WCF World Rankings

The WCF World Rankings system is designed to track and list the amount of success achieved by each member association of the World Curling Federation (WCF) in a given curling season. The system, which was implemented in December 2006, is similar to the ranking system used by FIFA. The events taken into account when calculating each nation's score include the Olympic and Paralympic games, the World Curling Championships, and the various qualifying events for member associations who did not compete in the worlds. The system was developed by Patrick Hürlimann, who is a former Olympic champion and was the vice president of the WCF from 2010 to 2012. The calculation method was overhauled for the 2018–19 season.

Current rankings

Women

Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	Switzerland	84.459	Steady
2	Canada	62.351	Increase 1
3	South Korea	50.838	Increase 2
4	Sweden	45.000	Decrease 2
5	Japan	39.027	Decrease 1
6	United States	35.838	Steady
7	Scotland / Great Britain	33.338	Steady
8	Italy	31.676	Increase 2
9	Denmark	31.270	Steady
10	Norway	31.081	Decrease 2
Complete rankings at WCF

Men

Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	Sweden	84.085	Steady
2	Canada	78.085	Steady
3	Scotland / Great Britain	60.845	Steady
4	Italy	48.577	Increase 1
5	Switzerland	45.085	Decrease 1
6	United States	38.296	Steady
7	South Korea	34.507	Steady
8	Norway	26.282	Steady
9	Germany	25.690	Increase 1
10	Japan	19.831	Decrease 1
Complete rankings at WCF

Mixed doubles

Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	Norway	66.791	Steady
2	Sweden	60.537	Increase 2
3	Scotland / Great Britain	58.060	Decrease 1
4	Switzerland	47.522	Increase 2
5	Canada	43.075	Steady
6	United States	42.209	Decrease 3
7	Italy	41.403	Steady
8	Estonia	37.090	Increase 4
9	Japan	32.284	Decrease 1
10	Germany	23.627	Increase 1
Complete rankings at WCF

Wheelchair

Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	China	83.582	Steady
2	Canada	70.149	Steady
3	Sweden	62.537	Steady
4	Norway	53.254	Increase 2
5	South Korea	34.746	Decrease 1
6	United States	32.203	Increase 2
7	Latvia	30.448	Increase 2
8	Scotland / Great Britain	28.403	Decrease 3
9	Slovakia	25.433	Increase 1
10	Russia	23.582	Decrease 3
Complete rankings at WCF

Wheelchair mixed doubles

Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	South Korea	59.915	Increase 8
2	Latvia	55.745	Decrease 1
3	United States	51.745	Decrease 1
4	China	50.000	Increase 6
5	Italy	45.532	Increase 3
6	Sweden	35.000	Decrease 3
7	Slovakia	34.979	Steady
8	Hungary	30.426	Decrease 4
9	Canada	28.149	Decrease 4
10	Japan	27.787	Increase 7
Complete rankings at WCF

Mixed

Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season
Current rank	Country	Points	Change
1	Canada	87.273	Steady
2	Sweden	56.245	Increase 4
3	Spain	49.455	Increase 4
4	Norway	48.909	Decrease 1
5	Switzerland	37.182	Steady
6	Germany	36.764	Decrease 2
7	Scotland	36.655	Decrease 5
8	Japan	24.167	Increase 6
9	Australia	17.789	Increase 12
10	Latvia	16.564	Increase 14
Complete rankings at WCF

Current calculation method

The points are calculated for each member association based on performance during the last four curling seasons. Once points are distributed, the total for each member association is divided by the maximum number of points available. Results in seasons prior to the current season are scaled by the following factors:

Years prior to current season	0	1	2	3
Scaling factor	100%	75%	60%	40%

Points distribution

Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each member association at an eligible event.

International events

The points distributions for the World Curling Championships and Olympic and Paralympic Games are given as follows:

Final rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Points	240	200	180	150	120	110	100	90	80	70	60	50	45

Qualification events

Member associations that do not qualify for the Worlds are given points based on their performance in regional or qualifying events, from 45 points to 1 point. The distribution varies depending on the event.

2006–18 calculation method

The points are calculated for each nation based on performance during the last six curling seasons. Results in seasons prior to the current season are scaled by the following factors:

Years prior to current season	0	1	2	3	4	5
Scaling factor	100%	80%	60%	40%	30%	20%

Points distribution

Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each nation at an eligible event.

International events

The points distributions are given for each event as follows:

Winter Olympic Games

Final rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Points	480	400	360	320	280	240	200	180	160	140	120	100

World Curling Championships

Final rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Points	240	200	180	160	140	120	100	90	80	70	60	50

Regional events

All nations that qualify for the World Curling Championships receive 50 points, regardless of final ranking in regional events, if applicable. Nations in the European or Pacific Curling Championships that do not qualify for the World Championships receive less than 50 points. Based on their final ranking in the tournament, nations receive 49 or fewer points, in decrements of 1 point.

External links

• http://www.worldcurling.org/worldrankings