The 2012
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers.
History
The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's m ...
was held at the
Milli Piyango Curling Arena in
Erzurum
Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010.
The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
from April 23 to 29.
Erzurum previously hosted the
2011 Winter Universiade
The XXV Winter Universiade, took place in Erzurum, Turkey between 27 January to 6 February. Erzurum is the city at the highest altitude in Turkey, at , and has over 320 cultural landmarks. Located in Eastern Anatolia Region, it is a city on the ...
, during which the Milli Piyango Curling Arena was used for the
curling competition.
Among the previous hosts of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships, Turkey is the nation with the least experience in curling; its
curling federation joined the
World Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. ...
in 2009. For the first time since
2009, the event was not held in conjunction with the same year's
World Senior Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
.
Switzerland won its fourth title in five years, defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 7–6. Austria won its first medal at the World Mixed Doubles Championship with a 12–7 win in the bronze medal game over the United States, which had its best finish at the event.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Round robin standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
Round robin results
All times listed in
Eastern European Summer Time
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(
UTC+3
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).
Blue Group
Tuesday, April 24
Draw 2
8:00
Draw 4
14:30
Draw 5
17:45
Wednesday, April 25
Draw 7
8:00
Draw 9
14:30
Draw 10
17:45
Draw 11
21:00
Thursday, April 26
Draw 12
8:00
Draw 13
11:15
Draw 14
14:30
Draw 15
17:45
Draw 16
21:00
Friday, April 27
Draw 17
8:00
Draw 18
11:15
Draw 19
14:30
Draw 20
17:45
Draw 21
21:00
Saturday, April 28
Draw 23
11:15
Red Group
Monday, April 23
Draw 1
18:45
Tuesday, April 24
Draw 3
11:15
Draw 5
17:45
Draw 6
21:00
Wednesday, April 25
Draw 8
11:15
Draw 10
17:45
Thursday, April 26
Draw 12
8:00
Draw 13
11:15
Draw 14
14:30
Draw 15
17:45
Draw 16
21:00
Friday, April 27
Draw 18
11:15
Draw 20
17:45
Saturday, April 28
Draw 22
8:00
Yellow Group
Monday, April 23
Draw 1
18:45
Tuesday, April 24
Draw 2
8:00
Draw 3
11:15
Draw 4
14:30
Draw 5
17:45
Draw 6
21:00
Wednesday, April 25
Draw 7
8:00
Draw 8
11:15
Draw 9
14:30
Draw 11
21:00
Thursday, April 26
Draw 12
8:00
Draw 13
11:15
Draw 14
14:30
Draw 15
17:45
Draw 16
21:00
Friday, April 27
Draw 17
8:00
Draw 18
11:15
Draw 19
14:30
Draw 20
17:45
Draw 21
21:00
Saturday, April 28
Draw 22
8:00
Draw 23
11:15
Tiebreaker
''Saturday, April 28, 18:30''
Playoffs
Qualification Game
''Saturday, April 28, 18:30''
Quarterfinals
''Sunday, April 29, 8:00''
Semifinals
''Sunday, April 29, 12:00''
Bronze medal game
''Sunday, April 29, 16:00''
Gold medal game
''Sunday, April 29, 16:00''
References
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{{2011–12 curling season
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, 2012
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
2012 in Turkish sport
International curling competitions hosted by Turkey
Sport in Erzurum