The 2024 World Women's Curling Championship (45th) (branded as the 2024 BKT Tires World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 16 to 24 at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the first World Women's Championship held in Nova Scotia and the third held in Atlantic Canada with the and championships taking place in Saint John, New Brunswick.

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 in the qualification round to qualify for the semifinals.

Summary On Day 2, New Zealand, skipped by Jessica Smith, won their first ever game at the Women's World Championships, beating Scotland 8–6.

In Draw 11, Canada, skipped by Rachel Homan ended Switzerland's 42 game winning streak at the World Championships. Canada defeated the Swiss, who were skipped by four-time defending champion Silvana Tirinzoni, 8–5. Switzerland had not lost a game since the 2021 Worlds. The Homan rink had gone into the game on a 21 game winning streak of their own, dating back over two months.

Following their Draw 14 defeat of Turkey (skipped by Dilşat Yıldız), Canada became the first country to secure a playoff spot.

On March 21, the remaining five teams clinched playoff berths, beginning with Italy (skipped by Stefania Constantini) in Draw 15 in the morning, following a 10–2 win over Norway (Marianne Rørvik). In Draw 16 in the afternoon, Switzerland clinched a berth after beating Denmark (skipped by Madeleine Dupont) 9–1. Draw 17, played in the evening saw South Korea (Gim Eun-ji), Sweden (Anna Hasselborg) and Denmark clinch the remaining three berths.

With victories in Draw 19, Canada and Switzerland secured the top two spots and direct byes to the semifinals. In Draw 20, Italy secured third place by defeating Japan (skipped by Miyu Ueno), placing South Korea fourth, Sweden fifth and Denmark sixth.

In the playoffs, South Korea beat Sweden 6–3 and Italy downed Denmark 7–4 in the qualification games. In the semifinals, Korea lost to Canada 9–7 and Italy lost to Switzerland 6–3. The Canada–Korea game was a close affair, with Korea leading 7–6 heading into the 10th end. Canada skip Rachel Homan made a "brilliant double" on her first, which was followed by a partially missed draw by Korean skip Gim Eun-ji which Homan removed for the win. The Switzerland–Italy game was also fairly close, with Swiss last-thrower Alina Pätz having to make a double on her last rock of the game for the win. With their wins, the top two seeded teams Canada, and Switzerland would face off for the gold medal, while Korea played Italy for the bronze. It was the first time since that Canada made it to the final, while Switzerland attempted to win their fifth straight championship.

In the final, Canada started off by making some small mistakes, and were outplayed by Switzerland early on. The team were forced to one with the hammer in the first end, and second Emma Miskew rolled out of the house with a hit in the second, followed later in the end by a missed freeze-attempt by Homan, resulting in a deuce for the Swiss. After Canada was forced to another single in the third, Homan's last rock in the fourth undercurled allowing Pätz to make a double to score two, handing Switzerland a 4–2 lead. However, Pätz made two mistakes of her own in the fifth, and was heavy on both her draws, allowing Canada to score two to tie the game at 4 heading into the break. The next two ends would be blanked, which was followed by an eighth end with lots of rocks in play. Canada third Tracy Fleury made a hit and roll frozen to a rock on the button, and on her last, Homan made a hit to sit four. This forced Pätz to draw for a single to take a 5–4 lead. In the ninth end, Homan made two stellar shots. On her first, she made a "rocket double" to sit three. Pätz replied with a double of her own, resulting in Canada lying one. Homan opted to try a split on her last to score three, bringing a rock in the top 12 further into the house to out-count a Swiss rock, while rolling her shooter to out count the rock as well. Homan made the shot, giving Canada a two point lead heading into the 10th and final end. In the 10th, Switzerland conceded before throwing their last rock as they did not have any potential shots to tie the game, handing Homan and Miskew their second world championships, and giving Fleury and Canada lead Sarah Wilkes their first world titles.

South Korea won the bronze medal, after defeating Italy 6–3.

Qualification Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship. Of note, Germany failed to qualify for the championship for the first time since . Estonia and New Zealand made their second appearances while Turkey qualified for their third straight Worlds.

Means of Qualification Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships 4 2023 European Curling Championships 8 TOTAL 13

Teams The teams were as follows:

Ottawa CC, Ottawa Skip: Rachel Homan Third: Tracy Fleury Second: Emma Miskew Lead: Sarah Wilkes Alternate: Rachelle BrownHvidovre CC, Hvidovre & Gentofte CC, Gentofte Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Denise Dupont Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Jasmin LanderCurling Tallinn, Tallinn Fourth: Erika Tuvike Third: Kerli Laidsalu Skip: Liisa Turmann Lead: Heili GrossmannCC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Stefania Constantini Third: Elena Mathis Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Marta Lo DesertoKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Miyu Ueno Third: Asuka Kanai Second: Junko Nishimuro Lead: Yui Ueno Alternate: Mone RyokawaNaseby Indoor Curling Rink, Naseby Skip: Jessica Smith Third: Courtney Smith Second: Bridget Becker Lead: Holly Thompson Alternate: Natalie ThurlowLillehammer CC, Lillehammer Fourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye Lead: Martine Rønning Alternate: Ingeborg ForbregdCurl Aberdeen, Aberdeen Skip: Rebecca Morrison Third: Jennifer Dodds Second: Sophie Sinclair Lead: Sophie Jackson Alternate: Gina AitkenUijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu Skip: Gim Eun-ji Third: Kim Min-ji Second: Kim Su-ji Lead: Seol Ye-eun Alternate: Seol Ye-jiSundbybergs 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: Selina Witschonke Lead: Carole Howald Alternate: Stefanie BersetMilli Piyango CA, Erzurum Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu Lead: Berfin Şengül Alternate: İclal KaramanSt. Paul CC, St. Paul Skip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Cory Thiesse Second: Tara Peterson Lead: Becca Hamilton 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 (Homan) 1 415.0 (Tirinzoni) 2 370.0 (Gim) 3 330.0 (Hasselborg) 5 292.5 (Constantini) 9 226.0 (Peterson) 15 165.9 (Morrison) 17 162.4 (Rørvik) 22 135.4 (Ueno) 30 108.1 (Dupont) 36 90.1 (Yıldız) 55 51.3 (Turmann) 63 44.8 (Smith) 118 16.1

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings Key Teams to Playoffs

CountrySkip Rachel Homan 11 1 – 96 53 51 41 9 10 88.4% 31.70 Silvana Tirinzoni 10 2 2–0 89 44 50 30 7 17 89.2% 29.63 Stefania Constantini 10 2 1–1 97 61 50 43 10 9 86.1% 32.06 Gim Eun-ji 10 2 0–2 100 59 58 41 4 17 83.5% 27.95 Anna Hasselborg 7 5 – 78 59 52 44 12 16 87.1% 39.31 Madeleine Dupont 6 6 1–0 73 73 44 47 4 10 78.8% 59.24 Tabitha Peterson 6 6 0–1 77 85 47 47 3 11 83.1% 43.43 Rebecca Morrison 5 7 – 59 82 39 49 11 7 81.4% 34.75 Marianne Rørvik 4 8 – 72 80 45 50 6 10 83.8% 46.83 Dilşat Yıldız 3 9 1–0 68 94 48 53 6 8 77.9% 51.34 Miyu Ueno 3 9 0–1 64 84 42 52 6 8 77.6% 50.61 Liisa Turmann 2 10 – 71 108 47 56 4 9 75.7% 41.14 Jessica Smith 1 11 – 48 110 35 54 2 5 68.4% 69.81

+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 1 11–1 6 6–6 12 2–10 3 10–2 11 3–9 13 1–11 9 4–8 8 5–7 4 10–2 5 7–5 2 10–2 10 3–9 7 6–6

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−03:00).

Draw 1 Saturday, March 16, 2:00 pm

Draw 2 Saturday, March 16, 7:00 pm

Draw 3 Sunday, March 17, 9:00 am

Draw 4 Sunday, March 17, 2:00 pm

Draw 5 Sunday, March 17, 7:00 pm

Draw 6 Monday, March 18, 9:00 am

Draw 7 Monday, March 18, 2:00 pm

Draw 8 Monday, March 18, 7:00 pm

Draw 9 Tuesday, March 19, 9:00 am

Draw 10 Tuesday, March 19, 2:00 pm

Draw 11 Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 pm

Draw 12 Wednesday, March 20, 9:00 am

Draw 13 Wednesday, March 20, 2:00 pm

Draw 14 Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 pm

Draw 15 Thursday, March 21, 9:00 am

Draw 16 Thursday, March 21, 2:00 pm

Draw 17 Thursday, March 21, 7:00 pm

Draw 18 Friday, March 22, 9:00 am

Draw 19 Friday, March 22, 2:00 pm

Draw 20 Friday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Playoffs

Qualification Games Saturday, March 23, 11:00 am

Semifinals Saturday, March 23, 5:00 pm

Bronze medal game Sunday, March 24, 11:00 am

Final Sunday, March 24, 5:00 pm

Statistics

Player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages KeyAll-Star Team Leads % Carole Howald 93.5 Giulia Zardini Lacedelli 92.4 Martine Rønning 91.1 Sarah Wilkes 90.8 Sofia Mabergs 90.2 Sophie Jackson 88.7 Yui Ueno 88.4 Seol Ye-eun 87.3 Becca Hamilton 85.4 Berfin Şengül 84.9 Heili Grossmann 83.4 My Larsen 80.4 Holly Thompson 78.0 Seconds % Emma Miskew 88.6 Angela Romei 87.1 Selina Witschonke 87.0 Tara Peterson 86.1 Mille Haslev Nordbye 85.9 Agnes Knochenhauer 84.6 Kim Su-ji 84.4 Jasmin Lander 81.6 Sophie Sinclair 81.1 Denise Dupont 80.2 Junko Nishimuro 76.4 Liisa Turmann (Skip) 75.5 İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu 74.7 Bridget Becker 64.9 Thirds % Sara McManus 88.8 Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) 88.3 Tracy Fleury 85.7 Cory Thiesse 83.3 Marianne Rørvik (Skip) 82.9 Kim Min-ji 81.5 Jennifer Dodds 81.2 Mathilde Halse 80.9 Elena Mathis 79.9 Öznur Polat 77.4 Kerli Laidsalu 77.4 Asuka Kanai 76.0 Courtney Smith 65.7 Skips % Rachel Homan 88.6 Alina Pätz (Fourth) 88.4 Stefania Constantini 85.1 Anna Hasselborg 84.7 Gim Eun-ji 80.7 Tabitha Peterson 77.0 Dilşat Yıldız 75.4 75.4 Rebecca Morrison 74.6 Madeleine Dupont 72.7 Miyu Ueno 67.6 Erika Tuvike (Fourth) 66.3 Jessica Smith 63.2

Perfect games Minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Alina Pätz Fourth 16 Martine Rønning Lead 14 Martine Rønning Lead 12 Carole Howald Lead 11

Awards The awards and all-star team are as follows:

All-Star Team Fourth: Rachel Homan, Canada Third: Sara McManus, Sweden Second: Emma Miskew, Canada Lead: Carole Howald, Switzerland

Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award Angela Romei, Italy

Final standings PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

National playdowns 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2024 Japan Curling Championships 2023 Korean Curling Championships 2024 United States Women's Curling Championship

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