2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | |
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Host city | Prague, Czech Republic |
Arena | Curling Hall Roztyly |
Dates | February 22 - March 1, 2011 |
Winner | Canada |
Skip | Jim Armstrong |
Third | Darryl Neighbour |
Second | Ina Forrest |
Lead | Sonja Gaudet |
Alternate | Bruno Yizek |
Coach | Joe Rea |
Finalist | Scotland |
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots. In the final, Canada's Jim Armstrong defeated Scotland's Aileen Neilson in the final in 7 ends.
Teams will gain qualification points from this event for the upcoming Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi in 2014.
Two teams outside of the top seven finishers qualified from a qualifying event held in November 2010 in Lohja, Finland.
The teams are as listed below:
Third: Darryl Neighbour
Second: Ina Forrest
Lead: Sonja Gaudet
Alternate: Bruno Yizek
Coach: Joe Rea
Third: Liu Wei
Second: Xu Guanggin
Lead: He Jun
Alternate: Zhang Qiang
Coach: Li Hongchen
Third: Martin Tluk
Second: Radek Musílek
Lead: Michaela Charvátocá
Alternate: Jana Břinčilová
Coach: Kateřina Urbanová
Skip: Marcus Sieger
Second: Stefan Deuschl
Lead: Christiane Steger
Alternate: Heike Melchior
Coach: Helmar Erlewein
Third: Jostein Stordahl
Second: Tone Edvardsen
Lead: Terje Rafdal
Alternate: Runar Bjørnstad
Coach: Thoralf Hognestad