Prague Classic 2021
November 4th – 7th, 2021
Next edition of WCT PRAGUE CLASSIC will be held on November 4th – 7th, 2021 in the beautiful and historic Capital of the Czech Republic. This event for 24 teams will be held as the last WCT Event before the WCF European Championships 2021.
Prague Classic 2021 is held under the auspices of
Mr. Filip Neusser, Chairman of National Sport Agency
&
Mr. Vít Šimral, Prague City Councillor
Previous event / Prague Classic 2019
Results
Results are available at WCT website.
Final standings
| 1. | NOR | Ramsfjell |
| 2. | KOR | Lee |
| 3. | GER | Kapp |
| 4. | CZE | Klíma |
| 5. | SUI | Schnider |
| POL | Stych | |
| NED | van Dorp | |
| SCO | Bryce | |
| 9. | NOR | Mellemseter |
| 10. | NOR | Nedregotten |
| 11. | CZE | Chabičovský |
| 12. | NOR | Høstmælingen |
| 13. | RUS | Timofeev |
| 14. | ITA | Rizzolli |
| 15. | SCO | Craik |
| 16. | NOR | Øy |
| 17. | LAT | Trukšāns |
| 18. | CZE | Šik |
| 19. | CZE | Vedral |
| 20. | HUN | Ézsöl |
| 21. | AUT | Genner |
| 22. | FIN | Kiiskinen |
| 23. | SCO | Strawhorn |
| 24. | CZE | Kobián |
Playoff
| Schnider | 2 | |||||
| Ramsfjell | 9 | |||||
| Klíma | 4 | |||||
| Ramsfjell | 7 | |||||
| Klíma | 7 | |||||
| Stych | 5 | FINAL | ||||
| Ramsfjell | 6 | |||||
| Lee | 4 | |||||
| Sun 15.00 | ||||||
| van Dorp | 4 | BRONZE 📺 | ||||
| Lee | 6 | Klíma | 2 | |||
| Kapp | 2 | Kapp | 3 | |||
| Lee | 7 | |||||
| Bryce | 2 | |||||
| Kapp | 4 | |||||
Round robin
Group A |
W | L | DSC | ||
| Lee | KOR | 4 | 1 | 78,6 | > QF |
| Kapp | GER | 3 | 2 | 26,05 | > QF |
| Mellemseter | NOR | 2 | 3 | 17,03 | |
| Øy | NOR | 2 | 3 | 31,9 | |
| Genner | AUT | 2 | 3 | 18,55 | |
| Šik | CZE | 2 | 3 | 39,6 | |
Group B |
W | L | DSC | ||
| Klíma | CZE | 5 | 0 | 14,5 | > QF |
| Schnider | SUI | 4 | 1 | 26,4 | > QF |
| Nedregotten | NOR | 3 | 2 | 21,5 | |
| Rizzolli | ITA | 2 | 3 | 25,83 | |
| Trukšāns | LAT | 1 | 4 | 20,78 | |
| Strawhorn | SCO | 0 | 5 | 31,83 | |
Group C |
W | L | DSC | ||
| Bryce | SCO | 4 | 1 | 9,6 | > QF |
| Stych | POL | 4 | 1 | 6,25 | > QF |
| Høstmælingen | NOR | 3 | 2 | 48,28 | |
| Timofeev | RUS | 2 | 3 | 8,18 | |
| Vedral | CZE | 1 | 4 | 41,58 | |
| Kiiskinen | FIN | 1 | 4 | 21,93 | |
Group D |
W | L | DSC | ||
| Ramsfjell | NOR | 4 | 1 | 7,8 | > QF |
| van Dorp | NED | 4 | 1 | 5,05 | > QF |
| Chabičovský | CZE | 3 | 2 | 30,1 | |
| Craik | SCO | 3 | 2 | 27,03 | |
| Ézsöl | HUN | 1 | 4 | 45 | |
| Kobián | CZE | 0 | 5 | 66,58 | |
TV stream
You may watch 11 games with english commentary:
If you like, you can enjoy the Czech commentary at Czech TV website.
Teams
| pool A | pool B | pool C | pool D | ||||
| NOR | Mellemseter | ITA | Rizzolli | CZE | Vedral | NOR | Ramsfjell |
| CZE | Šik | CZE | Klíma | SCO | Bryce | CZE | Kobián |
| KOR | Lee | NOR | Nedregotten | RUS | Timofeev | SCO | Craik |
| NOR | Øy | SCO | Strawhorn | POL | Stych | NED | van Dorp |
| AUT | Genner | LAT | Trukšāns | NOR | Høstmælingen | HUN | Ezsol |
| GER | Kapp | SUI | Schnider | FIN | Kiiskinen | CZE | Chabičovský |
Schedule
| sheet A | sheet B | sheet C | sheet D | ||
| Thu Nov 4th |
9 00 – 13 00 | practice | |||
| ice preparation | |||||
| 14 00 – 16 15 practice+LSD 13 45 |
Vedral Bryce |
Rizzolli Klíma |
Mellemseter Šik |
Ramsfjell Kobián |
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| 17 00 – 19 15 practice+LSD 16 45 |
Timofeev Stych |
Nedregotten Strawhorn |
Lee Øy |
Craik van Dorp |
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| ice preparation | |||||
| 20 00 – 22 15 practice+LSD 19 45 |
Høstmælingen Kiiskinen |
Trukšāns Schnider |
Genner Kapp |
Ezsol Chabičovský |
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| Fri Nov 5th |
8 00 – 10 15 | Klíma 📺 Nedregotten |
Mellemseter Øy |
Ramsfjell van Dorp |
Vedral Stych |
| 10 30 – 12 45 | Šik Genner |
Kobián Ezsol |
Trukšāns Rizzolli |
Bryce Høstmælingen |
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| 13 00 – 15 15 | Chabičovský Craik |
Lee Kapp |
Strawhorn Schnider |
Timofeev Kiiskinen |
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| ice preparation | |||||
| 16 15 – 18 30 | Høstmælingen Vedral |
Ezsol Ramsfjell |
Genner Mellemseter |
Klíma Trukšāns |
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| 18 45 – 21 00 | Stych Kiiskinen |
van Dorp Chabičovský |
Øy Kapp |
Nedregotten Schnider |
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| 21 15 – 23 30 | Bryce Timofeev |
Craik Kobián |
Šik Lee |
Rizzolli Strawhorn |
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| Sat Nov 6th |
8 00 – 10 15 | Chabičovský Ramsfjell 📺 |
Kiiskinen Vedral |
Nedregotten Trukšāns |
Kapp Mellemseter |
| 10 30 – 12 45 | Schnider Rizzolli |
Bryce Stych |
van Dorp Kobián |
Øy Šik |
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| 13 00 – 15 15 | Strawhorn Klíma |
Timofeev Høstmælingen |
Craik Ezsol |
Lee Genner |
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| ice preparation | |||||
| 16 15 – 18 30 | Kapp Šik |
Rizzolli Nedregotten |
Kiiskinen Bryce |
Chabičovský Kobián |
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| 18 45 – 21 00 | Mellemseter Lee |
Schnider Klíma |
Vedral Timofeev |
Ramsfjell Craik |
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| 21 15 – 23 30 | Øy Genner |
Strawhorn Trukšāns |
Stych Høstmælingen |
van Dorp Ezsol |
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| Sun Nov 7th |
8 30 – 10 45 practice+LSD 8 00 |
QF | QF 📺 | QF | QF |
| ice preparation | |||||
| 11 45 – 14 00 practice+LSD 11 15 |
SF | SF | |||
| ice preparation | |||||
| 15 00 – 17 15 practice+LSD 14 30 |
Final | Bronze Game | |||
There will be the broadcast of the games written in bold at Czech TV website. Three games marked with TV emoji 📺 will be available live at Czech Sport TV.
Rules
Czech Sport TV will be broadcasting the Playoffs and the selected Round Robin Games on sheets A and B. Teams may be asked to play the same sheet and stones more than once to follow the TV schedule.
The PRAGUE CLASSIC 2021 will be played in four groups of six teams. All games will be 8 ends and played with a time limit of 1 hour 50 minutes. When the clock runs to 00:00 teams will complete the end being played and play 1 additional end, unless they were playing the 8th end. There is no 4th end break.
Unless stated otherwise WCF rules will apply including the 5 Rock Rule.
Stone colour, Pre game practice, Hammer, DSC
The team listed on the top of the scoreboard will play the red stones. For each team’s first game in the Round Robin there will be a 5-minute practice. A coin toss will decide which team practices first. At the conclusion of the practice the team will play 1 stone towards the Home End to decide the Hammer. Team may choose Clockwise or Counterclockwise rotation, any player may throw. At the conclusion of the first game and all subsequent Round Robin games the teams will play one LSD stone (rotation optional) towards the Home End. This stone will be measured to determine the Hammer in the following Round Robin game and also count toward the team’s overall competition DSC result. Winning team throws the first LSD.
Round Robin
There will be no time outs in the Round Robin stages.
If a Round Robin game is tied at the conclusion of the 8th end then one Extra end will be played. If the team with Hammer fails to score, the game will be awarded to the opposition.
Playoffs
The top two teams from each group will advance to playoff. The top teams from each group will be ranked 1st – 4th by DSC. The second placed teams from each group will be ranked 5th – 8th by DSC. This ranking will decide pairings for the quarterfinals with 1st playing 8th, 2nd playing 7th, etc. This ranking system will ensure that for the quarterfinals each game will feature a 1st and 2nd placed team from the Round Robin. The higher ranked team in each Playoff Game has a choice of 1st / 2nd practice or stone colour. The organizers reserves the right to make an adjustment to the 1st – 8th ranking if two teams scheduled to play in the quarterfinals come from the same group.
The losing teams of the quarterfinals will finish at 5th place.
In the Playoffs extra ends will be played until the game is decided.
Playoff games will have a 9 minute practice followed by 2 LSD stones, first clockwise then counterclockwise. Best combined DSC score has Hammer in the first end. DSC score does not carry over to the next game. A minimum of 6 ends must be played. Each team will be allowed one Time Out even if they do not have a Coach. Coaches must remain on the rubber walkways. Travel time for home end is 75 seconds and 105 seconds for away end.
All Playoff games must be completed for WCT points to be earned and prize money to be awarded.
The organizers reserve the right to make changes in the system of play if required and to make ruling decisions.
Contact
Email: pragueclassic@curling.cz
Prague Classic 2019
Last Prague Classic was held in 2019. 2020 event was cancelled due to covid.
Team Whyte (SCO) won the Prague Classic 2019. Check all the results here.
See photos by Lenka Hronova
You can watch PC 2019 and PC 2018 games (geographic restrictions may apply though)
Partners
Prize money
Total 13 500 €
1st place 4 500 €
2nd place 3 000 €
3rd place 2 000 €
4th place 1 000 €
5th – 8th place 750 €
Further information
Draw will begin mid-day on thursday Nov 4th.
Entry fee includes 1 hour pre-event on-ice practice (thursday Nov 4th morning, space is limited: first come first served) and saturday night dinner.
Roztyly Curling Arena is a modern 4-sheet facility.
Prague Airport is easily accessed by national and budger carriers. Prague has one of the Worlds best public transport system.
Restaurant is part of the curling arena. 40+ restaurants are at the nearby Chodov Shopping Centre.
Registration
Entry deadline: July 31st, 2021
Entry form: send this form to pragueclcassic@curling.cz also you have to register your team at WCT website
Entry fee: 800 € (including 20 € as WCT fee)
Entry fee paid by bank transfer before August 31st, 2021. Payment details will be send to admitted teams in August.
Accommodation options
suggested hotels close to Curling Arena:
Panorama Hotel ****
Globus Hotel ***
There are also rental apartments and Airbnb close to Roztyly Curling Arena (GPS: 50.0370325N, 14.4802689E)
Cancellation Fee
until October 1st – 50 €
2 – 4 weeks before the Event – 450 €
less than 2 weeks before the Event – 750 €
LOC reserves 4 spots for Czech National Men / Junior Teams.
Due the COVID-19 pandemic and any travel restrictions, LOC reserves the right to reduce the number of participants up to only 18 teams and therefore to adjust the prize money.
