2020 World Women's Curling Championship

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2020 World Women's
Curling Championship
Host cityPrince George, Canada
ArenaCN Centre
DatesMarch 14–22 (cancelled)
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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]

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[]

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[]

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[]

The teams were to be:[10]

 Canada  China  Czech Republic  Denmark  Germany
, Gimli

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

, Beijing &
, Harbin

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

, Prague

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

, Hvidovre,
, Tårnby &
Copenhagen CC, Kastrup

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

, Füssen &
, 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 &
, Cortina d'Ampezzo

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

Tokoro CC, Kitami &
, Kariuzawa

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

, Saint Petersburg

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

, Pitlochry,
, Balfron,
, Edinburgh &
, Leswalt

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

, 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
, Sundbyberg

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

, Brig-Glis

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

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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Prince George, Canada to host World Women's Curling Championship 2020". World Curling Federation. 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. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Qualification Rules (Page 55 & 56)" (PDF). World Curling Federation. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "European Qualifiers". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Pacfic-Asia Qualifiers". World Curling Federation. 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.
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