| 2018 World Women's Curling Championship | |
| Arena: | North Bay Memorial Gardens |
| Dates: | March 17–25 |
| Winner: |  Canada |
| Attendance: | 69,391[1] |
| Curling Club: | St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| Skip: | Jennifer Jones |
| Third: | Kaitlyn Lawes |
| Second: | Jill Officer |
| Lead: | Dawn McEwen |
| Alternate: | Shannon Birchard |
| Coach: | Wendy Morgan |
| Finalist: |  Sweden (Anna Hasselborg) |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17–25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.[2] The format of the tournament was changed this year, with 13 teams qualifying for the tournament (as opposed to 12 in previous years), and the top 6 teams from round-robin play will qualify for the playoffs (rather than 4). The playoff system were single-knockout, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round.
The event was won by Canada's Jennifer Jones rink from Winnipeg; the second world championship for the 2014 Olympic gold medallists.
Off the ice, the event was a success and set an attendance record for a women's world championship held in Canada.[3] Jennifer Jones was complimentary of the fans, saying she had never played in a louder arena.[4]
The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship:
The teams are as follows:[5]
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| St. Vital CC, WinnipegSkip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate: Shannon Birchard | Harbin CC, HarbinSkip: Jiang Yilun Third: Wang Rui Second: Jiang Xindi Lead: Yan Hui Alternate: Yao Mingyue | CC Sokol Liboc, PragueSkip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Tereza Plíšková Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Ezhen Kolchevskaia | Tårnby CC, TårnbySkip: Angelina Jensen Third: Christine Grønbech Second: Camilla Skårberg Jensen Lead: Lina Knudsen Alternate: Ivana Bratic | CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Analena Jentsch Lead: Pia-Lisa Schöll Alternate Josephine Obermann | |||||
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| CC Dolomiti Fontel, Cortina d'Ampezzo & SC Pinerolo, PineroloSkip: Diana Gaspari Third: Veronica Zappone Second: Stefania Constantini Lead: Angela Romei Alternate: Chiara Olivieri | Yamanashi CA, Yamanashi, Kanagawa CA, Kanagawa & Sapporo Dogin CS, SapporoSkip: Tori Koana Third: Yuna Kotani Second: Mao Ishigaki Lead: Arisa Kotani Alternate: Kaho Onodera | CC Adamant, St. Petersburg, Ice Cube & Sochi CC, SochiSkip: Victoria Moiseeva Third: Yulia Portunova Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Julia Guzieva Alternate: Anna Sidorova | Lochmaben Castle CC, Lockerbie, Carrington CC, Edinburgh, Corrie CC & Leswalt CC, Stranraer & Holywood CC, DumfriesSkip: Hannah Fleming Third: Jennifer Dodds Second: Alice Spence Lead: Vicky Wright Alternate: Sophie Jackson | Uiseong CC, UiseongSkip: Kim Eun-jung Third: Kim Kyeong-ae Second: Kim Seon-yeong Lead: Kim Yeong-mi Alternate: Kim Cho-hi | |||||
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| Sundbybergs CK, SundbybergSkip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Jennie Wåhlin | CC Flims, Flims, Grasshopper Club, Zürich, CC Grindelwald, Grindelwald, CC Langenthal, Langenthal & CC Zug, ZugSkip: Binia Feltscher Third: Irene Schori Second: Franziska Kaufmann Lead: Carole Howald Alternate: Raphaela Keiser | Saint Paul CC, Saint Paul & Fairbanks CC, FairbanksSkip: Jamie Sinclair Third: Alexandra Carlson Second: Vicky Persinger Lead: Monica Walker Alternate: Jenna Martin |
Final round-robin standings
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Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[6]
| width=265 | Nation (Skip) ! | width=15 | Rank ! | width=15 | Points |
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| (Jones) | 1 | 436.06 | |||
| (Hasselborg) | 2 | 435.27 | |||
| (Kim) | 8 | 251.42 | |||
| (Sinclair) | 11 | 233.94 | |||
| (Feltscher) | 15 | 215.45 | |||
| (Moiseeva) | 19 | 183.64 | |||
| (Fleming) | 27 | 117.05 | |||
| (Kubešková) | 48 | 69.26 | |||
| (Jentsch) | 54 | 64.64 | |||
| (Gaspari) | 60 | 55.19 | |||
| (Jiang) | 105 | 23.87 | |||
| (Koana) | 138 | 12.43 | |||
| (Jensen) | 161 | 9.60 |
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time .[7]
Saturday, March 17, 14:00
Saturday, March 17, 19:00
Sunday, March 18, 09:00
Sunday, March 18, 14:00
Sunday, March 18, 19:00
Monday, March 19, 09:00
Monday, March 19, 14:00
Monday, March 19, 19:00
Tuesday, March 20, 09:00
Tuesday, March 20, 14:00
Tuesday, March 20, 19:00
Wednesday, March 21, 09:00
Wednesday, March 21, 14:00
Wednesday, March 21, 19:00
Thursday, March 22, 09:00
Thursday, March 22, 14:00
Thursday, March 22, 19:00
Friday, March 23, 09:00
Friday, March 23, 14:00
Friday, March 23, 19:00
Saturday, March 24, 09:00
Saturday, March 24, 14:00
Saturday, March 24, 19:00
Sunday, March 25, 10:00
Sunday, March 25, 15:00
After round robin; minimum 5 games
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The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team[8]
Anna Hasselborg, Sweden Sara McManus, Sweden
Galina Arsenkina, Russia Sofia Mabergs, SwedenFrances Brodie Sportsmanship Award[9]
Jill Officer, Canada