2018 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 17–25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The format of the tournament was changed this year, with 13 teams qualifying for the tournament, and the top 6 teams from round-robin play will qualify for the playoffs. The playoff system were single-knockout, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round.
The event was won by Canada's Jennifer Jones rink from Winnipeg; the second world championship for the 2014 Olympic gold medallists.
Off the ice, the event was a success and set an attendance record for a women's world championship held in Canada. Jennifer Jones was complimentary of the fans, saying she had never played in a louder arena.
Qualification
The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship:- One team from the Americas zone
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- Eight teams from the 2017 European Curling Championships
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- Three teams from the 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
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Teams
The teams are as follows:Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standingsWCT rankingYear to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.
Round-robin resultsAll draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.Draw 1''Saturday, March 17, 14:00''Draw 2''Saturday, March 17, 19:00''Draw 3''Sunday, March 18, 09:00''Draw 4''Sunday, March 18, 14:00''Draw 5''Sunday, March 18, 19:00''Draw 6''Monday, March 19, 09:00''Draw 7''Monday, March 19, 14:00''Draw 8''Monday, March 19, 19:00''Draw 9''Tuesday, March 20, 09:00''Draw 10''Tuesday, March 20, 14:00''Draw 11''Tuesday, March 20, 19:00''Draw 12''Wednesday, March 21, 09:00''Draw 13''Wednesday, March 21, 14:00''Draw 14''Wednesday, March 21, 19:00''Draw 15''Thursday, March 22, 09:00''Draw 16''Thursday, March 22, 14:00''Draw 17''Thursday, March 22, 19:00''Draw 18''Friday, March 23, 09:00''Draw 19''Friday, March 23, 14:00''Draw 20''Friday, March 23, 19:00''PlayoffsQualification games''Saturday, March 24, 09:00''Semifinal 1''Saturday, March 24, 14:00''Semifinal 2''Saturday, March 24, 19:00''Bronze medal game''Sunday, March 25, 10:00''Gold medal game''Sunday, March 25, 15:00''StatisticsTop 5 player percentagesAfter round robin; minimum 5 games
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