2025 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event

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2025 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event
Host cityAberdeen, Scotland
DatesOctober 7–11, 2025
Men's qualifiers Philippines
 Poland
 New Zealand
Women's qualifiers Czech Republic
 Germany
 Australia
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The Pre-Olympic Qualification Event in curling was held from October 7–11, 2025, in Aberdeen, Scotland. This event served as 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] Unlike in the previous Olympic cycle in 2021, no Pre-Olympic Qualification Event is being held for Mixed Doubles.

In the men's competition, the three qualifiers were the Philippines, Poland, and New Zealand, while in the women's competition, Czech Republic, Germany, and Australia qualified for the Olympic Qualification Event.[2]

Men

Qualification

Means of qualificationVacanciesQualified[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
TOTAL7

Teams

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: Brayden Carpenter
Alternate: Alan Frei

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

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Qualified for the OQE via Round Robin
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L DSC
 PhilippinesMarc Pfister60–27.780
 New ZealandAnton Hood51–23.900
 PolandKonrad Stych42–82.030
 DenmarkJacob Schmidt33–44.210
 AustriaMathias Genner24–38.130
 AustraliaHugh Millikin15–92.550
 Chinese TaipeiLin Ting-li06–111.970
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Australia Austria Chinese Taipei Denmark New Zealand Philippines Poland Record
6  Australia — 7–11 6–4 5–12 1–8 2–11 3–8 1–5
5  Austria 11–7 — 10–3 5–9 5–8 4–9 4–5 2–4
7  Chinese Taipei 4–6 3–10 — 0–10 3–10 0–10 3–12 0–6
4  Denmark 12–5 9–5 10–0 — 4–11 4–7 5–6 3–3
2  New Zealand 8–1 8–5 10–3 11–4 — 5–6 9–8 4–1
1  Philippines 11–2 9–4 10–0 7–4 6–5 — 7–2 6–0
3  Poland 8–3 5–4 12–3 6–5 8–9 2–7 — 4–2

Round robin results

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

Draw 1

Tuesday, October 7, 5:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 🔨 1 1 1 4 1 0 X X X X 8
 Australia (Millikin) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 🔨 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Philippines (Pfister) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X X 3
 Poland (Stych) 2 0 3 0 2 5 0 X X X 12

Draw 2

Wednesday, October 8, 10:30 am

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

Draw 3

Wednesday, October 8, 5:30 pm

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

Draw 4

Thursday, October 9, 10:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 🔨 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 X X X 4
 Philippines (Pfister) 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 X X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 6
 Denmark (Schmidt) 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Millikin) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 6
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 5

Thursday, October 9, 5:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
 Denmark (Schmidt) 🔨 3 2 2 1 1 1 X X X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Philippines (Pfister) 🔨 2 1 3 0 5 0 X X X X 11
 Australia (Millikin) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 8
 Austria (Genner) 🔨 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 6

Friday, October 10, 10:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
 Austria (Genner) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lin) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
 New Zealand (Hood) 🔨 3 0 0 3 2 0 2 X X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 🔨 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 4 X X 12
 Australia (Millikin) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 5

Draw 7

Friday, October 10, 5:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 🔨 0 2 0 0 2 0 X X X X 4
 New Zealand (Hood) 0 0 2 3 0 6 X X X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Millikin) 🔨 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7
 Austria (Genner) 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
 Philippines (Pfister) 🔨 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 7

Playoffs

Qualification Game 1Qualification Game 2Qualified
2 New Zealand6 Poland
3 Poland7 New Zealand
2 New Zealand7
4 Denmark1

Qualification Game 1

Saturday, October 11, 10:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 🔨 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
 Poland (Stych) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 7

Qualification Game 2

Saturday, October 11, 5:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 🔨 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 X X 7
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1

Final standings

Key
Teams Advance to the Olympic Qualification Event
Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Philippines
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) New Zealand
4 Denmark
5 Austria
6 Australia
7 Chinese Taipei

Women

Qualification

Means of qualificationVacanciesQualified[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
TOTAL8 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

The teams are as follows:[12]

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

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

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

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

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

 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

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

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Qualified for the OQE via Round Robin
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L DSC
 Czech RepublicHana Synáčková60–72.200
 GermanySara Messenzehl51–69.350
 HungaryVera Kalocsai-van Dorp331–069.080
 AustraliaHelen Williams330–167.650
 MexicoAdriana Camarena241–078.430
 LithuaniaVirginija Paulauskaitė240–143.610
 Chinese TaipeiLee Ming-cheih06–77.530
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Australia Chinese Taipei Czech Republic Germany Hungary Lithuania Mexico Record
4  Australia — 12–0 5–8 6–9 7–10 7–6 7–5 3–3
7  Chinese Taipei 0–12 — 2–11 1–12 0–11 2–10 3–14 0–6
1  Czech Republic 8–5 11–2 — 10–5 9–8 7–4 9–5 6–0
2  Germany 9–6 12–1 5–10 — 9–5 8–6 12–3 5–1
3  Hungary 10–7 11–0 8–9 5–9 — 7–9 11–3 3–3
6  Lithuania 6–7 10–2 4–7 6–8 9–7 — 9–12 2–4
5  Mexico 5–7 14–3 5–9 3–12 3–11 12–9 — 2–4

Round robin results

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

Draw 1

Tuesday, October 7, 5:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Messenzehl) 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 9
 Australia (Williams) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 7
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 🔨 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 9
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 3
 Mexico (Camarena) 🔨 3 0 0 4 3 1 3 X X X 14

Draw 2

Wednesday, October 8, 10:30 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 🔨 3 0 4 2 1 0 X X X X 10
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Messenzehl) 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 X 12
 Mexico (Camarena) 🔨 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 9
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 🔨 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8

Draw 3

Wednesday, October 8, 5:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 🔨 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 X 7
 Mexico (Camarena) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 🔨 2 0 2 0 5 2 X X X X 11
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 6
 Germany (Messenzehl) 🔨 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 X 8

Draw 4

Thursday, October 9, 10:30 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 🔨 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 X 7
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 2 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 X X 11
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 2 1 2 1 2 4 X X X X 12
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 🔨 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0

Draw 5

Thursday, October 9, 5:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 🔨 3 2 1 2 2 1 X X X X 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 🔨 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6
 Australia (Williams) 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Messenzehl) 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 1 0 1 2 1 0 4 1 0 X 10

Draw 6

Friday, October 10, 10:30 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 🔨 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Lee) 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1
 Germany (Messenzehl) 🔨 4 0 3 2 1 2 X X X X 12
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 🔨 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10
 Australia (Williams) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 7

Draw 7

Friday, October 10, 5:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 5
 Germany (Messenzehl) 🔨 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 🔨 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 5
 Czech Republic (Synáčková) 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 X 8
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Mexico (Camarena) 🔨 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 1 12
 Lithuania (Paulauskaitė) 0 3 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 9

Playoffs

Qualification Game 1Qualification Game 2Qualified
2 Germany9 Germany
3 Hungary7 Australia
3 Hungary4
4 Australia7

Qualification Game 1

Saturday, October 11, 10:30 am

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Messenzehl) 🔨 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 9
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 7

Qualification Game 2

Saturday, October 11, 5:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Hungary (Kalocsai-van Dorp) 🔨 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4
 Australia (Williams) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 X 7

Final standings

Key
Teams Advance to the Olympic Qualification Event
Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Czech Republic
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia
4 Hungary
5 Mexico
6 Lithuania
7 Chinese Taipei

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