World Wheelchair Curling Championship
International wheelchair curling event
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The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.
| World Wheelchair Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2002 |
| 2027 host city | Lohja, Finland |
| 2027 arena | Kisakallio Sports Institute |
| 2025 champion |  China |
| Current edition | |
 2027 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | |
Medalists
Following is a list of medalists:[1]
All-time medal table
As of 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Norway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Canada | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 |  Scotland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  South Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Performance timeline
| Country | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Years | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 04 | 05 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | ||
 Bulgaria | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada |  |  | 6 | 4 | 4 |  | | 6 | | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | | 5 | | | | Q | 19 |
| China | 5 | 5 | | | | 5 | 4 | | 4 | | | | | Q | 14 | |||||
 Czech Republic | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 9 | 8 | | 9 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 England | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | Q | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Estonia | 8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 7 | | 10 | 10 | Q | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 13 | | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||
 Italy | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
 Japan | 13 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Norway | 12 | 5 | | | 8 | | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | 6 | Q | 18 | |
 Poland | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 9 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | | 5 | | | | 7 | | | 13 | ||||||
| Scotland | | | | | 7 | 9 | | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | 9 | 6 | | 10 | 7 | Q | 18 | |
 Slovakia | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | Q | 10 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 11 | 7 | 7 | | 7 | 6 | | 10 | | 6 | | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | Q | 17 | ||
| Sweden | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | | 8 | 8 | | 9 | | | 4 | 4 | 5 | Q | 16 | |||
| Switzerland | | | | | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||
| United States | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | ||
 Wales | 13 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Records
| Most championship titles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Curler | Country | No. | Years |
| Male | Jostein Stordahl | Norway |
4 | 2007–2008, 2017, 2024 |
| Wang Haitao | China |
2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 | ||
| Zhang Mingliang | ||||
| Female | Ina Forrest | Canada |
3 | 2009, 2011, 2013 |
| Sonja Gaudet | ||||
| Svetlana Pakhomova | Russia |
2012, 2015, 2016 | ||
| Most championship finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Curler | Country | No. | Years |
| Male | Jostein Stordahl | Norway |
5 | 2007–2008, 2011, 2017, 2024 |
| Wang Haitao | China |
2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 | ||
| Female | Ina Forrest | Canada |
6 | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2023–2024 |
| Most championship medals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Curler | Country | No. | Years |
| Male | Wang Haitao | China |
8 | 2012–2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023–2025 |
| Female | Ina Forrest | Canada |
6 | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2020, 2023–2024 |
| Most championship appearances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Curler | Country | No. | Years |
| Male | Jostein Stordahl | Norway |
15 | 2007–2009, 2011–2013, 2015–2017, 2019–2021, 2023–2025 |
| Female | Ina Forrest | Canada |
14 | 2007–2009, 2011–2013, 2015–2017, 2019–2021, 2023–2024 |
| Most titles at back-to-back events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Curler | Country | No. | Period |
| Male | Frank Duffy | Scotland |
2 | 2004–2005 |
| Michael McCreadie | ||||
| Ken Dickson | ||||
| Rune Lorentsen | Norway |
2007–2008 | ||
| Jostein Stordahl | ||||
| Geir Arne Skogstad | ||||
| Jim Armstrong | Canada |
2009–2011 | ||
| Darryl Neighbour | ||||
| Andrey Smirnov | Russia |
2015–2016 | ||
| Alexander Shevchenko | ||||
| Marat Romanov | ||||
| Wang Haitao | China |
2021–2023 | ||
| Zhang Mingliang | ||||
| Female | Angie Malone | Scotland |
2004–2005 | |
| Lene Tystad | Norway |
2007–2008 | ||
| Ina Forrest | Canada |
2009–2011 | ||
| Sonja Gaudet | ||||
| Svetlana Pakhomova | Russia |
2015–2016 | ||
| Most finals at back-to-back events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Curler | Country | No. | Period |
| Male | Andrey Smirnov | Russia |
3 | 2015–2017 |
| Alexander Shevchenko | ||||
| Marat Romanov | ||||
| Female | Therese Kämpfer | Switzerland |
2 | 2002–2004 |
| Angie Malone | Scotland |
2004–2005 | ||
| Lene Tystad | Norway |
2007–2008 | ||
| Ina Forrest | Canada |
2009–2011, 2023–2024 | ||
| Sonja Gaudet | 2009–2011 | |||
| Svetlana Pakhomova | Russia |
2015–2016 | ||
| Sissel Løchen | Norway |
2016–2017 | ||
| Most medals at back-to-back events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Curler | Country | No. | Period |
| Male | Manfred Bolliger | Switzerland |
4 | 2002–2007 |
| Cesare Cassani | ||||
| Michael McCreadie | Scotland | |||
| Wang Haitao | China |
2021–2025 | ||
| Female | Therese Kämpfer | Switzerland |
3 | 2002–2005 |
| Angie Malone | Scotland |
2004–2007 | ||
| Xu Guangqin | China |
2012–2015 | ||
| Most appearances at back-to-back events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Curler | Country | No. | Period |
| Male | Jostein Stordahl | Norway |
15 | 2007–2025 |
| Female | Ina Forrest | Canada |
14 | 2007–2024 |
| Teams went undefeated in championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Country | Skip | Games played |
| 2004 | Scotland |
Frank Duffy | 8 |
| 2005 | 9 | ||
| 2011 | Canada |
Jim Armstrong | 11 |
Wheelchair Fair Play Award
For the World Curling Wheelchair Sportsmanship Award all participants are invited to nominate a fellow competitor who, in their view, has best exemplified the traditional values of skill, honesty, fair play, sportsmanship and friendship during a world championship. The award is presented at the closing ceremony. Players cannot vote for a fellow team member.[11]
World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship
The World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship is a qualifier event for the World Wheelchair Championship. From 2015 to 2018, the top 2 teams qualify for the World Championship. Starting at the 2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship, the top 3 teams qualify.
Medallists
Following is a list of medallists for the World Wheelchair-B Championship: