Stirling Wheelchair Curling Club are hosting their annual invitational wheelchair curling tournament which is being held at the Peak, Stirling from October 16th to 19th 2018.
We are delighted to welcome to this year’s event twelve teams from the cream of world curling including current Paralympic champions China and their fellow medallists Norway and Canada. Standing in their path to the trophy are our defending champions Russia and last year’s runners-up Scotland. Teams from Latvia, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Finland, England and Czech Republic join them in our round robin format.
Game times are 9.45am and 2.30pm daily from Tuesday 16th to Thursday 18th October with the final scheduled for 9.45am on Friday 19th October 2018.
The 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championships are to be played here at the Peak in our very own City of Stirling in March. Our tournament gives the teams an opportunity to experience the on ice conditions and we anticipate many hotly contested matches as teams strive for a competitive edge.
Spectators are welcome so please come along to watch the best wheelchair curlers display their great skills, accuracy and hopefully you will be inspired!
All details of our event including the draw are on our website.
http://stirlingwheelchaircurling.btck.co.uk/
Stirling Wheelchair Curling Club hold wheelchair curling sessions weekly every Wednesday from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. If you would like to try out the sport, please contact Jacky McLaren on jackymclaren@talktalk.net.