2020_World_Men's_Curling_Championship

2020 World Men's Curling Championship

2020 World Men's Curling Championship

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The 2020 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the 2020 LGT World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was scheduled to be held from March 28 to April 5 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2] On March 14, 2020, the World Curling Federation announced the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

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The event was set to be the first event to start gathering points towards the 2022 Winter Olympic Qualification.[5] Upon cancellation, the qualifying process was left unclear. It was later announced that any country who were scheduled to compete in the event and did not qualify through the 2021 World Championships would take part in a final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in December 2021.

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship:[6]

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World Ranking

The World Curling Federation World Ranking tracks and lists the success of all Member Associations.[9]

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Teams

The teams were to be:[10]

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National playdowns

References

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    "World Curling Federation Site". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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    "Official Site". 2020 LGT World Men's Curling Championship. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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    The Canadian Press (March 14, 2020). "Men's curling world championship in Scotland cancelled due to COVID-19". The Star. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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    "LGT World Men's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Glasgow, Scotland". World Curling Federation. World Curling Federation. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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    "Event Info". World Curling Federation. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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    "Qualification Rules (Page 55 & 56)" (PDF). World Curling Federation. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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    "European Qualifiers". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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    "Pacific-Asia Qualifiers". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  9. [9]
    "World Rankings - men". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Teams". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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