The 2012

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took place from February 11 to 18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in

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(with the host city being listed as

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). It was held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning team, skipped by

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, will represent the United States at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in

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. The first and second placed teams, skipped respectively by

and

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, earned qualification spots to the

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, which will determine the teams that will represent the United States at the

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Road to the Nationals

As with last year, teams qualified for the women's nationals by qualifying automatically through the

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Order of Merit or through a challenge round. Four teams qualified via the Order of Merit, while six teams qualified via the challenge round. The challenge round was held in Marshfield,

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, where the teams that did not qualify directly via the Order of Merit competed for the final six spots in the nationals.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round robin standings

''Final round robin standings''

Round robin results

All times listed in

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Draw 1

''Saturday, February 11, 4:30 pm''

Draw 2

''Sunday, February 12, 8:00 am''

Draw 3

''Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Monday, February 13, 8:00 am''

Draw 5

''Monday, February 13, 4:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Tuesday, February 14, 12:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Tuesday, February 14, 8:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Wednesday, February 15, 12:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 game

''Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm''

3 vs. 4 game

''Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Friday, February 17, 4:00 pm''

Championship final

''Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am''

References

External links

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