The 2008

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(branded as 2008

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World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 22 to March 30, 2008 at the

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in Vernon,

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. This championship also served as one of the qualifiers for the

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Teams

Round robin standings

Round robin results

Draw 1

''March 22, 13:00''

Draw 2

''March 22, 18:00''

Draw 3

''March 23, 10:30''

Draw 4

''March 23, 16:00''

Draw 5

''March 23, 20:00''

Draw 6

''March 24, 8:30''

Draw 7

''March 24, 1:00 PM''

Draw 8

''March 24, 18:30''

Draw 9

''March 25, 8:30''

Draw 10

''March 25 13:00''

Draw 11

''March 25, 18:00''

Draw 12

''March 26, 8:30 AM''

Draw 13

''March 26, 13:00''

Draw 14

''March 26, 18:00''

Draw 15

''March 27, 8:30''

Draw 16

''March 27, 13:00''

Draw 17

''March 27, 18:00''

Tiebreaker

Playoffs

3 vs. 4

1 vs. 2

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Player percentages

Top five percentages per position during the round robin.

Broadcasts

Seven broadcasters presented the games both live and tape-delayed via television and the internet. Eurosport (Europe), NHK (Japan), TSN and CBC (Canada), WCSN and NBCOlympics.com (USA) and CurlTV.com (internet).

References

External links

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Tournament coverage on TSN
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