Women's Curling World Championship 2019

The World Curling Championships the women's 2,019 (officially: LGT World Women's Curling Championship in 2019 ) took place from 16 to 24 March Silkeborg ( Denmark ) at the local sports center instead.

As in the previous year, 13 teams took part. Each team played a total of twelve main round matches, the two best teams qualified directly for the semi-finals. The teams in places three to six played the other two semi-final participants.

qualification

The following nations qualified to participate:

•  Denmark (host nation)
• two teams from the America Zone
  •  Canada
  •  United States
• the six best teams of the European Curling Championship 2018
  •  Germany
  •  Latvia
  •  Russia
  •  Scotland
  •  Sweden
  •  Switzerland

• the two best teams of the Curling Pacific Asia Cup 2018
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea

• the two best teams from the January 2019 qualifying tournament in Naseby , New Zealand
  •  People's Republic of China
  •  Finland

Teams

People's Republic of China	Denmark	Germany	Finland
Beijing Skip: Mei Jie Fourth: Wang Rui Second: Yao Mingyue Lead: Ma Jingyi Alternate: Zhang Lijun	Tårnby CC, Tårnby Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Denise Dupont Second: Julie Hoegh Lead: Lina Knudsen Alternate: Gabriella Qvist	CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Klara-Hermine Fomm Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate Mia Höhne	Åland CC, Åland Skip: Oona Kauste Third: Eszter Juhasz Second: Mai Salmiovirta Lead: Lotta Immonen Alternate: Marjo Hippi
Japan	Canada	Latvia	Russia
Nagano Skip: Seina Nakajima Fourth: Ikue Kitazawa Third: Chiaki Matsumura Lead: Hasumi Ishigooka Alternate: Emi Shimizu	Glencoe CC, Calgary Skip: Chelsea Carey Third: Sarah Wilkes Second: Dana Ferguson Lead: Rachel Brown Alternate: Jill Officer	Riga Skip: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne Third: Santa Blumberga Second: Leva Krusta Lead: Evelina Barone Alternate: Tina Silina	CC Adamant, Saint Petersburg Skip: Alina Kowaljowa Third: Anastassija Brysgalowa Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina Alternate: Uljana Wassiljewa
Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland	South Korea
Stirling Skip: Sophie Jackson Third: Naomi Brown Second: Mili Smith Lead: Sophie Sinclair Alternate: Lauren Gray	Sundybergs CK, Sundbyberg Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Kniehauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna Heldin	CC Aarau, Aarau Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Fourth: Alina Pätz Second: Esther Neuenschwander Lead: Melanie Barbezat Alternate: Marisa Winkelhausen	Chuncheon CC, Chuncheon Skip: Kim Min-ji Third: Kim Hye-rin Second: Yang Tae-i Lead: Kim Su-jin
United States
Four Seasons CC, Blaine Skip: Jamie Sinclair Third: Sarah Anderson Second: Taylor Anderson Lead: Monica Walker Alternate: Vicky Persinger

Round robin final result

key
	Qualified for the playoffs

rank	team	Skip	W.	L.	PF	PA	Ends won	Ends lost	Pointless Ends	Stolen Ends	Hit%.	DSC
1	Sweden	Anna Hasselborg	11	1	92	60	50	41	7th	11	85%	22.30
2	South Korea	Kim Min-ji	9	3	89	74	52	49	5	15th	78%	57.45
3	Russia	Alina Kovaleva	9	3	91	74	55	44	6th	13	83%	35.55
4th	Switzerland	Silvana Tirinzoni	8th	4th	84	71	49	46	8th	15th	81%	38.22
5	People's Republic of China	Mei Jie	7th	5	95	78	49	48	9	9	80%	41.20
6th	Japan	Seina Nakajima	6th	6th	81	77	48	52	3	10	79%	43.87
7th	United States	Jamie Sinclair	6th	6th	88	85	53	53	4th	16	76%	50.91
8th	Canada	Chelsea Carey	6th	6th	73	81	44	51	11	7th	81%	34.95
9	Germany	Daniela Jentsch	5	7th	83	90	51	49	5	10	73%	62.05
10	Scotland	Sophie Jackson	4th	8th	69	87	45	49	12	8th	79%	35.64
11	Denmark	Madeleine Dupont	3	9	67	85	48	51	4th	12	76%	64.18
12	Finland	Oona Kauste	3	9	68	90	45	52	7th	10	73%	57.01
13	Latvia	Iveta Staša-Šaršūne	1	11	70	98	50	54	3	10	73%	51.13

Playoffs

Qualifying matches

Semifinals

final

1

Sweden

6th

3

Russia

3

Japan

3

6th

Japan

11

Sweden

7th

Switzerland

8th

Switzerland

5

4th

Switzerland

7th

2

South Korea

3

3rd place match

5

People's Republic of China

6th

Japan

5

South Korea

7th

Web links

• official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European teams lock in spots at World Women's Curling Championship 2019 , World Curling Federation, from: worldcurling.org, from November 22, 2018, accessed March 18, 2019
2. ↑ World Qualification Event 2019 puts Naseby, New Zealand on the map , World Curling Federation, on: worldcurling.org, accessed March 18, 2019
3. ↑ Draw Shot Challenge , World Curling Federation, on: worldcurling.org (pdf approx. 243 kB)