2019 World Women's Curling Championship


The 2019 World Women's Curling Championship was held from 16-24 March at the Silkeborg Sportscenter in Silkeborg, Denmark.

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship:
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Teams

The teams are as follows:
The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Skip: Chelsea Carey

Third: Sarah Wilkes

Second: Dana Ferguson

Lead: Rachelle Brown

Alternate: Jill Officer
Harbin CC, Harbin
Fourth: Wang Rui

Skip: Mei Jie

Second: Yao Mingyue

Lead: Ma Jingyi

Alternate: Zhang Lijun
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Skip: Madeleine Dupont

Third: Denise Dupont

Second: Julie Høgh

Lead: Lina Knudsen

Alternate: Gabriella Qvist
Åland Curling, Eckerö
Skip: Oona Kauste

Third: Eszter Juhász

Second: Maija Salmiovirta

Lead: Lotta Immonen

Alternate: Marjo Hippi
CC Füssen, Füssen
Skip: Daniela Jentsch

Third: Emira Abbes

Second: Klara-Hermine Fomm

Lead: Analena Jentsch

Alternate: Mia Höhne
Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa
Fourth: Ikue Kitazawa

Third: Chiaki Matsumura

Skip: Seina Nakajima

Lead: Hasumi Ishigooka

Alternate: Emi Shimizu
Chuncheon CC, Chuncheon
Skip: Kim Min-ji

Third: Kim Hye-rin

Second: Yang Tae-i

Lead: Kim Su-jin
Jelgavas KK, Jelgava
Skip: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne

Third: Santa Blumberga

Second: Ieva Krusta

Lead: Evelīna Barone

Alternate: Tina Siliņa
Adamant CC, Saint Petersburg
Skip: Alina Kovaleva

Third: Anastasia Bryzgalova

Second: Galina Arsenkina

Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina

Alternate: Uliana Vasilyeva
Dumfries Curling, Dumfries
Skip: Sophie Jackson

Third: Naomi Brown

Second: Mili Smith

Lead: Sophie Sinclair

Alternate: Lauren Gray
Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg
Skip: Anna Hasselborg

Third: Sara McManus

Second: Agnes Knochenhauer

Lead: Sofia Mabergs

Alternate: Johanna Heldin
CC Aarau, Aarau
Fourth: Alina Pätz

Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni

Second: Esther Neuenschwander

Lead: Melanie Barbezat

Alternate: Marisa Winkelhausen
Four Seasons CC, Blaine
Skip: Jamie Sinclair

Third: Sarah Anderson

Second: Taylor Anderson

Lead: Monica Walker

Alternate: Vicky Persinger


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  1. Team Scotland's alternate Lauren Gray threw skip stones during Draws 4, 5, 7 and 8 as their skip Sophie Jackson had a back and knee injury.

WCT ranking

Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.
Nation RankPoints
2414.259
4382.473
6307.215
11218.129
14200.786
26147.937
28134.55
34123.048
36118.046
6559.901
8448.474
13418.751
15214.526

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings
^ This was the first time the Canadian women's team failed to reach the playoffs at the World Championships in twenty years.

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central European Standard Time.

Draw 1

Saturday, 16 March, 14:00

Draw 2

Saturday, 16 March, 19:30
^Finland ran out of time, and therefore forfeited the match.

Draw 3

Sunday, 17 March, 09:00

Draw 4

Sunday, 17 March, 14:00

Draw 5

Sunday, 17 March, 19:00

Draw 6

Monday, 18 March, 09:00

Draw 7

Monday, 18 March, 14:00

Draw 8

Monday, 18 March, 19:00

Draw 9

Tuesday, 19 March, 09:00

Draw 10

Tuesday, 19 March, 14:00

Draw 11

Tuesday, 19 March, 19:00

Draw 12

Wednesday, 20 March, 09:00

Draw 13

Wednesday, 20 March, 14:00

Draw 14

Wednesday, 20 March, 19:00

Draw 15

Thursday, 21 March, 09:00

Draw 16

Thursday, 21 March, 14:00

Draw 17

Thursday, 21 March, 19:00

Draw 18

Friday, 22 March, 09:00
^Highest-scoring end of the event.

Draw 19

Friday, 22 March, 14:00
^U.S. Skip Jamie Sinclair was unable to play in this draw due to an injury sustained when she fell at the conclusion of her team's game earlier that day. Vice-Skip Sarah Anderson moved-up to skip and alternate Vicky Persinger played vice. Anderson's twin sister Taylor played her usual position of second as did lead Monica Walker.

Draw 20

Friday, 22 March, 19:00

Playoffs

Qualification games

Saturday, 23 March, 9:00

Semifinal 1

Saturday, 23 March, 14:00

Semifinal 2

Saturday, 23 March, 19:00

Bronze medal game

Sunday, 24 March, 10:00

Final

Sunday, 24 March, 16:00

Final standings

PlaceTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Final round robin percentages; minimum 9 games

Awards

The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team
  • Skip: Anna Hasselborg, Sweden
  • Third: Sara McManus, Sweden
  • Second: Galina Arsenkina, Russia
  • Lead: Sofia Mabergs, Sweden
Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award
  • Wang Rui, China
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