The qualification event of the

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was held from November 3 to 8, 2012 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in

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, which hosted the qualification tournaments for the past two World Wheelchair Curling Championships. The qualification event was open to any

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affiliated national team not already qualified. The event's two top finishers, Norway and Finland, will join the top 8 finishers from the last World Wheelchair Curling Championship at this season's event in Sochi, Russia. Of the 11 teams that competed, Italy and Norway last competed at the Worlds in 2012, Germany and the Czech Republic in 2011, Switzerland in 2009, Japan in 2008, Denmark in 2007, and Poland in 2005. Finland, Latvia and Turkey never appeared at a World Wheelchair Curling Championship prior to this season, and Turkey made its debut on the world wheelchair curling stage at the qualification event. After the round robin, Finland, Norway, Italy, and Latvia advanced to the playoffs, where Finland played Norway for a spot in the World Championships and Italy played Latvia for a spot in the second qualifier. Norway, skipped by

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, defeated Finland, skipped by

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, with a score of 8–3 to grab the first of two open spots in the World Championships. Finland was relegated to the second qualifier, while Italy, skipped by Paolo Ioriatti, defeated Latvia, skipped by Ojārs Briedis, with a score of 7–4 to advance to the second qualifier. In the Second Place Game, Finland defeated Italy with a score of 9–7 to claim the second spot in the World Championships.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Round-robin results

All draw times listed in

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Draw 1

''Saturday, November 3, 16:00''

Draw 2

''Sunday, November 4, 9:30''

Draw 3

''Sunday, November 4, 14:00''

Draw 4

''Sunday, November 4, 18:30''

Draw 5

''Monday, November 5, 10:30''

Draw 6

''Monday, November 5, 16:30''

Draw 7

''Tuesday, November 6, 9:30''

Draw 8

''Tuesday, November 6, 14:00''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, November 6, 18:30''

Draw 10

''Wednesday, November 7, 9:30''

Draw 11

''Wednesday, November 7, 14:00''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Thursday, November 8, 12:00'' is qualified to participate in the Worlds
moves to Second Place Game

3 vs. 4

''Thursday, November 8, 12:00'' advances to Second Place Game

Second Place Game

''Thursday, November 8, 16:30'' qualified to participate in the Worlds

References

;General * ;Specific

External links

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Results
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