The 2018 WCT Arctic Cup, a mixed doubles curling event on the World Curling Tour, was held May 24 to 27 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka, Russia.[1] It was the final event of the 2017–18 curling season. The total purse for the event was $US 20,000.[2]

2018 WCT Arctic Cup
Host cityDudinka, Russia
ArenaTaimyr Ice Arena
DatesMay 24–27
WinnerCanadaSweden Homan / Edin
FemaleRachel Homan
MaleNiklas Edin
FinalistScotland Aitken / Menzies
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In the final, the duo of Rachel Homan from Canada and Niklas Edin from Sweden defeated the Scottish pair of Gina Aitken and Duncan Menzies 7–6 to claim the championship title. Maria Komarova and Daniil Goriachev from Russia secured third place in the tournament with an 8–3 victory over Zuzana Hájková and Tomáš Paul from Czech Republic.[3]

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[4][5]

Female Male Locale
Gina Aitken Duncan Menzies   Stirling, Scotland
Anastasia Bryzgalova Alexey Timofeev   Moscow, Russia[6]
Joanne Courtney Reid Carruthers   Alberta & Manitoba, Canada
Zuzana Hájková Tomáš Paul   Prague, Czech Republic[7]
Rachel Homan Niklas Edin   Alberta, Canada /   Karlstad, Sweden[8]
Eszter Juhász Markku Uusipaavalniemi   Hyvinkää, Finland[9]
Maria Komarova Daniil Goriachev   Moscow, Russia[10]
Jenny Perret Matthias Perret   Zürich, Switzerland
Anna Venevtseva Vasiliy Groshev   Krasnoyarsk, Russia[10]
Malin Wendel Fabian Wingfors   Gothenburg, Sweden

Round robin standings

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Final round robin standings[11]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
  Aitken / Menzies 3 1
  Hájková / Paul 3 1
  Bryzgalova / Timofeev 2 2
  Courtney / Carruthers 2 2
  Wendel / Wingfors 0 4
Pool B W L
   Homan / Edin 3 1
  Komarova / Goriachev 3 1
  Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 3 1
  Perret / Perret 1 3
  Venevtseva / Groshev 0 4

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00).[12][13]

Draw 1

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Thursday, May 24, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Aitken / Menzies 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 X 10
  Wendel / Wingfors   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Hájková / Paul 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 8
  Courtney / Carruthers   2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6

Draw 2

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Thursday, May 24, 17:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Venevtseva / Groshev 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5
  Perret / Perret   2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 9
   Homan / Edin   1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 8

Draw 3

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Friday, May 25, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Wendel / Wingfors 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 9
  Hájková / Paul   0 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bryzgalova / Timofeev   1 1 1 0 3 0 2 X 8
  Aitken / Menzies 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4

Draw 4

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Friday, May 25, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Perret / Perret   0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
  Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Komarova / Goriachev   1 2 1 0 2 0 4 X 10
  Venevtseva / Groshev 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2

Draw 5

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Friday, May 25, 16:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Courtney / Carruthers 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 6
  Aitken / Menzies   2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Wendel / Wingfors 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
  Bryzgalova / Timofeev   5 0 2 2 0 0 4 X 13

Draw 6

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Friday, May 25, 19:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
   Homan / Edin   2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 9
  Venevtseva / Groshev 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Perret / Perret 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 6
  Komarova / Goriachev   1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 8

Draw 7

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Saturday, May 26, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Hájková / Paul   0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 8
  Bryzgalova / Timofeev 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Courtney / Carruthers   3 2 2 0 2 0 1 X 10
  Wendel / Wingfors 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 8

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Saturday, May 26, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4
  Komarova / Goriachev   1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
   Homan / Edin 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 X 10
  Perret / Perret   0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5

Draw 9

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Saturday, May 26, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bryzgalova / Timofeev   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4
  Courtney / Carruthers 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Aitken / Menzies   0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
  Hájková / Paul 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6

Draw 10

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Saturday, May 26, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Komarova / Goriachev 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 7
   Homan / Edin   4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Venevtseva / Groshev   0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 6
  Juhász / Uusipaavalniemi 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7

Playoffs

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Source:[14][15]

Semifinals Final
      
A1   Aitken / Menzies 7
B2   Komarova / Goriachev 6
A1   Aitken / Menzies 6
B1    Homan / Edin 7
B1    Homan / Edin 11
A2   Hájková / Paul 7
Third place game
   
B2   Komarova / Goriachev 8
A2   Hájková / Paul 3

Semifinals

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Sunday, May 27, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Aitken / Menzies   2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 7
  Komarova / Goriachev 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
   Homan / Edin 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 5 11
  Hájková / Paul   2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 7

Third place game

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Sunday, May 27, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Komarova / Goriachev   2 2 0 1 0 2 1 X 8
  Hájková / Paul 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3

Final

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Sunday, May 27, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Aitken / Menzies 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 6
   Homan / Edin   1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 7

References

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  1. ^ "The prize money for the 2018 Arctic Curling Cup will be $30,000". Arctic Cup. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Contact Information". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Arctic Curling Cup 2018: Homan and Edin won the title". Arctic Cup. May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "TEAMS AT ARCTIC CURLING CUP 2018". Arctic Cup. May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "Anastasia Bryzgalova and Alexey Timofeev: "We are impressed by the way we were received in Dudinka"". Arctic Cup. May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tomas Paul and Zuzana Hajkova: first world curling championships medal winners from the czech republic". Arctic Cup. May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "World stars of curling from Canada and Sweden will play in one pair at Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "The legend of the Finnish curling to come to Taymyr". Arctic Cup. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2018 World Championship silver medalists from Russia will participate in Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Teams and schedule Arctic Curling Cup 2018". Arctic Cup. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Third game day: group stage is finished". Arctic Cup. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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