2015 World Senior Curling Championships – Women's tournament explained

2015 World Senior Curling Championships Women's tournament
Host City:	Sochi, Russia
Arena:	Iceberg Skating Palace
Dates:	April 18–25
Winner:
Curling Club:	Brandon CC, Brandon
Skip:	Lois Fowler
Third:	Maureen Bonar
Second:	Cathy Gauthier
Lead:	Allyson Stewart
Finalist:	(Fiona Grace Simpson)

The women's tournament of the 2015 World Senior Curling Championships was held from April 18 to 25 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[1]

Group A

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Skip: Ivana Kubešková Third: Veronika Neznalová Second: Anna Candrová Lead: Michaela Čiháková Alternate: Michaela Měchurová	Skip: Kirsti Kauste Third: Tuula Merentie Second: Riitta-Liisa Harnalainen Lead: Kristina Nokelainen	Skip: Shizuko Funaki Third: Chizuko Hamadate Second: Katsuko Matsui Lead: Tsuyako Yokouchi	Skip: Tatiana Smirnova Third: Irina Kolesnikova Second: Natalia Ilenkova Lead: Liudmila Murova Alternate: Ekaterina Priemskaja
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Skip: Barbara Gibb Third: Carol Scott Second: Elinor Ritchie Lead: Margaret Archer Alternate: Judith Carr	Skip: Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund Third: Eva Olofsson Second: Karin Osterberg Lead: Haide Stensson Alternate: Karin Liljegren	Skip: Susan Limena Third: Sandra Zimmermann Second: Monika Kehrli Lead: Lucy Ebner Alternate: Erika Wohlmann

Group B

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Skip: Lois Fowler Third: Maureen Bonar Second: Cathy Gauthier Lead: Allyson Stewart	Skip: Judith Dixon Third: Joan Reed Second: Valerie Saville Lead: Deborah Higgins	Skip: Fiona Grace Simpson Third: Grazia Ferrero Second: Fulvia Tiboldo Lead: Vittoria Santini
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Skip: Wendy Becker Third: Elizabeth Matthews Second: Glenys Taylor Lead: Christine Bewick	Fourth: Elena Jančaříková Third: Mária Liptáková Skip: Margita Matuškovičová Lead: Antónia Špiláková	Skip: Norma O'Leary Third: Linda Christensen Second: Mary Shields Lead: Lucy DeVore Alternate: Shelley Dropkin

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker

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		5	1
		4	2
		4	2
		3	3
	Barbara Gibb	3	3
		1	5
		1	5

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width=150	Group B !	width=150	Skip !	width=15	W !	width=15	L
		5	0
		4	1
		2	3
		2	3
		2	3
		0	5

Round-robin results

Group A

Saturday, April 18

Draw 18:00

Draw 317:00

Draw 420:45

Sunday, April 19

Draw 716:00

Monday, April 20

Draw 98:00

Draw 1116:00

Tuesday, April 21

Draw 1412:00

Draw 1620:00

Wednesday, April 22

Draw 1812:00

Draw 1916:00

Draw 2020:00

Thursday, April 23

Draw 218:00

Draw 2316:00

Group B

Saturday, April 18

Draw 213:15

Sunday, April 19

Draw 820:00

Tuesday, April 21

Draw 138:00

Draw 1412:00

Wednesday, April 22

Draw 178:00

Thursday, April 23

Draw 2316:00

Tiebreaker

Friday, April 24, 9:00

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Friday, April 24, 14:00

Semifinals

Saturday, April 25, 8:00

Bronze medal game

Saturday, April 25, 13:00

Gold medal game

Saturday, April 25, 13:00

Notes and References

Web site: 2015 World Senior Curling Championships – Teams. World Curling Federation. 16 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412063118/http://wscc2015.curlingevents.com/teams. 2015-04-12. dead.