2021 WCT Arctic Cup
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]
| 2021 WCT Arctic Cup | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Dudinka, Russia |
| Arena | Taimyr Ice Arena |
| Dates | May 27–30 |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hürlimann / Schwaller |
| Female | Briar Hürlimann |
| Male | Yannick Schwaller |
| Finalist |  Samoylik / Vaskov |
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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.
Teams
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
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00).[8]
Draw 1
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 |
Draw 2
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 |
Draw 3
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 |
Draw 4
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 |
Draw 5
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 |
Draw 6
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 |
Draw 7
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 |
Draw 8
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 |
Draw 9
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 |
Draw 10
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 |
Playoffs
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 | ||
Semifinals
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 |
Third place game
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 |
Final
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 |
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "СОСТАВЫ ГРУПП ARCTIC CURLING CUP 2021" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 23, 2021.