The2016World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the2016Ford World Women's Curling Championship presented by Meridian for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at theCredit Union iPlex inSwift Current ,Saskatchewan .
TeamSwitzerland won the championship 9–6 over TeamJapan .[ 1] The playoffs made history for TeamJapan , which had never made the final before.[ 2]
Switzerland 's win makes this their country's 6th Women's World Championship gold medal, 3rd gold medal in a row, and 4th gold medal in the last 5 years.
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship:
Canada Denmark Finland The Glencoe Club ,Calgary Skip: Chelsea Carey Third: Amy Nixon Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Laine Peters Alternate: Susan O'Connor
Hvidovre CC ,Hvidovre Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Stephanie Risdal Second: Isabella Clemmensen Lead: Charlotte Clemmensen Alternate: Madeleine Dupont
Åland Curling ,Eckerö Skip: Oona Kauste Third: Milja Hellsten Second: Maija Salmiovirta Lead: Marjo Hippi Alternate: Jenni Räsänen
Germany Italy Japan CC Füssen ,Füssen Skip: Daniela Driendl Third: Analena Jentsch Second: Marika Trettin Lead: Pia-Lisa Schöll Alternate: Maike Beer
CC Tofane ,Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Federica Apollonio Third: Stefania Menardi Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Maria Gaspari Alternate: Claudia Alverà
Tokoro CC ,Kitami Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Mari Motohashi
Russia Scotland South Korea Moskvitch CC ,Moscow Skip: Anna Sidorova Third: Margarita Fomina Second: Alexandra Raeva Lead: Nkeiruka Ezekh Alternate: Alina Kovaleva
Dunkeld CC ,Pitlochry Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Sarah Reid Alternate: Rachel Hannen
Gyeonggi-do CC ,Uijeongbu Fourth: Gim Un-chi Third: Um Min-ji Second: Lee Seul-bee Skip: Kim Ji-sun Alternate: Yeom Yoon-jung
Sweden Switzerland United States [ 3] Skellefteå CK ,Skellefteå Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Agnes Knochenhauer
CC Flims ,Flims Skip: Binia Feltscher Third: Irene Schori Second: Franziska Kaufmann Lead: Christine Urech Alternate: Carole Howald
Madison CC ,Madison Skip: Erika Brown Third: Allison Pottinger Second: Nicole Joraanstad Lead: Natalie Nicholson Alternate: Tabitha Peterson
World Curling Tour Order of Merit ranking of national teams (year to date total)[ 4]
Round robin standings [ edit ] Key Teams to Playoffs Teams to Tiebreaker
Final Round Robin Standings
Round robin results [ edit ] All draw times are listed inCentral Time Zone (UTC−6 ).
Saturday, March 19, 14:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Fujisawa)0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 X 7 Finland (Kauste)1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Sidorova)2 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 X X 8 Italy (Apollonio)0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Canada (Carey)0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 8 Denmark (Nielsen)3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
Saturday, March 19, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Apollonio)0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3 Japan (Fujisawa)0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scotland (Muirhead)0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 Sweden (Sigfridsson)0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Sidorova)1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 7 Finland (Kauste)0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4
Sunday, March 20, 9:00
Sunday, March 20, 14:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Sigfridsson)0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 6 Germany (Driendl)0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Finland (Kauste)2 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 Italy (Apollonio)0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Fujisawa)0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 X 6 Russia (Sidorova)0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sunday, March 20, 19:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Driendl)1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 3 Scotland (Muirhead)0 3 0 2 0 1 4 X X X 10
Monday, March 21, 9:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Carey)0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 Russia (Sidorova)2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Denmark (Nielsen)2 2 0 3 0 0 0 4 X X 11 Japan (Fujisawa)0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 X X 4
Monday, March 21, 14:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Japan (Fujisawa)1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 6 South Korea (Kim)0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Sidorova)0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 X 10 Sweden (Sigfridsson)0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Finland (Kauste)0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Germany (Driendl)0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Apollonio)0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 Scotland (Muirhead)3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Monday, March 21, 19:00
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Sigfridsson)1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Canada (Carey)0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 9
Tuesday, March 22, 9:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Sigfridsson)0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 Switzerland (Feltscher)1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scotland (Muirhead)3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 X 9 Denmark (Nielsen)0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Driendl)0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 Canada (Carey)1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 7
Tuesday, March 22, 14:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Denmark (Nielsen)1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 X 6 Finland (Kauste)0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Carey)1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 Italy (Apollonio)0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Feltscher)0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 X 7 Japan (Fujisawa)0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 4
Tuesday, March 22, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Apollonio)1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 X 6 Germany (Driendl)0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Finland (Kauste)1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 Scotland (Muirhead)0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Fujisawa)0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 8 Sweden (Sigfridsson)0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Wednesday, March 23, 9:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Sidorova)0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X 1 Scotland (Muirhead)1 3 1 0 1 1 0 X X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Fujisawa)0 4 0 3 0 1 X X X X 8 Germany (Driendl)0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Apollonio)0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 X X 5 Sweden (Sigfridsson)2 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 X X 11
Wednesday, March 23, 14:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Sigfridsson)1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 6 Denmark (Nielsen)0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Wednesday, March 23, 19:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Feltscher)0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 Russia (Sidorova)1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Carey)2 1 0 1 1 2 0 X X X 7 Finland (Kauste)0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Denmark (Nielsen)0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7 Italy (Apollonio)0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Thursday, March 24, 9:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Finland (Kauste)0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X X X 3 Sweden (Sigfridsson)0 5 0 0 1 0 4 X X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Apollonio)0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 X 5 South Korea (Kim)0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Fujisawa)3 0 2 0 4 0 1 X X X 10 Scotland (Muirhead)0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Sidorova)3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X X 8 Germany (Driendl)0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Thursday, March 24, 14:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Feltscher)2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 Italy (Apollonio)0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Denmark (Nielsen)2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7 Russia (Sidorova)0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Carey)0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2 Japan (Fujisawa)2 2 0 2 0 5 X X X X 11
Thursday, March 24, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Driendl)0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 X 4 Denmark (Nielsen)0 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scotland (Muirhead)0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 4 Canada (Carey)1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 X 9
Friday, March 25, 19:00
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Feltscher)1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 X 8 Japan (Fujisawa)0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 4
Saturday, March 26, 14:00
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Sidorova)0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 7 Canada (Carey)0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 4
Saturday, March 26, 19:00
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Russia (Sidorova)0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 Japan (Fujisawa)0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 7
Sunday, March 27, 10:00
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Carey)0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 8 Russia (Sidorova)2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 9
Sunday, March 27, 15:00
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Feltscher)0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 9 Japan (Fujisawa)0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 6
2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship winner Switzerland 6th title
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