2020 World Women's Curling Championship

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2020 World Women's
Curling Championship
Host city Prince George, Canada
Arena CN Centre
DatesMarch 14–22 (cancelled)
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The 2020 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship presented by Nature's Bounty for sponsorship reasons) was scheduled to be held from March 14 to 22 at the CN Centre in Prince George, Canada. [1] [2] On March 12, 2020, following the recommendations of Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4]

Contents

The event was set to be the first event to start gathering points towards the 2022 Winter Olympic Qualification. [5] Upon cancellation, the qualifying process was left unclear.

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship: [6]

EventVacanciesQualified
Host nation1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2019 Americas Challenge 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2019 European Curling Championships 7 [7] Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2 [8] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2020 World Qualification Event 2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
TOTAL13

World Ranking

The World Curling Federation World Ranking tracks and lists the success of all Member Associations. [9]

Member AssociationsRankPoints
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 181.569
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 265.907
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 363.382
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 459.559
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 556.520
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 655.588
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 750.098
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 845.441
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 940.147
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1027.059
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1119.593
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1219.338
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1313.284

Teams

The teams were to be: [10]

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Gimli CC, Gimli

Skip: Kerri Einarson
Third: Val Sweeting
Second: Shannon Birchard
Lead: Briane Meilleur
Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire

CSO CC, Beijing &
Harbin CC, Harbin

Skip: Han Yu
Third: Zhang Lijun
Second: Jiang Xindi
Lead: Yu Jiaxin
Alternate: Dong Ziqi

CC Sokol Liboc, Prague

Skip: Anna Kubešková
Third: Alžběta Baudyšová
Second: Petra Vinšová
Lead: Ežen Kolčevská
Alternate: Michaela Baudyšová

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre,
Tårnby CC, Tårnby &
Copenhagen CC, Kastrup

Skip: Mathilde Halse
Third: Jasmin Lander
Second: Karolina Jensen
Lead: Julie Høgh
Alternate: Madeleine Dupont

CC Füssen, Füssen &
1.SCV Geising, Geising

Skip: Daniela Jentsch
Third: Emira Abbes
Second: Klara-Hermine Fomm
Lead: Analena Jentsch
Alternate: Mia Höhne

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
3S Sys-tek, Pinerolo &
CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip: Veronica Zappone
Third: Stefania Constantini
Second: Angela Romei
Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
Alternate: Elena Dami

Tokoro CC, Kitami &
SCAP Karuizawa Arena, Kariuzawa

Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa
Third: Chinami Yoshida
Second: Yumi Suzuki
Lead: Yurika Yoshida
Alternate: Eri Ogihara

Adamant CC, Saint Petersburg

Skip: Alina Kovaleva
Third: Maria Komarova
Second: Galina Arsenkina
Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina
Alternate: Anastasia Danshina

Dunkeld CC, Pitlochry,
Balfron CC, Balfron,
Carrington CC, Edinburgh &
Leswalt CC, Leswalt

Skip: Eve Muirhead
Third: Lauren Gray
Second: Jennifer Dodds
Lead: Vicky Wright
Alternate: Sophie Sinclair

Gyeonggi-do CC, Uijeongbu

Skip: Gim Un-chi
Third: Um Min-ji
Second: Kim Su-ji
Lead: Seol Ye-eun
Alternate: Seol Ye-ji

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg

Skip: Anna Hasselborg
Third: Sara McManus
Second: Agnes Knochenhauer
Lead: Sofia Mabergs
Alternate: Johanna Heldin

CC Oberwallis, Brig-Glis

Fourth: Briar Hürlimann
Skip: Elena Stern
Second: Lisa Gisler
Lead: Celine Koller
Alternate: Corrie Hürlimann

St. Paul CC, St. Paul,
Madison CC, Madison &
Duluth CC, Duluth

Skip: Tabitha Peterson
Third: Becca Hamilton
Second: Tara Peterson
Lead: Aileen Geving
Alternate: Allison Pottinger

WCT ranking

Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event. [11]

Nation (Skip)RankPoints
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Hasselborg)1467.461
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Einarson)2420.070
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Fujisawa)4342.872
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (Stern)6333.591
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Muirhead)9283.984
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Peterson)10245.428
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Kovaleva)12237.658
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Gim)17194.967
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Han)26149.539
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jentsch)30135.678
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Zappone)7646.404
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Kubešková)7945.753
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Halse)14812.838

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