2018 WCT Arctic Cup

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2018 WCT Arctic Cup
Host cityDudinka, Russia
ArenaTaimyr Ice Arena
DatesMay 24–27
WinnerCanadaSweden Homan / Edin
FemaleRachel Homan
MaleNiklas Edin
FinalistScotland Aitken / Menzies
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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[edit]

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[edit]

Final round robin standings[11]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
Scotland Aitken / Menzies 3 1
Czech Republic Hájková / Paul 3 1
Russia Bryzgalova / Timofeev 2 2
Canada Courtney / Carruthers 2 2
Sweden Wendel / Wingfors 0 4
Pool B W L
CanadaSweden Homan / Edin 3 1
Russia Komarova / Goriachev 3 1
Finland Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 3 1
Switzerland Perret / Perret 1 3
Russia Venevtseva / Groshev 0 4

Round robin results[edit]

All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00).[12][13]

Draw 1[edit]

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
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Czech Republic Hájková / Paul 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 8
Canada Courtney / Carruthers (has hammer) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6

Draw 2[edit]

Thursday, May 24, 17:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Russia Venevtseva / Groshev 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5
Switzerland Perret / Perret (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Finland Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 9
CanadaSweden Homan / Edin (has hammer) 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 8

Draw 3[edit]

Friday, May 25, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Sweden Wendel / Wingfors 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 9
Czech Republic Hájková / Paul (has hammer) 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 11
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[edit]

Friday, May 25, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Perret / Perret (has hammer) 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
Finland Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 9
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[edit]

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[edit]

Friday, May 25, 19:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
CanadaSweden Homan / Edin (has hammer) 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 9
Russia Venevtseva / Groshev 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Switzerland Perret / Perret 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 6
Russia Komarova / Goriachev (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 8

Draw 7[edit]

Saturday, May 26, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Czech Republic Hájková / Paul (has hammer) 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 8
Russia Bryzgalova / Timofeev 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6
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[edit]

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
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
CanadaSweden Homan / Edin 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 X 10
Switzerland Perret / Perret (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5

Draw 9[edit]

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
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Scotland Aitken / Menzies (has hammer) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
Czech Republic Hájková / Paul 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6

Draw 10[edit]

Saturday, May 26, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Komarova / Goriachev 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 7
CanadaSweden Homan / Edin (has hammer) 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8
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[edit]

Source:[14][15]

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Scotland Aitken / Menzies 7
B2 Russia Komarova / Goriachev 6
A1 Scotland Aitken / Menzies 6
B1 CanadaSweden Homan / Edin 7
B1 CanadaSweden Homan / Edin 11
A2 Czech Republic Hájková / Paul 7
Third place game
   
B2 Russia Komarova / Goriachev 8
A2 Czech Republic Hájková / Paul 3

Semifinals[edit]

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
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
CanadaSweden Homan / Edin 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 5 11
Czech Republic Hájková / Paul (has hammer) 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 7

Third place game[edit]

Sunday, May 27, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Komarova / Goriachev (has hammer) 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 8
Czech Republic Hájková / Paul 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3

Final[edit]

Sunday, May 27, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scotland Aitken / Menzies 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 6
CanadaSweden Homan / Edin (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 7

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Contact Information". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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  5. ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Tomas Paul and Zuzana Hajkova: first world curling championships medal winners from the czech republic". Arctic Cup. May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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  9. ^ "The legend of the Finnish curling to come to Taymyr". Arctic Cup. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2018 World Championship silver medalists from Russia will participate in Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Teams and schedule Arctic Curling Cup 2018". Arctic Cup. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Third game day: group stage is finished". Arctic Cup. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

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