2012 World Women's Curling Championship Explained

2012 World Women's Curling Championship
Size:200
Host City:Lethbridge, Alberta
Arena:Enmax Centre
Dates:March 17–25
Attendance:55,401
Winner:
Curling Club:Davos CC, Davos
Skip:Mirjam Ott
Third:Carmen Schäfer
Second:Carmen Küng
Lead:Janine Greiner
Alternate:Alina Pätz
Coach:Thomas Lips
Finalist: (Margaretha Sigfridsson)

The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25.[1] It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship.[2] The 2012 World Women's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

This edition of the World Women's Championship saw the first team from South Korea advancing to the playoffs in history. Previously, their best performance was in 2009, where they finished the round robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win–loss record.

In the final, Switzerland's Mirjam Ott defeated Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson after scoring a deuce in the tenth end, wrapping up the game with a score of 7–6. Switzerland won its third gold medal, its first since 1983, when Erika Müller won the world championship.[3] Ott won her first gold medal,[4] while Sigfridsson won her third silver medal.

Scottish skip Eve Muirhead was awarded the Frances Brodie Award, an honour given to a curler at the championships who best exemplified sportsmanship, fair play, honesty, and friendship. Muirhead was nominated by fellow curlers at the championships.[5]

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship:[6]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[9] [10]

[11] [12] [13]
Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip: Heather Nedohin
Third: Beth Iskiw
Second: Jessica Mair
Lead: Laine Peters
Alternate: Amy Nixon		Harbin CC, Harbin
Skip: Wang Bingyu
Third: Yue Qingshuang
Second: Liu Jinli
Lead: Zhou Yan
Alternate: Sun Yue		CC Zbraslav, Prague
Skip: Linda Klímová
Third: Kamila Mošová
Second: Lenka Černovská
Lead: Kateřina Urbanová
Alternate: Sára Jahodová
[14] [15] [16]
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Skip: Lene Nielsen
Third: Helle Simonsen
Second: Jeanne Ellegaard
Lead: Maria Poulsen
Alternate: Mette de Neergaard		SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Fourth: Imogen Oona Lehmann
Skip: Melanie Robillard*
Second: Corinna Scholz
Lead: Stella Heiß
Alternate: Monika Wagner		Dolomiti CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Skip: Diana Gaspari
Third: Giorgia Apollonio
Second: Chiara Olivieri
Lead: Claudia Alvera
Alternate: Veronica Gerbi
[17] [18] [19]
Moskvitch CC, Moscow
Skip: Anna Sidorova
Third: Liudmila Privivkova
Second: Margarita Fomina
Lead: Ekaterina Galkina
Alternate: Nkeiruka Ezekh		Dunkeld CC, Dunkeld
Skip: Eve Muirhead
Third: Anna Sloan
Second: Vicki Adams
Lead: Claire Hamilton
Alternate: Kelly Wood		Gyeonjgido CC, UijeongbuSkip: Kim Ji-sun
Third: Lee Seul-bee
Second: Shin Mi-sung
Lead: Gim Un-chi
Alternate: Lee Hyun-jung
[20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
Skellefteå CK, Skellefteå
Fourth: Maria Prytz
Third: Christina Bertrup
Second: Maria Wennerström
Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson
Alternate: Sabina Kraupp		Davos CC, Davos
Skip: Mirjam Ott
Third: Carmen Schäfer
Second: Carmen Küng
Lead: Janine Greiner
Alternate: Alina Pätz		St. Paul CC, St. Paul
Skip: Allison Pottinger
Third: Nicole Joraanstad
Second: Natalie Nicholson
Lead: Tabitha Peterson
Alternate: Cassandra Potter
*The team's normal skip, Andrea Schöpp, withdrew from the world championships due to a leg injury sustained prior to the championships.[25] Melanie Robillard replaced Schöpp as skip, and threw third stones.[26]

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
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Won		width=20Ends
Lost		width=20Blank
Ends 		width=20Stolen
Ends 		width=20Shot
Pct.
Margaretha Sigfridsson8 3 77 51 43 37 20 6 85%
Mirjam Ott8 3 72 58 45 41 20 9 86%
Kim Ji-sun8 3 75 57 48 39 20 14 83%
Heather Nedohin7 4 67 70 44 46 16 15 85%
Allison Pottinger7 4 74 61 48 43 13 13 86%
Eve Muirhead6 5 67 65 41 43 17 7 83%
Melanie Robillard5 6 61 71 43 45 19 7 79%
Lene Nielsen5 6 66 72 46 47 12 10 83%
Anna Sidorova4 7 61 70 41 49 18 4 82%
Diana Gaspari3 8 59 80 42 47 13 8 78%
Wang Bingyu3 8 68 73 43 48 18 10 84%
2 9 64 83 48 46 9 10 79%

Round-robin results

All times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7).[27]

Draw 1

Saturday, March 17, 2:00 pm

Draw 2

Saturday, March 17, 7:00 pm

Draw 3

Sunday, March 18, 9:00 am

Draw 4

Sunday, March 18, 2:30 pm

Draw 5

Sunday, March 18, 7:30 pm

Draw 6

Monday, March 19, 9:00 am

Draw 7

Monday, March 19, 2:00 pm

Draw 8

Monday, March 19, 7:00 pm

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 20, 9:00 am

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 20, 2:00 pm

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 20, 8:00 pm

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 21, 9:00 am

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 21, 2:00 pm

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 21, 7:00 pm

Draw 15

Thursday, March 22, 9:00 am

Draw 16

Thursday, March 22, 2:00 pm

Draw 17

Thursday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Friday, March 23, 2:00 pm

Player Percentages
92%96%
94%86%
93%86%
95%80%
Total 93%Total 87%

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 23, 7:00 pm

Player Percentages
93% 94%
90% 82%
89% 88%
77% 78%
Total 87% Total 86%

3 vs. 4

Saturday, March 24, 1:00 pm

Player Percentages
91%93%
90%85%
85%86%
89%85%
Total 89%Total 87%

Semifinal

Saturday, March 24, 6:00 pm

Player Percentages
94%91%
81%88%
78%78%
74%64%
Total 82%Total 80%

Bronze medal game

Sunday, March 25, 9:00 am

Player Percentages
89%83%
78%83%
74%85%
74%73%
Total 78%Total 81%

Gold medal game

Sunday, March 25, 4:30 pm

Player Percentages
100%89%
89%80%
94%90%
71%90%
Total 87%Total 88%

Top 5 player percentages

Leads%Seconds%Thirds%Skips%
91878885
90858684
89848484
898484 Maria Prytz (Fourth) 84
89838480

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lethbridge, Canada awarded 2012 World Women's Championship. World Curling Federation. 2011-04-05. 2010-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180331040132/http://www.worldcurling.org/lethbridge-canada-awarded-2012-world-womens-championship. 2018-03-31. dead.
  2. Web site: Lethbridge awarded 2012 World Women's Curling Championship. Canadian Curling Association. 2011-04-05. 2010-12-06.
  3. Web site: Switzerland wins the 2012 FWWCC. 25 March 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  4. Web site: Switzerland wins World Curling Gold on dramatic double. TSN Curling.
  5. Web site: 2012 Frances Brodie Award winner Eve Muirhead. 25 March 2012. World Curling Federation.
  6. Web site: Competing teams at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship are confirmed!. Canadian Curling Association. 12 December 2011.
  7. Web site: China and Korea are confirmed for Ford World Women's Curling Championship. 28 November 2011. Canadian Curling Association.
  8. Web site: Pacific-Asia Teams decided for 2012 World Championships. 25 November 2011. World Curling Federation.
  9. Web site: 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship – Teams. Canadian Curling Association.
  10. Web site: 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship – Confirmed Teams. 13 March 2012. World Curling Federation.
  11. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Canada Update. 26 February 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  12. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: China Update. 13 March 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  13. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Czech Republic Update. 22 February 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  14. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Denmark Update. 1 March 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  15. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Germany Update. 22 February 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  16. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Italy Update. 9 March 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  17. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Russia Update. 8 March 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  18. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Scotland Update. 22 February 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  19. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Kore Update. 6 March 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  20. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Team Sweden. 7 February 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  21. Web site: Swiss Curling Championships. 27 February 2012. Swiss Curling Association. de. 2012-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140207222528/http://www.curling.ch/home/page.aspx?page_id=2454&archive_type_id=106&person=&categories=&archive_id=9398&from=&keyword=. 2014-02-07. dead.
  22. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Denmark Update. 1 March 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  23. Web site: Lethbridge Welcomes the World: United States Update. 7 March 2012. Canadian Curling Association.
  24. Web site: Pottinger wins women's title. 18 February 2012. USA Curling.
  25. Web site: Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 starts Saturday. 13 March 2012. World Curling Federation.
  26. Web site: Robillard fills in for injured German skip at Women's Worlds. 16 March 2012. TSN Curling.
  27. Web site: 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship – Draw Schedule. Canadian Curling Association. 2012-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120212122123/http://www.curling.ca/championships/worlds/draw-schedule/. 2012-02-12. dead.

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