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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

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Women

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Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Switzerland 84.459 Steady
2  Canada 62.351 Increase 1
3  South Korea 50.838 Increase 2
4  Sweden 45.000 Decrease 2
5  Japan 39.027 Decrease 1
6  United States 35.838 Steady
7  Scotland /  Great Britain 33.338 Steady
8  Italy 31.676 Increase 2
9  Denmark 31.270 Steady
10  Norway 31.081 Decrease 2
Complete rankings at WCF

Men

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Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Sweden 84.085 Steady
2  Canada 78.085 Steady
3  Scotland /  Great Britain 60.845 Steady
4  Italy 48.577 Increase 1
5  Switzerland 45.085 Decrease 1
6  United States 38.296 Steady
7  South Korea 34.507 Steady
8  Norway 26.282 Steady
9  Germany 25.690 Increase 1
10  Japan 19.831 Decrease 1
Complete rankings at WCF

Mixed doubles

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Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Norway 66.791 Steady
2  Sweden 60.537 Increase 2
3  Scotland /  Great Britain 58.060 Decrease 1
4  Switzerland 47.522 Increase 2
5  Canada 43.075 Steady
6  United States 42.209 Decrease 3
7  Italy 41.403 Steady
8  Estonia 37.090 Increase 4
9  Japan 32.284 Decrease 1
10  Germany 23.627 Increase 1
Complete rankings at WCF

Wheelchair

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Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  China 83.582 Steady
2  Canada 70.149 Steady
3  Sweden 62.537 Steady
4  Norway 53.254 Increase 2
5  South Korea 34.746 Decrease 1
6  United States 32.203 Increase 2
7  Latvia 30.448 Increase 2
8  Scotland /  Great Britain 28.403 Decrease 3
9  Slovakia 25.433 Increase 1
10  Russia 23.582 Decrease 3
Complete rankings at WCF

Wheelchair mixed doubles

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Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  South Korea 59.915 Increase 8
2  Latvia 55.745 Decrease 1
3  United States 51.745 Decrease 1
4  China 50.000 Increase 6
5  Italy 45.532 Increase 3
6  Sweden 35.000 Decrease 3
7  Slovakia 34.979 Steady
8  Hungary 30.426 Decrease 4
9  Canada 28.149 Decrease 4
10  Japan 27.787 Increase 7
Complete rankings at WCF

Mixed

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Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1  Canada 87.273 Steady
2  Sweden 56.245 Increase 4
3  Spain 49.455 Increase 4
4  Norway 48.909 Decrease 1
5  Switzerland 37.182 Steady
6  Germany 36.764 Decrease 2
7  Scotland 36.655 Decrease 5
8  Japan 24.167 Increase 6
9  Australia 17.789 Increase 12
10  Latvia 16.564 Increase 14
Complete rankings at WCF

Current calculation method

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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

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

International events

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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

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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

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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

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

International events

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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

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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

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