The 2018 WCT Arctic Cup, a mixed doubles curling event on the World Curling Tour, was held May 24 to 27 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka, Russia.[1] It was the final event of the 2017–18 curling season. The total purse for the event was $US 20,000.[2]
In the final, the duo of Rachel Homan from Canada and Niklas Edin from Sweden defeated the Scottish pair of Gina Aitken and Duncan Menzies 7–6 to claim the championship title. Maria Komarova and Daniil Goriachev from Russia secured third place in the tournament with an 8–3 victory over Zuzana Hájková and Tomáš Paul from Czech Republic.[3]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4][5]
| Female
|
Male
|
Locale
|
| Gina Aitken |
Duncan Menzies |
Scotland Stirling, Scotland
|
| Anastasia Bryzgalova |
Alexey Timofeev |
Russia Moscow, Russia[6]
|
| Joanne Courtney |
Reid Carruthers |
Canada Alberta & Manitoba, Canada
|
| Zuzana Hájková |
Tomáš Paul |
Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic[7]
|
| Rachel Homan |
Niklas Edin |
Canada Alberta, Canada / Sweden Karlstad, Sweden[8]
|
| Eszter Juhász |
Markku Uusipaavalniemi |
Finland Hyvinkää, Finland[9]
|
| Maria Komarova |
Daniil Goriachev |
Russia Moscow, Russia[10]
|
| Jenny Perret |
Matthias Perret |
Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
|
| Anna Venevtseva |
Vasiliy Groshev |
Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia[10]
|
| Malin Wendel |
Fabian Wingfors |
Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden
|
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings[11]
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00).[12][13]
Draw 1
Thursday, May 24, 15:00
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Scotland Aitken / Menzies
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
X
|
10
|
| Sweden Wendel / Wingfors (has hammer)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
3
|
Draw 2
Thursday, May 24, 17:30
Draw 3
Friday, May 25, 09:00
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Russia Bryzgalova / Timofeev (has hammer)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
8
|
| Scotland Aitken / Menzies
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
Draw 4
Friday, May 25, 12:00
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Russia Komarova / Goriachev (has hammer)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
X
|
10
|
| Russia Venevtseva / Groshev
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
|
Draw 5
Friday, May 25, 16:30
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Canada Courtney / Carruthers
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
| Scotland Aitken / Menzies (has hammer)
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Sweden Wendel / Wingfors
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
| Russia Bryzgalova / Timofeev (has hammer)
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
X
|
13
|
Draw 6
Friday, May 25, 19:30
Draw 7
Saturday, May 26, 09:00
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Canada Courtney / Carruthers (has hammer)
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
10
|
| Sweden Wendel / Wingfors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
Draw 8
Saturday, May 26, 12:00
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Finland Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
| Russia Komarova / Goriachev (has hammer)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
Draw 9
Saturday, May 26, 16:00
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Russia Bryzgalova / Timofeev (has hammer)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
4
|
| Canada Courtney / Carruthers
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
7
|
Draw 10
Saturday, May 26, 19:00
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Russia Venevtseva / Groshev (has hammer)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
| Finland Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
Playoffs
Source:[14][15]
Semifinals
Sunday, May 27, 09:00
| Sheet A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Scotland Aitken / Menzies (has hammer)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
| Russia Komarova / Goriachev
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Third place game
Sunday, May 27, 14:00
Final
Sunday, May 27, 14:00
References
- ↑ "The prize money for the 2018 Arctic Curling Cup will be $30,000". Arctic Cup. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Contact Information". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Arctic Curling Cup 2018: Homan and Edin won the title". Arctic Cup. May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "TEAMS AT ARCTIC CURLING CUP 2018". Arctic Cup. May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Anastasia Bryzgalova and Alexey Timofeev: "We are impressed by the way we were received in Dudinka"". Arctic Cup. May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Tomas Paul and Zuzana Hajkova: first world curling championships medal winners from the czech republic". Arctic Cup. May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "World stars of curling from Canada and Sweden will play in one pair at Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "The legend of the Finnish curling to come to Taymyr". Arctic Cup. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2018 World Championship silver medalists from Russia will participate in Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Teams and schedule Arctic Curling Cup 2018". Arctic Cup. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Third game day: group stage is finished". Arctic Cup. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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