WCF World Rankings

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The WCF World Rankings system is designed to track and list the amount of success achieved by each member association of the World Curling Federation (WCF) in a given curling season. The system, which was implemented in December 2006, is similar to the ranking system used by FIFA. The events taken into account when calculating each nation's score include the Olympic and Paralympic games, the World Curling Championships, and the various qualifying events for member associations who did not compete in the worlds. The system was developed by Patrick Hürlimann, who is a former Olympic champion and was the vice president of the WCF from 2010 to 2012. The calculation method was overhauled for the 2018–19 season.

Current rankings

Women

Top 10 rankings for the 2022–23 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Switzerland 87.162 Steady
2  Sweden 53.581 Steady
3  Canada 49.392 Increase 1
4  Japan 46.162 Increase 1
5  South Korea 41.027 Decrease 2
6  United States 38.054 Increase 1
7  Scotland /  Great Britain 45.486 Decrease 1
8  Norway 31.811 Increase 5
9  Denmark 30.541 Steady
10  Italy 21.568 Increase 4
Complete rankings at WCF

Men

Top 10 rankings for the 2021–22 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Sweden 97.122 Steady
2  Canada 70.706 Increase 1
3  Scotland /  Great Britain 63.309 Increase 2
4  United States 62.433 Steady
5  Switzerland 57.284 Decrease 3
6  Italy 44.514 Increase 2
7  Norway 37.455 Steady
8  Russia 28.822 Increase 2
9  South Korea 26.754 Steady
10  Japan 25.719 Decrease 4
Complete rankings at WCF

Wheelchair

Top 10 rankings for the 2022–23 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  China 91.429 Steady
2  Canada 61.357 Increase 1
3  Sweden 61.086 Decrease 1
4  South Korea 37.886 Increase 2
7  Scotland /  Great Britain 37.892 Increase 2
6  Norway 35.429 Decrease 2
7  Russia 34.729 Decrease 2
8  United States 32.863 Increase 1
9  Latvia 26.229 Increase 3
10  Slovakia 23.914 Decrease 2
Complete rankings at WCF

Mixed doubles

Top 10 rankings for the 2022–23 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Norway 61.929 Increase 1
2  Scotland /  Great Britain 61.929 Decrease 1
3  United States 53.486 Increase 4
4  Sweden 50.357 Increase 1
5  Canada 42.714 Decrease 2
6  Switzerland 42.643 Decrease 2
7  Italy 42.057 Decrease 1
8  Japan 35.711 Increase 4
9  Australia 24.943 Increase 2
10  Czech Republic 23.914 Decrease 2
Complete rankings at WCF

Mixed

Top 10 rankings for the 2022–23 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Canada 97.091 Steady
2  Scotland 60.327 Steady
3  Norway 48.273 Steady
4  Germany 42.356 Increase 1
5  Switzerland 41.316 Increase 4
6  Sweden 31.643 Increase 1
7  Spain 31.080 Decrease 1
8  Russia 23.389 Decrease 4
9  Denmark 21.491 Increase 3
10  South Korea 21.000 Decrease 2
Complete rankings at WCF

Wheelchair mixed doubles

Top 10 rankings for the 2022–23 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Latvia 74.286 Increase 4
2  United States 61.143 Increase 4
3  Sweden 49.143 Decrease 2
4  Hungary 44.571 Decrease 2
5  Canada 43.143 Increase 8
6  Norway 34.714 Decrease 3
7  Slovakia 34.286 Steady
8  Italy 30.571 Decrease 4
9  South Korea 30.286 Decrease 1
10  China 28.571 Increase 9
Complete rankings at WCF

Current calculation method

The points are calculated for each member association based on performance during the last four curling seasons. Once points are distributed, the total for each member association is divided by the maximum number of points available.

Results in seasons prior to the current season are scaled by the following factors:

Years prior to current season 0 1 2 3
Scaling factor 100% 75% 60% 40%

Points distribution

Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each member association at an eligible event.

International events

The points distributions for the World Curling Championships and Olympic and Paralympic Games are given as follows:

Final rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Points 240 200 180 150 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 45

Qualification events

Member associations that do not qualify for the Worlds are given points based on their performance in regional or qualifying events, from 45 points to 1 point. The distribution varies depending on the event.

2006–18 calculation method

The points are calculated for each nation based on performance during the last six curling seasons. Results in seasons prior to the current season are scaled by the following factors:

Years prior to current season 0 1 2 3 4 5
Scaling factor 100% 80% 60% 40% 30% 20%

Points distribution

Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each nation at an eligible event.

International events

The points distributions are given for each event as follows:

Winter Olympic Games
Final rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Points 480 400 360 320 280 240 200 180 160 140 120 100
World Curling Championships
Final rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Points 240 200 180 160 140 120 100 90 80 70 60 50

Regional events

All nations that qualify for the World Curling Championships receive 50 points, regardless of final ranking in regional events, if applicable.

Nations in the European or Pacific Curling Championships that do not qualify for the World Championships receive less than 50 points. Based on their final ranking in the tournament, nations receive 49 or fewer points, in decrements of 1 point.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "World Curling Federation - World Rankings". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

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