The qualification event for the
2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship took place from November 15 to 20, 2008 in
Prague
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,
Czech Republic
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. The event's two top finishers, Germany and China, both qualified to participate in the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
The two qualification spots are determined as follows: After the conclusion of the
round robin, the top four teams advance to the playoffs. The playoffs follow the first and second rounds of the
page playoff system
The Page playoff system is a playoff format. It is used in top level competitions in softball, curling, and the Indian Premier League, Pakistan Super League, and Bangladesh Premier League cricket tournaments, and is used widely in lower level comp ...
. In the first round, he first seed playing the second and the third seed playing the fourth. In the final round, the loser of 1 v. 2 plays the winner of 3 vs. 4 in the
Second Place Game, like in the semifinal of the page playoff system. However, unlike the page playoff system, the winner of 1 vs. 2 and the loser of 3 vs. 4 do not play. The winner of 1 vs. 2 qualifies to the worlds, while the winner of the second place game also qualifies to the worlds.
Teams
Round robin standings
Results
Draw 1
''Saturday, November 15, 9:00''
Draw 2
''Saturday, November 15, 13:30''
Draw 3
''Sunday, November 16, 9:00''
Draw 4
''Sunday, November 16, 13:30''
Draw 5
''Sunday, November 16, 18:00''
Draw 6
''Monday, November 17, 9:00''
Draw 7
''Monday, November 17, 13:30''
Draw 8
''Monday, November 17, 18:00''
Draw 9
''Tuesday, November 18, 9:00''
Draw 10
''Tuesday, November 18, 13:30''
Draw 11
''Tuesday, November 18, 18:00''
Draw 12
''Wednesday, November 19, 9:00''
Draw 13
''Wednesday, November 19, 13:30''
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
''Thursday, November 20, 11:30''
is qualified to participate in the
worlds
moves to
Second Place Game
3 vs. 4
''Thursday, November 20, 11:30''
advances to
Second Place Game
Second Place Game
''Thursday, November 20, 15:30''
Loser of 1 vs. 2 plays against Winner of 3 vs. 4 for the second qualification spot.
qualifies to participate in the
worlds
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship - Qualification Event
World Wheelchair Curling Championship
2008 in curling
Qualification for curling competitions
International curling competitions hosted by the Czech Republic