11 October 2025
Final NOCs qualify for Olympic Qualification Event 2025
The final three National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to secure their spots in the men’s and women’s field at the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE) 2025 in Kelowna, British Columbia in December have been confirmed.
This week, the Pre-Olympic Qualification Event 2025 took place at Curl Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland where seven women’s and men’s teams had their final chance to advance and move one step closer to qualifying for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
After five days of competition, Czechia, Germany and Australia will progress in the women’s field, and Philippines, Poland and New Zealand will progress in the men’s.
Qualification games
As per the competition format, the teams to place top of the table after their gender’s respective round robin were the first to qualify their NOCs for the OQE.
In the men’s competition, and after completing the round robin with six wins and no losses, Philippines confirmed their progression.
In the women’s competition, it was Czechia who confirmed their spot at the OQE, also with six wins and no losses.
After finishing second place in the men’s round robin, New Zealand (5-1) faced third place Poland (4-2) for the next available qualification. By the eighth end, New Zealand were 5-2 leaders, but in the ninth, Poland scored four to force in front. Both teams scored one more point, but it was Poland who secured the second qualification spot with a 7-6 win.
New Zealand had their final chance to qualify and were successful when they beat Denmark (3-3) who placed fourth after the round robin. New Zealand gave a strong performance, finishing their last game with a score of 7-1 after eight ends.
Germany (5-1) placed second on the women’s round robin table, and they faced third placed Hungary (3-3) for the second qualification spot. The score was level 7-7 in the ninth end, but Germany clawed back the lead and secured the 9-7 win in the tenth and final end by scoring two.
Hungary went on the face Australia (3-3) — who had placed fourth in the round robin — to play for the final OQE spot. By the fourth end, Hungary were 5-1 leaders, however Australia gained momentum, and over five ends scored six points, finishing the game 7-4 winners and securing the final qualification spot.
Qualified teams
The Philippines men’s team to qualify are skip and fourth Marc Pfister, third Christian Haller, second Enrico Pfister, lead Brayden Carpenter and alternate Alan Frei, supported by coach Bernhard Werthemann.
The Poland men’s team to qualify are skip and fourth Konrad Stych, third Krzysztof Domin, second Marcin Cieminski, lead Bartosz Lobaza and alternate Maksym Grzelka, supported by coach Jakub Bares.
The New Zealand men’s team to qualify are skip and fourth Anton Hood, third Hunter Walker, second Ben Smith, lead Brett Sargon and alternate Jared Palanuik, supported by coach Graham Cormack.
The Czechia women’s team to qualify are skip and fourth Hana Synackova, third Linda Nemcokova, second Zuzana Prazakova, lead Karolina Frederiksen and alternate Lenka Vokounova, supported by coach Radek Klima.
The Germany women’s team to qualify are fourth Kim Sutor, third Emira Abbes, second Zoe Antes, lead and skip Sara Messenzehl and alternate Joy Sutor, supported by coach Andy Kapp.
The Australia women’s team to qualify are skip and fourth Helen Williams, third Sara Westman, second Kristen Tsourlenes, lead Karen Titheridge and alternate Michelle Fredericks Armstrong, supported by coach Dustin Armstrong.
Find all teams and results here.
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