2020 World Women's Curling Championship Explained

2020 World Women's Curling Championship
Host City:	Prince George, Canada
Arena:	CN Centre
Dates:	March 14–22 (cancelled)

The 2020 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship presented by Nature's Bounty for sponsorship reasons) was scheduled to be held from March 14 to 22 at the CN Centre in Prince George, Canada.^[1] ^[2] On March 12, 2020, following the recommendations of Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] ^[4]

The event was set to be the first event to start gathering points towards the 2022 Winter Olympic Qualification.^[5] Upon cancellation, the qualifying process was left unclear.

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship:^[6]

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
2019 Americas Challenge	1
2019 European Curling Championships	7^[7]
2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships	2^[8]
2020 World Qualification Event	2
TOTAL	13

World Ranking

The World Curling Federation World Ranking tracks and lists the success of all Member Associations.^[9]

min-width=265	Member Associations !	width=15	Rank !	width=15	Points
	1	81.569
	2	65.907
	3	63.382
	4	59.559
	5	56.520
	6	55.588
	7	50.098
	8	45.441
	9	40.147
	10	27.059
	11	19.593
	12	19.338
	13	13.284

Teams

The teams were to be:^[10]

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Gimli CC, GimliSkip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Meilleur Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire	CSO CC, Beijing & Harbin CC, HarbinSkip: Han Yu Third: Zhang Lijun Second: Jiang Xindi Lead: Yu Jiaxin Alternate: Dong Ziqi	CC Sokol Liboc, PragueSkip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Petra Vinšová Lead: Ežen Kolčevská Alternate: Michaela Baudyšová	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre, Tårnby CC, Tårnby & Copenhagen CC, KastrupSkip: Mathilde Halse Third: Jasmin Lander Second: Karolina Jensen Lead: Julie Høgh Alternate: Madeleine Dupont	CC Füssen, Füssen & 1.SCV Geising, GeisingSkip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Klara-Hermine Fomm Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Mia Höhne
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3S Sys-tek, Pinerolo & CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'AmpezzoSkip: Veronica Zappone Third: Stefania Constantini Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Elena Dami	Tokoro CC, Kitami & SCAP Karuizawa Arena, KariuzawaSkip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Eri Ogihara	Adamant CC, Saint PetersburgSkip: Alina Kovaleva Third: Maria Komarova Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina Alternate: Anastasia Danshina	Dunkeld CC, Pitlochry, Balfron CC, Balfron, Carrington CC, Edinburgh & Leswalt CC, LeswaltSkip: Eve Muirhead Third: Lauren Gray Second: Jennifer Dodds Lead: Vicky Wright Alternate: Sophie Sinclair	Gyeonggi-do CC, UijeongbuSkip: Gim Un-chi Third: Um Min-ji Second: Kim Su-ji Lead: Seol Ye-eun Alternate: Seol Ye-ji
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Sundbybergs CK, SundbybergSkip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna Heldin	CC Oberwallis, Brig-GlisFourth: Briar Hürlimann Skip: Elena Stern Second: Lisa Gisler Lead: Celine Koller Alternate: Corrie Hürlimann	St. Paul CC, St. Paul, Madison CC, Madison & Duluth CC, Duluth Skip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Becca Hamilton Second: Tara Peterson Lead: Aileen Geving Alternate: Allison Pottinger

WCT ranking

Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.^[11]

width=265	Nation (Skip) !	width=15	Rank !	width=15	Points
(Hasselborg)	1	467.461
(Einarson)	2	420.070
(Fujisawa)	4	342.872
(Stern)	6	333.591
(Muirhead)	9	283.984
(Peterson)	10	245.428
(Kovaleva)	12	237.658
(Gim)	17	194.967
(Han)	26	149.539
(Jentsch)	30	135.678
(Zappone)	76	46.404
(Kubešková)	79	45.753
(Halse)	148	12.838

National playdowns

References

Web site: Prince George, Canada to host World Women's Curling Championship 2020. World Curling Federation. 5 February 2019 . November 13, 2019.
Web site: Official Site. Curling Canada. December 1, 2019.
News: World Women's Curling Championship Cancelled. The Sports Network. The Canadian Press. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
News: World Women's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Prince George, Canada. March 12, 2020. World Curling Federation. March 12, 2020.
Web site: Event Info. World Curling Federation. December 1, 2019. December 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206114415/https://worldcurling.org/events/wwcc2020/?page=event-info. dead.
Web site: Qualification Rules (Page 55 & 56). World Curling Federation. November 21, 2019.
Web site: European Qualifiers. World Curling Federation. December 1, 2019. August 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805050733/https://worldcurling.org/events/eccb2019?page=event-info. dead.
Web site: Pacific-Asia Qualifiers. World Curling Federation. December 1, 2019. October 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013135548/https://worldcurling.org/events/pacc2019/?page=event-info. dead.
Web site: World Rankings - women. World Curling Federation. March 6, 2020.
Web site: Teams. Curling Canada. February 23, 2020.
Web site: WCT ranking. CurlingZone. March 4, 2020.