WCF World Rankings
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
[edit | edit source]Women
[edit | edit source]| Top 10 rankings for the 2024–25 season[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current rank |
Country | Points | Change |
| 1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 89.851 | Steady |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 83.284 | Steady |
| 3 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 55.925 | Steady |
| 4 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 46.567 | Steady |
| 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 36.836 | Steady |
| 6 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 35.881 | Increase 1 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 33.398 | Increase 3 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 31.582 | Increase 1 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 30.866 | Decrease 1 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 27.866 | Decrease 7 |
| Complete rankings at WCF | |||
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Men
[edit | edit source]| Top 10 rankings for the 2024–25 season[1] | |||
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| Current rank |
Country | Points | Change |
| 1 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 84.328 | Increase 2 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 77.015 | Steady |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 67.254 | Decrease 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 53.716 | Increase 1 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 41.000 | Decrease 1 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 32.776 | Steady |
| 7 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 32.597 | Increase 1 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 30.209 | Decrease 1 |
| 9 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 26.925 | Increase 8 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 23.776 | Steady |
| Complete rankings at WCF | |||
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]| Top 10 rankings for the 2024–25 season[1] | |||
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| Current rank |
Country | Points | Change |
| 1 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 60.254 | Increase 2 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 58.603 | Increase 5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 53.254 | Decrease 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 50.857 | Decrease 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 44.730 | Increase 3 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 43.619 | Steady |
| 7 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 40.381 | Decrease 2 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 38.937 | Decrease 4 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 33.413 | Increase 3 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 29.492 | Decrease 1 |
| Complete rankings at WCF | |||
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Wheelchair
[edit | edit source]| Top 10 rankings for the 2024–25 season[1] | |||
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| Current rank |
Country | Points | Change |
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 91.667 | Steady |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 68.254 | Steady |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 54.444 | Steady |
| 4 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 49.460 | Increase 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 49.206 | Increase 1 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 35.429 | Decrease 1 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 32.381 | Increase 2 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 29.714 | Decrease 1 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 25.778 | Decrease 1 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 19.111 | Increase 1 |
| Complete rankings at WCF | |||
Wheelchair mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]| Top 10 rankings for the 2023–24 season[1] | |||
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| Current rank |
Country | Points | Change |
| 1 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 56.509 | Steady |
| 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 54.218 | Increase 8 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 42.909 | Decrease 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 42.400 | Increase 10 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 42.327 | Decrease 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 40.000 | Decrease 2 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 39.418 | Increase 5 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 32.509 | Decrease 1 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 32.127 | Decrease 4 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 31.764 | Decrease 1 |
| Complete rankings at WCF | |||
Mixed
[edit | edit source]| Top 10 rankings for the 2024–25 season[1] | |||
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| Current rank |
Country | Points | Change |
| 1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 76.818 | Increase 1 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 59.773 | Decrease 1 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 48.082 | Increase 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 46.596 | Increase 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 46.527 | Decrease 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 42.873 | Decrease 2 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 29.936 | Steady |
| 8 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 25.636 | Decrease 2 |
| 9 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 21.700 | Increase 7 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 17.091 | Increase 16 |
| Complete rankings at WCF | |||
Current calculation method
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each member association at an eligible event.
International events
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Points are allocated based on the final rankings of each nation at an eligible event.
International events
[edit | edit source]The points distributions are given for each event as follows:
| 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 |
| 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
[edit | edit source]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.