RCD International Wheelchair Curling Bonspiel - Dec 1-4, 2010
The 4th Annual Richmond International Wheelchair Curling Bonspiel, hosted by the RCD, came to a successful completion after the Closing and Award Presentation Ceremony at 2 p.m. on December 4, 2010.
The event, which was held from December 1 to 4, 2010, saw the competition of 7 teams – Canada A and B (2 teams from Canadian selection camp), Evergreen (3 members from Oregon, USA and one Canadian athlete), 4 C’s (4 athletes with names starting with “C”), Korea A and B (2 Canadian athletes joined Korea B), and RCD team (2 athletes were on the 2010 Canadian National Champion team).
(There were minor changes with team make-up at the event, which are not reflected here.)
Canada A – Jim Armstrong, Darryl Neighbour, Ian Forrest, Sonja Gaudet
Canada B – Gerry Austgarden, Anne Bibberd, Frank LaBounty, Whitney Warren
Evergreen – Bob Macdonald, Steven Roberts, Stephen Hart, Robin Resnick
4 C’s – Chris Daw, Chris Sobkowicz, Gary Cormack, Corinne Jensen
Korea A – HakSung Kim, Misuk Kang, Kilwoo Park, DongLack Seo
Korea B – Tae Yeong Jeong, Ginhwan Hyun, Samantha Siu, Bruno Yisek
RCD – Rich Green, Vince Miele, Jacqueline Roy, Tom Parker
Final Results:
MEDAL
TEAM
PRIZE MONEY
Gold
Canada A
$1,000
Silver
Canada B
$600
Bronze
Korea A
$400
Click here to view an account of event activities.
The Bonspiel activities started on November 30 afternoon when all the teams were taking turn to practice on the ice and get familiar with the venue; at the beginning it had already ignited an atmosphere of competitiveness and strangely enough at the same time, friendship and comradeship.
The event officially started 9 a.m. Wednesday December 1 at the Richmond Curling Club with the Opening Ceremony. The procession was led by the Piper, and all seven teams marched onto the ice with the flag bearers. Derek Deng, Deputy Mayor of the City of Richmond gave the welcome speech, and threw the Ceremonious Rock to officially start the game. At 9:30 p.m. the first game began.
Canada’s Paralympic gold-meal team competed for the first time since March this year, and they are getting ready to compete in the 2011 Worlds in Prague next February. Korea had sent two teams, and an American team from Portland Oregon travelled north and joined the Bonspiel for the first time.
The Round Robin games continued for three and a half day, for a total of 7 draws and 21 games. Champion Final was held at 11:30 a.m. on December 4, 2010 before the Closing and Aware Presentation Ceremony.
Click here to view scores of each draw in the Round Robin and Play-off.
Draw 1 – 9:30 a.m. December 1
Canada A
0 0 4 3 1 2 X X - 10
Korea A
2 2 0 0 0 0 X X - 4
4C's
0 0 1 0 1 0 X X - 2
Evergreen
1 1 0 1 0 0 X X - 3
Richmond RCD
0 1 0 2 1 1 0 X - 5
Korea B
2 0 2 0 0 0 2 X - 6
Canada B
Bye
Draw 2 – 1:30 p.m. December 1
Canada A
0 1 0 2 1 0 1 - 5
4 C's
0 0 3 0 0 1 0 - 4
Evergreen
1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X - 4
Richmond RCD
0 1 2 0 1 2 0 X - 6
Korea B
0 1 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3
Canada B
1 0 0 2 1 2 0 X - 6
Korea A
Bye
Draw 3 – 9:30 a.m. December 2
Canada A
4 4 0 2 1 1 1 - 13
Evergreen
0 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 5
Richmond RCD
0 0 3 0 0 2 X X - 5
Canada B
1 1 0 2 1 1 X X - 6
Korea A
0 1 0 1 0 3 0 X - 5
4 C's
1 0 3 0 1 0 1 X - 6
Korea B
Bye
Draw 4 – 1:30 p.m. December 2
Canada A
0 1 6 0 2 1 X X - 10
Richmond RCD
1 0 0 2 0 0 X X - 3
Korea A
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X - 2
Korea B
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X - 4
Evergreen
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X - 3
Canada B
1 0 2 4 0 0 1 X - 8
4C's
Bye
Draw 5 – 9:30 a.m. December 3
Canada A
1 0 5 0 4 0 X X - 10
Korea B
0 1 0 1 0 1 X X - 3
Korea A
2 1 0 1 2 1 X X - 7
Evergreen
0 0 1 0 0 0 X X - 1
4C's
1 1 0 2 1 0 0 X - 5
Canada B
0 0 4 0 0 2 1 X - 7
Richmond RCD
Bye
Draw 6 – 1:30 p.m. December 3
Canada A
1 1 1 1 2 1 X X - 7
Canada B
0 0 0 0 0 0 X X - 0
Korea A
1 3 0 0 2 1 0 X - 7
Richmond RCD
0 0 3 1 0 0 1 X - 5
4C's
0 1 0 0 2 0 X X - 3
Korea B
1 0 1 2 0 2 X X - 6
Evergreen
Bye
Draw 7 – 9:30 a.m. December 4
Korea A
3 0 0 1 0 1 1 X - 6
Canada B
0 1 1 0 2 0 0 X - 4
4C's
0 0 0 5 1 0 X X - 6
Richmond RCD
3 1 2 0 0 4 X X - 10
Evergreen
0 1 2 0 0 0 X X - 3
Korea B
1 0 0 2 1 1 X X - 4
Canada A
Bye
Table after Round Robin Play
Canada A:
6 - 0
Canada B:
4 - 2
Korea B:
4 - 2
Korea A:
3 - 3
RCD:
2 - 4
4C's:
1 - 5
Evergreen:
1 - 5
Final – 11.30 a.m. December 4
Canada A
2 0 4 0 1 2 0 X - 9
Canada B
0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X - 7
Korea A
0 1 1 0 0 1 - 1 - 4
Korea B
1 0 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 3
For more info of the scores and comments, pleaseclick here to visit Wheelchair Curling.com News Page.
The article “Curling Promotes Inclusion” was published on December 11, 2010 on Richmond Review.
Curling Promotes Inclusion 12/11/2010
"In his capacity as board chair of the Richmond Centre for Disability, Vince Miele spends a lot of time promoting inclusion, independence and empowerment.
He does pretty much the same thing—with equal passion—when it comes to wheelchair curling.
Miele hasn’t been curling that long, but since taking up the game has found it to embrace all the qualities he believes such an activity should."
The article, a wrap-up of Richmond 2010 International Bonspiel, features Vince Miele, who has toiled unremarked to bring a first class event to the lower Mainland, and never mentioned that he won a National Championship last March 2010.
Curling is an easy sport to integrate wheelchair users, noted Miele. You can read the article HERE.
The RCD's Richmond International Bonspiel was surely an exciting event, and greatly promoted inclusion for people with people. Many spectators watched the great skills these athletes demonstrated and like myself, they admired their talents. The games are so different and require high precision because there is no sweeper. Watching how elegantly the athletes move on ice was already a pleasant sight.
Moreover, these athletes do more than just competing; they also strive to promote wheelchair curling. The winner Canada A team donated half of their prize money back to the host RCD as seed money for the 2011 Bonspiel; Team 4 C’s also donated their game winning money for the same purpose, and so did athlete Samantha Siu. Their kind contribution and drive to promote equal participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of the community are very much appreciated by all.
The 4th Annual Richmond International Wheelchair Curling Bonspiel, hosted by the RCD, came to a successful completion after the Closing and Award Presentation Ceremony at 2 p.m. on December 4, 2010. 
The article “Curling Promotes Inclusion” was published on December 11, 2010 on Richmond Review.
The RCD's Richmond International Bonspiel was surely an exciting event, and greatly promoted inclusion for people with people. Many spectators watched the great skills these athletes demonstrated and like myself, they admired their talents. The games are so different and require high precision because there is no sweeper. Watching how elegantly the athletes move on ice was already a pleasant sight.