2020 World Women's Curling Championship

The 2020 World Women's Curling Championship 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

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

EventVacanciesQualified
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
TOTAL13

World Ranking

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

Member AssociationsRankPoints
 Sweden181.569
 South Korea265.907
 Canada363.382
  Switzerland459.559
 Japan556.520
 Russia655.588
 Scotland750.098
 United States845.441
 China940.147
 Denmark1027.059
 Czech Republic1119.593
 Germany1219.338
 Italy1313.284

Teams

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

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

Nation (Skip)RankPoints
 Sweden (Hasselborg)1467.461
 Canada (Einarson)2420.070
 Japan (Fujisawa)4342.872
  Switzerland (Stern)6333.591
 Scotland (Muirhead)9283.984
 United States (Peterson)10245.428
 Russia (Kovaleva)12237.658
 South Korea (Gim)17194.967
 China (Han)26149.539
 Germany (Jentsch)30135.678
 Italy (Zappone)7646.404
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)7945.753
 Denmark (Halse)14812.838

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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