RCD 2014 Canadian Open: UPDATE!

Sorry for the delay in updating. Team Canada seems to being doing well without their Skip Jim Armstrong, as the lead the bonspiel tied with Russia undefeated!
 

Date change; London Wheelchair Curling 2 on 2 Wheelchair Cash$piel NOW Feb. 14, 2015

London Wheelchair Curling

2 on 2 Wheelchair Cash$piel
on Saturday, February 14, 2015

at Welland Curling Club, 497 King St, Welland , ON     L3B 3K4

Competitive Teams...The first 12 teams that register and pay the entry fee.

Entry fee...$120/team ($60/player). 

Prize for first place                                                   $500

Prize for second place                                            $200

Prize for third place                                                 $100

6 Ends, 6 rocks per end.  Time limit on game...1 hr

Meals available.

Registration:

Team Name:

Team Contact Name:

Address:

Player 1 Name:

Player 2 Name:

Coach(es):

Please make the cheque payable to London Wheelchair Curling and mail to:

Tony Reynen

PO 2826, St Marys, ON  N4X1A5

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at:

Email: ant@stonetown.com

Tel: 519 284-4337519 284-4337

2 Person Stick Curling Rules, Wheelchair

1. Each team is comprised of two Curlers.  With no sweeping or brushing, a four-member team would often have two people inactive. This way, everyone is always occupied, either delivering or skipping. Teams are easier to form and coordinate.

2. One member of each team stays at each end of the rink, and must not cross center ice (except as provided for in Rule 9).  This reduces movement up and down the ice, and increases the pace of the game. It also means responsibilities are equally shared by the two team members, and provides variety for each player.

3. No sweeping/brushing.

4. Each stone must be delivered by hand or with a curling / delivery stick, from a sitting (in a wheelchair) position.

5. All stones must be released with in 0.457m (18in) from the centre line and before the stone reaches the hog line.  

6. The two delivering Curlers alternately deliver six stones each per end, while their teammates skip that end. Then roles are reversed.  Each player is always occupied, doing something interesting. 18 stones are delivered per person each game, compared to 16 (8 ends) or 20 (10 ends) in regular curling.

7. The first three stones delivered in an end may not be removed from play before delivery of the fourth stone of that end. If that happens, the delivered stone is removed from play and all other stones are returned to their original position.  With fewer stones used, and fewer ends, the stick game tends to be more defensive than the regular game. This rule makes the game offensive, thus more interesting for competitors and fans. The “in play area” is the area from the hog line to the back line.

8. Each team may call a maximum of two one minute time outs (and meet at center ice) during a game. During an extra end, one additional time out is allowed. Each a time out is called, the opposing team may consult near center ice at the same time.   This allows for team member consultation during a game.

9. All games are six ends. In case of a tie, an extra end is played, with each player delivering 3 stones (skips and deliverers exchange roles at the midpoint of an extra end without moving the delivered stones).  In the event the extra end is a blank, another end is played using the extra end format.

10. Other rules and etiquette of regular curling apply.  The good parts of the regular game are retained!  It is not a rule but  participants  should be advised that one hour is sufficient to play the game.   In addition it should  be confirmed whether the allocated time of one hour will include the time taken for time outs.

RCD 2014 Wheelchair Curling Bonspiel

 finished  Draw 1, and here is the result. The Round Robin will have 9 draws, until Sunday morning, then followed by the Play-Offs starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Richmond Curling Club. The game this evening between Team Scorpions (Korea) and Team Alberta was very exciting, and Team Scorpions won the game by 1 point.



Standings

 

Russian wheelchair curling team named for North American tour

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Laura Hale in Wheelchair curling, Winter sports // 0 Comments

Earlier today, the Russian Paralympic Committee announced the wheelchair curling team selected to participate in a North American tour.  The curlers are Andrey Smirnov, Oksana Slesarenko, Alexander Shevchenko, Constantine Kurokhtin, Marat Romanov, and Svetlana Pakhomova.

The first stop for the team will be Richmond, Canada from November 20 to 23, where they will play in a tournament against Scotland, Canada, South Korea and Canadian club teams.  The team will then be off to Ottawa for the Cathy Kerr International Bonspiel.  From there, the team goes to Utica, New York for the US Open from December 5 to 7.

The team won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, losing out on gold to Canada. Smirnov, Shevchenko, Pakhomova, Romanov and Slesarenko were all part of that team, and the team that took gold at the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship. Forty-one year old Smirnov is from the Sverdlovsk region. Forty-eight year old Romanov  is from the Chelyabinsk  region. Forty-nine year old Pakhomova is from Moscow. Forty-three year old Shevchenko is also from Moscow.  Forty-four year old Slesarenko is from Sverdlovsk.