2018 WCT Arctic Cup

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]

2018 WCT Arctic Cup
Host cityDudinka, Russia
ArenaTaimyr Ice Arena
DatesMay 24–27
Winner Homan / Edin
FemaleRachel Homan
MaleNiklas Edin
Finalist Aitken / Menzies
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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

The teams are listed as follows:[4][5]

Female Male Locale
Gina AitkenDuncan Menzies Stirling, Scotland
Anastasia BryzgalovaAlexey Timofeev Moscow, Russia[6]
Joanne CourtneyReid Carruthers Alberta & Manitoba, Canada
Zuzana HájkováTomáš Paul Prague, Czech Republic[7]
Rachel HomanNiklas Edin Alberta, Canada / Karlstad, Sweden[8]
Eszter JuhászMarkku Uusipaavalniemi Hyvinkää, Finland[9]
Maria KomarovaDaniil Goriachev Moscow, Russia[10]
Jenny PerretMatthias Perret Zürich, Switzerland
Anna VenevtsevaVasiliy Groshev Krasnoyarsk, Russia[10]
Malin WendelFabian Wingfors Gothenburg, Sweden

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings[11]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool AWL
Aitken / Menzies31
Hájková / Paul31
Bryzgalova / Timofeev22
Courtney / Carruthers22
Wendel / Wingfors04
Pool BWL
Homan / Edin31
Komarova / Goriachev31
Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi31
Perret / Perret13
Venevtseva / Groshev04

Round robin results

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

Draw 1

Thursday, May 24, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Aitken / Menzies 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 X 10
Wendel / Wingfors 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hájková / Paul 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 8
Courtney / Carruthers 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6

Draw 2

Thursday, May 24, 17:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Venevtseva / Groshev 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5
Perret / Perret 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 9
Homan / Edin 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 8

Draw 3

Friday, May 25, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Wendel / Wingfors 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 9
Hájková / Paul 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bryzgalova / Timofeev 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 X 8
Aitken / Menzies 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4

Draw 4

Friday, May 25, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Perret / Perret 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Komarova / Goriachev 1 2 1 0 2 0 4 X 10
Venevtseva / Groshev 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2

Draw 5

Friday, May 25, 16:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Courtney / Carruthers 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 6
Aitken / Menzies 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Wendel / Wingfors 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
Bryzgalova / Timofeev 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 X 13

Draw 6

Friday, May 25, 19:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Homan / Edin 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 9
Venevtseva / Groshev 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Perret / Perret 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 6
Komarova / Goriachev 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 8

Draw 7

Saturday, May 26, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hájková / Paul 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 8
Bryzgalova / Timofeev 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Courtney / Carruthers 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 X 10
Wendel / Wingfors 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 8

Saturday, May 26, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4
Komarova / Goriachev 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Homan / Edin 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 X 10
Perret / Perret 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5

Draw 9

Saturday, May 26, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bryzgalova / Timofeev 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4
Courtney / Carruthers 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Aitken / Menzies 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
Hájková / Paul 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6

Draw 10

Saturday, May 26, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Komarova / Goriachev 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 7
Homan / Edin 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Venevtseva / Groshev 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 6
Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7

Playoffs

Source:[14][15]

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

Semifinals

Sunday, May 27, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Aitken / Menzies 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 7
Komarova / Goriachev 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Homan / Edin 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 5 11
Hájková / Paul 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 7

Third place game

Sunday, May 27, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Komarova / Goriachev 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 8
Hájková / Paul 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3

Final

Sunday, May 27, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Aitken / Menzies 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 6
Homan / Edin 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 7

References
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  2. "Contact Information". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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  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. "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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