The 2022 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2022 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. Prince George was originally chosen to host the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The format for the Championship returned to a 13 team round robin opposed to the 14 teams qualified for the 2021 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. The no-tick rule was used for the first time at a World Championship tournament.
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 the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; the Czech Republic accepted an invitation to replace them. The championship was won by the Switzerland team skipped by Silvana Tirinzoni.
Qualification 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 skip Dilşat Yıldız.
Means of qualification Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 Americas 1 2021 European Curling Championships 7 6 RCF 2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2 2022 World Qualification Event 2 Emergency Ruling Replacement 1 TOTAL 13
Russian participation As part of international sports' reaction to the Russian 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: On March 4, 2022, the WCF announced the removal of the RCF from the 2022 World Curling Championships. Their vacated spot was offered to the next best-placed teams in the World Qualifying event, first Latvia, then Finland, neither of which were able to compete. It was then offered to the next highest ranked team not already represented; the Czech Republic accepted entry into the tournament.
COVID-19 issues
Scotland Prior to the event, Scottish skip Rebecca Morrison and alternate Fay Henderson tested positive for COVID-19, so the team brought new alternate Beth Farmer, a shepherd from the Kinross area who was in the middle of lambing season, to play lead. However, after additional positive tests by other team members, the Scottish team was forced to withdraw from the remainder of the tournament.
Japan Two members of the Japanese team (third Seina Nakajima and alternate Chiaki 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.
Teams The teams were as follows:
Gimli CC, Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Meilleur Alternate: Krysten KarwackiCC Sokol Liboc, Prague Skip: Alžběta Baudyšová Third: Petra Vinšová Second: Michaela Baudyšová Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Lenka HronováHvidovre CC, Hvidovre & Gentofte CC, Gentofte Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Denise Dupont Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Jasmin LanderCC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Mia Höhne Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Klara-Hermine FommCurling 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 LacedelliKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Ikue Kitazawa Third: Seina Nakajima Second: Minori Suzuki Lead: Hasumi Ishigooka Alternate: Chiaki MatsumuraLillehammer CC, Lillehammer Fourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye Lead: Martine Rønning Alternate: Eirin MesloeCurl Aberdeen, Aberdeen Skip: Rebecca Morrison Third: Gina Aitken Second: Sophie Sinclair Lead: Sophie Jackson Alternate: Fay Henderson, Beth FarmerGangneung CC, Gangneung Skip: Kim Eun-jung Third: Kim Kyeong-ae Second: Kim Cho-hi Lead: Kim Seon-yeong Alternate: Kim Yeong-miSundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna HeldinCC Aarau, Aarau & Bern CC, Bern Fourth: Alina Pätz Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Esther Neuenschwander Lead: Melanie Barbezat Alternate: Carole HowaldMilli Piyango CA, Erzurum Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: Berfin Şengül Lead: Ayşe Gözütok Alternate: Mihriban PolatChaska CC, Chaska & Duluth CC, Duluth Skip: Cory Christensen Third: Sarah Anderson Second: Vicky Persinger Lead: Taylor Anderson Alternate: Sydney Mullaney
WCF ranking Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.
Nation (Skip) Rank Points (Hasselborg) 3 285.739 (Tirinzoni) 6 233.923 (Einarson) 7 221.443 (Kim) 8 212.988 (Jentsch) 17 148.810 (Dupont) 31 95.345 (Christensen) 41 65.723 (Morrison) 47 58.835 (Yıldız) 59 44.131 (Constantini) 65 40.168 (Rørvik) 67 38.506 (Baudyšová) 69 37.713 (Kitazawa) 118 14.963
Rule changes The main rule change between the 2021 and 2022 WWCC is the introduction of the no-tick rule. This will prohibit ticking a stone off of the centre 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 the free guard zone.
Due to malfunctioning Eye 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 making hogline violations. That is, curlers would be enforcing their opposition's violations.
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings Key Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkip Silvana Tirinzoni 12 0 – 106 52 55 38 4 18 88.3% 30.98 Kim Eun-jung 9 3 1–1 73 55 46 38 10 11 83.5% 37.42 Kerri Einarson 9 3 1–1 85 61 46 43 1 12 85.0% 37.69 Anna Hasselborg 9 3 1–1 78 51 47 37 11 18 86.4% 42.09 Cory Christensen 8 4 – 82 68 46 43 7 13 82.9% 44.46 Madeleine Dupont 7 5 – 73 81 42 50 5 9 80.9% 44.69 Ikue Kitazawa 6 6 – 59 63 40 39 4 12 80.2% 56.84 Marianne Rørvik 5 7 1–0 65 77 42 43 11 14 82.2% 29.73 Daniela Jentsch 5 7 0–1 67 73 47 46 6 17 76.7% 38.80 Stefania Constantini 4 8 – 56 74 36 42 9 8 79.0% 53.78 Dilşat Yıldız 2 10 1–0 56 97 38 51 3 6 74.8% 62.97 Alžběta Baudyšová 2 10 0–1 55 91 40 49 7 6 77.0% 34.40 Rebecca Morrison 0 12 – 10 22 4 10 1 0 74.2% 172.30
+ Round robin summary table Pos. Country Record 3 9–3 12 2–10 6 7–5 9 5–7 10 4–8 7 6–6 8 5–7 13 0–12 2 9–3 4 9–3 1 12–0 11 2–10 5 8–4
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, March 20, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Sunday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, March 20, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Monday, March 21, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Monday, March 21, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Monday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 22, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 23, 9:00 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 23, 2:00 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 23, 7:00 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 24, 9:00 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 24, 2:00 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 24, 7:00 pm
Draw 18 Friday, March 25, 9:00 am
Draw 19 Friday, March 25, 2:00 pm
Draw 20 Friday, March 25, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Qualification games Saturday, March 26, 1:00 pm
Semifinals Saturday, March 26, 7:00 pm
Bronze-medal game Sunday, March 27, 11:00 am
Final Sunday, March 27, 4:00 pm
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages Final round robin percentages Leads % Sofia Mabergs 89.9 Taylor Anderson 89.3 Martine Rønning 88.6 Briane Meilleur 88.4 My Larsen 88.2 Seconds % Esther Neuenschwander 91.3 Vicky Persinger 85.5 Mille Haslev Nordbye 85.1 Shannon Birchard 84.1 Agnes Knochenhauer 83.9 Thirds % Sara McManus 89.4 Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) 87.0 Val Sweeting 85.9 Kim Kyeong-ae 85.6 Seina Nakajima 82.0 Skips % Alina Pätz (Fourth) 88.8 Anna Hasselborg 82.6 Kerri Einarson 81.4 Cory Christensen 79.4 Kim Eun-jung 77.7
Perfect games Minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Alina Pätz Fourth 12 Kerri Einarson Skip 14 Sara McManus Third 14 Silvana Tirinzoni Skip 16 Marianne Rørvik Skip 18
Final standings
PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DNF
References