World Qualification Event
{{Infobox curling event|2022|2022
| Name = World Qualification Event
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| Established = 2019
| Abolished = 2022
| Current host city = Lohja, Finland
| Current arena = Kisakallio Sports Institute
| Current men's champion = {{RUS}}
| Current women's champion = {{DEN}}
| Current = 2022 World Qualification Event
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The World Qualification Event was an annual curling tournament first held in 2019 by the World Curling Federation. Eight men's and women's teams who had not already qualified for the World Curling Championships competed for the final two spots in the championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldcurling.org/aga-2017|title=World Curling Championships to grow after Annual General Assembly|date=September 17, 2017|website=World Qualification Event|access-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401081324/http://www.worldcurling.org/aga-2017 |archive-date=2018-04-01}} The event was discontinued for the 2022–23 season with the creation of the new Pan Continental Curling Championships.
Qualification
Eight teams competed in the World Qualification Event:{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcurling.org/rules-and-regulations-downloads|author=World Curling Federation|title=World Curling Federation - Rules and Regulations|website=worldcurling.org|accessdate=November 20, 2018}}
- Hosting member association
- One team from the Americas Challenge
- Four teams from the European Curling Championships
- Two teams from the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Summary
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rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="2" |Champion ! colspan="2" |Finalist ! rowspan="2" |Host | |||||
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width=125px |Country
!Team ! width=125px |Country !Team | |||||
2019 | {{CHN}} | Wang Rui (Fourth), Mei Jie (Skip), Yao Mingyue, Ma Jingyi, Wang Meini | {{FIN}} | Oona Kauste, Eszter Juhász, Maija Salmiovirta, Lotta Immonen | Naseby, New Zealand |
2020 | {{KOR}} | Gim Un-chi, Um Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji | {{ITA}} | Veronica Zappone, Stefania Constantini, Angela Romei, Giulia Zardini Lacedelli, Elena Dami | Lohja, Finland |
2021 | colspan="5"| Cancelled | ||||
2022 | {{DEN}} | Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Denise Dupont, My Larsen | {{NOR}} | Marianne Rørvik, Mille Haslev Nordbye, Eirin Mesloe, Martine Rønning | Lohja, Finland |