The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25. It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship. The 2012 World Women's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
This edition of the World Women's Championship saw the first South Korean team advance to the playoffs in history. Previously, their best performance was in 2009, when they finished the round-robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win-loss record.
In the final, Switzerland's Mirjam Ott defeated Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson after scoring a deuce in the tenth end, wrapping up the game with a score of 7–6. Switzerland won its third gold medal, its first since 1983, when Erika Müller won the world championship. Ott won her first gold medal, while Sigfridsson won her third silver medal.
Scottish skip Eve Muirhead was awarded the Frances Brodie Award, an honour given to a curler at the championships who best exemplified sportsmanship, fair play, honesty, and friendship. Muirhead was nominated by her fellow curlers at the championships.
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship: (host country) One team from the North American zone
Eight teams from the 2011 European Curling Championships
(Winner of World Challenge Games) Two teams from the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships:
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Saville SC, Edmonton Skip: Heather Nedohin Third: Beth Iskiw Second: Jessica Mair Lead: Laine Peters Alternate: Amy Nixon Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Yue Qingshuang Second: Liu Jinli Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Sun YueCC Zbraslav, Prague Skip: Linda Klímová Third: Kamila Mošová Second: Lenka Černovská Lead: Kateřina Urbanová Alternate: Sára Jahodová Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Helle Simonsen Second: Jeanne Ellegaard Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Mette de Neergaard SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Fourth: Imogen Oona Lehmann Skip: Melanie Robillard* Second: Corinna Scholz Lead: Stella Heiß Alternate: Monika Wagner Dolomiti CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Claudia Alvera Alternate: Veronica Gerbi Moskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Anna Sidorova Third: Liudmila Privivkova Second: Margarita Fomina Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Nkeiruka EzekhDunkeld CC, Dunkeld Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Claire Hamilton Alternate: Kelly Wood Gyeonjgido CC, Uijeongbu Skip: Kim Ji-sun Third: Lee Seul-bee Second: Shin Mi-sung Lead: Gim Un-chi Alternate: Lee Hyun-jungSkellefteå CK, Skellefteå Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Sabina KrauppDavos CC, Davos Skip: Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Carmen Küng Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Alina PätzSt. Paul CC, St. Paul Skip: Allison Pottinger Third: Nicole Joraanstad Second: Natalie Nicholson Lead: Tabitha Peterson Alternate: Cassandra Potter *The team's normal skip, Andrea Schöpp, withdrew from the world championships due to a leg injury sustained prior to the championships. Melanie Robillard replaced Schöpp as skip, and threw third stones.
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker
CountrySkipWLPFPAEndsWonEndsLostBlankEnds StolenEnds ShotPct. Margaretha Sigfridsson 8 3 77 51 43 37 20 6 85% Mirjam Ott 8 3 72 58 45 41 20 9 86% Kim Ji-sun 8 3 75 57 48 39 20 14 83% Heather Nedohin 7 4 67 70 44 46 16 15 85% Allison Pottinger 7 4 74 61 48 43 13 13 86% Eve Muirhead 6 5 67 65 41 43 17 7 83% Melanie Robillard 5 6 61 71 43 45 19 7 79% Lene Nielsen 5 6 66 72 46 47 12 10 83% Anna Sidorova 4 7 61 70 41 49 18 4 82% Diana Gaspari 3 8 59 80 42 47 13 8 78% Wang Bingyu 3 8 68 73 43 48 18 10 84% Linda Klímová 2 9 64 83 48 46 9 10 79%
Round-robin results All times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 17, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, March 17, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, March 18, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Sunday, March 18, 2:30 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, March 18, 7:30 pm
Draw 6 Monday, March 19, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Monday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Monday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 20, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 20, 8:00 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 21, 9:00 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 21, 2:00 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 22, 9:00 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 22, 7:00 pm
Tiebreaker Friday, March 23, 2:00 pm
Player Percentages Laine Peters 92% Tabitha Peterson 96% Jessica Mair 94% Natalie Nicholson 86% Beth Iskiw 93% Nicole Joraanstad 86% Heather Nedohin 95% Allison Pottinger 80% Total 93% Total 87%
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, March 23, 7:00 pm
Player Percentages Margaretha Sigfridsson 93% Janine Greiner 94% Maria Wennerström 90% Carmen Küng 82% Christina Bertrup 89% Carmen Schäfer 88% Maria Prytz 77% Mirjam Ott 78% Total 87% Total 86%
3 vs. 4 Saturday, March 24, 1:00 pm
Player Percentages Gim Un-chi 91% Laine Peters 93% Shin Mi-sung 90% Jessica Mair 85% Lee Seul-bee 85% Beth Iskiw 86% Kim Ji-sun 89% Heather Nedohin 85% Total 89% Total 87%
Semifinal Saturday, March 24, 6:00 pm
Player Percentages Janine Greiner 94% Gim Un-chi 91% Carmen Küng 81% Shin Mi-sung 88% Carmen Schäfer 78% Lee Seul-bee 78% Mirjam Ott 74% Kim Ji-sun 64% Total 82% Total 80%
Bronze medal game Sunday, March 25, 9:00 am
Player Percentages Gim Un-chi 89% Laine Peters 83% Shin Mi-sung 78% Jessica Mair 83% Lee Seul-bee 74% Beth Iskiw 85% Kim Ji-sun 74% Heather Nedohin 73% Total 78% Total 81%
Gold medal game Sunday, March 25, 4:30 pm
Player Percentages Margaretha Sigfridsson 100% Janine Greiner 89% Maria Wennerström 89% Carmen Küng 80% Christina Bertrup 94% Carmen Schäfer 90% Maria Prytz 71% Mirjam Ott 90% Total 87% Total 88%
Top 5 player percentages Leads%Seconds%Thirds%Skips% Ekaterina Galkina 91 Carmen Küng 87 Nicole Joraanstad 88 Allison Pottinger 85 Maria Poulsen 90 Jessica Mair 85 Carmen Schäfer 86 Heather Nedohin 84 Laine Peters 89 Vicki Adams 84 Beth Iskiw 84 Mirjam Ott 84 Tabitha Peterson 89 Maria Wennerström 84 Christina Bertrup 84 Maria Prytz (Fourth) 84 Janine Greiner 89 Natalie Nicholson 83 Lee Seul-bee 84 Kim Ji-sun 80
References General
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External links
Final on YouTube