Spectators
Schedules and Results
The competition schedule and the results you will find here: WCF Website (results by CURLIT)
> You will find the competition schedule here: Schedule WWhCC 2020
Follow the matches live here: Live Stream
General Program
| 27.02.2020 | Arrival of the Teams |
| 28.02.2020 |
Opening Ceremony Training, Classification, Technical Meeting |
| 29.02.2020 - 07.03.2020 | Competition |
| 07.03.2020 | Prize Ceremony and Closing Ceremony |
| 08.03.2020 | Departure of the Teams |
Entrance
Instead of selling tickets, Championship pins will be sold for a symbolic amount of CHF 5.00. The championship pin entitles the holder to enter during the whole championship week.
Direction
Curling Club Wetzikon
Rapperswilerstrasse 65
8620 Wetzikon
Switzerland
Free parking available at the Meierwiesen sports area (next to the Curling Club Wetzikon).
Public transportation (bus and train)
From Wetzikon main station every half hour trains leave to and from Zurich (airport), Basel, Bern, Lucerne or Geneva. The train station in Wetzikon is wheelchair accessible. From the Curling Club Wetzikon (Meierwiesen sports area) to the main Station Wetzikon it takes around ten minutes' walk. There is also a bus stop in front of the Curling Club Wetzikon (bus stop 'Wetzikon ZH, Stadion').
Information about travel with reduced mobility
Contact: handicap(a)sbb.ch ou mobil(a)sbb.ch
Wetzikon region
Wetzikon is part of the tourist region of the Zurich Oberland. The Zurich Oberland includes the Zurich districts of Uster, Hinwil, Pfäffikon and the Middle Töss Valley in the district of Winterthur. The region borders with the agglomerations of Zurich and Winterthur and may be easily reached either individually or by public transport. All connections you will find here: Online Timetable Public Transportation
The Zürioberland Toursimus website offers a wide range of leisure activities:
Here you will find a few highlights:
Wetzikon Skating Rink
The Wetzikon skating rink is open all year round for private individuals, companies and groups. The restaurant at the stadium is open daily. The facility is located only a few minutes' walk from Wetzikon station in direction of Rapperswil. Ample parking is available.
Wetzikon Museum
The museum gives an insight into the everyday life of our ancestors. Rich prehistoric finds from the region (era of pile dwellers, Celtic period, Roman age) give us an understanding of former times.
Stagecoach Ride in Grüningen
A ride on our stage coach is a unique experience that you will never forget. The two-horse stage coach is a four-seater post coach of type "Berline". The stage coach that has been restored in 1984 with respect to the original style, is part of the objects of the museum and is nowadays used for special rides. Until the opening of the tram line Wetzikon-Meilen in the year 1903, the stage coach has operated between Wetzikon, Grüningen and Stäfa according to a set time-table.
Water fun
Hotels
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Tilia Uster 'Motel & Apartments' Bahnstr. 17 8610 Uster
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Reservation: T +41 43 399 33 93 about 8 km away (1 wheelchair accessible room)
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Hotel illuster Zürichstr. 14 8610 Uster
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Reservation: T +41 44 944 85 85 about 8 km away (wheelchair accessible rooms)
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Hotel Residence Loren - Garni Loren-Weg 29 8610 Uster
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Reservation: T +41 44 943 60 60 info(a)hotel-residence-loren.ch about 8 km away
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Noah Hotel Gmeindrütistrasse 1c 8630 Rüti ZH
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Reservation: T +41 55 251 01 00 about 10-12 km away (3 wheelchair accessible rooms)
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Hotel Boldern Boldernstrasse 83 8708 Männedorf
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Reservation: T +41 44 921 71 11 about 15 km away
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Sorell Hotel Speer Untere Bahnhofstrasse 5 8640 Rapperswil
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Reservation: T +41 55 220 89 00 about 15 km away
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Hotel IBIS Winterthur City Brühlbergstrasse 7 8400 Winterthur
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Reservation: T +41 52 264 57 00 about 35 km away (2 wheelchair accessible rooms)
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Hotel ibis budget Winterthur City Brühlbergstrasse 7a 8400 Winterthur |
Reservation: T +41 52 264 84 00 about 35 km away (4 wheelchair accessible rooms) |
The development of wheelchair curling
Ascent at a rapid pace
In 2006, wheelchair curling was played for the first time at the Winter Paralympics in Turin (Italy). This was a small miracle given the development of this sport for people with physical disabilities. The success story began with an international tournament in Montana in 2000. This was followed in 2001 by the World Cup in Sursee and a year later at the same location, the first official World cup.
The biggest step on the way to Turin was at the 2002 International Paralympic Committee Congress in Salt Lake City (US). Representatives of the World Curling Federation (WCF), the Swiss Paralympic Committee (SPC) and other advocates laid the decisive stone for the definitive inclusion of wheelchair curling in the program of the Winter Paralympics 2006. The decisive factors were positive experiences, the future potential and a continuous high level in the areas of organisation, infrastructure and competition.
In everyone’s interest
The elevation into higher spheres was based on the common interests of several organisations. The SWISSCURLING Association and the WCF saw in the opening of the game to disabled people new opportunities for making the game with stone and brush more popular. Wheelchair athletes from the Swiss Paraplegics Association and its Swiss Wheelchair Sports Department and the SPC, the above fact suited them in other ways.
For a long time, people had been searching for new sporting activities which wheelchair users could pursue in winter. In addition to the participating teams at the “Handy 2000” World Championship in Montana (CH), there were also representatives there from several other European curling nations. The rules of the game for wheelchair curling were intensively discussed. Finally, the association representatives and players agreed that the same rules as in able-bodied curling should apply but without sweeping, and that delivery from the wheelchair should be with a stick, in the zone in front of the hack. The officials of the International Paralympic Committee, who were present in Montana, gave the input that a woman should play in each team in order to achieve greater acceptance.