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  
2   Canada 62.351   1
3   South Korea 50.838   2
4   Sweden 45.000   2
5   Japan 39.027   1
6   United States 35.838  
7   Scotland /   Great Britain 33.338  
8   Italy 31.676   2
9   Denmark 31.270  
10   Norway 31.081   2
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Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1   Sweden 84.085  
2   Canada 78.085  
3   Scotland /   Great Britain 60.845  
4   Italy 48.577   1
5   Switzerland 45.085   1
6   United States 38.296  
7   South Korea 34.507  
8   Norway 26.282  
9   Germany 25.690   1
10   Japan 19.831   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  
2   Sweden 60.537   2
3   Scotland /   Great Britain 58.060   1
4   Switzerland 47.522   2
5   Canada 43.075  
6   United States 42.209   3
7   Italy 41.403  
8   Estonia 37.090   4
9   Japan 32.284   1
10   Germany 23.627   1
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Wheelchair

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Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1]
Current
rank
Country Points Change
1   China 83.582  
2   Canada 70.149  
3   Sweden 62.537  
4   Norway 53.254   2
5   South Korea 34.746   1
6   United States 32.203   2
7   Latvia 30.448   2
8   Scotland /   Great Britain 28.403   3
9   Slovakia 25.433   1
10   Russia 23.582   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   8
2   Latvia 55.745   1
3   United States 51.745   1
4   China 50.000   6
5   Italy 45.532   3
6   Sweden 35.000   3
7   Slovakia 34.979  
8   Hungary 30.426   4
9   Canada 28.149   4
10   Japan 27.787   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  
2   Sweden 56.245   4
3   Spain 49.455   4
4   Norway 48.909   1
5   Switzerland 37.182  
6   Germany 36.764   2
7   Scotland 36.655   5
8   Japan 24.167   6
9   Australia 17.789   12
10   Latvia 16.564   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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