2019 World Qualification Event
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The 2019 World Qualification Event was held from January 18 to 23 at the Maniototo Curling International rink in Naseby, New Zealand. It was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the New Zealand women's team taking one host berth and the Australia men's team the other.
South Korea and the Netherlands, the top two finishers in the men's division, qualified for the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship, while China and Finland qualified for the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship as the top two finishers in the women's division.
Men
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2019 World Qualification Event:
- Australia (host country)
- One team from the 2018 Americas Challenge Guyana Brazil
- Four teams from the 2018 European Curling Championships Netherlands Finland England Denmark Poland
- Two teams from the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships South Korea New Zealand
Notes
Crossed-out teams qualified for this event on merit, but later withdrew and were replaced.
Teams
| Australia | Brazil | Denmark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth: Dean Hewitt Third: Jay Merchant Second: Tanner Davis Skip: Ian Palangio | Skip: Marcelo Mello Third: Michael Krahenbuhl Second: Scott McMullan Lead: Sergio Mitsuo Vilela Alternate: Ricardo Losso | Skip: Ulrik Damm Third: Kasper Wiksten Second: Daniel Abrahamsen Lead: Kasper Jørgensen Alternate: Daniel Buchholt | Skip: Andrew Reed Third: Michael Opel Second: Jamie Malton Lead: Thomas Jaeggi Alternate: Gary Tapp |
| South Korea | Netherlands | New Zealand | Poland |
| Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk Third: Jeong Byeong-jin Second: Lee Jeong-jae Lead: Lee Dong-hyeong Alternate: Hwang Hyeon-jun | Fourth: Wouter Goesgens Skip: Jaap van Dorp Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Alexander Magan | Skip: Scott Becker Third: Sean Becker Second: Anton Hood Lead: Warren Dobson Alternate: Simon Neilson | Skip: Borys Jasiecki Third: Konrad Stych Second: Krzysztof Domin Lead: Bartosz Lobaza |
Round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Kim Soo-hyuk | 6 | 1 |
| England | Andrew Reed | 5 | 2 |
| Netherlands | Jaap van Dorp | 5 | 2 |
| New Zealand | Scott Becker | 5 | 2 |
| Poland | Borys Jasiecki | 4 | 3 |
| Australia | Ian Palangio | 1 | 6 |
| Denmark | Ulrik Damm | 1 | 6 |
| Brazil | Marcelo Mello | 1 | 6 |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00).
Draw 2
Friday, January 18, 19:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Becker) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | X | 12 |
| Australia (Palangio) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 |
| Denmark (Damm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (van Dorp) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| England (Reed) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Draw 4
Saturday, January 19, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (van Dorp) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Denmark (Damm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Becker) 🔨 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Poland (Jasiecki) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Mello) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
Draw 6
Sunday, January 20, 09:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (van Dorp) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 10 |
| Brazil (Mello) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Draw 8
Sunday, January 20, 19:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Mello) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 3 |
| New Zealand (Becker) 🔨 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (van Dorp) 🔨 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Australia (Palangio) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
| Poland (Jasiecki) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Draw 10
Monday, January 21, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (Palangio) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland (Jasiecki) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Netherlands (van Dorp) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Damm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| New Zealand (Becker) 🔨 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
Draw 12
Tuesday, January 22, 09:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (Reed) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand (Becker) 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Netherlands (van Dorp) 🔨 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Draw 14
Tuesday, January 22, 19:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| England (Reed) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Netherlands (van Dorp) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 9 |
Playoffs
| 1 vs. 2 | Second place game | Qualify for World Championship | |||||||||||
| 1 | South Korea | 7 | South Korea | ||||||||||
| 2 | England | 3 | Netherlands | ||||||||||
| 2 | England | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Netherlands | 8 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Wednesday, January 23, 09:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 7 |
| England (Reed) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Winner qualifies for 2019 World Men's Curling Championship.
Loser advances to second place game.
Second place game
Wednesday, January 23, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (Reed) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Netherlands (van Dorp) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Winner qualifies for 2019 World Men's Curling Championship.
Women
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2019 World Qualification Event:
- New Zealand (host country)
- One team from the 2018 Americas Challenge Brazil
- Four teams from the 2018 European Curling Championships Czech Republic Finland Norway Estonia Hungary Poland
- Two teams from the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships China Hong Kong
Notes
Crossed-out teams qualified for this event on merit, but later withdrew and were replaced.
Teams
| Brazil | China | Estonia | Finland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skip: Anne Shibuya Third: Luciana Barrella Second: Alessandra Barros Lead: Débora Monteiro | Fourth: Wang Rui Skip: Mei Jie Second: Yao Mingyue Lead: Ma Jingyi Alternate: Wang Meini | Skip: Marie Turmann Third: Kerli Laidsalu Second: Triin Madisson Lead: Erika Tuvike | Skip: Oona Kauste Third: Eszter Juhász Second: Maija Salmiovirta Lead: Lotta Immonen |
| Hong Kong | Hungary | New Zealand | Poland |
| Skip: Ling-Yue Hung Third: Julie Morrison Second: Ada Shang Lead: Ashura Wong Alternate: Grace Bugg | Skip: Dorottya Palancsa Fourth: Henrietta Miklai Second: Nikolett Sándor Lead: Orsolya Rokusfalvy Alternate: Dorottya Micheller | Skip: Bridget Becker Third: Natalie Thurlow Second: Abby Peddie Lead: Eloise Pointon Alternate: Jessica Smith | Skip: Marta Pluta Third: Ewa Nogły Second: Justyna Wojtas Lead: Marta Święszek |
Round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | Oona Kauste | 7 | 0 |
| China | Mei Jie | 6 | 1 |
| Hungary | Dorottya Palancsa | 5 | 2 |
| Brazil | Anne Shibuya | 3 | 4 |
| Estonia | Marie Turmann | 3 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | Ling-Yue Hung | 2 | 5 |
| Poland | Marta Pluta | 2 | 5 |
| New Zealand | Bridget Becker | 0 | 7 |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00).
Draw 1
Friday, January 18, 15:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China (Mei) 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | X | X | 12 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
Draw 3
Saturday, January 19, 09:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia (Turmann) 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 5
Saturday, January 19, 19:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Finland (Kauste) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 9 |
Draw 7
Sunday, January 20, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary (Palancsa) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 9
Monday, January 21, 09:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Hong Kong (Hung) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 11
Monday, January 21, 19:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (Becker) 🔨 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brazil (Shibuya) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 13
Tuesday, January 22, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland (Pluta) 🔨 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Playoffs
| 1 vs. 2 | Second place game | Qualify for World Championship | |||||||||||
| 1 | Finland | 3 | China | ||||||||||
| 2 | China | 4 | Finland | ||||||||||
| 1 | Finland | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Wednesday, January 23, 09:00
Winner qualifies for 2019 World Women's Curling Championship.
Loser advances to second place game.
Second place game
Wednesday, January 23, 14:00
Winner qualifies for 2019 World Women's Curling Championship.