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2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg

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The First Leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup took place from September 12 to 16, 2018 at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center in Suzhou, China.[1]

Host citySuzhou, China
ArenaSuzhou Olympic Sports Center
DatesSeptember 12–16, 2018
Women's winner Canada
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2018–19 Curling World Cup
First Leg
Host citySuzhou, China
ArenaSuzhou Olympic Sports Center
DatesSeptember 12–16, 2018
Women's winner Canada
SkipRachel Homan
ThirdEmma Miskew
SecondJoanne Courtney
LeadLisa Weagle
CoachNolan Thiessen
Finalist Sweden (Hasselborg)
Men's winner Canada
SkipKevin Koe
ThirdB. J. Neufeld
SecondColton Flasch
LeadBen Hebert
CoachJohn Dunn
Finalist Norway (Walstad)
Mixed doubles winner Canada
FemaleLaura Walker
MaleKirk Muyres
CoachNolan Thiessen
Finalist United States (Anderson/Dropkin)
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Canada had a clean sweep, winning all three disciplines. Rachel Homan's team beat out the Swedish Anna Hasselborg rink in the women's final, team Kevin Koe defeated Norway's Steffen Walstad in the men's event, and Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres beat out Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin from the United States for mixed doubles gold.

Format

Curling World Cup matches have eight ends, rather than the standard ten ends. Ties after eight ends will be decided by a shoot-out, with each team throwing a stone and the one closest to the button winning. A win in eight or fewer ends will earn a team 3 points, a shoot-out win 2 points, a shoot-out less 1 point, and 0 points for a loss in eight or fewer ends.[2]

Each event will have eight teams in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles tournament. The teams will be split into two groups of four, based on the Curling World Cup rankings, whereby the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th, ranked teams will be in one group and the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th ranked teams in the other. The first place teams in each group will play against each other in the final. In the event of a tie for first place, a shoot-out will be used, with the same format used to decide matches tied after eight ends.[2]

Qualification

For the first three legs of the Curling World Cup, the eight spots in the tournament are allocated to each of the hosting member associations, the highest ranked member association in each zone (the Americas, European, and Pacific-Asia), and two teams chosen by the World Curling Federation. Member associations may choose to send the same teams to all three legs or have different teams.[3]

The following countries qualified for each discipline:[3]

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Qualification methodWomenMenMixed doubles
Hosting member association China China China
 United States United States United States
 Sweden Sweden Sweden
Highest ranked member association in the Americas zone Canada Canada Canada
Highest ranked member association in the European zone Scotland Switzerland Switzerland
Highest ranked member association in the Pacific-Asia zone South Korea Japan South Korea
Selected by World Curling Federation Japan Norway Russia
 Russia Scotland Norway
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Women

Teams

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Round-robin standings

After Draw 15

More information Group A, Country ...
Group A
CountrySkipWSOWSOLLPts
 SwedenAnna Hasselborg500115
 JapanSatsuki Fujisawa30039
 ChinaLiu Sijia20046
 ScotlandJennifer Dodds20046
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More information Group B, Country ...
Group B
CountrySkipWSOWSOLLPts
 CanadaRachel Homan500115
 RussiaAnna Sidorova30039
 United StatesNina Roth30039
 South KoreaKim Min-ji10053
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Round-robin results

Draw 1

Wednesday, September 12, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 🔨 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 X 6
 China (Liu) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5
 Scotland (Dodds) 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Homan) 🔨 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 6
 Russia (Sidorova) 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
 United States (Roth) 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 8

Draw 4

Thursday, September 13, 08:30

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 🔨 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 X 7
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 4

Draw 5

Thursday, September 13, 12:00

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Liu) 🔨 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 7
 Scotland (Dodds) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 4

Draw 6

Thursday, September 13, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Homan) 🔨 2 1 2 2 1 4 X X 12
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0

Draw 7

Thursday, September 13, 19:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Russia (Sidorova) 🔨 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 3
 United States (Roth) 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 X 8

Draw 8

Friday, September 15, 08:30

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 X 7
 China (Liu) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Dodds) 🔨 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 6

Draw 9

Friday, September 15, 12:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
 Russia (Sidorova) 2 2 0 5 1 1 X X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Roth) 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
 Canada (Homan) 1 1 0 2 5 X X X 9

Draw 10

Friday, September 15, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Liu) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0 2 4 0 1 2 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Dodds) 🔨 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 5
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 X 7

Draw 11

Friday, September 15, 19:30

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Roth) 🔨 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 X 8
 South Korea (Kim) 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Russia (Sidorova) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
 Canada (Homan) 0 2 0 1 3 2 X X 8

Draw 12

Saturday, September 16, 08:30

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 7
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2

Draw 13

Saturday, September 16, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 2 0 0 3 2 1 X 8
 Canada (Homan) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Roth) 🔨 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
 Russia (Sidorova) 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Dodds) 🔨 0 3 0 2 1 4 X X 10
 China (Liu) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1

Draw 15

Saturday, September 16, 19:30

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Homan) 🔨 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 X 8
 United States (Roth) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 🔨 0 2 2 0 2 2 X X 8
 Scotland (Dodds) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Liu) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 5
 Japan (Fujisawa) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Russia (Sidorova) 🔨 1 1 1 0 4 3 X X 10
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1

Final

Sunday, September 17, 12:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Homan) 🔨 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 7
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
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Round-robin standings

After Draw 15

More information Group A, Country ...
Group A
CountrySkipWSOWSOLLPts
 NorwaySteffen Walstad500115
 SwedenNiklas Edin21038
 United StatesRich Ruohonen20137
 ChinaZang Jialiang20046
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More information Group B, Country ...
Group B
CountrySkipWSOWSOLLPts
 CanadaKevin Koe500115
 ScotlandBruce Mouat400212
 SwitzerlandPeter de Cruz30039
 JapanMasaki Iwai00060
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Round-robin results

Draw 3

Wednesday, September 12, 21:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
 United States (Ruohonen) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Walstad) 🔨 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 X 4
 China (Zang) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Koe) 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 6
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 🔨 1 2 1 0 3 2 X X 9
 Japan (Iwai) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1

Draw 5

Thursday, September 13, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Koe) 🔨 4 1 1 0 3 2 X X 11
 Scotland (Mouat) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 🔨 2 1 1 0 4 2 X X 10
 Japan (Iwai) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 8
 Norway (Walstad) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Ruohonen) 🔨 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
 China (Zang) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 5

Draw 7

Thursday, September 13, 19:30

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Walstad) 🔨 2 1 2 3 1 0 X X 9
 United States (Ruohonen) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Japan (Iwai) 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2
 Canada (Koe) 3 2 0 2 1 0 X X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Zang) 🔨 2 1 1 1 0 2 X X 7
 Sweden (Edin) 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 2

Draw 9

Friday, September 14, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 United States (Ruohonen) 🔨 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 8
 Sweden (Edin) 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Zang) 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3
 Norway (Walstad) 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 X 7

Draw 10

Friday, September 14, 16:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
 Canada (Koe) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Japan (Iwai) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
 Scotland (Mouat) 0 1 0 3 4 1 X X 9

Draw 12

Saturday, September 15, 08:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Zang) 🔨 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 5
 United States (Ruohonen) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
 Canada (Koe) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Walstad) 🔨 5 0 2 3 0 0 X X 10
 Sweden (Edin) 0 1 0 0 0 2 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Japan (Iwai) 🔨 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 X 6

Draw 14

Saturday, September 15, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Koe) 🔨 3 0 5 4 0 0 X X 12
 Japan (Iwai) 0 2 0 0 1 1 X X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6
 China (Zang) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Ruohonen) 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3
 Norway (Walstad) 3 0 2 0 2 2 X X 9

Draw 15

Saturday, September 15, 19:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 6
 Scotland (Mouat) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5

Final

Sunday, September 17, 16:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Koe) 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
 Norway (Walstad) 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
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Mixed doubles

Teams

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Canada China Norway Russia

Female: Laura Walker
Male: Kirk Muyres

Female: Yu Jiaxin
Male: Wang Xiangkun

Female: Kristin Skaslien
Male: Sander Rølvåg

Female: Maria Komarova
Male: Daniil Goriachev

South Korea Sweden  Switzerland United States

Female: Jang Hye-ri
Male: Choi Chi-won

Female: Therese Westman
Male: Robin Ahlberg

Female: Jenny Perret
Male: Martin Rios

Female: Sarah Anderson
Male: Korey Dropkin

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Round-robin standings

After Draw 14

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Group B
CountryAthletesWSOWSOLLPts
 United StatesSarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin600018
 SwitzerlandJenny Perret / Martin Rios400212
 ChinaYu Jiaxin / Wang Xiangkun10053
 South KoreaJang Hye-ri / Choi Chi-won10053
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Round-robin results

Draw 2

Wednesday, September 12, 18:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 🔨 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 9
 Norway (Skaslien/Rølvåg) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Russia (Komarova/Goriachev) 🔨 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6
 Sweden (Westman/Ahlberg) 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Perret/Rios) 🔨 4 1 3 0 1 2 1 X 12
 China (Yu/Wang) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Jang/Choi) 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 4 2 0 1 1 2 X X 10

Draw 4

Thursday, September 13, 08:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Perret/Rios) 🔨 0 3 3 2 2 1 X X 11
 South Korea (Jang/Choi) 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Yu/Wang) 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 0 4 1 1 1 0 2 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 🔨 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 X 9
 Russia (Komarova/Goriachev) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Skaslien/Rølvåg) 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 X 8
 Sweden (Westman/Ahlberg) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 6

Thursday, September 13, 16:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 🔨 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 X 10
 Switzerland (Perret/Rios) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Russia (Komarova/Goriachev) 🔨 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 10
 Norway (Skaslien/Rølvåg) 0 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Westman/Ahlberg) 🔨 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 2
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 2 1 0 2 2 1 X X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Jang/Choi) 🔨 2 0 0 3 0 0 X X 5
 China (Yu/Wang) 0 2 1 0 5 3 X X 11

Draw 8

Friday, September 14, 08:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Skaslien/Rølvåg) 🔨 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 8
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Westman/Ahlberg) 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 2
 Russia (Komarova/Goriachev) 1 0 2 3 2 1 X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 🔨 6 0 4 2 2 0 4 X 18
 South Korea (Jang/Choi) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 9

Friday, September 14, 12:00

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Yu/Wang) 🔨 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 X 5
 Switzerland (Perret/Rios) 4 0 3 0 0 1 2 X 10

Draw 10

Friday, September 14, 16:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Russia (Komarova/Goriachev) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 X 6

Draw 11

Friday, September 14, 19:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 🔨 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 X 9
 China (Yu/Wang) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Jang/Choi) 🔨 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
 Switzerland (Perret/Rios) 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Westman/Ahlberg) 🔨 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 7
 Norway (Skaslien/Rølvåg) 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6

Draw 13

Saturday, September 15, 12:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 🔨 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 X 8
 Sweden (Westman/Ahlberg) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Jang/Choi) 🔨 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 X 6
 Russia (Komarova/Goriachev) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3

Draw 14

Saturday, September 15, 16:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Perret/Rios) 🔨 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Yu/Wang) 🔨 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
 South Korea (Jang/Choi) 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 7

Final

Sunday, September 16, 08:30

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Anderson/Dropkin) 🔨 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
 Canada (Walker/Muyres) 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 X 7
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Player percentages
 United States  Canada
Sarah Anderson77% Laura Walker83%
Korey Dropkin69% Kirk Muyres90%
Total72% Total88%
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