The2022World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the2022BKT Tires & OK Tire World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at theCN Centre inPrince George ,British Columbia ,Canada .[ 1] 2020 World Women's Curling Championship , but the event was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic .[ 2]
The format for the Championship returned to a 13 team round robin opposed to the 14 teams qualified for the2021 World Women's Curling Championship . The top six teams qualified for the playoff round, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round. Theno-tick rule was used for the first time at a World Championship tournament.[ 3] [ 4]
Scotland and Japan were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 issues within their teams. The Russian Curling Federation was disqualified from the tournament as a sanction for the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ; the Czech Republic accepted an invitation to replace them. The championship was won by the Switzerland team skipped bySilvana Tirinzoni .
Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship. This was the first World Women's Championship appearance for Turkey, who was represented by skipDilşat Yıldız .
Russian participation [ edit ] As part of international sports' reaction to theRussian invasion of Ukraine , on February 28 the World Curling Federation initiated proceedings to remove the Russian Curling Federation from the 2022 Curling Championship, pending until March 3. In its statement the WCF said:[ 6]
The World Curling Federation strongly condemns the military action undertaken by the Russian Government in their invasion of Ukraine and continues to hope for a swift and peaceful resolution to the situation.
On March 4, 2022, the WCF announced the removal of the RCF from the 2022 World Curling Championships.[ 7] [ 8]
Prior to the event, Scottish skipRebecca Morrison and alternateFay Henderson tested positive forCOVID-19 , so the team brought new alternateBeth Farmer , a shepherd from theKinross area who was in the middle oflambing season , to play lead.[ 9] [ 10]
Two members of the Japanese team (thirdSeina Nakajima and alternateChiaki Matsumura ) did not play in their penultimate game against Switzerland due to a COVID-19 outbreak on their team, forcing them to play with three players. Despite the remaining three players on the team testing negative, the team decided to forfeit their final game against South Korea.[ 11]
The teams were as follows:[ 12]
Canada [ 13] Czech Republic Denmark [ 14] Germany Italy [ 15] Gimli CC ,Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Meilleur Alternate: Krysten Karwacki
CC Sokol Liboc ,Prague Skip: Alžběta Baudyšová Third: Petra Vinšová Second: Michaela Baudyšová Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Lenka Hronová
Hvidovre CC ,Hvidovre &Gentofte CC ,Gentofte Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Denise Dupont Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Jasmin Lander
CC Füssen ,Füssen Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Mia Höhne Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Klara-Hermine Fomm
Curling Pinerolo ASD ,Pinerolo ,ASD Milano CC ,Milan ,CC Dolomiti ,Cortina d'Ampezzo &CC Lago Santo ,Trento Skip: Stefania Constantini Third: Marta Lo Deserto Second: Angela Romei Lead: Veronica Zappone Alternate: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
Japan [ 16] Norway [ 17] Scotland South Korea [ 18] Sweden [ 19] Karuizawa CC ,Karuizawa Skip: Ikue Kitazawa Third: Seina Nakajima Second: Minori Suzuki Lead: Hasumi Ishigooka Alternate: Chiaki Matsumura
Lillehammer CC ,Lillehammer Fourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye Lead: Martine Rønning Alternate: Eirin Mesloe
Curl Aberdeen ,Aberdeen Skip: Rebecca Morrison Third: Gina Aitken Second: Sophie Sinclair Lead: Sophie Jackson Alternate: Fay Henderson Beth Farmer [ a]
Gangneung CC ,Gangneung Skip: Kim Eun-jung Third: Kim Kyeong-ae Second: Kim Cho-hi Lead: Kim Seon-yeong Alternate: Kim Yeong-mi
Sundbybergs CK ,Sundbyberg Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna Heldin
Switzerland [ 21] Turkey United States [ 22] CC Aarau ,Aarau &Bern CC ,Bern Fourth: Alina Pätz Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Esther Neuenschwander Lead: Melanie Barbezat Alternate: Carole Howald
Milli Piyango CA ,Erzurum Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: Berfin Şengül Lead: Ayşe Gözütok Alternate: Mihriban Polat
Chaska CC ,Chaska &Duluth CC ,Duluth Skip: Cory Christensen Third: Sarah Anderson Second: Vicky Persinger Lead: Taylor Anderson Alternate: Sydney Mullaney
^ After Rebecca Morrison and Fay Henderson both tested positive forCOVID-19 , Beth Farmer was flown out to be an emergency alternate.[ 20] Year to dateWorld Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[ 23]
The main rule change between the 2021 and 2022 WWCC is the introduction of theno-tick rule . This will prohibitticking a stone off of thecentre line until after the fifth stone of the end has been thrown. If a stone is ticked off of the centre line before then, it is restored to its position, similar to if a stone is removed from play from thefree guard zone .[ 4]
Due to malfunctioningEye on the Hog sensors in the rocks, it was decided that beginning with games on March 20, curlers would use the "honour system" to determine whether players were makinghogline violations . That is, curlers would be enforcing their opposition's violations.[ 24]
Round-robin standings [ edit ] Final round-robin standings
Round robin summary table Pos. Country Record 3 Canada — N/a 9–6 8–4 8–5 9–2 10–4 4–6 W–L 7–8 10–8 3–11 8–4 9–3 9–3 12 Czech Republic 6–9 — 6–8 4–6 3–7 7–3 1–7 10–9 7–8 1–8 3–10 5–7 2–9 2–10 6 Denmark 4–8 8–6 — 11–8 7-5 1–8 11–4 W–L 8–7 4–9 3–7 11–10 5–9 7–5 9 Germany 5–8 6–4 8–11 — 7–5 7–5 6–11 W–L 2–7 5–6 6–7 8–1 7–8 5–7 10 Italy 2–9 7–3 5–7 5–7 — 2–9 8–4 W–L 4–7 2–6 6–8 9–7 6–7 4–8 7 Japan 4–10 3–7 8–1 5–7 9–2 — 9–5 W–L L–W 4–8 3–11 7–6 7–6 6–6 8 Norway 6–4 7–1 4–11 11–6 4–8 5–9 — W–L 6–7 3–6 5–8 10–5 4–12 5–7 13 Scotland L–W 9–10 L–W L–W L–W L–W L–W — L–W L–W 1–12 L–W L–W 0–12 2 South Korea 8–7 8–7 7–8 7–2 7–4 W–L 7–6 W–L — 3–7 5–8 10–2 11–4 9–3 4 Sweden 8–10 8–1 9–4 6–5 6–2 8–4 6–3 W–L 7–3 — 7–8 9–6 4–5 9–3 1 Switzerland 11–3 10–3 7–3 7–6 8–6 11–3 8–5 12–1 8–5 8–7 — 8–3 8–7 12–0 11 Turkey 4–8 7–5 10–11 1–8 7–9 6–7 5–10 W–L 2–10 6–9 3–8 — 5–12 2–10 5 United States 3–9 9–2 9–5 8–7 7–6 6–7 12–4 W–L 4–11 5–4 7–8 12–5 — 8–4
Round-robin results [ edit ] All draw times are listed inPacific Time (UTC−07:00 ).[ 25]
Saturday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Einarson)2 3 0 2 2 0 X X X X 9 Italy (Constantini)0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Hasselborg)0 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 X 9 Turkey (Yıldız)0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 X 6
Saturday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Denmark (Dupont)4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 11 Germany (Jentsch)0 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Einarson)0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4 Norway (Rørvik)2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Japan (Kitazawa)1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 Turkey (Yıldız)0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
Sunday, March 20, 9:00 am
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Tirinzoni)1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 8 Sweden (Hasselborg)0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Constantini)0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2 Japan (Kitazawa)0 2 0 1 0 3 2 1 X X 9
Sunday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final United States (Christensen)0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 Italy (Constantini)0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Turkey (Yıldız)1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X 4 Canada (Einarson)0 2 0 3 0 3 0 X X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Hasselborg)1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 X 9 Denmark (Dupont)0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 4
Sunday, March 20, 7:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Kitazawa)0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7 United States (Christensen)0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Norway (Rørvik)2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 11 Germany (Jentsch)0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Tirinzoni)3 0 3 0 1 4 X X X X 11 Canada (Einarson)0 2 0 1 0 0 X X X X 3
Monday, March 21, 9:00 am
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Constantini)0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 X 8 Norway (Rørvik)0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Monday, March 21, 2:00 pm
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Turkey (Yıldız)0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 Switzerland (Tirinzoni)2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Einarson)1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 X 8 Denmark (Dupont)0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Monday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Tirinzoni)0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 8 Italy (Constantini)1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Jentsch)0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 7 Japan (Kitazawa)0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
Tuesday, March 22, 9:00 am
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Hasselborg)0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 X 6 Italy (Constantini)0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Denmark (Dupont)2 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 11 Turkey (Yıldız)0 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 10
Tuesday, March 22, 2:00 pm
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Kitazawa)1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4 Canada (Einarson)0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Norway (Rørvik)0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 Switzerland (Tirinzoni)1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 8
Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Turkey (Yıldız)0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 Norway (Rørvik)3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Hasselborg)0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 8 Japan (Kitazawa)0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Constantini)0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 4 South Korea (Kim)0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 X 7
Wednesday, March 23, 9:00 am
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Einarson)3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 10 Sweden (Hasselborg)0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 8
Wednesday, March 23, 2:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Kitazawa)0 2 1 1 2 0 2 X X X 8 Denmark (Dupont)0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Jentsch)0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 Italy (Constantini)0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Wednesday, March 23, 7:00 pm
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Italy (Constantini)0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 9 Turkey (Yıldız)0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 7
Thursday, March 24, 9:00 am
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Turkey (Yıldız)0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X 1 Germany (Jentsch)0 1 2 1 3 1 0 X X X 8
Thursday, March 24, 2:00 pm
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Jentsch)0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 Sweden (Hasselborg)0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Kitazawa)0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 9 Norway (Rørvik)0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Thursday, March 24, 7:00 pm
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Canada (Einarson)1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 South Korea (Kim)0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Denmark (Dupont)0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 X 7 Italy (Constantini)2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Friday, March 25, 9:00 am
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Norway (Rørvik)0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 X X 4 Denmark (Dupont)3 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Tirinzoni)2 0 5 3 0 1 X X X X 11 Japan (Kitazawa)0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Einarson)1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 8 Germany (Jentsch)0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Friday, March 25, 2:00 pm
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Hasselborg)0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 6 Norway (Rørvik)0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 3
Friday, March 25, 7:00 pm
Qualification games [ edit ] Saturday, March 26, 1:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Einarson)2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 9 Denmark (Dupont)0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 8
Saturday, March 26, 7:00 pm
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Switzerland (Tirinzoni)1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 Sweden (Hasselborg)0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sunday, March 27, 11:00 am
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Sweden (Hasselborg)0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 Canada (Einarson)1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 8
Sunday, March 27, 4:00 pm
Top 5 player percentages [ edit ] Final round robin percentages
Minimum 10 shots thrown
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