| 2020 World Qualification Event | |
| Host City: | Lohja, Finland |
| Arena: | Kisakallio Sports Institute |
| Dates: | January 13-18 |
| Men's Winner: | |
| Skip: | Zou Qiang |
| Third: | Tian Jiafeng |
| Second: | Wang Zhiyu |
| Lead: | Xu Jingtao |
| Alternate: | Han Peng |
| Women's Winner: | |
| Skip2: | Gim Un-chi |
| Third2: | Um Min-ji |
| Second2: | Kim Su-ji |
| Lead2: | Seol Ye-eun |
| Alternate2: | Seol Ye-ji |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2020 World Qualification Event for the World Curling Championships was held from January 13 to 18 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.[1] The competition consisted of sixteen teams divided evenly into men's and women's divisions. The top two teams in the men's division qualified to compete at the 2020 World Men's Championship and similarly the top two teams in the women's division qualified to compete at the 2020 World Women's Championship. China and Russia qualified in the men's division and South Korea and Italy qualified in the women's division.
Eight men's teams will qualify to participate in the 2020 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||
| 2019 Americas Challenge | 1 | ||
| 2019 European Curling Championships | 4 | ||
| 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 8 |
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| Skip: Zou Qiang Third: Tian Jiafeng Second: Wang Zhiyu Lead: Xu Jingtao Alternate: Han Peng | Skip: Lukáš Klíma Third: Marek Černovský Second: Jiří Candra Lead: Samuel Mokriš Alternate: Radek Boháč | Skip: Andrew Reed Third: Andrew Woolston Second: Scott Gibson Lead: Fraser Clark Alternate: Thomas Jaeggi | Fourth: Jere Sullanmä Third: Jason Moore Second: Iikko Santti Skip: Jermu Pöllänen Alternate: Melker Lundberg | ||||
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| Skip: Yuta Matsumura Third: Tetsuro Shimizu Second: Yasumasa Tanida Lead: Shinya Abe Alternate: Kosuke Aita | Skip: Diego Tompkins Third: Ramy Cohen Masri Second: Ismael Abreu Lead: Mateo Tompkins Alternate: Ezra Cohen Ezban | Skip: Borys Jasiecki Third: Konrad Stych Second: Krzysztof Domin Lead: Bartosz Łobaza Alternate: Kasper Knebloch | Skip: Sergey Glukhov Third: Dmitry Mironov Second: Evgeny Klimov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Aleksey Tuzov |
Final round-robin standings
| width=150 | Country ! | width=150 | Skip ! | W | L | width=30 | ! | width=20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | – | 49.01 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1–0 | 42.52 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 0–1 | 17.36 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | – | 39.43 | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 1–0 | 43.32 | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 0–1 | 39.66 | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | – | 43.72 | ||||||
| 0 | 7 | – | 89.28 |
All draws are listed in Eastern European Time .[2]
Monday, January 13, 19:00
Tuesday, January 14, 14:00
Wednesday, January 15, 09:00
Wednesday, January 15, 19:00
Thursday, January 16, 14:00
Friday, January 17, 09:00
Friday, January 17, 19:00
Saturday, January 18, 09:00
Winner qualifies for 2020 World Men's Curling Championship.
Loser drops to second place game.
Saturday, January 18, 14:00
Winner qualifies for 2020 World Men's Curling Championship.
Eight women's teams will qualify to participate in the 2020 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||
| 2019 Americas Challenge | 1 | ||
| 2019 European Curling Championships | 4 | ||
| 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships | 2[3] | ||
| TOTAL | 8 |
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| Skip: Lauren Wagner Third: Jennifer Westhagen Second: Kristen Tsourlenes Lead: Carlee Millikin | Skip: Marie Turmann Third: Liisa Turmann Second: Heili Grossmann Lead: Erika Tuvike | Skip: Elina Virtaala Third: Miia Turto Second: Janina Lindström Lead: Tuuli Rissanen Alternate: Marjo Hippi | Skip: Veronica Zappone Third: Stefania Constantini Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Elena Dami | ||||
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| Skip: Gim Un-chi Third: Um Min-ji Second: Kim Su-ji Lead: Seol Ye-eun Alternate: Seol Ye-ji | Skip: Adriana Camarena Osorno Third: Angélica Pérez Anzures Second: Estefana Quintero Torres Lead: Monica Tompkins | Skip: Marianne Rørvik Third: Eli Skaslien Second: Pia Trulsen Lead: Jennifer Cunningham | Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: Semiha Konuksever Lead: Mihriban Polat |
Final round-robin standings
| width=150 | Country ! | width=170 | Skip ! | W | L | width=30 | ! | width=20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | – | 50.14 | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | – | 76.20 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1–1 | 46.91 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1–1 | 69.56 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1–1 | 80.21 | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | – | 93.06 | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | – | 90.68 | ||||||
| 0 | 7 | – | 104.42 |
All draws are listed in Eastern European Time .
Monday, January 13, 15:00
Tuesday, January 14, 09:00
Tuesday, January 14, 19:00
Wednesday, January 15, 14:00
Thursday, January 16, 09:00
Thursday, January 16, 19:00
Friday, January 17, 14:00
Saturday, January 18, 09:00
Winner qualifies for 2020 World Women's Curling Championship.
Loser drops to second place game.
Saturday, January 18, 14:00
Winner qualifies for 2020 World Women's Curling Championship.