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World Curling Media

November 2, 2024

The World Wheelchair Curling Championship B will take place this week in Lohja, Finland, where three teams will qualify for the 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Stevenston, Scotland.

This open entry qualifying event will take place from Sunday, November 3 to Friday, November 8 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute.

11 teams placed in a single group will play a round robin tournament. At the end of the round robin, the teams finishing in the top four will advance to the semi-finals. The first-placed team will face the fourth-placed team in a semi-final, while the second- and third-placed teams will face off in the second semi-final. The winner of these matches will advance to the final, while the losers will play for bronze and the final qualifying spot.

Game Schedule

The round robin will begin at 9:30 a.m. Sunday and conclude at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The semi-finals will take place on Friday November 8 at 9:30 a.m., followed by the final and the bronze medal match at 3:30 p.m.

The 11 teams competing in Division B are: Czechia, England, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong China, Japan, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand and United States.

Thailand will make its debut at a world curling event.

The three teams that finish on the podium will secure their place at the 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championship and join previously qualified: Norway, Canada, China, Sweden, Latvia, Korea, Slovakia, Italy and Scotland (hosts). These teams, with the exception of Scotland who qualify as host nation, earned their spots through their results at the 2024 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Gangneung, Korea.

The Kisakallio Sports Institute is a familiar host of the World Curling Championships, having previously hosted the World Wheelchair B Championship seven times. Additionally, the first World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Championship was also held there in May 2022.

Following this championship, the site will be in preparation for the 2024 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships from November 16 to 23 and will be followed by the 2024 Junior-B World Curling Championships from December 8 to 19.

All times are EET (Eastern European Time), which is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) +2 hours.

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