The 2012
World Women's Curling Championship
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(branded as
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World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the
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in
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from March 17 to 25. It marked the 12th time that
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has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship. The 2012 World Women's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the
curling tournament at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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This edition of the World Women's Championship saw the first team from South Korea advancing to the playoffs in history. Previously, their best performance was in
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, where they finished the round robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win–loss record.
In the final, Switzerland's
Mirjam Ott
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defeated Sweden's
Margaretha Sigfridsson
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Sigfridsson skipped the Swedish team at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championshi ...
after scoring a deuce in the tenth end, wrapping up the game with a score of 7–6. Switzerland won its third gold medal, its first since
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Erika Müller
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won the world championship. Ott won her first gold medal, while Sigfridsson won her third silver medal.
Scottish skip
Eve Muirhead
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was awarded the Frances Brodie Award, an honour given to a curler at the championships who best exemplified sportsmanship, fair play, honesty, and friendship. Muirhead was nominated by fellow curlers at the championships.
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship:
* (host country)
*One team from the North American zone
**
*Eight teams from the
2011 European Curling Championships
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*Two teams from the
2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
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:
**
**
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
*The team's normal skip, Andrea Schöpp, withdrew from the world championships due to a leg injury sustained prior to the championships. Melanie Robillard replaced Schöpp as skip, and threw third stones.
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Round-robin results
All times are listed in
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UTC-7).
Draw 1
''Saturday, March 17, 2:00 pm''
Draw 2
''Saturday, March 17, 7:00 pm''
Draw 3
''Sunday, March 18, 9:00 am''
Draw 4
''Sunday, March 18, 2:30 pm''
Draw 5
''Sunday, March 18, 7:30 pm''
Draw 6
''Monday, March 19, 9:00 am''
Draw 7
''Monday, March 19, 2:00 pm''
Draw 8
''Monday, March 19, 7:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Tuesday, March 20, 9:00 am''
Draw 10
''Tuesday, March 20, 2:00 pm''
Draw 11
''Tuesday, March 20, 8:00 pm''
Draw 12
''Wednesday, March 21, 9:00 am''
Draw 13
''Wednesday, March 21, 2:00 pm''
Draw 14
''Wednesday, March 21, 7:00 pm''
Draw 15
''Thursday, March 22, 9:00 am''
Draw 16
''Thursday, March 22, 2:00 pm''
Draw 17
''Thursday, March 22, 7:00 pm''
Tiebreaker
''Friday, March 23, 2:00 pm''
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
''Friday, March 23, 7:00 pm''
3 vs. 4
''Saturday, March 24, 1:00 pm''
Semifinal
''Saturday, March 24, 6:00 pm''
Bronze medal game
''Sunday, March 25, 9:00 am''
Gold medal game
''Sunday, March 25, 4:30 pm''
Top 5 player percentages
References
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External links
*
Final on YouTube
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World Women's Curling Championship
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Women's curling competitions in Canada
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