The 2024 World Women's Curling Championship (45th) (branded as the 2024 BKT Tires World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 16 to 24 at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] It was the first World Women's Championship held in Nova Scotia and the third held in Atlantic Canada with the 1999 and 2014 championships taking place in Saint John, New Brunswick.[2]
The format for the Championship featured a thirteen team round robin. The top six teams qualified for the playoff round where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played in the qualification round to qualify for the semifinals.[3]
Summary
On Day 2, New Zealand, skipped by Jessica Smith, won their first ever game at the Women's World Championships, beating Scotland 8–6.[4]
In Draw 11, Canada, skipped by Rachel Homan ended Switzerland's 42 game winning streak at the World Championships. Canada defeated the Swiss, who were skipped by four-time defending champion Silvana Tirinzoni, 8–5. Switzerland had not lost a game since the 2021 Worlds.[5] The Homan rink had gone into the game on a 21 game winning streak of their own, dating back over two months.[6]
Following their Draw 14 defeat of Turkey (skipped by Dilşat Yıldız), Canada became the first country to secure a playoff spot.[7]
On March 21, the remaining five teams clinched playoff berths, beginning with Italy (skipped by Stefania Constantini) in Draw 15 in the morning, following a 10–2 win over Norway (Marianne Rørvik). In Draw 16 in the afternoon, Switzerland clinched a berth after beating Denmark (skipped by Madeleine Dupont) 9–1. Draw 17, played in the evening saw South Korea (Gim Eun-ji), Sweden (Anna Hasselborg) and Denmark clinch the remaining three berths.[8]
With victories in Draw 19, Canada and Switzerland secured the top two spots and direct byes to the semifinals. In Draw 20, Italy secured third place by defeating Japan (skipped by Miyu Ueno), placing South Korea fourth, Sweden fifth and Denmark sixth.[9]
In the playoffs, South Korea beat Sweden 6–3 and Italy downed Denmark 7–4 in the qualification games. In the semifinals, Korea lost to Canada 9–7 and Italy lost to Switzerland 6–3.[10] The Canada–Korea game was a close affair, with Korea leading 7–6 heading into the 10th end. Canada skip Rachel Homan made a "brilliant double" on her first, which was followed by a partially missed draw by Korean skip Gim Eun-ji which Homan removed for the win. The Switzerland–Italy game was also fairly close, with Swiss last-thrower Alina Pätz having to make a double on her last rock of the game for the win. With their wins, the top two seeded teams Canada, and Switzerland would face off for the gold medal, while Korea played Italy for the bronze. It was the first time since 2018 that Canada made it to the final, while Switzerland attempted to win their fifth straight championship.[11]
In the final, Canada started off by making some small mistakes, and were outplayed by Switzerland early on. The team were forced to one with the hammer in the first end, and second Emma Miskew rolled out of the house with a hit in the second, followed later in the end by a missed freeze-attempt by Homan, resulting in a deuce for the Swiss. After Canada was forced to another single in the third, Homan's last rock in the fourth undercurled allowing Pätz to make a double to score two, handing Switzerland a 4–2 lead. However, Pätz made two mistakes of her own in the fifth, and was heavy on both her draws, allowing Canada to score two to tie the game at 4 heading into the break. The next two ends would be blanked, which was followed by an eighth end with lots of rocks in play. Canada third Tracy Fleury made a hit and roll frozen to a rock on the button, and on her last, Homan made a hit to sit four. This forced Pätz to draw for a single to take a 5–4 lead. In the ninth end, Homan made two stellar shots. On her first, she made a "rocket double" to sit three. Pätz replied with a double of her own, resulting in Canada lying one. Homan opted to try a split on her last to score three, bringing a rock in the top 12 further into the house to out-count a Swiss rock, while rolling her shooter to out count the rock as well. Homan made the shot, giving Canada a two point lead heading into the 10th and final end. In the 10th, Switzerland conceded before throwing their last rock as they did not have any potential shots to tie the game, handing Homan and Miskew their second world championships,[12] and giving Fleury and Canada lead Sarah Wilkes their first world titles.[13]
South Korea won the bronze medal, after defeating Italy 6–3.
Qualification
Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship. Of note, Germany failed to qualify for the championship for the first time since 2005. Estonia and New Zealand made their second appearances while Turkey qualified for their third straight Worlds.[14]
Teams
The teams were as follows:[15]
| Canada[16]
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Denmark[17]
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Estonia[18]
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Italy[19]
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Japan[20]
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| Ottawa CC, Ottawa
Skip: Rachel Homan
Third: Tracy Fleury
Second: Emma Miskew
Lead: Sarah Wilkes
Alternate: Rachelle Brown
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Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre &
Gentofte CC, Gentofte
Skip: Madeleine Dupont
Third: Mathilde Halse
Second: Denise Dupont
Lead: My Larsen
Alternate: Jasmin Lander
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Curling Tallinn, Tallinn
Fourth: Erika Tuvike
Third: Kerli Laidsalu
Skip: Liisa Turmann
Lead: Heili Grossmann
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CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Skip: Stefania Constantini
Third: Elena Mathis
Second: Angela Romei
Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
Alternate: Marta Lo Deserto
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Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa
Skip: Miyu Ueno
Third: Asuka Kanai
Second: Junko Nishimuro
Lead: Yui Ueno
Alternate: Mone Ryokawa
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| New Zealand[21]
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Norway[22]
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Scotland[23]
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South Korea[24]
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Sweden[25]
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| Naseby Indoor Curling Rink, Naseby
Skip: Jessica Smith
Third: Courtney Smith
Second: Bridget Becker
Lead: Holly Thompson
Alternate: Natalie Thurlow
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Lillehammer CC, Lillehammer
Fourth: Kristin Skaslien
Skip: Marianne Rørvik
Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye
Lead: Martine Rønning
Alternate: Ingeborg Forbregd
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Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Skip: Rebecca Morrison
Third: Jennifer Dodds
Second: Sophie Sinclair
Lead: Sophie Jackson
Alternate: Gina Aitken
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Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu
Skip: Gim Eun-ji
Third: Kim Min-ji
Second: Kim Su-ji
Lead: Seol Ye-eun
Alternate: Seol Ye-ji
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Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg
Skip: Anna Hasselborg
Third: Sara McManus
Second: Agnes Knochenhauer
Lead: Sofia Mabergs
Alternate: Johanna Heldin
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| Switzerland[26]
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Turkey[27]
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United States[28]
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| CC Aarau, Aarau
Fourth: Alina Pätz
Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni
Second: Selina Witschonke
Lead: Carole Howald
Alternate: Stefanie Berset
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Milli Piyango CA, Erzurum
Skip: Dilşat Yıldız
Third: Öznur Polat
Second: İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu
Lead: Berfin Şengül
Alternate: İclal Karaman
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St. Paul CC, St. Paul
Skip: Tabitha Peterson
Third: Cory Thiesse
Second: Tara Peterson
Lead: Becca Hamilton
Alternate: Vicky Persinger
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WCF ranking
Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[29]
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Summary Table
| Pos.
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Country
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Record
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| 1
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Canada
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—
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7–4
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9–4
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8–7
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7–2
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9–2
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9–4
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8–2
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5–6
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7–6
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8–5
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9–5
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10–6
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11–1
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| 6
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Denmark
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4–7
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—
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10–9
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6–8
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6–5
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7–1
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3–9
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9–2
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5–9
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5–6
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1–9
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10–4
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7–4
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6–6
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| 12
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Estonia
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4–9
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9–10
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—
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4–8
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4–10
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10–7
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8–6
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8–12
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6–9
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5–8
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3–9
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6–8
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4–12
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2–10
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| 3
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Italy
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7–8
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8–6
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8–4
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—
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10–8
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11–3
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10–2
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8–2
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10–9
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6–4
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2–6
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7–6
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10–3
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10–2
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| 11
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Japan
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2–7
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5–6
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10–4
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8–10
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—
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8–6
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8–5
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2–7
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4–9
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3–5
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3–10
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4–6
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7–9
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3–9
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| 13
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New Zealand
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2–9
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1–7
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7–10
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3–11
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6–8
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—
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4–11
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8–6
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4–12
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2–8
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2–10
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6–9
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3–9
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1–11
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| 9
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Norway
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4–9
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9–3
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6–8
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2–10
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5–8
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11–4
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—
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4–6
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4–7
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8–7
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3–6
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11–5
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5–7
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4–8
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| 8
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Scotland
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2–8
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2–9
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12–8
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2–8
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7–2
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6–8
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6–4
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—
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3–9
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1–7
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6–5
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6–5
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6–8
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5–7
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| 4
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South Korea
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6–5
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9–5
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9–6
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9–10
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9–4
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12–4
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7–4
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9–3
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—
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7–5
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4–7
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10–3
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9–3
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10–2
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| 5
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Sweden
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6–7
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6–5
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8–5
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4–6
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5–3
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8–2
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7–8
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7–1
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5–7
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—
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2–4
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9–6
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10–5
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7–5
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| 2
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Switzerland
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5–8
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9–1
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9–3
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6–2
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10–3
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10–2
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6–3
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5–6
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7–4
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4–2
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—
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8–7
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10–3
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10–2
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| 10
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Turkey
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5–9
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4–10
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8–6
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6–7
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6–4
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9–6
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5–11
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5–6
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3–10
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6–9
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7–8
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—
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4–8
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3–9
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| 7
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United States
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6–10
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4–7
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12–4
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3–10
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9–7
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9–3
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7–5
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8–6
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3–9
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5–10
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3–10
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8–4
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—
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6–6
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−03:00).[3]
Draw 1
Saturday, March 16, 2:00 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, March 16, 7:00 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 17, 9:00 am
Draw 4
Sunday, March 17, 2:00 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, March 17, 7:00 pm
Draw 6
Monday, March 18, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Monday, March 18, 2:00 pm
Draw 8
Monday, March 18, 7:00 pm
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 19, 9:00 am
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 20, 9:00 am
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 14
Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 pm
Draw 15
Thursday, March 21, 9:00 am
Draw 16
Thursday, March 21, 2:00 pm
Draw 17
Thursday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Draw 18
Friday, March 22, 9:00 am
Draw 19
Friday, March 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 20
Friday, March 22, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Qualification Games
Saturday, March 23, 11:00 am
Semifinals
Saturday, March 23, 5:00 pm
Bronze medal game
Sunday, March 24, 11:00 am
Final
Sunday, March 24, 5:00 pm
Statistics
Player percentages
Final Round Robin Percentages
Perfect games
Minimum 10 shots thrown
Awards
The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team
Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award
Final standings
National playdowns
Notes
- ^ Played in eight games
- ^ Includes three games throwing lead rocks
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