title: 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
text: # 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
  
  The 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 18 to 25 at the Uiam Ice Rink in Chuncheon City, South Korea.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  * South Korea (host country)
  * Top seven teams from the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship:
     * Canada
     * Norway
     * Scotland
     * Russia
     * China
     * United States
     * Sweden (winner of the challenge games)
  * Two teams from the 2012 WWhCC Qualification Event
     * Slovakia
     * Italy
  
  ### Qualification event
  
  Slovakia and Italy qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2011 in Lohja, Finland.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The teams are listed as follows:
  
  | Canada | China | Italy | Norway | Russia |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Skip: Darryl Neighbour Third: Ina Forrest Second: Jack Smart Lead: Sonja Gaudet Alternate: Jim Armstrong Coach: Joe Rea | Skip: Wang Haitao Third: Liu Wei Second: He Jun Lead: Xu Guangqin Alternate: Zhang Qiang Coach: Li Jianrui | Skip: Andrea Tabanelli Third: Egidio Marchese Second: Emanuele Spelorzi Lead: Angela Menardi Alternate: Rosanna Menazzi Coach: Giulo Regli | Skip: Rune Lorentsen Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Terje Rafdal Lead: Sissel Løchen Alternate: Per Fagerhøi Coach: Thoralf Hognestad | Skip: Andrey Smirnov Third: Marat Romanov Second: Aleksandr Shevchenko Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova Alternate: Oxana Slesarenko Coach: Margarita Nesterova |
  | Scotland | Slovakia | South Korea | Sweden | United States |
  | Skip: Aileen Neilson Third: Tom Killin Second: Gregor Ewan Lead: Angela Malone Alternate: Jim Gault Coach: Tony Zummack | Skip: Radoslav Duris Third: Branislav Jakubec Second: Dušan Pitoňák Lead: Monika Kunkelová Alternate: Alena Kánová Coach: Frantisek 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: Anette Wilhelm Alternate: Gert Erlandsson Coach: Tomas Nordin | Skip: Patrick McDonald Third: David Palmer Second: James Joseph Lead: Penny Greely Alternate: Timothy Kelly Coach: Steve Brown |
  
  ## Round-robin standings
  
  Final round-robin standings
  
  Key :
  
  * Teams to Playoffs
  * Teams to Tiebreaker
  
  | Nation | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | China | Wang Haitao | 7 | 2 |
  | Russia | Andrey Smirnov | 7 | 2 |
  | South Korea | Kim Hak-sung | 7 | 2 |
  | United States | Patrick McDonald | 6 | 3 |
  | Slovakia | Radoslav Duris | 6 | 3 |
  | Canada | Darryl Neighbour | 3 | 6 |
  | Scotland | Aileen Neilson | 3 | 6 |
  | Sweden | Jalle Jungnell | 3 | 6 |
  | Norway | Rune Lorentsen | 2 | 7 |
  | Italy | Andrea Tabanelli | 1 | 8 |
  
  ## Round-robin results
  
  All times listed in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09).
  
  ### Draw 1
  
  Sunday, February 19, 9:30
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
  | Canada (Neighbour) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | China (Wang) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
  | United States (McDonald) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | X | 9 |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
  
  ### Draw 2
  
  Sunday, February 19, 15:30
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
  | China (Wang) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | United States (McDonald) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | 10 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
  | Canada (Neighbour) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
  
  ### Draw 3
  
  Monday, February 20, 9:30
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Canada (Neighbour) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | United States (McDonald) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | China (Wang) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
  
  ### Draw 4
  
  Monday, February 20, 15:30
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada (Neighbour) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 8 |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | China (Wang) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
  | United States (McDonald) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
  
  ### Draw 5
  
  Tuesday, February 21, 9:30
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
  | United States (McDonald) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Canada (Neighbour) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | China (Wang) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
  
  ### Draw 6
  
  Tuesday, February 21, 15:30
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | United States (McDonald) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | China (Wang) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | 9 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Canada (Neighbour) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
  
  ### Draw 7
  
  Wednesday, February 22, 9:30
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | China (Wang) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
  | Canada (Armstrong) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
  
  ### Draw 8
  
  Wednesday, February 22, 15:30
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 10 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Canada (Neighbour) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
  | China (Wang) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 0 |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 10 |
  
  ### Draw 9
  
  Thursday, February 23, 9:00
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | 14 |
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Norway (Lorentsen) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
  | China (Wang) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
  | Italy (Tabanelli) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | Sweden (Jungnell) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
  | Scotland (Neilson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
  | United States (McDonald) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Canada (Neighbour) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
  
  ## Tiebreaker
  
  Thursday, February 23, 14:30
  
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States (McDonald) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | South Korea | 5 | | | | 1 | South Korea | 1 |
  | 2 | Russia | 4 | | | | 2 | Russia | 9 |
  | | | | 2 | Russia | 3 | | | |
  | | | | 3 | China | 2 | | | |
  | 3 | China | 7 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Slovakia | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
  | 3 | China | 7 |
  | 4 | Slovakia | 4 |
  
  ### 1 vs. 2 Game
  
  Friday, February 24, 9:30
  
  | Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | EE | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  
  ### 3 vs. 4 Game
  
  Friday, February 24, 9:30
  
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | China (Wang) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
  
  ### Semifinal
  
  Friday, February 24, 15:30
  
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | China (Wang) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  
  ### Bronze medal game
  
  Saturday, February 25, 10:00
  
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | China (Wang) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
  | Slovakia (Duris) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |
  
  ### Gold medal game
  
  Saturday, February 25, 14:00
  
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea (Kim) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
  | Russia (Smirnov) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 |
  
  * 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
  * Russia 1st title
  