2022 World Qualification Event


The 2022 World Qualification Event for the World Curling Championships was held from January 18 to 22 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. The competition originally consisted of sixteen teams divided evenly into men's and women's divisions. The Brazilian Men's Team and the Kazakh Women's Team were removed from the competition schedule days before the tournament due to travel complications, leaving the competition with fourteen teams divided evenly into each division. The top two teams in the men's division qualified to compete at the 2022 World Men's Championship and similarly the top two teams in the women's division qualified to compete at the 2022 World Women's Championship.
On January 17, one day before the competition began, the Czech Republic women's team skipped by Alžběta Baudyšová had to withdraw from the competition due to two positive COVID-19 cases within the team. The Czech Curling Association had the option to send a replacement team to the event, but they declined.
In the men's division, Russia and the Netherlands both qualified for the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship. Russia defeated the Dutch team 6–3 in the first qualification final to earn their spot in the championship. The Netherlands then bounced back with a 9–4 victory over Finland to claim the final spot in the World Men's Championship.
On the women's side, Denmark and Norway both secured spots in the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship. Denmark won 7–6 over the Norwegian team in the first final and then Norway defeated Latvia 8–6 in the second final.

Men

Qualification

Eight men's teams will qualify to participate in the 2022 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:
EventVacanciesQualified
Host nation1
2021 Americas Challenge0
2021 European Curling Championships4


2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships2
TOTAL7

Note: The Brazilian Men's Team qualified for this event, but they were unable to attend due to travel complications.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip: Lin Ting-li
Third: Nelson Wang
Second: Yin Liu Luis
Lead: Cheng Kai-wen
Alternate: Darren Lee

Skip: Kalle Kiiskinen
Third: Teemu Salo
Second: Leo Ouni
Lead: Paavo Kuosmanen
Alternate: Jermu Pöllänen

Skip: Takumi Maeda
Third: Uryu Kamikawa
Second: Hiroki Maeda
Lead: Asei Nakahara
Alternate: Hayato Sato

Skip: Wouter Gösgens
Third: Jaap van Dorp
Second: Laurens Hoekman
Lead: Carlo Glasbergen
Alternate: Alexander Magan

Skip: Sergey Glukhov
Third: Evgeny Klimov
Second: Dmitry Mironov
Lead: Anton Kalalb
Alternate: Daniil Goriachev

Skip: Sergio Vez
Third: Luis Gómez
Second: Eduardo de Paz
Lead: Nicholas Shaw
Alternate: Mikel Unanue

Fourth: Uğurcan Karagöz
Skip: Oğuzhan Karakurt
Second: Muhammed Zeki Uçan
Lead: Orhun Yüce
Alternate: Muhammet Haydar Demirel

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Pos.CountryImage:|22x20px|border|alt=Chinese Taipei|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Finland|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Japan|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Netherlands|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Russia|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Spain|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Turkey|link=Record
70–6
34–2
53–3
24–2
15–1
62–4
43–3

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time.

Draw 1

''Tuesday, January 18, 9:00''

Draw 2

''Tuesday, January 18, 14:00''

Draw 3

''Tuesday, January 18, 19:00''

Draw 4

''Wednesday, January 19, 9:00''

Draw 5

''Wednesday, January 19, 14:00''

Draw 6

''Wednesday, January 19, 19:00''

Draw 7

''Thursday, January 20, 9:00''

Draw 8

''Thursday, January 20, 15:00''

Draw 9

''Friday, January 21, 9:00''

Draw 10

''Friday, January 21, 15:00''

Playoffs

Qualification Game 1

Saturday, January 22, 9:00
Winner qualifies for 2022 World Men's Curling Championship.
Loser drops to Qualification Game 2.

Qualification Game 2

Saturday, January 22, 14:00
Winner qualifies for 2022 World Men's Curling Championship.

Women

Qualification

Eight women's teams will qualify to participate in the 2022 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:
EventVacanciesQualified
Host nation1
2021 Americas Challenge1
2021 European Curling Championships4


2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships1
TOTAL7

Note: The Kazakh Women's Team qualified for this event, but they were unable to attend due to travel complications. Also, the Czech Women's team couldn't participate in the event due to positive COVID-19 cases on their team.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip: Isis Oliveira
Third: Sarah Lipi
Second: Kenya Franz
Lead: Marcelia Melo

Skip: Alžběta Baudyšová
Third: Petra Vinšová
Second: Michaela Baudyšová
Lead: Klára Svatoňová
Alternate: Lenka Hronová

Skip: Madeleine Dupont
Third: Mathilde Halse
Second: Denise Dupont
Lead: My Larsen

Skip: Miia Ahrenberg
Third: Susanna Säntti
Second: Minna Karvinen
Lead: Jenni Bäckman
Alternate: Tiina Suuripää

Skip: Ling-Yue Hung
Third: Ada Shang
Second: Ashura Wong
Lead: On Na Anna Ngai

Skip: Evelīna Barone
Third: Rēzija Ieviņa
Second: Veronika Apse
Lead: Ērika Patrīcija Bitmete
Alternate: Letīcija Ieviņa

Skip: Marianne Rørvik
Third: Mille Haslev Nordbye
Second: Eirin Mesloe
Lead: Martine Rønning

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Pos.CountryImage:|22x20px|border|alt=Brazil|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Czech Republic|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Denmark|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Finland|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Hong Kong|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Latvia|link=Image:|22x20px|border|alt=Norway|link=Record
61–5
70–6
25–1
43–3
52–4
34–2
16–0

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time.

Draw 1

''Tuesday, January 18, 9:00''

Draw 2

''Tuesday, January 18, 14:00''

Draw 3

''Tuesday, January 18, 19:00''

Draw 4

''Wednesday, January 19, 9:00''

Draw 5

''Wednesday, January 19, 14:00''

Draw 6

''Wednesday, January 19, 19:00''

Draw 7

''Thursday, January 20, 9:00''

Draw 8

''Thursday, January 20, 15:00''

Draw 9

''Friday, January 21, 9:00''

Draw 10

''Friday, January 21, 15:00''

Playoffs

Qualification Game 1

Saturday, January 22, 9:00
Winner qualifies for 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.
Loser drops to Qualification Game 2.