The 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held March 8–15, 2008 in Vierumäki, Finland at the Vierumäki Ice Rink. It was the first mixed doubles world championships organized by the World Curling Federation.

Switzerland scored two perfect ends in Draw 2 against Wales, a rare feat.

Teams

ChinaDenmarkFinland
Blue group
Second: Zhang Xindi Lead: Li GuangxuSecond: Kirsten Jensen Lead: Lasse DammSecond: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Lead: Anne Malmi
New ZealandPolandSwitzerland
Second: Bridget Becker Lead: Sean BeckerSecond: Agnieszka Ogrodniczek Lead: Damian HermanSecond: Irene Schori Lead: Toni Müller
United StatesWales
Second: Jamie Haskell Lead: Nate HaskellSecond: Lisa Peters Lead: Phil Jones
CanadaEnglandEstonia
Red group
Second: Susan O'Connor Lead: Dean RossSecond: Jane Clark Lead: Steve AmannSecond: Marju Velga Lead: Jan Anderson
HungaryItalyJapan
Second: Ildikó Szekeres Lead: György NagySecond: Silvia Mingozzi Lead: Alberto RostagnottoSecond: Michiko Taira Lead: Kenji Tomabechi
SlovakiaSweden
Second: Barbora Vojtusova Lead: Stefan TurnaSecond: Marie Persson Lead: Göran Carlsson
AustraliaCzech RepublicSpain
Green group
Second: Jennifer Thomas Lead: Gerald ChickSecond: Hana Cechova Lead: Radek ZdarskySecond: Irantzu Garcia Lead: Sergio Vez
FranceLatviaNorway
Second: Helene Grieshaber Lead: Lionel RouxSecond: Iveta Staša Lead: Roberts KrustsSecond: Linn Githmark Lead: Tormod Andreassen
RussiaScotland
Second: Ilona Grishina Lead: Dmitry AbaninSecond: Judith Carr Lead: Dillan A Perras

Not Competing

The following teams were initially listed as participating in this event but on February 24, 2008 updated schedule they are not included.

Round robin

Blue groupRed groupGreen group
CountryWLCountryWLCountryWL
Switzerland70Sweden52Norway61
Finland61Canada52Czech Republic52
China43Hungary52France43
New Zealand43Italy43Latvia43
United States34Estonia34Australia34
Denmark25Japan34Scotland34
Poland25Slovakia25Russia25
Wales07England16Spain16

Results

Blue group

Draw 1

March 8, 2008 09:00

Sheet A12345678Final
China 🔨3031000X7
Denmark0200111X5
Sheet B12345678Final
Finland 🔨2000211X6
New Zealand0111000X3
Sheet C123456789Final
Poland0001011104
Switzerland 🔨0110200028
Sheet D12345678Final
United States 🔨1211100X6
Wales0000011X2

Draw 2

March 8, 2008 19:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Switzerland062106XX15
Wales 🔨100010XX2
Sheet B12345678Final
Poland000010XX1
United States 🔨111103XX7
Sheet C12345678Final
Denmark 🔨203000207
New Zealand020212029
Sheet D12345678Final
China 🔨0100120X4
Finland2011004X8

Draw 3

March 9, 2008 16:00

Sheet A12345678Final
Poland 🔨002302007
New Zealand120040119
Sheet B12345678Final
China 🔨1122202X10
Wales0000020X2
Sheet C12345678Final
United States001000XX1
Finland 🔨110221XX7
Sheet D12345678Final
Denmark000010XX1
Switzerland 🔨213202XX10

Draw 4

March 10, 2008 12:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Finland 🔨0010101X3
Switzerland1101020X5
Sheet BFinal
United StatesL
DenmarkW
Sheet C12345678Final
China 🔨103103109
Poland040030018
Sheet D12345678Final
Wales202031008
New Zealand 🔨010500219

Draw 5

March 11, 2008 09:00

Sheet A123456789Final
United States0040101107
China 🔨3102010018
Sheet B12345678Final
New Zealand0000010X1
Switzerland 🔨2111103X9
Sheet C12345678Final
Finland1002003X6
Wales 🔨0110110X4
Sheet D123456789Final
Poland0101202028
Denmark 🔨1010010306

Draw 6

March 11, 2008 19:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Denmark0040010X5
Finland 🔨2103202X10
Sheet B12345678Final
Wales030102006
Poland 🔨4010202110
Sheet C12345678Final
New Zealand020302007
China 🔨201010116
Sheet D12345678Final
Switzerland 🔨3010310X8
United States0102001X4

Draw 7

Sheet A12345678Final
New Zealand 🔨2020100X5
United States0104031X9
Sheet B12345678Final
Switzerland 🔨0403211X11
China1020000X3
Sheet C12345678Final
Wales113010006
Denmark 🔨000303219
Sheet D12345678Final
Finland 🔨4020402X12
Poland0202010X5

Red group

Draw 1

March 8, 2008 12:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Canada 🔨310502XX11
England001020XX3
Sheet B12345678Final
Estonia110030027
Hungary 🔨002101105
Sheet C12345678Final
Italy0020100X3
Japan 🔨1303052X14
Sheet D12345678Final
Slovakia0005030X8
Sweden 🔨5220401X14

Draw 2

March 9, 2008 09:00

Sheet A12345678Final
Japan 🔨3020010X6
Sweden0501103X10
Sheet B12345678Final
Italy030301119
Slovakia 🔨301020006
Sheet C12345678Final
England 🔨0010010X2
Hungary3101301X9
Sheet D12345678Final
Canada0511102X10
Estonia 🔨2000010X3

Draw 3

March 9, 2008 19:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Italy001030307
Hungary 🔨1102030310
Sheet B12345678Final
Canada030020207
Sweden 🔨101101015
Sheet C12345678Final
Slovakia0100200X3
Estonia 🔨2022011X8
Sheet DFinal
EnglandL
JapanW

Draw 4

March 10, 2008 16:00

Sheet A12345678Final
Estonia021102107
Japan 🔨500030019
Sheet B12345678Final
Slovakia 🔨120302008
England002010115
Sheet C12345678Final
Canada 🔨200103006
Italy0210202310
Sheet D12345678Final
Sweden 🔨4302100X10
Hungary0010031X5

Draw 5

March 11, 2008 12:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Slovakia0204005011
Canada 🔨3040310112
Sheet B123456789Final
Hungary 🔨1002031018
Japan0320100107
Sheet C12345678Final
Estonia 🔨0301402010
Sweden102002027
Sheet D12345678Final
Italy020504XX11
England 🔨101010XX3

Draw 6

March 12, 2008 09:00

Sheet A12345678Final
England001103117
Estonia 🔨210020005
Sheet B12345678Final
Sweden0205015X13
Italy 🔨1020100X4
Sheet C12345678Final
Hungary101102016
Canada 🔨010020104
Sheet D12345678Final
Japan1000010X2
Slovakia 🔨0311103X9

Draw 7

Sheet A12345678Final
Hungary0102212X8
Slovakia 🔨1010000X2
Sheet B123456789Final
Japan0510000107
Canada 🔨10012210512
Sheet C12345678Final
Sweden 🔨312042XX12
England000100XX1
Sheet D123456789Final
Estonia0102104008
Italy 🔨10100105210

Green group

Draw 1

March 8, 16:00

Sheet AFinal
Australia0
Czech Republic7
Sheet BFinal
Spain4
France14
Sheet CFinal
Latvia2
Norway11
Sheet D12345678Final
Russia0110200X4
Scotland 🔨2004011X6

Draw 2

March 9, 12:30

Sheet AFinal
Norway9
Scotland 🔨7
Sheet B12345678Final
Latvia 🔨0311011X7
Russia1000100X2
Sheet CFinal
Czech Republic 🔨7
France8
Sheet DFinal
Australia8
Spain 🔨1

Draw 3

March 10, 09:00

Sheet AFinal
Latvia7
France 🔨3
Sheet BFinal
Australia 🔨6
Scotland7
Sheet C12345678Final
Russia 🔨142130XX11
Spain000003XX3
Sheet DFinal
Czech Republic7
Norway 🔨9

Draw 4

March 10, 19:30

Sheet AFinal
Spain7
Norway 🔨3
Sheet B12345678Final
Russia201004007
Czech Republic 🔨010110418
Sheet CFinal
Australia 🔨5
Latvia7
Sheet DFinal
Scotland 🔨4
France7

Draw 5

March 11, 16:00

Sheet A12345678Final
Russia 🔨102020207
Australia010101036
Sheet BFinal
France 🔨2
Norway8
Sheet CFinal
Spain 🔨5
Scotland8
Sheet DFinal
Latvia 🔨5
Czech Republic6

Draw 6

March 12, 12:30

Sheet AFinal
Czech Republic9
Spain 🔨4
Sheet BFinal
Scotland 🔨2
Latvia8
Sheet CFinal
France4
Australia 🔨7
Sheet D12345678Final
Norway030201107
Russia 🔨301010016

Draw 7

March 13, 09:00

Sheet A12345678Final
France 🔨4020204X12
Russia0302010X6
Sheet BFinal
Norway 🔨6
Australia7
Sheet CFinal
Scotland0
Czech Republic 🔨12
Sheet DFinal
Spain8
Latvia7

Tie break

Red group

March 13, 12:30

Sheet DFinal
Hungary4
Canada7

Playoffs

Semifinal challenge 1

March 14, 2008 09:00

Sheet A12345678Final
Canada 🔨2030411X11
Czech Republic0201000X3

Semifinal challenge 2

March 14, 2008 13:00

Sheet B123456789Final
Canada0303002008
Finland 🔨1030110219

Brackets

Semi-finalFinal
Switzerland11
Norway2
Switzerland5
Finland4
Sweden4
Finland6Bronze medal
Norway2
Sweden9

Semifinal

March 14, 2008 18:00

Sheet A12345678Final
Switzerland 🔨3303110X11
Norway0010001X2
Sheet D12345678Final
Finland 🔨211100106
Sweden000021014

Bronze medal game

March 15, 2008 12:00

Sheet B12345678Final
Norway0002000X2
Sweden 🔨3110211X9

Gold medal game

March 15, 2008 12:00

Sheet C12345678Final
Switzerland 🔨210101005
Finland001010114
2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Winner
Switzerland Switzerland 1st title

See also