1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship

1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship
Host cityMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
ArenaMoose Jaw Civic Centre
DatesApril 4–9
Winner Switzerland
Curling clubBern Egghölzi Damen CC, Bern
SkipErika Müller
ThirdBarbara Meyer
SecondBarbara Meier
LeadCristina Wirz
Finalist Norway (Eva Vanvik)
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The 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from April 3–9 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Teams

 Austria  Canada  Denmark  France  Italy
Kitzbühl CC, Kitzbühl

Skip: Marianne Gartner
Third: Edeltraud Koudelka
Second: Monika Hölzl
Lead: Herta Kuchenmeister

Halifax CC, Nova Scotia

Skip: Penny LaRocque
Third: Sharon Horne
Second: Cathy Caudle
Lead: Pam Sanford

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Jane Bidstrup
Third: Iben Larsen
Second: Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christiensen
Lead: Kirsten Hur

Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève

Fourth: Huguette Jullien
Third: Agnes Mercier
Skip: Paulette Sulpice
Lead: Monique Tournier

Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip: Maria-Grazzia Constantini
Third: Ann Lacedelli
Second: Nella Alvera
Lead: Angela Constantini

 Norway  Scotland  Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Trondheim CC, Trondheim

Skip: Eva Vanvik
Third: Åse Vanvik
Second: Alvhild Fugelmo
Lead: Liv Grøseth

Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth

Skip: Hazel McGregor
Third: Jane Ramsey
Second: Betty McGregor
Lead: Billie-May Muirhead

Falu CC, Falun

Skip: Anneli Burman
Third: Brita Lindholm
Second: Mait Bjurström
Lead: Katarina Lässker

Bern Egghölzi Damen CC, Bern

Skip: Erika Müller
Third: Barbara Meyer
Second: Barbara Meier
Lead: Cristina Wirz

Granidears CC, Seattle, Washington

Skip: Nancy Langley
Third: Dolores Campbell
Second: Nancy Wallace
Lead: Leslie Frosch

Round-robin standings

Country Skip W L
 Switzerland Erika Müller 8 1
 Canada Penny LaRocque 7 2
 Norway Eva Vanvik 6 3
 Sweden Anneli Burman 5 4
 France Paulette Sulpice 5 4
 Scotland Hazel McGregor 4 5
 Denmark Jane Bidstrup 4 5
 United States Nancy Langley 4 5
 Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini 2 7
 Austria Marianne Gartner 0 9

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Team Final
 Italy (Constantini) 4
 France (Sulpice) 8
Team Final
 Sweden (Burman) 11
 Austria (Gartner) 1
Team Final
 Canada (La Rocque) 10
 Norway (Vanvik) 8
Team Final
 Scotland (McGregor) 9
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 2
Team Final
 United States (Langley) 9
 Switzerland (Müller) 17

Draw 2

Team Final
 United States (Langley) 6
 Sweden (Burman) 4
Team Final
 Norway (Vanvik) 3
 Switzerland (Müller) 12
Team Final
 Italy (Constantini) 2
 Scotland (McGregor) 8
Team Final
 Canada (La Rocque) 10
 France (Sulpice) 1
Team Final
 Austria (Gartner) 7
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 10

Draw 3

Team Final
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 5
 Switzerland (Müller) 8
Team Final
 France (Sulpice) 8
 Scotland (McGregor) 6
Team Final
 Austria (Gartner) 1
 United States (Langley) 14
Team Final
 Norway (Vanvik) 9
 Italy (Constantini) 5
Team Final
 Canada (La Rocque) 11
 Sweden (Burman) 6

Draw 4

Team Final
 France (Sulpice) 9
 Austria (Gartner) 7
Team Final
 Canada (La Rocque) 9
 Italy (Constantini) 1
Team Final
 Sweden (Burman) 8
 Switzerland (Müller) 4
Team Final
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 10
 United States (Langley) 4
Team Final
 Scotland (McGregor) 8
 Norway (Vanvik) 9

Draw 5

Team Final
 Canada (La Rocque) 8
 United States (Langley) 5
Team Final
 Austria (Gartner) 5
 Norway (Vanvik) 13
Team Final
 France (Sulpice) 10
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 5
Team Final
 Sweden (Burman) 8
 Scotland (McGregor) 5
Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 10
 Italy (Constantini) 6

Draw 6

Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 7
 Scotland (McGregor) 6
Team Final
 Italy (Constantini) 5
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 10
Team Final
 Norway (Vanvik) 7
 Sweden (Burman) 6
Team Final
 Austria (Gartner) 1
 Canada (La Rocque) 9
Team Final
 France (Sulpice) 7
 United States (Langley) 8

Draw 7

Team Final
 Sweden (Burman) 10
 Italy (Constantini) 1
Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 11
 France (Sulpice) 3
Team Final
 Scotland (McGregor) 9
 Austria (Gartner) 4
Team Final
 United States (Langley) 7
 Norway (Vanvik) 6
Team Final
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 9
 Canada (La Rocque) 5

Draw 8

Team Final
 Norway (Vanvik) 9
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 7
Team Final
 Scotland (McGregor) 9
 United States (Langley) 5
Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 5
 Canada (La Rocque) 3
Team Final
 France (Sulpice) 7
 Sweden (Burman) 5
Team Final
 Italy (Constantini) 8
 Austria (Gartner) 4

Draw 9

Team Final
 Canada (La Rocque) 5
 Scotland (McGregor) 4
Team Final
 Sweden (Burman) 9
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 3
Team Final
 Italy (Constantini) 9
 United States (Langley) 5
Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 12
 Austria (Gartner) 5
Team Final
 Norway (Vanvik) 8
 Austria (Gartner) 5

Tiebreaker

Team Final
 Sweden (Burman) 11
 France (Sulpice) 4

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1  Switzerland 12
4  Sweden 10
1  Switzerland 18
3  Norway 3
2  Canada 3
3  Norway 6

Semifinals

Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 12
 Sweden (Burman) 10
Team Final
 Canada (La Rocque) 3
 Norway (Vanvik) 6

Final

Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 18
 Norway (Vanvik) 3
1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship
Switzerland
Switzerland
2nd title
  • "1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship Results". World Curling Federation.