2023 World Women's Curling Championship

The 2023 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 18 to 26 at the Göransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden.
The format for the Championship featured a thirteen team round robin. 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.

Qualification

Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship. This was the first year to qualify teams using the new 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships, with New Zealand winning entry into the World Women's Championship for the first time, represented by a team skipped by Jessica Smith.

Means of Qualification	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships	5
2022 European Curling Championships	7
TOTAL	13

Teams

The teams were as follows:


Gimli CC, Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Harris Alternate: Krysten Karwacki	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre & Gentofte CC, Gentofte Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Denise Dupont Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Jasmin Lander	CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Lena Kapp Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Pia-Lisa Schöll	Curling Pinerolo ASD, Pinerolo, ASD Milano CC, Milan, CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo & CC Lago Santo, Trento Skip: Stefania Constantini Third: Marta Lo Deserto Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Camilla Gilberti	Tokoro CC, Kitami Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki

Naseby Indoor Curling Rink, Naseby Skip: Jessica Smith Third: Holly Thompson Second: Bridget Becker Lead: Natalie Thurlow Alternate: Ruby Kinney	Lillehammer CC, Lillehammer Fourth: Kristin Skaslien Skip: Marianne Rørvik Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye Lead: Martine Rønning Alternate: Maia Ramsfjell	Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen Skip: Rebecca Morrison Third: Gina Aitken Second: Sophie Sinclair Lead: Sophie Jackson Alternate: Jennifer Dodds	Chuncheon CC, Chuncheon Skip: Ha Seung-youn Third: Kim Hye-rin Second: Yang Tae-i Lead: Kim Su-jin	Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna Heldin

CC Aarau, Aarau Fourth: Alina Pätz Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Carole Howald Lead: Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann	Milli Piyango CA, Erzurum Skip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: Mihriban Polat Lead: Berfin Şengül Alternate: İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu	St. Paul CC, St. Paul, Madison CC, McFarland & Duluth CC, Duluth Skip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Cory Thiesse Second: Becca Hamilton Lead: Tara Peterson Alternate: Vicky Persinger

WCF ranking

Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.

Nation	Rank	Points
	1	381.0
	2	334.8
	6	272.5
	9	209.3
	13	174.3
	19	144.8
	20	142.0
	21	133.9
	24	123.2
	25	117.3
	33	98.5
	87	30.9
	149	9.0

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Country	Skip
	Silvana Tirinzoni	12	0	–	92	36	51	29	12	21	85.3%	33.01
	Marianne Rørvik	8	4	–	71	66	45	42	13	13	82.7%	27.94
	Kerri Einarson	7	5	2–1; 1–0	88	74	53	46	5	16	81.5%	23.69
		7	5	2–1; 0–1	75	63	51	47	9	14	81.4%	30.70
	Anna Hasselborg	7	5	1–2; 1–0	74	71	45	43	6	8	81.3%	16.00
	Satsuki Fujisawa	7	5	1–2; 0–1	73	66	48	43	13	17	79.8%	29.94
	Tabitha Peterson	6	6	1–0	80	74	48	51	2	13	83.3%	28.21
	Dilşat Yıldız	6	6	0–1	68	85	46	44	10	13	76.5%	30.14
	Ha Seung-youn	5	7	2–0	66	71	47	47	11	12	79.5%	29.42
	Daniela Jentsch	5	7	1–1	58	70	36	51	11	8	77.5%	43.04
	Madeleine Dupont	5	7	0–2	68	73	44	52	5	10	78.1%	51.08
	Rebecca Morrison	3	9	–	86	90	55	55	1	15	78.1%	63.70
	Jessica Smith	0	12	–	46	106	35	54	2	13	65.7%	63.75

Pos.	Country	Record
3		7–5
11		5–7
10		5–7
4		7–5
6		7–5
13		0–12
2		8–4
12		3–9
9		5–7
5		7–5
1		12–0
8		6–6
7		6–6

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central European Time.

Draw 1

''Saturday, March 18, 2:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, March 18, 7:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 19, 9:00 am''

Draw 4

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

Draw 5

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

Draw 6

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

Draw 7

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

Draw 8

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

Draw 9

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

Draw 10

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

Draw 11

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

Draw 12

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

Draw 13

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

Draw 14

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

Draw 15

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

Draw 16

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

Draw 17

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

Draw 18

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

Draw 19

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

Draw 20

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

Playoffs

Qualification games

''Saturday, March 25, 10:00 am''

Semifinals

''Saturday, March 25, 4:00 pm''

Bronze medal game

''Sunday, March 26, 10:00 am''

Final

''Sunday, March 26, 3:00 pm''

Statistics

Player percentages

''Final Round Robin Percentages''

Perfect games

Minimum 10 shots thrown

Player	Team	Position	Shots	Opponent
		Lead	12
Carole Howald		Second	13
Alina Pätz		Fourth	14
Tabitha Peterson		Skip	12
Analena Jentsch		Lead	20
Giulia Zardini Lacedelli		Lead	18
Martine Rønning		Lead	19

Awards

The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team

Fourth: Alina Pätz, Switzerland
Third: Cory Thiesse, United States
Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye, Norway
Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli, Italy

Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award

Bridget Becker, New Zealand

Final standings

Based on this year's final standings, the European Curling Championship will get the 13th qualification spot at next year's World Women's Curling Championship.