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:- Two teams from the Americas zone
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- Six teams from the 2018 European Curling Championships
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- Two teams from the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
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- Two teams from the 2019 World Qualification Event
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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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- 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 | Rank | Points |
2 | 414.259 | |
4 | 382.473 | |
6 | 307.215 | |
11 | 218.129 | |
14 | 200.786 | |
26 | 147.937 | |
28 | 134.55 | |
34 | 123.048 | |
36 | 118.046 | |
65 | 59.901 | |
84 | 48.474 | |
134 | 18.751 | |
152 | 14.526 |
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, 14:00Draw 2
Saturday, 16 March, 19:30^Finland ran out of time, and therefore forfeited the match.
Draw 3
Sunday, 17 March, 09:00Draw 4
Sunday, 17 March, 14:00Draw 5
Sunday, 17 March, 19:00Draw 6
Monday, 18 March, 09:00Draw 7
Monday, 18 March, 14:00Draw 8
Monday, 18 March, 19:00Draw 9
Tuesday, 19 March, 09:00Draw 10
Tuesday, 19 March, 14:00Draw 11
Tuesday, 19 March, 19:00Draw 12
Wednesday, 20 March, 09:00Draw 13
Wednesday, 20 March, 14:00Draw 14
Wednesday, 20 March, 19:00Draw 15
Thursday, 21 March, 09:00Draw 16
Thursday, 21 March, 14:00Draw 17
Thursday, 21 March, 19:00Draw 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, 19:00Playoffs
Qualification games
Saturday, 23 March, 9:00Semifinal 1
Saturday, 23 March, 14:00Semifinal 2
Saturday, 23 March, 19:00Bronze medal game
Sunday, 24 March, 10:00Final
Sunday, 24 March, 16:00Final standings
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Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Final round robin percentages; minimum 9 gamesAwardsThe awards and all-star team are as follows:All-Star Team
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