2025 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event

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2025 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event
Host cityAberdeen, Scotland
DatesOctober 7–11, 2025
Men's qualifiersTBD
TBD
TBD
Women's qualifiersTBD
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TBD
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The Pre-Olympic qualification event in curling will be held from October 7–11, 2025, in Aberdeen, Scotland. This event is the last chance for National Olympic Committees to qualify for the Olympic Qualification Event. To be eligible for the Pre-Olympic Qualification Event, a nation must have qualified for either the 2024 or 2025 World Men's or Women's Championships, or have qualified in the A-Division of the 2024 or 2025 European Curling Championship or Pan Continental Curling Championships.[1] In both the men's and women's competitions, the top three teams in each discipline will qualify for the Olympic Qualification Event.[2] Unlike in the previous Olympic cycle in 2021, no Pre-Olympic Qualification Event is being held for Mixed Doubles.

Men

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Qualification

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Means of qualification Vacancies Qualified[3]
2024 or 2025 World Men's Curling Championship 2  Austria
 New Zealand
2024 or 2025 Pan Continental Curling Championship 3  Australia
 Chinese Taipei
 Philippines
2024 or 2025 European Curling Championship 2  Denmark
 Poland
TOTAL 7

Teams

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The teams are as follows:[3]

 Australia[4]  Austria[5]  Chinese Taipei[6]  Denmark[7]

Fourth: Tanner Davis
Third: Steve Johns
Second: Matt Panoussi
Skip: Hugh Millikin
Alternate: Geoff Davis

Skip: Mathias Genner
Third: Jonas Backofen
Second: Martin Reichel
Lead: Florian Mavec
Alternate: Florian Kramlinger

Skip: Lin Ting-li
Third: Chang Che-lun
Second: Lin Chen-han
Lead: Hou Yi-ler

Fourth: Jonathan Vilandt
Skip: Jacob Schmidt
Second: Alexander Qvist
Lead: Kasper Jurlander Bøge
Alternate: Mads Nørgaard

 New Zealand[8]  Philippines[9]  Poland[10]

Skip: Anton Hood
Third: Hunter Walker
Second: Ben Smith
Lead: Brett Sargon
Alternate: Jared Palanuik

Skip: Marc Pfister
Third: Christian Haller
Second: Enrico Pfister
Lead: Alan Frei
Alternate: Brayden Carpenter

Skip: Konrad Stych
Third: Krzysztof Domin
Second: Marcin Ciemiński
Lead: Bartosz Łobaza
Alternate: Maksym Grzelka

Round robin standings

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Key
Qualified for the OQE via Round Robin
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L DSC
 Australia Hugh Millikin 0 0 – 0.00
 Austria Mathias Genner 0 0 – 0.00
 Chinese Taipei Lin Ting-li 0 0 – 0.00
 Denmark Jacob Schmidt 0 0 – 0.00
 New Zealand Anton Hood 0 0 – 0.00
 Philippines Marc Pfister 0 0 – 0.00
 Poland Konrad Stych 0 0 – 0.00
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Australia Austria Chinese Taipei Denmark New Zealand Philippines Poland Record
1  Australia — D7 D4 D6 D1 D5 D3 0–0
1  Austria D7 — D3 D2 D5 D4 D6 0–0
1  Chinese Taipei D4 D3 — D5 D6 D2 D1 0–0
1  Denmark D6 D2 D5 — D7 D1 D4 0–0
1  New Zealand D1 D5 D6 D7 — D3 D2 0–0
1  Philippines D5 D4 D2 D1 D3 — D7 0–0
1  Poland D3 D6 D1 D4 D2 D7 — 0–0

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).[11]

Draw 1

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Tuesday, October 7, 5:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 0
 Australia (Millikin) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0
 Philippines (Pfister) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 0
 Poland (Stych) 0

Draw 2

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Wednesday, October 8, 10:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Philippines (Pfister) 0
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 0
 Poland (Stych) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0

Draw 3

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Wednesday, October 8, 5:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Millikin) 0
 Poland (Stych) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Philippines (Pfister) 0
 New Zealand (Hood) 0

Draw 4

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Thursday, October 9, 10:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 Philippines (Pfister) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Millikin) 0
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 0

Draw 5

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Thursday, October 9, 5:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 0
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Philippines (Pfister) 0
 Australia (Millikin) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 0
 Austria (Genner) 0

Draw 6

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Friday, October 10, 10:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0
 Austria (Genner) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 0
 New Zealand (Hood) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0
 Australia (Millikin) 0

Draw 7

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Friday, October 10, 5:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0
 New Zealand (Hood) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Millikin) 0
 Austria (Genner) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0
 Philippines (Pfister) 0

Playoffs

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Qualification Game 1Qualification Game 2Qualified
2 
3 
 
4

Qualification Game 1

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Saturday, October 11, 10:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Qualification Game 2

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Saturday, October 11, 5:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Final standings

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Key
Teams Advance to the Olympic Qualification Event
Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7

Women

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Qualification

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Means of qualification Vacancies Qualified[12]
2024 or 2025 World Women's Curling Championship 2 1  Lithuania
 New Zealand
2024 or 2025 Pan Continental Curling Championship 3  Australia
 Chinese Taipei
 Mexico
2024 or 2025 European Curling Championship 3  Czech Republic
 Germany
 Hungary
TOTAL 8 7

Note: Although the New Zealand women's team qualified for this event through their participation in the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship, they opted not to submit a team.

Teams

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The teams are as follows:[12]

 Australia[13]  Chinese Taipei[14]  Czech Republic[15]  Germany[16]

Skip: Helen Williams
Third: Sara Westman
Second: Karen Titheridge
Lead: Kristen Tsourlenes
Alternate: Michelle Fredericks-Armstrong

Skip: Lee Ming-cheih
Third: Chang Chia-chi
Second: Wang Yu-yuen
Lead: Ou Jing
Alternate: Chen Szu-han

Skip: Hana Synáčková
Third: Linda Nemčoková
Second: Zuzana Pražáková
Lead: Karolína Frederiksen
Alternate: Lenka Vokounová

Fourth: Kim Sutor
Skip: Sara Messenzehl
Second: Zoé Antes
Lead: Joy Sutor
Alternate: Emira Abbes

 Hungary[17]  Lithuania[18]  Mexico[19]

Fourth: Linda Joó
Skip: Vera Kalocsai-van Dorp
Second: Orosolya Tóth-Csősz
Lead: Hanna Orbán
Alternate: Laura Lauchsz

Skip: Virginija Paulauskaitė
Third: Olga Dvojeglazova
Second: Miglė Kiudytė
Lead: Rūta Blažienė
Alternate: Justina Zalieckienė

Skip: Adriana Camarena
Third: Estefana Quintero
Second: Karla Knepper
Lead: Veronica Huerta
Alternate: Karla Martínez

Round robin standings

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Key
Qualified for the OQE via Round Robin
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L DSC
 Australia Helen Williams 0 0 – 0.00
 Chinese Taipei Lee Ming-cheih 0 0 – 0.00
 Czech Republic Hana Synáčková 0 0 – 0.00
 Germany Sara Messenzehl 0 0 – 0.00
 Hungary Vera Kalocsai-van Dorp 0 0 – 0.00
 Lithuania Virginija Paulauskaitė 0 0 – 0.00
 Mexico Adriana Camarena 0 0 – 0.00
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Australia Chinese Taipei Czech Republic Germany Hungary Lithuania Mexico Record
1  Australia — D4 D7 D1 D6 D5 D3 0–0
1  Chinese Taipei D4 — D3 D6 D5 D2 D1 0–0
1  Czech Republic D7 D3 — D5 D2 D4 D6 0–0
1  Germany D1 D6 D5 — D7 D3 D2 0–0
1  Hungary D6 D5 D2 D7 — D1 D4 0–0
1  Lithuania D5 D2 D4 D3 D1 — D7 0–0
1  Mexico D3 D1 D6 D2 D4 D7 — 0–0

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).[20]

Draw 1

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Tuesday, October 7, 5:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Messenzehl) 0
 Australia (Williams) 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 0
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 0
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0
 Mexico (Camarena) 0

Draw 2

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Wednesday, October 8, 10:30 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 0
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Messenzehl) 0
 Mexico (Camarena) 0
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 0
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 0

Draw 3

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Wednesday, October 8, 5:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 0
 Mexico (Camarena) 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 0
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 0
 Germany (Messenzehl) 0

Draw 4

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Thursday, October 9, 10:30 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 0
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena) 0
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 0
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 0
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0

Draw 5

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Thursday, October 9, 5:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 0
 Australia (Williams) 0
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Messenzehl) 0
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 0

Draw 6

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Friday, October 10, 10:30 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena) 0
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0
 Germany (Messenzehl) 0
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 0
 Australia (Williams) 0

Draw 7

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Friday, October 10, 5:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 0
 Germany (Messenzehl) 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 0
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 0
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena) 0
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 0

Playoffs

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Qualification Game 1Qualification Game 2Qualified
2 
3 
 
4

Qualification Game 1

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Saturday, October 11, 10:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Qualification Game 2

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Saturday, October 11, 5:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Final standings

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Key
Teams Advance to the Olympic Qualification Event
Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7

References

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