The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge , Alberta from March 17 to 25.[ 1] It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship.[ 2] The 2012 World Women's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics .
This edition of the World Women's Championship saw the first team from South Korea advancing to the playoffs in history. Previously, their best performance was in 2009 , where they finished the round robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win–loss record.
In the final, Switzerland's Mirjam Ott defeated Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson after scoring a deuce in the tenth end, wrapping up the game with a score of 7–6. Switzerland won its third gold medal, its first since 1983 , when Erika Müller won the world championship.[ 3] Ott won her first gold medal,[ 4] while Sigfridsson won her third silver medal.
Scottish skip Eve Muirhead was awarded the Frances Brodie Award, an honour given to a curler at the championships who best exemplified sportsmanship, fair play, honesty, and friendship. Muirhead was nominated by fellow curlers at the championships.[ 5]
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship:[ 6]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 9] [ 10]
Canada [ 11]
China [ 12]
Czech Republic [ 13]
Saville SC , Edmonton
Skip: Heather Nedohin
Third: Beth Iskiw
Second: Jessica Mair
Lead: Laine Peters
Alternate: Amy Nixon
Harbin CC , Harbin
Skip: Wang Bingyu
Third: Yue Qingshuang
Second: Liu Jinli
Lead: Zhou Yan
Alternate: Sun Yue
CC Zbraslav , Prague
Skip: Linda Klímová
Third: Kamila Mošová
Second: Lenka Černovská
Lead: Kateřina Urbanová
Alternate: Sára Jahodová
Denmark [ 14]
Germany [ 15]
Italy [ 16]
Hvidovre CC , Hvidovre
Skip: Lene Nielsen
Third: Helle Simonsen
Second: Jeanne Ellegaard
Lead: Maria Poulsen
Alternate: Mette de Neergaard
SC Riessersee , Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Fourth: Imogen Oona Lehmann
Skip: Melanie Robillard *
Second: Corinna Scholz
Lead: Stella Heiß
Alternate: Monika Wagner
Dolomiti CC , Cortina d'Ampezzo
Skip: Diana Gaspari
Third: Giorgia Apollonio
Second: Chiara Olivieri
Lead: Claudia Alvera
Alternate: Veronica Gerbi
Russia [ 17]
Scotland [ 18]
South Korea [ 19]
Moskvitch CC , Moscow
Skip: Anna Sidorova
Third: Liudmila Privivkova
Second: Margarita Fomina
Lead: Ekaterina Galkina
Alternate: Nkeiruka Ezekh
Dunkeld CC , Dunkeld
Skip: Eve Muirhead
Third: Anna Sloan
Second: Vicki Adams
Lead: Claire Hamilton
Alternate: Kelly Wood
Gyeonjgido CC , Uijeongbu
Skip: Kim Ji-sun
Third: Lee Seul-bee
Second: Shin Mi-sung
Lead: Gim Un-chi
Alternate: Lee Hyun-jung
Sweden [ 20]
Switzerland [ 21] [ 22]
United States [ 23] [ 24]
Skellefteå CK , Skellefteå
Fourth: Maria Prytz
Third: Christina Bertrup
Second: Maria Wennerström
Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson
Alternate: Sabina Kraupp
Davos CC , Davos
Skip: Mirjam Ott
Third: Carmen Schäfer
Second: Carmen Küng
Lead: Janine Greiner
Alternate: Alina Pätz
St. Paul CC , St. Paul
Skip: Allison Pottinger
Third: Nicole Joraanstad
Second: Natalie Nicholson
Lead: Tabitha Peterson
Alternate: Cassandra Potter
*The team's normal skip, Andrea Schöpp, withdrew from the world championships due to a leg injury sustained prior to the championships.[ 25] Melanie Robillard replaced Schöpp as skip, and threw third stones.[ 26]
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Round-robin results
All times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7 ).[ 27]
Draw 1
Saturday, March 17, 2:00 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, March 17, 7:00 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 18, 9:00 am
Draw 4
Sunday, March 18, 2:30 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, March 18, 7:30 pm
Draw 6
Monday, March 19, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Monday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Draw 8
Monday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 20, 9:00 am
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 20, 8:00 pm
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 21, 9:00 am
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 21, 2:00 pm
Draw 14
Wednesday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Draw 15
Thursday, March 22, 9:00 am
Draw 16
Thursday, March 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 17
Thursday, March 22, 7:00 pm
Tiebreaker
Friday, March 23, 2:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 23, 7:00 pm
3 vs. 4
Saturday, March 24, 1:00 pm
Semifinal
Saturday, March 24, 6:00 pm
Bronze medal game
Sunday, March 25, 9:00 am
Gold medal game
Sunday, March 25, 4:30 pm
2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Winner
Switzerland 3rd title
Top 5 player percentages
References
General
Specific
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^ "Lethbridge awarded 2012 World Women's Curling Championship" . Canadian Curling Association . December 6, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2011 .
^ "Switzerland wins the 2012 FWWCC" . Canadian Curling Association . March 25, 2012.
^ "Switzerland wins World Curling Gold on dramatic double" . TSN Curling .
^ "2012 Frances Brodie Award winner Eve Muirhead" . World Curling Federation . March 25, 2012.
^ "Competing teams at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship are confirmed!" . Canadian Curling Association . December 12, 2011.
^ "China and Korea are confirmed for Ford World Women's Curling Championship" . Canadian Curling Association . November 28, 2011.
^ "Pacific-Asia Teams decided for 2012 World Championships" . World Curling Federation . November 25, 2011.
^ "2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship – Teams" . Canadian Curling Association .
^ "2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship – Confirmed Teams" . World Curling Federation . March 13, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Canada Update" . Canadian Curling Association . February 26, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: China Update" . Canadian Curling Association . March 13, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Czech Republic Update" . Canadian Curling Association . February 22, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Denmark Update" . Canadian Curling Association . March 1, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Germany Update" . Canadian Curling Association . February 22, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Italy Update" . Canadian Curling Association . March 9, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Russia Update" . Canadian Curling Association . March 8, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Scotland Update" . Canadian Curling Association . February 22, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Kore Update" . Canadian Curling Association . March 6, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Team Sweden" . Canadian Curling Association . February 7, 2012.
^ "Swiss Curling Championships" (in German). Swiss Curling Association . February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2012 .
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: Denmark Update" . Canadian Curling Association . March 1, 2012.
^ "Lethbridge Welcomes the World: United States Update" . Canadian Curling Association . March 7, 2012.
^ "Pottinger wins women's title" . USA Curling . February 18, 2012.
^ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 starts Saturday" . World Curling Federation . March 13, 2012.
^ "Robillard fills in for injured German skip at Women's Worlds" . TSN Curling . March 16, 2012.
^ "2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship – Draw Schedule" . Canadian Curling Association . Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012 .
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