The 2023 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2023 LGT World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 18 to 26 at the Göransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden.
The format for the Championship featured a thirteen team round robin. 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.
Qualification Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship. This was the first year to qualify teams using the new 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships, with New Zealand winning entry into the World Women's Championship for the first time, represented by a team skipped by Jessica Smith.
Means of Qualification Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships 5 2022 European Curling Championships 7 TOTAL 13
Teams The teams were as follows:
Gimli CC, Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Harris Alternate: Krysten KarwackiHvidovre 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: Lena Kapp Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Pia-Lisa SchöllCurling 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: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Camilla GilbertiTokoro CC, Kitami Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Kotomi IshizakiNaseby Indoor Curling Rink, Naseby Skip: Jessica Smith Third: Holly Thompson Second: Bridget Becker Lead: Natalie Thurlow Alternate: Ruby KinneyLillehammer CC, Lillehammer Fourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye Lead: Martine Rønning Alternate: Maia RamsfjellCurl Aberdeen, Aberdeen Skip: Rebecca Morrison Third: Gina Aitken Second: Sophie Sinclair Lead: Sophie Jackson Alternate: Jennifer DoddsChuncheon CC, Chuncheon Skip: Ha Seung-youn Third: Kim Hye-rin Second: Yang Tae-i Lead: Kim Su-jinSundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna HeldinCC Aarau, Aarau Fourth: Alina Pätz Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Carole Howald Lead: Briar Schwaller-HürlimannMilli Piyango CA, Erzurum Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: Mihriban Polat Lead: Berfin Şengül Alternate: İfayet Şafak ÇalıkuşuSt. Paul CC, St. Paul,Madison CC, McFarland &Duluth CC, Duluth Skip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Cory Thiesse Second: Becca Hamilton Lead: Tara Peterson Alternate: Vicky Persinger
WCF ranking Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.
Nation (Skip) Rank Points (Einarson) 1 381.0 (Tirinzoni) 2 334.8 (Fujisawa) 6 272.5 (Hasselborg) 9 209.3 (Peterson) 13 174.3 (Ha) 19 144.8 (Constantini) 20 142.0 (Morrison) 21 133.9 (Jentsch) 24 123.2 (Rørvik) 25 117.3 (Dupont) 33 98.5 (Yıldız) 87 30.9 (Smith) 149 9.0
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings Key Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkip Silvana Tirinzoni 12 0 – 92 36 51 29 12 21 85.3% 33.01 Marianne Rørvik 8 4 – 71 66 45 42 13 13 82.7% 27.94 Kerri Einarson 7 5 2–1; 1–0 88 74 53 46 5 16 81.5% 23.69 7 5 2–1; 0–1 75 63 51 47 9 14 81.4% 30.70 Anna Hasselborg 7 5 1–2; 1–0 74 71 45 43 6 8 81.3% 16.00 Satsuki Fujisawa 7 5 1–2; 0–1 73 66 48 43 13 17 79.8% 29.94 Tabitha Peterson 6 6 1–0 80 74 48 51 2 13 83.3% 28.21 Dilşat Yıldız 6 6 0–1 68 85 46 44 10 13 76.5% 30.14 Ha Seung-youn 5 7 2–0 66 71 47 47 11 12 79.5% 29.42 Daniela Jentsch 5 7 1–1 58 70 36 51 11 8 77.5% 43.04 Madeleine Dupont 5 7 0–2 68 73 44 52 5 10 78.1% 51.08 Rebecca Morrison 3 9 – 86 90 55 55 1 15 78.1% 63.70 Jessica Smith 0 12 – 46 106 35 54 2 13 65.7% 63.75
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 3 7–5 11 5–7 10 5–7 4 7–5 6 7–5 13 0–12 2 8–4 12 3–9 9 5–7 5 7–5 1 12–0 8 6–6 7 6–6
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 18, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, March 18, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, March 19, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Sunday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Monday, March 20, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Monday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Monday, March 20, 7:00 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 21, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 21, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 22, 9:00 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 23, 9:00 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 23, 2:00 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 23, 7:00 pm
Draw 18 Friday, March 24, 9:00 am
Draw 19 Friday, March 24, 2:00 pm
Draw 20 Friday, March 24, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Qualification games Saturday, March 25, 10:00 am
Semifinals Saturday, March 25, 4:00 pm
Bronze medal game Sunday, March 26, 10:00 am
Final Sunday, March 26, 3:00 pm
Statistics
Player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages KeyAll-Star Team Leads % 90.3 Martine Rønning 89.5 Briane Harris 88.7 Sophie Jackson 87.8 Tara Peterson 87.3 86.8 Kim Su-jin 86.4 My Larsen 85.2 Sofia Mabergs 84.7 Yurika Yoshida 83.8 Berfin Şengül 82.7 Analena Jentsch 81.9 Natalie Thurlow 70.5 Ruby Kinney 63.5 Seconds % Mille Haslev Nordbye 84.9 Carole Howald 83.4 Shannon Birchard 83.2 82.0 Becca Hamilton 81.5 Denise Dupont 79.8 Yumi Suzuki 79.5 Yang Tae-i 79.2 Pia-Lisa Schöll 78.3 Angela Romei 77.3 Lena Kapp 76.2 Sophie Sinclair 75.0 İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu 74.2 Mihriban Polat 68.5 Bridget Becker 64.1 Thirds % Cory Thiesse 83.6 82.4 Sara McManus 82.0 Chinami Yoshida 81.8 Marianne Rørvik (Skip) 80.7 Jennifer Dodds 79.7 Emira Abbes 79.1 Kim Hye-rin 78.0 Val Sweeting 77.6 Marta Lo Deserto 77.4 Öznur Polat 77.0 Gina Aitken 73.6 Mathilde Halse 73.3 Holly Thompson 64.7 Skips % Alina Pätz (Fourth) 88.5 80.4 Tabitha Peterson 79.7 Anna Hasselborg 76.6 Kerri Einarson 76.4 75.4 Dilşat Yıldız 74.4 Ha Seung-youn 74.3 Madeleine Dupont 73.8 Satsuki Fujisawa 73.8 Rebecca Morrison 73.4 Daniela Jentsch 71.4 Jessica Smith 63.3
Perfect games Minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Lead 12 Carole Howald Second 13 Alina Pätz Fourth 14 Tabitha Peterson Skip 12 Analena Jentsch Lead 20 Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Lead 18 Martine Rønning Lead 19
Awards The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team Fourth: Alina Pätz, Switzerland Third: Cory Thiesse, United States Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye, Norway Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli, Italy
Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award Bridget Becker, New Zealand
Final standings PlaceTeam 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Based on this year's final standings, the European Curling Championship will get the 13th qualification spot at next year's World Women's Curling Championship.
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