2026 World Women's Curling Championship

2026 World Women's
Curling Championship
2026 World Women's Curling Championship
Host cityCalgary, Alberta, Canada
ArenaMarkin MacPhail Centre
DatesMarch 14–22
Attendance51,019
Winner Switzerland
Curling clubGrasshopper Club Zurich, Zurich
SkipXenia Schwaller
ThirdSelina Gafner
SecondFabienne Rieder
LeadSelina Rychiger
CoachJohn Epping
Finalist Canada (Kerri Einarson)
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The 2026 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2026 BKT World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th World Women's Curling Championship that were held from March 14 to 22 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.[1] The venue previously hosted the 2021 World Men's and Women's Championships behind closed doors as well as the 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships.[2]

The event saw the debut for Australia at the Women's World Championship, and also their first win, a 7–6 extra-end victory over Norway in Draw 2.[3]

The format for the Championship features a 13-team round robin. The top six teams will qualify for the playoff round, where the top two teams receive a bye while the remaining four play in the qualification round to qualify for the semifinals.[4]

Qualification

13 curling federations qualified to participate in the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship. Of note, this was the first World Women's Championship appearance for Australia, who qualified after finishing sixth at the Pan Continental Championship.[5]

Means of Qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1  Canada
2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships 5  China
 South Korea
 United States
 Japan
 Australia
2025 European Curling Championships 7  Sweden
 Scotland
 Switzerland
 Norway
 Denmark
 Turkey
 Italy
TOTAL13

Teams

The teams are as follows:[6][7]

 Australia[8][note 1]  Canada[9][note 2]  China[10][note 3]  Denmark[11][note 4]  Italy[12]
Victorian CA, Melbourne

Skip: Helen Williams
Third: Sara Westman
Second: Kristen Tsourlenes
Lead: Karen Titheridge
Alternate: Michelle Fredericks Armstrong

 Gimli CC, Gimli

Skip: Kerri Einarson
Third: Val Sweeting
Second: Shannon Birchard
Lead: Karlee Burgess
Alternate: Krysten Karwacki

 Harbin CC, Harbin

Fourth: Han Yu
Skip: Wang Rui
Second: Dong Ziqi
Lead: Jiang Jiayi
Alternate: Su Tingyu

 Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre &
Gentofte CC, Gentofte

Skip: Madeleine Dupont
Third: Mathilde Halse
Second: Denise Dupont Katrine Schmidt[note 5]
Lead: My Larsen

 CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip: Stefania Constantini
Third: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
Second: Elena Mathis
Lead: Marta Lo Deserto
Alternate: Rebecca Mariani

 Japan[13][note 6]  Norway[14][note 7]  Scotland[15][note 8]  South Korea[16][note 9]  Sweden[17]
Tokoro CC, Kitami

Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa
Third: Chinami Yoshida
Second: Yumi Suzuki
Lead: Yurika Yoshida
Alternate: Tori Koana

 Oppdal CK, Oppdal

Skip: Torild Bjørnstad
Third: Nora Østgård
Second: Ingeborg Forbregd
Lead: Eirin Mesloe
Alternate: Mille Haslev Nordbye

 Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries

Skip: Fay Henderson
Third: Lisa Davie
Second: Hailey Duff
Lead: Katie McMillan
Alternate: Laura Watt

 Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu

Skip: Gim Eun-ji
Third: Kim Min-ji
Second: Kim Su-ji
Lead: Seol Ye-eun
Alternate: Seol Ye-ji

 Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg & Östersunds CK, Östersund

Skip: Isabella Wranå
Third: Almida de Val
Second: Maria Larsson
Lead: Linda Stenlund
Alternate: Moa Dryburgh

 Switzerland[18]  Turkey[19]  United States[20]
GC Zurich, Zurich

Skip: Xenia Schwaller
Third: Selina Gafner
Second: Fabienne Rieder
Lead: Selina Rychiger

 Milli Piyango CA, Erzurum

Skip: Dilşat Yıldız
Third: Öznur Polat
Second: İclal Karaman
Lead: Berfin Şengül
Alternate: Melisa Cömert

 Traverse City CC, Traverse City

Skip: Delaney Strouse
Third: Anne O'Hara
Second: Sydney Mullaney
Lead: Madison Bear
Alternate: Taylor Anderson-Heide
Notes
  1. ↑ Michelle Armstrong played as lead in the games of draw 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 and 19; Karen Titheridge sat out the games of draw 8 and 14, moved to 2nd in the games of draw 9 and 19, further to 3rd in the games of draw 11 and 13; Kristen Tsourlenes sat out the games of draw 9 and 19; Sara Westman sat out the games of draw 11 and 13.
  2. ↑ Krysten Karwacki was substituted as Lead in the game of draw 19.
  3. ↑ With no reasons provided, Su Tingyu replaced Dong Ziqi in the first 4 games as 2nd in the games of draw 1, 2, 4 (as substitute after 2nd end) and 5, further she played as 2nd in the game of draw 14 whilst Dong Ziqi moved to 3rd, Wang Rui to 4th, meaning Han Yu sat out.
  4. ↑ Due to illness, Katrine Schmidt refrained from continuing in the game of draw 7 after 5 ends und missed the games of draw 8 and 10, My Larsen missed the games of draw 18 and 20 due to illness; in all the games mentioned Denmark was forced to play with only 3 players.
  5. ↑ Since the regular second, Denise Dupont, had to withdraw due to an injury and former team member Jasmin Holtermann was unavailable, Katrine Schmidt has stepped in.
  6. ↑ Tori Koana replaced Chinami Yoshida as 3rd in the games of draw 4, 11, 14, 17 and 20.
  7. ↑ Mille Haslev Nordbye replaced Nora Østgård as 3rd in the game of draw 15.
  8. ↑ Laura Watt replaced Lisa Davie as 3rd in the games of draw 4, 6, 11, 13, 17 and 19.
  9. ↑ Seol Ye-ji played as Lead in the game of draw 7, and as 2nd in the game of draw 11.


WCF ranking

Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[21]

Nation (Skip)RankPoints
 South Korea (Gim)4318.8
 Canada (Einarson)5286.9
 Switzerland (Schwaller)6286.2
 Japan (Fujisawa)9237.4
 Denmark (Dupont)12211.6
 Sweden (Wranå)13211.2
 China (Wang)17180.6
 Norway (Bjørnstad)30116.8
 Italy (Constantini)31112.0
 Turkey (Yıldız)3783.0
 Scotland (Henderson)4076.8
 United States (Strouse)5166.3
 Australia (Williams)8923.8

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
 SwitzerlandXenia Schwaller111–89555341101088.8%25.214
 CanadaKerri Einarson102–9757554371487.0%32.891
 JapanSatsuki Fujisawa93–8457533661982.1%28.550
 SwedenIsabella Wranå841–08274554951382.2%24.168
 South KoreaGim Eun-ji840–19570574632283.9%50.500
 TurkeyDilşat Yıldız75–8184534741678.7%41.123
 ChinaWang Rui66–7666484761282.9%44.677
 ItalyStefania Constantini57–738547489981.1%38.977
 NorwayTorild Bjørnstad481–0808447499879.9%39.809
 ScotlandFay Henderson480–17474425110980.8%41.527
 DenmarkMadeleine Dupont39–769648561976.6%35.495
 United StatesDelaney Strouse210–458433544877.0%37.732
 AustraliaHelen Williams111–4110732564469.1%61.755
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Australia Canada China Denmark Italy Japan Norway Scotland South Korea Sweden Switzerland Turkey United States Record
13  Australia — 2–11 2–8 7–11 4–9 2–7 7–6 2–12 3–12 4–7 1–10 5–7 2–7 1–11
2  Canada 11–2 — 9–3 9–6 9–6 6–5 6–10 7–5 8–3 7–5 5–6 9–3 11–3 10–2
7  China 8–2 3–9 — 7–8 10–3 7–8 5–3 7–6 4–6 4–9 5–6 10–5 6–1 6–6
11  Denmark 11–7 6–9 8–7 — 1–8 3–8 9–3 7–11 4–7 8–9 9–11 6–7 4–9 3–9
8  Italy 9–4 6–9 3–10 8–1 — 6–8 8–6 7–5 5–14 4–9 4–6 7–10 6–3 5–7
3  Japan 7–2 5–6 8–7 8–3 8–6 — 10–9 3–4 9–5 8–2 6–3 4–9 8–1 9–3
9  Norway 6–7 10–6 3–5 3–9 6–8 9–10 — 8–6 7–8 9–7 4–8 7–8 8–2 4–8
10  Scotland 12–2 5–7 6–7 11–7 5–7 4–3 6–8 — 3–8 6–8 5–9 3–5 8–3 4–8
5  South Korea 12–3 3–8 6–4 7–4 14–5 5–9 8–7 8–3 — 7–8 6–7 12–7 7–5 8–4
4  Sweden 7–4 5–7 9–4 9–8 9–4 2–8 7–9 8–6 8–7 — 3–7 8–6 7–4 8–4
1  Switzerland 10–1 6–5 6–5 11–9 6–4 3–6 8–4 9–5 7–6 7–3 — 8–5 8–2 11–1
6  Turkey 7–5 3–9 5–10 7–6 10–7 9–4 8–7 5–3 7–12 6–8 5–8 — 9–5 7–5
12  United States 7–2 3–11 1–6 9–4 3–6 1–8 2–8 3–8 5–7 4–7 2–8 5–9 — 2–10

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−06:00).[4]

Draw 1

Saturday, March 14, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 China (Wang) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7
 Scotland (Henderson) 🔨 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Wranå) 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
 Canada (Einarson) 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 7
 Turkey (Yıldız) 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 6
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3

Draw 2

Saturday, March 14, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Constantini) 🔨 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 X 5
 South Korea (Gim) 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 4 X 14
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Wang) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Strouse) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
 Canada (Einarson) 🔨 0 1 0 3 0 2 4 1 X X 11

Draw 3

Sunday, March 15, 8:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 8
 Sweden (Wranå) 🔨 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 5
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Henderson) 🔨 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 X X 8
 United States (Strouse) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Australia (Williams) 🔨 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 7
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6

Draw 4

Sunday, March 15, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 10
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 🔨 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5
 Scotland (Henderson) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Einarson) 🔨 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 X X 9
 China (Wang) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Wranå) 🔨 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 X 9
 Italy (Constantini) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 5

Sunday, March 15, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Strouse) 🔨 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 5
 Turkey (Yıldız) 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Constantini) 🔨 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 X 9
 Australia (Williams) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7
 South Korea (Gim) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
 China (Wang) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7

Draw 6

Monday, March 16, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Henderson) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 5
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 9
 Sweden (Wranå) 🔨 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Strouse) 🔨 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 X X 7
 Australia (Williams) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 7

Monday, March 16, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 🔨 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 7
 South Korea (Gim) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Einarson) 🔨 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 9
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Wang) 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 X X 10
 Italy (Constantini) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 🔨 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 X X 9
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X X 4

Draw 8

Monday, March 16, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 🔨 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
 Sweden (Wranå) 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 X 8
 Turkey (Yıldız) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 7
 Scotland (Henderson) 0 0 5 1 0 1 3 0 1 X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 🔨 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 7
 United States (Strouse) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 17, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Sweden (Wranå) 🔨 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 8
 Scotland (Henderson) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 2 0 1 2 0 2 X X X X 7
 Australia (Williams) 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Constantini) 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
 Canada (Einarson) 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 X 9

Draw 10

Tuesday, March 17, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 3 X X 12
 Turkey (Yıldız) 🔨 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Strouse) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1
 China (Wang) 🔨 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Italy (Constantini) 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 8
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 11
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 9

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 17, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Canada (Einarson) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
 South Korea (Gim) 🔨 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 4 X X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Wranå) 🔨 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 X 7
 United States (Strouse) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Henderson) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3

Draw 12

Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 2 2 0 3 2 0 X X X X 9
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 X 8
 Italy (Constantini) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 🔨 0 2 1 0 0 0 X X X X 3
 Canada (Einarson) 3 0 0 2 2 2 X X X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Wang) 🔨 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4
 Sweden (Wranå) 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 X 9

Draw 13

Wednesday, March 18, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Strouse) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
 Italy (Constantini) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 6
 Turkey (Yıldız) 🔨 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 X 8
 Scotland (Henderson) 🔨 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 2 3 2 1 0 2 X X X X 10
 Australia (Williams) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1

Draw 14

Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Wranå) 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X X 2
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 0 3 1 0 2 2 X X X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Henderson) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 5
 Canada (Einarson) 🔨 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
 China (Wang) 🔨 2 1 0 3 0 2 X X X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 🔨 0 5 0 2 1 0 X X X X 8
 United States (Strouse) 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 2

Draw 15

Thursday, March 19, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 X X 5
 China (Wang) 🔨 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 8
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Constantini) 🔨 0 0 2 0 5 1 X X X X 8
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Einarson) 🔨 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 X X 8
 South Korea (Gim) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3

Draw 16

Thursday, March 19, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Henderson) 0 2 3 0 5 2 X X X X 12
 Australia (Williams) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
 Sweden (Wranå) 🔨 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Strouse) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 X 8
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3

Draw 17

Thursday, March 19, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 🔨 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 10
 Canada (Einarson) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 China (Wang) 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
 Sweden (Wranå) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Constantini) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 X 7
 Scotland (Henderson) 🔨 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 5

Draw 18

Friday, March 20, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
 Italy (Constantini) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 4
 United States (Strouse) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Wang) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 4
 South Korea (Gim) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Williams) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
 Turkey (Yıldız) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 7

Draw 19

Friday, March 20, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 X X X 8
 United States (Strouse) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Einarson) 3 0 5 1 0 2 X X X X 11
 Australia (Williams) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Henderson) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 6
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 🔨 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Wranå) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 X X 7

Draw 20

Friday, March 20, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Gim) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 X 7
 Denmark (Dupont) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 10
 Italy (Constantini) 🔨 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Einarson) 🔨 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Bjørnstad) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
 China (Wang) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 X 5

Playoffs

Qualification games Semifinals Final
1  Switzerland 8
4  Sweden 9 4  Sweden 5
5  South Korea 5 1  Switzerland 7
2  Canada 5
2  Canada 11
3  Japan 7 3  Japan 3
6  Turkey 5 Bronze medal game
4  Sweden 8
3  Japan 5

Qualification Games

Saturday, March 21, 10:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7
 Turkey (Yıldız) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5
Player percentages
 Japan  Turkey
Yurika Yoshida84% Berfin Şengül79%
Yumi Suzuki76% İclal Karaman78%
Chinami Yoshida81% Öznur Polat71%
Satsuki Fujisawa70% Dilşat Yıldız83%
Total78% Total78%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Wranå) 🔨 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 9
 South Korea (Gim) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5
Player percentages
 Sweden  South Korea
Linda Stenlund94% Seol Ye-eun90%
Maria Larsson83% Kim Su-ji85%
Almida de Val80% Kim Min-ji99%
Isabella Wranå88% Gim Eun-ji74%
Total86% Total87%

Semifinals

Saturday, March 21, 4:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 8
 Sweden (Wranå) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Player percentages
 Switzerland  Sweden
Selina Rychiger91% Linda Stenlund86%
Fabienne Rieder93% Maria Larsson93%
Selina Gafner91% Almida de Val96%
Xenia Schwaller96% Isabella Wranå81%
Total93% Total89%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Einarson) 🔨 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 X X 11
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X X 3
Player percentages
 Canada  Japan
Karlee Burgess100% Yurika Yoshida86%
Shannon Birchard84% Yumi Suzuki63%
Val Sweeting86% Chinami Yoshida70%
Kerri Einarson77% Satsuki Fujisawa48%
Total87% Total67%

Bronze medal game

Sunday, March 22, 9:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Wranå) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 X 8
 Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
Player percentages
 Sweden  Japan
Linda Stenlund82% Yurika Yoshida88%
Maria Larsson85% Yumi Suzuki76%
Almida de Val89% Chinami Yoshida85%
Isabella Wranå88% Satsuki Fujisawa74%
Total86% Total81%

Final

Sunday, March 22, 3:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
 Canada (Einarson) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
 Switzerland  Canada
Selina Rychiger93% Karlee Burgess96%
Fabienne Rieder91% Shannon Birchard81%
Selina Gafner85% Val Sweeting85%
Xenia Schwaller84% Kerri Einarson80%
Total88% Total86%

Statistics

Player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages; Minimum 5 games played

Key
All-Star Team
Leads%
Canada Karlee Burgess93.6
Switzerland Selina Rychiger91.9
Sweden Linda Stenlund91.6
China Jiang Jiayi90.3
South Korea Seol Ye-eun90.3
Scotland Katie McMillan88.3
Italy Marta Lo Deserto87.2
Norway Eirin Mesloe86.7
Turkey Berfin Şengül86.3
United States Madison Bear85.8
Japan Yurika Yoshida85.0
Denmark My Larsen82.2
Australia Michelle Armstrong[a]80.5
Australia Karen Titheridge75.8
Seconds%
Switzerland Fabienne Rieder89.1
Canada Shannon Birchard89.0
China Su Tingyu[b]84.4
Japan Yumi Suzuki82.4
South Korea Kim Su-ji82.1
China Dong Ziqi81.2
Sweden Maria Larsson81.1
Norway Ingeborg Forbregd80.3
Italy Elena Mathis80.1
Scotland Hailey Duff79.5
Denmark Katrine Schmidt77.8
United States Sydney Mullaney76.3
Turkey İclal Karaman73.0
Australia Kristen Tsourlenes60.7
Thirds%
Switzerland Selina Gafner88.9
Scotland Lisa Davie[a]85.1
Canada Val Sweeting83.1
Japan Chinami Yoshida81.6
Sweden Almida de Val81.3
South Korea Kim Min-ji80.5
Italy Giulia Zardini Lacedelli80.0
Turkey Öznur Polat79.7
China Wang Rui (Skip)78.5
United States Anne O'Hara77.5
Denmark Mathilde Halse76.3
Japan Tori Koana[b]76.3
Norway Nora Østgård76.3
Scotland Laura Watt[a]76.1
Australia Sara Westman75.2
Skips%
Switzerland Xenia Schwaller85.2
Canada Kerri Einarson82.5
South Korea Gim Eun-ji82.4
Japan Satsuki Fujisawa81.5
China Han Yu (Fourth)80.4
Italy Stefania Constantini77.0
Norway Torild Bjørnstad76.4
Turkey Dilşat Yıldız75.7
Scotland Fay Henderson74.9
Sweden Isabella Wranå74.9
Denmark Madeleine Dupont70.6
United States Delaney Strouse68.2
Australia Helen Williams60.5

Perfect games

Minimum 10 shots thrown

PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
Shannon Birchard CanadaSecond16 China
Yurika Yoshida JapanLead16 Turkey
Fabienne Rieder SwitzerlandSecond12 Australia
Jiang Jiayi ChinaLead12 Australia
Kerri Einarson CanadaSkip12 Australia

Awards

The awards and all-star team are as follows:

All-Star Team

Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award

Final standings

Key
Team Relegated to 2026 World Championship Qualifier
Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden
4 Japan
5 South Korea
 Turkey
7 China
8 Italy
9 Norway
10 Scotland
11 Denmark
12 United States
13 Australia

National playdowns

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Played in six games
  2. 1 2 Played in five games

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