Sweden1427
6 United States1023
7 Canada0224
8 China0123
 Norway0123
10 Finland0101
 Japan0101
 New Zealand0101
13 Austria0011
 Czech Republic0011
 France0011
 Germany0011
 Spain0011
Totals (17 entries)15151545

Performance timeline

Nation 2000s 2010s 2020s Years
08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23
 Australia 172351624221228311818413118 15
 Austria 2115213rd place, bronze medalist(s)88261124322317 12
 Belarus 312926222128 6
 Belgium 4140 2
 Brazil 343029281726 6
 Bulgaria 261734 3
 Canada 53rd place, bronze medalist(s)1261010452nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)454 14
 China 1043rd place, bronze medalist(s)671311162nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)13199 13
 Chinese Taipei 31 1
 Croatia 374041 3
 Czech Republic 66913163rd place, bronze medalist(s)71821410571315 15
 Denmark 211212591627513302022129 14
 England 2319132022253315817269141520 15
 Estonia 161481981522563213519145 15
 Finland 2nd place, silver medalist(s)517914181414771391717 14
 France 12153rd place, bronze medalist(s)2320132127311935 11
 Germany 203234212920103rd place, bronze medalist(s)18 9
 Greece 39 1
 Guyana 2437 2
 Hong Kong 2738 2
 Hungary 92nd place, silver medalist(s)1110131st place, gold medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)131369151019 15
 Ireland 262612133634 6
 Israel 332637 3
 Italy 11166221217249191212185711 15
 Japan 1317147151418102019551592nd place, silver medalist(s) 15
 Kazakhstan 2838382325 5
 Kosovo 44 1
 Latvia 7111624112317123282527 12
 Lithuania 242832 3
 Luxembourg 3035 2
 Mexico 46 1
 Netherlands 11253736384314 7
 New Zealand 8132nd place, silver medalist(s)14105212013293991220 14
 Nigeria 47 1
 Norway 4221825453rd place, bronze medalist(s)951192nd place, silver medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14
 Poland 188162422333421 8
 Qatar 4242 2
 Romania 2727232735353136 8
 Russia 20101st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)9651st place, gold medalist(s)92nd place, silver medalist(s)511 12
 Saudi Arabia 48 1
 Scotland 1491757919411991st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)5 14
 Serbia 4039 2
 Slovakia 192418151719292510253329 12
 Slovenia 26302339203033 7
 South Korea 202319241511136424171516 13
 Spain 222541118213rd place, bronze medalist(s)172313229201713 15
 Sweden 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)742nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)251371st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)510 14
  Switzerland 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)13281st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)952nd place, silver medalist(s)7 15
 Turkey 212217278171912 8
 Ukraine 45 1
 United States 15181084121953rd place, bronze medalist(s)10133rd place, bronze medalist(s)881st place, gold medalist(s) 15
 Wales 242720362330 6
Nation 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 Years
2000s 2010s 2020s

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships 2020 cancelled in Kelowna, Canada". World Curling Federation. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Potenteau, Doyle (March 14, 2020). "Coronavirus: World mixed doubles, seniors curling championships in Kelowna cancelled". Global News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. "Scottish curling club appointed first World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event host". World Curling Federation. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  4. "Erzurum Turkey to host World Mixed Doubles Championship 2012". Worldcurling.org. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  5. "Fredericton to Stage 2013 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships". Canadian Curling Association. 23 April 2012.
  6. "Dumfries, Scotland to stage 2014 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. "WCF Annual General Assembly 2014 - 7 September". World Curling Federation. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  8. "Karlstad, Sweden to host World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships 2016". World Curling Federation. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  9. "Venue confirmed for World Mixed Doubles and Senior Curling Championships 2017". World Curling Federation. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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