The 2016 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship presented by Meridian for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
Team Switzerland won the championship 9–6 over Team Japan. The playoffs made history for Team Japan, which had never made the final before.
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.
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship: (host country) One team from the Americas zone (given that no challenges in the Americas zone are issued) Eight teams from the 2015 European Curling Championships
Two teams from the 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Teams The Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Chelsea Carey Third: Amy Nixon Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Laine Peters Alternate: Susan O'ConnorHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Stephanie Risdal Second: Isabella Clemmensen Lead: Charlotte Clemmensen Alternate: Madeleine DupontÅland Curling, Eckerö Skip: Oona Kauste Third: Milja Hellsten Second: Maija Salmiovirta Lead: Marjo Hippi Alternate: Jenni RäsänenCC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Daniela Driendl Third: Analena Jentsch Second: Marika Trettin Lead: Pia-Lisa Schöll Alternate: Maike BeerCC Tofane, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Federica Apollonio Third: Stefania Menardi Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Maria Gaspari Alternate: Claudia AlveràTokoro CC, Kitami Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Mari MotohashiMoskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Anna Sidorova Third: Margarita Fomina Second: Alexandra Raeva Lead: Nkeiruka Ezekh Alternate: Alina KovalevaDunkeld CC, Pitlochry Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Sarah Reid Alternate: Rachel HannenGyeonggi-do CC, Uijeongbu Fourth: Gim Un-chi Third: Um Min-ji Second: Lee Seul-bee Skip: Kim Ji-sun Alternate: Yeom Yoon-jungSkellefteå CK, Skellefteå Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Agnes KnochenhauerCC Flims, Flims Skip: Binia Feltscher Third: Irene Schori Second: Franziska Kaufmann Lead: Christine Urech Alternate: Carole HowaldMadison CC, Madison Skip: Erika Brown Third: Allison Pottinger Second: Nicole Joraanstad Lead: Natalie Nicholson Alternate: Tabitha Peterson
WCT ranking World Curling Tour Order of Merit ranking of national teams (year to date total) Country (Skip) Rank Points (Carey) 5 295.750 (Sidorova) 6 290.022 (Muirhead) 8 256.481 (Brown) 13 214.512 (Sigfridsson) 21 129.750 (Feltscher) 22 129.555 (Fujisawa) 32 102.154 (Kim/Gim) 64 53.348 (Nielsen) 66 51.355 (Kauste) 80 34.239 (Driendl) 82 33.213 (Apollonio) 145 12.168
Round robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker
Final Round Robin Standings LocaleSkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Binia Feltscher 9 2 69 55 44 41 21 10 84% Satsuki Fujisawa 9 2 81 48 45 33 15 11 87% Anna Sidorova 8 3 71 47 45 34 18 15 82% Chelsea Carey 8 3 74 56 44 39 15 12 84% Eve Muirhead 7 4 71 61 46 40 13 13 85% Erika Brown 6 5 64 58 45 40 20 8 84% Kim Ji-sun 5 6 66 75 40 45 15 8 82% Lene Nielsen 5 6 68 73 43 47 14 9 81% Margaretha Sigfridsson 4 7 66 68 44 46 13 6 81% Daniela Driendl 3 8 40 59 21 27 13 6 79% Oona Kauste 1 10 44 60 28 37 10 4 75% Federica Apollonio 1 10 36 57 27 33 12 7 77%
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central Time Zone (UTC−6).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 19, 14:00
Draw 2 Saturday, March 19, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, March 20, 9:00
Draw 4 Sunday, March 20, 14:00
Draw 5 Sunday, March 20, 19:00
Draw 6 Monday, March 21, 9:00
Draw 7 Monday, March 21, 14:00
Draw 8 Monday, March 21, 19:00
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 22, 9:00
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 22, 14:00
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 22, 19:00
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 23, 9:00
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 23, 14:00
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 23, 19:00
Draw 15 Thursday, March 24, 9:00
Draw 16 Thursday, March 24, 14:00
Draw 17 Thursday, March 24, 19:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, March 25, 19:00
3 vs. 4 Saturday, March 26, 14:00
Semifinal Saturday, March 26, 19:00
Bronze medal game Sunday, March 27, 10:00
Final Sunday, March 27, 15:00
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages Leads % Kim Ji-sun (Skip) 90 88 Sarah Reid 88 Pia-Lisa Schöll 87 Laine Peters 86 Seconds % Yumi Suzuki 87 Vicki Adams 87 Franziska Kaufmann 87 Lee Seul-bee 86 Jocelyn Peterman 85 Thirds % Chinami Yoshida 90 Irene Schori 88 Margarita Fomina 86 Allison Pottinger 85 Amy Nixon 82 Skips % Satsuki Fujisawa 86 Eve Muirhead 85 Chelsea Carey 82 Erika Brown 82 Anna Sidorova 80
Perfect games Player Team Position Opponent Satsuki Fujisawa Skip Kim Ji-sun Lead (Skip) Chinami Yoshida Third
References General
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External links (web archive)