2020 World Women's Curling Championship

The 2020 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship presented by Nature's Bounty for sponsorship reasons) was scheduled to be held from March 14 to 22 at the CN Centre in Prince George, Canada.[1][2] On March 12, 2020, following the recommendations of Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

2020 World Women's
Curling Championship
Host cityPrince George, Canada
ArenaCN Centre
DatesMarch 14–22 (cancelled)
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The event was set to be the first event to start gathering points towards the 2022 Winter Olympic Qualification.[5] Upon cancellation, the qualifying process was left unclear.

Qualification

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The following nations qualified to participate in the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship:[6]

Event Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1   Canada
2019 Americas Challenge 1   United States
2019 European Curling Championships 7[7]   Sweden
  Scotland
  Switzerland
  Russia
  Germany
  Czech Republic
  Denmark
2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2[8]   China
  Japan
2020 World Qualification Event 2   South Korea
  Italy
TOTAL 13

World Ranking

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The World Curling Federation World Ranking tracks and lists the success of all Member Associations.[9]

Member Associations Rank Points
  Sweden 1 81.569
  South Korea 2 65.907
  Canada 3 63.382
  Switzerland 4 59.559
  Japan 5 56.520
  Russia 6 55.588
  Scotland 7 50.098
  United States 8 45.441
  China 9 40.147
  Denmark 10 27.059
  Czech Republic 11 19.593
  Germany 12 19.338
  Italy 13 13.284

Teams

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The teams were to be:[10]

  Canada   China   Czech Republic   Denmark   Germany
Gimli CC, Gimli

Skip: Kerri Einarson
Third: Val Sweeting
Second: Shannon Birchard
Lead: Briane Meilleur
Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire

CSO CC, Beijing &
Harbin CC, Harbin

Skip: Han Yu
Third: Zhang Lijun
Second: Jiang Xindi
Lead: Yu Jiaxin
Alternate: Dong Ziqi

CC Sokol Liboc, Prague

Skip: Anna Kubešková
Third: Alžběta Baudyšová
Second: Petra Vinšová
Lead: Ežen Kolčevská
Alternate: Michaela Baudyšová

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre,
Tårnby CC, Tårnby &
Copenhagen CC, Kastrup

Skip: Mathilde Halse
Third: Jasmin Lander
Second: Karolina Jensen
Lead: Julie Høgh
Alternate: Madeleine Dupont

CC Füssen, Füssen &
1.SCV Geising, Geising

Skip: Daniela Jentsch
Third: Emira Abbes
Second: Klara-Hermine Fomm
Lead: Analena Jentsch
Alternate: Mia Höhne

  Italy   Japan   Russia   Scotland   South Korea
3S Sys-tek, Pinerolo &
CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip: Veronica Zappone
Third: Stefania Constantini
Second: Angela Romei
Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
Alternate: Elena Dami

Tokoro CC, Kitami &
SCAP Karuizawa Arena, Kariuzawa

Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa
Third: Chinami Yoshida
Second: Yumi Suzuki
Lead: Yurika Yoshida
Alternate: Eri Ogihara

Adamant CC, Saint Petersburg

Skip: Alina Kovaleva
Third: Maria Komarova
Second: Galina Arsenkina
Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina
Alternate: Anastasia Danshina

Dunkeld CC, Pitlochry,
Balfron CC, Balfron,
Carrington CC, Edinburgh &
Leswalt CC, Leswalt

Skip: Eve Muirhead
Third: Lauren Gray
Second: Jennifer Dodds
Lead: Vicky Wright
Alternate: Sophie Sinclair

Gyeonggi-do CC, Uijeongbu

Skip: Gim Un-chi
Third: Um Min-ji
Second: Kim Su-ji
Lead: Seol Ye-eun
Alternate: Seol Ye-ji

  Sweden   Switzerland   United States
Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg

Skip: Anna Hasselborg
Third: Sara McManus
Second: Agnes Knochenhauer
Lead: Sofia Mabergs
Alternate: Johanna Heldin

CC Oberwallis, Brig-Glis

Fourth: Briar Hürlimann
Skip: Elena Stern
Second: Lisa Gisler
Lead: Celine Koller
Alternate: Corrie Hürlimann

St. Paul CC, St. Paul,
Madison CC, Madison &
Duluth CC, Duluth

Skip: Tabitha Peterson
Third: Becca Hamilton
Second: Tara Peterson
Lead: Aileen Geving
Alternate: Allison Pottinger

WCT ranking

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Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[11]

Nation (Skip) Rank Points
  Sweden (Hasselborg) 1 467.461
  Canada (Einarson) 2 420.070
  Japan (Fujisawa) 4 342.872
  Switzerland (Stern) 6 333.591
  Scotland (Muirhead) 9 283.984
  United States (Peterson) 10 245.428
  Russia (Kovaleva) 12 237.658
  South Korea (Gim) 17 194.967
  China (Han) 26 149.539
  Germany (Jentsch) 30 135.678
  Italy (Zappone) 76 46.404
  Czech Republic (Kubešková) 79 45.753
  Denmark (Halse) 148 12.838

National playdowns

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References

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  1. ^ "Prince George, Canada to host World Women's Curling Championship 2020". World Curling Federation. 5 February 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Official Site". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. ^ The Canadian Press (March 12, 2020). "World Women's Curling Championship Cancelled". The Sports Network. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "World Women's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Prince George, Canada". World Curling Federation. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Event Info". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Qualification Rules (Page 55 & 56)" (PDF). World Curling Federation. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "European Qualifiers". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Pacific-Asia Qualifiers". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  9. ^ "World Rankings - women". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "WCT ranking". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 4, 2020.