World Curling Rankings

The World Curling 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 Winter Olympics, the World Curling Championships, the European Curling Championships, and the Pacific Curling Championships. 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.

Method of calculation

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 season012345
Scaling factor100%80%60%40%30%20%

Points distribution

Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each nation at an eligible event.

International events

The points distributions are given for each event as follows:

Winter Olympic Games
Final rank123456789101112
Points480400360320280240200180160140120100
World Curling Championships
Final rank123456789101112
Points2402001801601401201009080706050

Regional events

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.

Rankings

Men

Final rankings for the 2016–17 season, as of February 14 2018[1]
Current
rank		 Country Points Change
1 Canada631 Steady 0
2 Sweden620 Steady 0
3 Norway442 Steady 0
4 United States411 Increase 1
5  Switzerland410 Increase 1
6 Scotland /  Great Britain402 Decrease 2
7 China348 Steady 0
8 Japan302 Increase 1
9 Denmark285 Decrease 1
10 Russia244 Steady 0
11 Germany228.6 Steady 0
12 Finland201.2 Steady 0
13 Italy181.8 Increase 1
14 Czech Republic160.4 Decrease 1
15 Netherlands148.6 Increase 1
16 South Korea147.1 Decrease 1
17 Austria111.4 Increase 1
18 Latvia96.8 Steady 0
19 Slovakia85.5 Increase 5
20 Poland80.6 Increase 3
21 Turkey80.2 Increase 1
22 England75.8 Decrease 1
23 Israel75.4 Increase 2
24 Hungary73.2 Decrease 4
25 New Zealand69.2 Decrease 6
26 Australia65 Increase 2
27 Spain59.6 Increase 6
28 Chinese Taipei58.8 Decrease 2
29 France58 Decrease 2
30 Lithuania57.6 Steady 0
31 Wales53 Decrease 2
32 Estonia48.4 Decrease 1
33 Belgium45.4 Decrease 1
34 Slovenia44.1 Steady 0
35 Croatia34 Steady 0
36 Ireland27.6 Steady 0
37 Hong Kong23.6 Increase 1
38 Belarus21.9 Decrease 1
39 Kazakhstan17.8 Increase 1
40 Romania17.6 Decrease 1
41 Bulgaria17.2 Increase 2
42 Serbia15.6 Decrease 1
43 Brazil14 Increase 1
44 Luxembourg10.7 Decrease 2
45  Qatar10 Increase 1
46 Iceland5.6 Decrease 1
47 Andorra5.2 Steady 0
48 Afghanistan0Steady 0
 Georgia0Steady 0
 Greece0Steady 0
 Guyana0Steady 0
 Kosovo0Steady 0
 Kyrgyzstan0Steady 0
 Liechtenstein0Steady 0
 Mexico0Steady 0
 Mongolia0Steady 0
 Portugal0Steady 0
 Saudi Arabia0Steady 0
 Ukraine0Steady 0
 United States Virgin Islands0Steady 0

Women

Final rankings for the 2016–17 season, as of 14 February 2018.[1]
Current
rank		 Country Points Change
1 Canada652 Steady 0
2  Switzerland548 Steady 0
3 Russia514 Steady 0
4 Scotland /  Great Britain500 Steady 0
5 Sweden454 Steady 0
6 Japan349.1 Increase 1
7 United States345 Decrease 1
8 South Korea318.8 Steady 0
9 Denmark285 Steady 0
10 China266 Steady 0
11 Germany227 Steady 0
12 Czech Republic196.8 Steady 0
13 Italy174.2 Steady 0
14 Finland144.4 Steady 0
15 Norway124.8 Steady 0
16 Hungary117.4 Increase 1
17 Latvia114.2 Decrease 1
18 Estonia112.6 Steady 0
19 Turkey109.2 Steady 0
20 England93.2 Steady 0
21 Netherlands72 Increase 4
22 New Zealand71.5 Decrease 1
23 Poland70.6 Steady 0
24 Belarus64.4 Increase 2
26 Slovakia62.1 Decrease 1
25 Spain60.6 Increase 1
27 Austria59 Decrease 5
28 Australia49 Steady 0
29  Hong Kong43 Increase 6
30  Lithuania41.6 Increase 4
31 Slovenia39.6 Decrease 2
32 Croatia36.5 Decrease 2
33 Ireland34 Decrease 1
34 Kazakhstan26 Decrease 3
35 Romania22.4Decrease 2
36 France12 Steady 0
37  Qatar6.4 Steady 0
38 Afghanistan0Steady 0
 Andorra0Steady 0
 Belgium0Steady 0
 Brazil0Steady 0
 Bulgaria0Steady 0
 Chinese Taipei0Steady 0
 Georgia0Steady 0
 Greece0Steady 0
 Guyana0Steady 0
 Iceland0Steady 0
 Israel0Steady 0
 Kosovo0Steady 0
 Kyrgyzstan0Steady 0
 Liechtenstein0Steady 0
 Luxembourg0Steady 0
 Mexico0Steady 0
 Mongolia0Steady 0
 Portugal0Steady 0
 Saudi Arabia0Steady 0
 Serbia0Steady 0
 Ukraine0Steady 0
 United States Virgin Islands0Steady 0
 Wales0Steady 0

References

  1. 1 2 "World Curling Federation - World Rankings". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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