2022 World Women's Curling Championship
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 2022
World Women's Curling Championship The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's an ...
(branded as the 2022 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at the
CN Centre The CN Centre is a 5,971-seat multi-purpose arena, in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. It was designed by PBK Architects, opened in 1995 and is owned by the City of Prince George. There are 14 luxury suites. In 2005, Canadian National ...
in Prince George,
British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
. Prince George was originally chosen to host the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship, but the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. The format for the Championship returned to a 13 team round robin opposed to the 14 teams qualified for the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship. The top six teams qualified for the playoff round, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round. The
no-tick rule This is a glossary of terms in curling. #s During a game, sweepers might call out numbers. These numbers indicate how far the sweepers think the #Rock, rock in play will travel. This system is relatively new to the game and is often attributed t ...
was used for the first time at a World Championship tournament. Scotland and Japan were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 issues within their teams. The Russian Curling Federation was disqualified from the tournament as a sanction for the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
; the Czech Republic accepted an invitation to replace them. The championship was won by the Switzerland team skipped by
Silvana Tirinzoni Silvana Petra Tirinzoni (born 25 June 1979) is a Swiss curler from Zurich. She is a four-time women's world champion skip (, , , ) and five-time Grand Slam champion. She is a former world junior champion and reigning European champion. Tirinzo ...
.


Qualification

Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship. This was the first World Women's Championship appearance for Turkey, who was represented by skip
Dilşat Yıldız Dilşat Yıldız (born 29 September 1996) is a Turkish female curler from Erzurum. She currently skips the Turkish National Women's Curling Team. She is the first ever Turkish curler to skip a men's or women's team at the World Championship, co ...
.


Russian participation

As part of international sports' reaction to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, on February 28 the World Curling Federation initiated proceedings to remove the Russian Curling Federation from the 2022 Curling Championship, pending until March 3. In its statement the WCF said: On March 4, 2022, the WCF announced the removal of the RCF from the 2022 World Curling Championships. Their vacated spot was offered to the next best-placed teams in the World Qualifying event, first Latvia, then Finland, neither of which were able to compete. It was then offered to the next highest ranked team not already represented; the Czech Republic accepted entry into the tournament.


COVID-19 issues


Scotland

Prior to the event, Scottish skip Rebecca Morrison and alternate Fay Henderson tested positive for
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
, so the team brought new alternate Beth Farmer, a shepherd from the
Kinross Kinross (, ) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth, Scotland, Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the Counties of Scotland, historic county of Kinross-shire. History Kinro ...
area who was in the middle of lambing season, to play lead. However, after additional positive tests by other team members, the Scottish team was forced to withdraw from the remainder of the tournament.


Japan

Two members of the Japanese team (third Seina Nakajima and alternate
Chiaki Matsumura is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She was a longtime member of the Chubu Electric Power curling team from 2012 to 2023. With the team, she won five Japan Curling Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she ...
) did not play in their penultimate game against Switzerland due to a COVID-19 outbreak on their team, forcing them to play with three players. Despite the remaining three players on the team testing negative, the team decided to forfeit their final game against South Korea.


Teams

The teams were as follows:


WCF ranking

Year to date
World Curling Federation World Curling, formerly the World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter ...
order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.


Rule changes

The main rule change between the 2021 and 2022 WWCC is the introduction of the
no-tick rule This is a glossary of terms in curling. #s During a game, sweepers might call out numbers. These numbers indicate how far the sweepers think the #Rock, rock in play will travel. This system is relatively new to the game and is often attributed t ...
. This will prohibit
ticking Ticking may refer to: * Ticking (sound), a sharp, rhythmic sound * Ticking (textile), a kind of textile * "Ticking" (song), song by Elton John on the 1974 album, ''Caribou'' * ''The Ticking'', a 2006 comic book by Renée French * White ticking, ...
a stone off of the centre line until after the fifth stone of the end has been thrown. If a stone is ticked off of the centre line before then, it is restored to its position, similar to if a stone is removed from play from the free guard zone. Due to malfunctioning Eye on the Hog sensors in the rocks, it was decided that beginning with games on March 20, curlers would use the "honour system" to determine whether players were making hogline violations. That is, curlers would be enforcing their opposition's violations.


Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''


Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in
Pacific Time The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−08:00). ...
( UTC−07:00).


Draw 1

''Saturday, March 19, 2:00 pm''


Draw 2

''Saturday, March 19, 7:00 pm''


Draw 3

''Sunday, March 20, 9:00 am''


Draw 4

''Sunday, March 20, 2:00 pm''


Draw 5

''Sunday, March 20, 7:00 pm''


Draw 6

''Monday, March 21, 9:00 am''


Draw 7

''Monday, March 21, 2:00 pm''


Draw 8

''Monday, March 21, 7:00 pm''


Draw 9

''Tuesday, March 22, 9:00 am''


Draw 10

''Tuesday, March 22, 2:00 pm''


Draw 11

''Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 pm''


Draw 12

''Wednesday, March 23, 9:00 am''


Draw 13

''Wednesday, March 23, 2:00 pm''


Draw 14

''Wednesday, March 23, 7:00 pm''


Draw 15

''Thursday, March 24, 9:00 am''


Draw 16

''Thursday, March 24, 2:00 pm''


Draw 17

''Thursday, March 24, 7:00 pm''


Draw 18

''Friday, March 25, 9:00 am''


Draw 19

''Friday, March 25, 2:00 pm''


Draw 20

''Friday, March 25, 7:00 pm''


Playoffs


Qualification games

''Saturday, March 26, 1:00 pm''


Semifinals

''Saturday, March 26, 7:00 pm''


Bronze-medal game

''Sunday, March 27, 11:00 am''


Final

''Sunday, March 27, 4:00 pm''


Statistics


Top 5 player percentages

''Final round robin percentages''


Perfect games

''Minimum 10 shots thrown''


Final standings


References

* {{World championships in 2022 World Women's Curling Championship World Women's Championship Curling competitions in British Columbia 2022 in sports in British Columbia Women's curling competitions in Canada 2022 in women's curling Sport in Prince George, British Columbia
World Women's Curling Championship The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's an ...
Women's sports in British Columbia