2026 World Women's Curling Championship

2026 World Women's
Curling Championship
Host cityCalgary, Alberta, Canada
ArenaMarkin MacPhail Centre
DatesMarch 14–22
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The 2026 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2026 BKT World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 47th World Women's Curling Championship that is 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
TOTAL 13

Teams

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

 Australia[8]  Canada[9]  China[10]  Denmark[11]  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: Katrine Schmidt
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]  Norway[14]  Scotland[15]  South Korea[16]  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]
Grasshopper Club 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

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team Relegated to 2026 B Division
Country Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
 Switzerland Xenia Schwaller 11 1 89 55 53 41 10 10 88.8% 25.214
 Canada Kerri Einarson 10 2 97 57 55 43 7 14 87.0% 32.891
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 9 3 84 57 53 36 6 19 82.1% 28.550
 Sweden Isabella Wranå 8 4 1–0 82 74 55 49 5 13 82.2% 24.168
 South Korea Gim Eun-ji 8 4 0–1 95 70 57 46 3 22 83.9% 50.500
 Turkey Dilşat Yıldız 7 5 81 84 53 47 4 16 78.7% 41.123
 China Wang Rui 6 6 76 66 48 47 6 12 82.9% 44.677
 Italy Stefania Constantini 5 7 73 85 47 48 9 9 81.1% 38.977
 Norway Torild Bjørnstad 4 8 1–0 80 84 47 49 9 8 79.9% 39.809
 Scotland Fay Henderson 4 8 0–1 74 74 42 51 10 9 80.8% 41.527
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 3 9 76 96 48 56 1 9 76.6% 35.495
 United States Delaney Strouse 2 10 45 84 33 54 4 8 77.0% 37.732
 Australia Helen Williams 1 11 41 107 32 56 4 4 69.1% 61.755
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country 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  
2  Canada  
2  Canada 11
3  Japan 7 3  Japan 3
6  Turkey 5 Bronze medal game
4  Sweden  
3  Japan  

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 Yoshida 84% Berfin Şengül 79%
Yumi Suzuki 76% İclal Karaman 78%
Chinami Yoshida 81% Öznur Polat 71%
Satsuki Fujisawa 70% Dilşat Yıldız 83%
Total 78% Total 78%
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 Stenlund 94% Seol Ye-eun 90%
Maria Larsson 83% Kim Su-ji 85%
Almida de Val 80% Kim Min-ji 99%
Isabella Wranå 88% Gim Eun-ji 74%
Total 86% Total 87%

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 Rychiger 91% Linda Stenlund 86%
Fabienne Rieder 93% Maria Larsson 93%
Selina Gafner 91% Almida de Val 96%
Xenia Schwaller 96% Isabella Wranå 81%
Total 93% Total 89%
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 Burgess 100% Yurika Yoshida 86%
Shannon Birchard 84% Yumi Suzuki 63%
Val Sweeting 86% Chinami Yoshida 70%
Kerri Einarson 77% Satsuki Fujisawa 48%
Total 87% Total 67%

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
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0
Player percentages
 Sweden  Japan
Linda Stenlund Yurika Yoshida
Maria Larsson Yumi Suzuki
Almida de Val Chinami Yoshida
Isabella Wranå Satsuki Fujisawa
Total Total

Final

Sunday, March 22, 3:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
 Canada (Einarson) 0
Player percentages
 Switzerland  Canada
Selina Rychiger Karlee Burgess
Fabienne Rieder Shannon Birchard
Selina Gafner Val Sweeting
Xenia Schwaller Kerri Einarson
Total Total

Statistics

Player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages; Minimum 5 games played

Key
All-Star Team
Leads %
Karlee Burgess 93.6
Selina Rychiger 91.9
Linda Stenlund 91.6
Jiang Jiayi 90.3
Seol Ye-eun 90.3
Katie McMillan 88.3
Marta Lo Deserto 87.2
Eirin Mesloe 86.7
Berfin Şengül 86.3
Madison Bear 85.8
Yurika Yoshida 85.0
My Larsen 82.2
Michelle Armstrong[a] 80.5
Karen Titheridge 75.8
Seconds %
Fabienne Rieder 89.1
Shannon Birchard 89.0
Su Tingyu[b] 84.4
Yumi Suzuki 82.4
Kim Su-ji 82.1
Dong Ziqi 81.2
Maria Larsson 81.1
Ingeborg Forbregd 80.3
Elena Mathis 80.1
Hailey Duff 79.5
Katrine Schmidt 77.8
Sydney Mullaney 76.3
İclal Karaman 73.0
Kristen Tsourlenes 60.7
Thirds %
Selina Gafner 88.9
Lisa Davie[a] 85.1
Val Sweeting 83.1
Chinami Yoshida 81.6
Almida de Val 81.3
Kim Min-ji 80.5
Giulia Zardini Lacedelli 80.0
Öznur Polat 79.7
Wang Rui (Skip) 78.5
Anne O'Hara 77.5
Mathilde Halse 76.3
Tori Koana[b] 76.3
Nora Østgård 76.3
Laura Watt[a] 76.1
Sara Westman 75.2
Skips %
Xenia Schwaller 85.2
Kerri Einarson 82.5
Gim Eun-ji 82.4
Satsuki Fujisawa 81.5
Han Yu (Fourth) 80.4
Stefania Constantini 77.0
Torild Bjørnstad 76.4
Dilşat Yıldız 75.7
Fay Henderson 74.9
Isabella Wranå 74.9
Madeleine Dupont 70.6
Delaney Strouse 68.2
Helen Williams 60.5

Perfect games

Minimum 10 shots thrown

Player Team Position Shots Opponent
Shannon Birchard  Canada Second 16  China
Yurika Yoshida  Japan Lead 16  Turkey
Fabienne Rieder  Switzerland Second 12  Australia
Jiang Jiayi  China Lead 12  Australia
Kerri Einarson  Canada Skip 12  Australia

Awards

The awards and all-star team are as follows:

All-Star Team

Final standings

Key
Team Relegated to 2026 World Women’s Curling Championship B Division
Place Team
4
5  South Korea
 Turkey
7  China
8  Italy
9  Norway
10  Scotland
11  Denmark
12  United States
13  Australia

National playdowns

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Played in six games
  2. ^ a b Played in five games

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