World Curling Tour event
The 2021 WCT Arctic Cup , a mixed doubles curling event on the World Curling Tour , was held May 27 to 30 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka , Russia .[ 1] It was the final event of the 2020–21 curling season . The total purse for the event was € 20,000.[ 2] The event was originally scheduled for November 4 to 9, 2020, however, it was moved to the end of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3]
In the final, the reigning Swiss mixed doubles champions Briar Hürlimann and Yannick Schwaller secured a 9–2 victory over the Russian team of Anna Samoylik and Mikhail Vaskov .[ 4] Hürlimann and Schwaller finished 3–1 through the round robin and defeated the Italian duo of Diana Gaspari and Joël Retornaz 6–4 to advance to the championship game.[ 5] Samoylik and Vaskov also went 3–1 through the group stage and upset the previously undefeated team of Alina Kovaleva and Sergey Glukhov 10–5 to reach the final. In the third place game, Kovaleva and Glukhov defeated Gaspari and Retornaz 10–5.
The teams are listed as follows:[ 2] [ 6]
Female Male Locale Sofie Bergman Fredrik Nyman Stocksund & Leksand , Sweden Nkeirouka Ezekh Alexey Stukalskiy Moscow , Russia [ 7] Diana Gaspari Joël Retornaz Cortina d'Ampezzo & Pinerolo , Italy Briar Hürlimann Yannick Schwaller Solothurn , Switzerland Karoliine Kaare Harri Lill Tallinn , Estonia Alina Kovaleva Sergey Glukhov Saint Petersburg , Russia Daria Morozova Oleg Krasikov Dmitrov & Saint Petersburg , Russia Anna Samoylik Mikhail Vaskov Krasnoyarsk & Dmitrov , Russia Anna Sidorova Alexey Timofeev Moscow & Saint Petersburg , Russia Ildikó Szekeres György Nagy Budapest , Hungary
Round robin standings [ edit ] Final Round Robin Standings
Pool A W L Kovaleva / Glukhov 4 0 53.91 Hürlimann / Schwaller 3 1 60.73 Ezekh / Stukalskiy 2 2 66.30 Morozova / Krasikov 1 3 52.71 Kaare / Lill 0 4 38.56
Pool B W L Gaspari / Retornaz 3 1 68.54 Samoylik / Vaskov 3 1 94.83 Sidorova / Timofeev 2 2 46.81 Bergman / Nyman 1 3 63.93 Szekeres / Nagy 1 3 75.18
Round robin results [ edit ] All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00 ).[ 8]
Thursday, May 27, 16:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Kovaleva / Glukhov 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 8 Kaare / Lill 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Ezekh / Stukalskiy 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 7 Morozova / Krasikov 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
Thursday, May 27, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Szekeres / Nagy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 Gaspari / Retornaz 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Sidorova / Timofeev 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 X 8 Bergman / Nyman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
Friday, May 28, 12:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Kaare / Lill 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 2 Ezekh / Stukalskiy 1 1 0 3 2 1 X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Hürlimann / Schwaller 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 Kovaleva / Glukhov 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 10
Friday, May 28, 16:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Gaspari / Retornaz 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3 Sidorova / Timofeev 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Samoylik / Vaskov 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 X 9 Szekeres / Nagy 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 X 7
Friday, May 28, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Morozova / Krasikov 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 Kovaleva / Glukhov 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final Kaare / Lill 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 7 Hürlimann / Schwaller 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 9
Saturday, May 29, 08:30
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Bergman / Nyman 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 X 9 Szekeres / Nagy 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final Gaspari / Retornaz 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 7 Samoylik / Vaskov 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6
Saturday, May 29, 11:30
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Ezekh / Stukalskiy 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 Hürlimann / Schwaller 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Morozova / Krasikov 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 8 Kaare / Lill 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Saturday, May 29, 14:30
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Sidorova / Timofeev 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 Samoylik / Vaskov 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Bergman / Nyman 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Gaspari / Retornaz 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 3 11
Saturday, May 29, 17:30
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final Hürlimann / Schwaller 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 6 Morozova / Krasikov 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Kovaleva / Glukhov 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 7 Ezekh / Stukalskiy 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 6
Saturday, May 29, 20:30
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Samoylik / Vaskov 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 X 8 Bergman / Nyman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Szekeres / Nagy 0 2 4 4 0 1 0 X 11 Sidorova / Timofeev 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
Source:[ 8]
Semifinals Final A1 Kovaleva / Glukhov 5 B2 Samoylik / Vaskov 10 B2 Samoylik / Vaskov 2 A2 Hürlimann / Schwaller 9 B1 Gaspari / Retornaz 4 A2 Hürlimann / Schwaller 6
Third place game A1 Kovaleva / Glukhov 10 B1 Gaspari / Retornaz 5
Sunday, May 30, 10:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Gaspari / Retornaz 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Hürlimann / Schwaller 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Kovaleva / Glukhov 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 5 Samoylik / Vaskov 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 X 10
Sunday, May 30, 13:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Kovaleva / Glukhov 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 10 Gaspari / Retornaz 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5
Sunday, May 30, 13:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Samoylik / Vaskov 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 Hürlimann / Schwaller 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 X 9
^ "Команды из 6 стран сыграют в V Кубке Арктики по кёрлингу (Teams from 6 countries will play in the V Arctic Cup in curling)" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021 . ^ a b "Arctic Cup" . World Curling Tour . Retrieved May 23, 2021 . ^ "WCT Arctic Cup" . World Curling Tour . Retrieved May 30, 2021 . ^ "Кубок Арктики отправляется в Швейцарию (Arctic Cup goes to Switzerland)" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021 . ^ "Определились финалисты V Кубка Арктики (Finalists v Arctic Cup determined)" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021 . ^ "Лидеры сборной России сыграют на WCT Arctic Cup 2021 в Дудинке (The leaders of the Russian national team will play at the WCT Arctic Cup 2021 in Dudinka)" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021 . ^ "Звёзды Кубка Арктики: Кира Езех (Arctic Cup stars: Kira Ezeh)" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021 . ^ a b "СОСТАВЫ ГРУПП ARCTIC CURLING CUP 2021" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 23, 2021 .