2010 World Women's Curling Championship Explained

2010 World Women's Curling Championship
Size:	200
Host City:	Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Arena:	Credit Union iPlex
Dates:	March 20–28, 2010
Winner:
Curling Club:	SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Skip:	Andrea Schöpp
Third:	Melanie Robillard
Second:	Monika Wagner
Lead:	Stella Heiß
Alternate:	Corinna Scholz
Coach:	Rainer Schöpp
Finalist:	(Eve Muirhead)
Prev:	2009

The 2010 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 20 to 28 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Qualification

• (host country)
• (defending champion)
• (Pacific runner-up)
• (Americas region)
• Eight teams from the 2009 European Curling Championships:
  • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (defeated in best-of-three World Challenge series)

Teams

The teams were as listed below:^[1]

St. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Cathy Overton-Clapham Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn Askin Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire	Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Liu Yin Second: Yue Qingshuang Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Zhang Xindi	Tårnby CC, Tårnby Fourth: Madeleine Dupont Third: Denise Dupont Skip: Angelina Jensen Lead: Camilla Jensen Alternate: Ivana Bratic
SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Melanie Robillard Second: Monika Wagner Lead: Stella Heiß* Alternate: Corinna Scholz*	Aomori CC, Aomori Skip: Moe Meguro Third: Anna Ohmiya Second: Mari Motohashi Lead: Kotomi Ishizaki Alternate: Mayo Yamaura	Jelgava CC, Jelgava Skip: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne Third: Una Grava-Germane Second: Ieva Krusta Lead: Zanda Bikše Alternate: Dace Munča
Stabekk CC, Stabekk Skip: Linn Githmark Third: Henriette Løvar Second: Ingrid Stensrud Lead: Kristin Skaslien Alternate: Kristin Tøsse Løvseth	Moskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Ludmila Privivkova** Third: Anna Sidorova Second: Nkeiruka Ezekh Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Margarita Fomina	Dunkeld CC, Dunkeld Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Kelly Wood Second: Lorna Vevers Lead: Anne Laird Alternate: Sarah Reid
Karlstad CC, Karlstad Skip: Cecilia Östlund Third: Sara Carlsson Second: Anna Domeij Lead: Liselotta Lennartsson Alternate: Sabina Kraupp	Flims PurePower CC, Flims Skip: Binia Feltscher Third: Corinne Bourquin Second: Heike Schwaller Lead: Sandra Ramstein-Attinger Alternate: Marisa Winkelhausen	Madison CC, Madison Skip: Erika Brown Third: Nina Spatola Second: Ann Swisshelm Lead: Laura Hallisey Alternate: Jessica Schultz

• Stella Heiß and Corinna Scholz alternated in the lead position.
  

• • Anna Sidorova replaced Ludmila Privivkova as skip after Draw 2. Privivkova became the alternate, while Margarita Fomina replaced Sidorova in the third position.

Round robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
	Jennifer Jones	10	1	92	57	49	31	10	12	87%
	Andrea Schöpp	8	3	78	63	47	41	14	11	81%
	Eve Muirhead	8	3	90	54	48	37	9	13	82%
	Cecilia Östlund	7	4	74	71	43	46	7	13	81%
	Erika Brown	7	4	81	69	51	41	10	12	78%
	Angelina Jensen	6	5	84	68	46	44	7	13	81%
	Wang Bingyu	6	5	78	80	51	45	5	16	81%
	Anna Sidorova	5	6	66	66	47	41	15	13	79%
	Linn Githmark	3	8	63	76	40	51	12	7	77%
	Binia Feltscher	3	8	63	76	46	48	11	12	78%
	Moe Meguro	2	9	53	88	40	52	8	9	74%
	Iveta Staša-Šaršūne	1	10	37	91	30	51	12	4	71%

• First Appearance

Round robin results

All draw times listed are in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1

Saturday, March 20, 14:00

Draw 2

Saturday, March 20, 19:00

Draw 3

Sunday, March 21 8:30

Draw 4

Sunday, March 21, 13:30

Draw 5

Sunday, March 21, 19:00

Draw 6

Monday, March 22, 8:30

Draw 7

Monday, March 22, 13:30

Draw 8

Monday, March 22, 19:30

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 23, 8:30

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 23, 13:30

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 23, 19:30

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 24, 8:30^[2]

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 24, 13:30

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 24, 19:30

Draw 15

Thursday, March 25, 8:30

Draw 16

Thursday, March 25, 13:30

Draw 17

Thursday, March 25, 19:30

Tie-breaker

Friday, March 26, 12:30

Player Percentages
	84%	Laura Hallisey	79%
	71%		66%
	90%		68%
	74%		64%
Total	80%	Total	69%

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 26, 8:00 pm

Player Percentages
	85%		75%
	81%		74%
	89%		76%
	82%		91%
Total	84%	Total	79%

3 vs. 4

Saturday, March 27, 12:00

Player Percentages
	78%		83%
	73%		77%
	91%		59%
	95%		70%
Total	85%	Total	72%

Semifinal

Saturday, March 27, 17:00

Player Percentages
	95%		92%
	84%		73%
	70%		81%
	59%		89%
Total	77%	Total	84%

Bronze medal game

Sunday, March 28, 10:00 am

Player Percentages
	91%		94%
	100%		78%
Cathy Overton-Clapham	89%		78%
Jennifer Jones	75%		68%
Total	89%	Total	79%

Gold medal game

Sunday, March 28, 15:00

Player Percentages
	82%	Anne Laird	82%
	84%		73%
	68%		78%
	67%	Eve Muirhead	77%
Total	75%	Total	78%

Top five player percentages

The top five player percentages for each position:^[3]

Leads	%	Seconds	%	Thirds	%	Skips	%
	92		85		88		85
	89		83		83		85
	88		82		81		78
	87	Angelina Jensen (Skip)	81		80		76
	83		80		80		75

References

General

• Web site: Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2010 . . 2010-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100409024129/http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=371 . 2010-04-09 . dead .

Specific

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2010 Teams - Preliminary Lines Ups - As of 17 March 2010 . World Curling Federation . 2010-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718113616/http://www.worldcurlingfederation.com/_upload/downloads/50_10-0209_WWCC2010_teams.pdf . 2011-07-18 . dead .
2. Web site: Eight is great for Canada . The Southwest Booster . 2010-03-24 . 2010-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716172038/http://www.swbooster.com/Sports/Curling/2010-03-24/article-961363/Eight-is-great-for-Canada/1 . 2011-07-16 . dead .
3. Web site: 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Report -Statistical Report for Draw 17 . Canada Curling Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20100414144942/http://www.seasonofchampions.ca/2010worlds/archivedResults/2010%20Ford%20World%20Women's%20Curling%20Championship%20-%20Media%20Report%20-%20Statistical%20Report%20for%20Draw%2017.pdf . 2010-04-14 . dead.