The 2026 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2026 BKT World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th World Women's Curling Championship that were held from March 14 to 22 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The venue previously hosted the 2021 World Men's and Women's Championships behind closed doors as well as the 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships.
The event saw the debut for Australia at the Women's World Championship, and also their first win, a 7–6 extra-end victory over Norway in Draw 2.
The format for the Championship features a 13-team round robin. The top six teams will qualify for the playoff round, where the top two teams receive a bye while the remaining four play in the qualification round to qualify for the semifinals.
Qualification 13 curling federations qualified to participate in the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship. Of note, this was the first World Women's Championship appearance for Australia, who qualified after finishing sixth at the Pan Continental Championship. Means of Qualification Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships 5 2025 European Curling Championships 7 TOTAL 13
Teams The teams are as follows:
Michelle Armstrong played as lead in the games of draw 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 and 19; Karen Titheridge sat out the games of draw 8 and 14, moved to 2nd in the games of draw 9 and 19, further to 3rd in the games of draw 11 and 13; Kristen Tsourlenes sat out the games of draw 9 and 19; Sara Westman sat out the games of draw 11 and 13.Krysten Karwacki was substituted as Lead in the game of draw 19.With no reasons provided, Su Tingyu replaced Dong Ziqi in the first 4 games as 2nd in the games of draw 1, 2, 4 (as substitute after 2nd end) and 5, further she played as 2nd in the game of draw 14 whilst Dong Ziqi moved to 3rd, Wang Rui to 4th, meaning Han Yu sat out.Due to illness, Katrine Schmidt refrained from continuing in the game of draw 7 after 5 ends und missed the games of draw 8 and 10, My Larsen missed the games of draw 18 and 20 due to illness; in all the games mentioned Denmark was forced to play with only 3 players.Victorian CA, Melbourne Skip: Helen Williams Third: Sara Westman Second: Kristen Tsourlenes Lead: Karen Titheridge Alternate: Michelle Fredericks ArmstrongGimli CC, Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Karlee Burgess Alternate: Krysten KarwackiHarbin CC, Harbin Fourth: Han Yu Skip: Wang Rui Second: Dong Ziqi Lead: Jiang Jiayi Alternate: Su TingyuHvidovre CC, Hvidovre & Gentofte CC, Gentofte Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Denise Dupont Katrine SchmidtSince the regular second, Denise Dupont, had to withdraw due to an injury and former team member Jasmin Holtermann was unavailable, Katrine Schmidt has stepped in. Lead: My LarsenCC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Stefania Constantini Third: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Second: Elena Mathis Lead: Marta Lo Deserto Alternate: Rebecca MarianiTori Koana replaced Chinami Yoshida as 3rd in the games of draw 4, 11, 14, 17 and 20.Mille Haslev Nordbye replaced Nora Østgård as 3rd in the game of draw 15.Laura Watt replaced Lisa Davie as 3rd in the games of draw 4, 6, 11, 13, 17 and 19.Seol Ye-ji played as Lead in the game of draw 7, and as 2nd in the game of draw 11.Tokoro CC, Kitami Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Tori KoanaOppdal CK, Oppdal Skip: Torild Bjørnstad Third: Nora Østgård Second: Ingeborg Forbregd Lead: Eirin Mesloe Alternate: Mille Haslev NordbyeDumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Skip: Fay Henderson Third: Lisa Davie Second: Hailey Duff Lead: Katie McMillan Alternate: Laura WattUijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu Skip: Gim Eun-ji Third: Kim Min-ji Second: Kim Su-ji Lead: Seol Ye-eun Alternate: Seol Ye-jiSundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg & Östersunds CK, Östersund Skip: Isabella Wranå Third: Almida de Val Second: Maria Larsson Lead: Linda Stenlund Alternate: Moa DryburghGC Zurich, Zurich Skip: Xenia Schwaller Third: Selina Gafner Second: Fabienne Rieder Lead: Selina RychigerMilli Piyango CA, Erzurum Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: İclal Karaman Lead: Berfin Şengül Alternate: Melisa CömertTraverse City CC, Traverse City Skip: Delaney Strouse Third: Anne O'Hara Second: Sydney Mullaney Lead: Madison Bear Alternate: Taylor Anderson-Heide
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WCF ranking Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.
Nation (Skip) Rank Points (Gim) 4 318.8 (Einarson) 5 286.9 (Schwaller) 6 286.2 (Fujisawa) 9 237.4 (Dupont) 12 211.6 (Wranå) 13 211.2 (Wang) 17 180.6 (Bjørnstad) 30 116.8 (Constantini) 31 112.0 (Yıldız) 37 83.0 (Henderson) 40 76.8 (Strouse) 51 66.3 (Williams) 89 23.8
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs
CountrySkip Xenia Schwaller 11 1 – 89 55 53 41 10 10 88.8% 25.214 Kerri Einarson 10 2 – 97 57 55 43 7 14 87.0% 32.891 Satsuki Fujisawa 9 3 – 84 57 53 36 6 19 82.1% 28.550 Isabella Wranå 8 4 1–0 82 74 55 49 5 13 82.2% 24.168 Gim Eun-ji 8 4 0–1 95 70 57 46 3 22 83.9% 50.500 Dilşat Yıldız 7 5 – 81 84 53 47 4 16 78.7% 41.123 Wang Rui 6 6 – 76 66 48 47 6 12 82.9% 44.677 Stefania Constantini 5 7 – 73 85 47 48 9 9 81.1% 38.977 Torild Bjørnstad 4 8 1–0 80 84 47 49 9 8 79.9% 39.809 Fay Henderson 4 8 0–1 74 74 42 51 10 9 80.8% 41.527 Madeleine Dupont 3 9 – 76 96 48 56 1 9 76.6% 35.495 Delaney Strouse 2 10 – 45 84 33 54 4 8 77.0% 37.732 Helen Williams 1 11 – 41 107 32 56 4 4 69.1% 61.755
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 13 1–11 2 10–2 7 6–6 11 3–9 8 5–7 3 9–3 9 4–8 10 4–8 5 8–4 4 8–4 1 11–1 6 7–5 12 2–10
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 14, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, March 14, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, March 15, 8:30 am
Draw 4 Sunday, March 15, 1:30 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, March 15, 6:30 pm
Draw 6 Monday, March 16, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Monday, March 16, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Monday, March 16, 7:00 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 17, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 17, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 17, 7:00 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 18, 2:00 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 19, 9:00 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 18 Friday, March 20, 9:00 am
Draw 19 Friday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 20 Friday, March 20, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Qualification Games Saturday, March 21, 10:00 am
Semifinals Saturday, March 21, 4:00 pm
Bronze medal game Sunday, March 22, 9:00 am
Final Sunday, March 22, 3:00 pm
Statistics
Player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages; Minimum 5 games played KeyAll-Star Team Leads % Karlee Burgess 93.6 Selina Rychiger 91.9 Linda Stenlund 91.6 Jiang Jiayi 90.3 Seol Ye-eun 90.3 Katie McMillan 88.3 Marta Lo Deserto 87.2 Eirin Mesloe 86.7 Berfin Şengül 86.3 Madison Bear 85.8 Yurika Yoshida 85.0 My Larsen 82.2 80.5 Karen Titheridge 75.8 Seconds % Fabienne Rieder 89.1 Shannon Birchard 89.0 Su Tingyu 84.4 Yumi Suzuki 82.4 Kim Su-ji 82.1 Dong Ziqi 81.2 Maria Larsson 81.1 80.3 Elena Mathis 80.1 Hailey Duff 79.5 Katrine Schmidt 77.8 Sydney Mullaney 76.3 İclal Karaman 73.0 Kristen Tsourlenes 60.7 Thirds % Selina Gafner 88.9 Lisa Davie 85.1 Val Sweeting 83.1 Chinami Yoshida 81.6 Almida de Val 81.3 Kim Min-ji 80.5 80.0 Öznur Polat 79.7 Wang Rui (Skip) 78.5 Anne O'Hara 77.5 Mathilde Halse 76.3 Tori Koana 76.3 Nora Østgård 76.3 Laura Watt 76.1 Sara Westman 75.2 Skips % Xenia Schwaller 85.2 Kerri Einarson 82.5 Gim Eun-ji 82.4 Satsuki Fujisawa 81.5 Han Yu (Fourth) 80.4 77.0 Torild Bjørnstad 76.4 Dilşat Yıldız 75.7 Fay Henderson 74.9 Isabella Wranå 74.9 Madeleine Dupont 70.6 Delaney Strouse 68.2 Helen Williams 60.5
Perfect games Minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Shannon Birchard Second 16 Yurika Yoshida Lead 16 Fabienne Rieder Second 12 Jiang Jiayi Lead 12 Kerri Einarson Skip 12
Awards The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team Fourth: Xenia Schwaller, Switzerland Third: Selina Gafner, Switzerland Second: Fabienne Rieder, Switzerland Lead: Karlee Burgess, Canada
Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award Chinami Yoshida, Japan
Final standings
KeyTeam Relegated to 2026 World Championship Qualifier
PlaceTeam 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
National playdowns 2025 Korean Curling Championships 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2026 United States Women's Curling Championship
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