2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
The Curling World Championship for Women 2012 ( World Women's Curling Championship officially 2012) was held from March 17 to 25 in Lethbridge, Canada. Venue for the World Cup was the home of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the ENMAX Centre. World Champions were Swiss women.
Qualification
- Canada Canada ( Organising Nation)
- Sweden Sweden ( defending champion )
- United States United States ( is second best participants from the Americas region at the Curling World Championship for Women 2011 Canada Canada qualified as hosts )
- Top seven teams of Curling European Championship 2011 Scotland Scotland ( European Champion )
- Russia Russia ( third place)
- Denmark Denmark
- Germany Germany
- Italy Italy
- Switzerland Switzerland ( qualified as the seventh since Sweden Sweden qualified as defending champion and not vice-European champion)
- Switzerland Switzerland ( won the World Challenge )
- Flag of South Korea South Korea (Vice )
- People's Republic of China People's Republic of China (winner)
Participants
Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Yue Qingshuang Second: Liu Jinli Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Sun Yue
Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Helle Simonsen Second: Jeanne Ellegaard Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Mette de Neergaard
Fourth: Imogen Oona Lehmann Skip: Mélanie Robillard Second: Corinna Scholz Lead: Stella hot Alternate: Monika Wagner
Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Georgia Apollonio Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Claudia Alvera Alternate: Veronica Gerbi
Skip Heather Nedohin Third: Beth Iskiw Second: Jessica Mair Lead: Laine Peters Alternate: Amy Nixon
Skip: Anna Sidorowa Third: Lyudmila Priwiwkowa Second: Margarita Fomina Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Nkeiruka Jesech
Skip Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Claire Hamilton Alternate: Kelly Wood
Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Mary Wennerstrom Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Sabina Kraupp
Skip Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Carmen Küng Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Alina Pätz
Skip: Kim Ji -sun Third: Lee Seul -bee Second: Gim Un Chi Lead: Lee Hyun -jung Alternate: Shin Mi -sung
Skip: Linda Klímová Third: Kamila Mošová Second: Lenka Černovská Lead: Kateřina Urbanová Alternate: Sara Jahodová
Skip: Allison Pottinger Third: Nicole Joraanstad Second: Natalie Nicholson Lead: Tabitha Peterson Alternate: Cassandra Potter
Schedule / Results
Explanations
- The hammer icon means the right of the last stone in the first end.
- X: An X in the table indicates that the unplayed End.
Round Robin
Saturday, March 17th, 14:00
Saturday, March 17th, 19:00
Sunday, March 18th, 09:00
Sunday, March 18th, 14:30
Sunday, March 18th, 19:30
Monday, March 19th, 09:00
Monday, March 19th, 14:00
Monday, March 19th, 19:00
Tuesday, March 20th, 09:00
Tuesday, March 20th, 14:00
Tuesday, March 20th, 20:00
Wednesday, March 21, 09:00
Wednesday, March 21, 14:00
Wednesday, March 21, 19:00
Thursday, March 22, 09:00
Thursday, March 22, 14:00
Thursday, March 22, 19:00
Result of the Round Robin
Friday, March 23, 14:00
Playoffs
Friday, March 23, 19:00
Saturday, March 24th, 13:00
Saturday, March 24th, 18:00
Sunday, March 25th, 09:00
Sunday, March 27th, 16:30