2012_Ford_World_Women's_Curling_Championship

2012 World Women's Curling Championship
2012 World Women's Curling Championship
Host city	Lethbridge, Alberta
Arena	Enmax Centre
Dates	March 17–25
Attendance	55,401
Winner	Switzerland
Curling club	Davos CC, Davos
Skip	Mirjam Ott
Third	Carmen Schäfer
Second	Carmen Küng
Lead	Janine Greiner
Alternate	Alina Pätz
Coach	Thomas Lips
Finalist	Sweden (Margaretha Sigfridsson)
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2012 World Women's Curling Championship

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The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25.^[1] It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship.^[2] 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 2009, where they finished the round robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win–loss record.

In the final, Switzerland's Mirjam Ott defeated Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson 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 1983, when Erika Müller won the world championship.^[3] Ott won her first gold medal,^[4] while Sigfridsson won her third silver medal.

Scottish skip Eve Muirhead 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.^[5]

Round-robin results

All times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7).^[27]

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Canada^[11]	China^[12]	Czech Republic^[13]
Saville SC, Edmonton Skip: Heather Nedohin Third: Beth Iskiw Second: Jessica Mair Lead: Laine Peters Alternate: Amy Nixon	Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Yue Qingshuang Second: Liu Jinli Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Sun Yue	CC Zbraslav, Prague Skip: Linda Klímová Third: Kamila Mošová Second: Lenka Černovská Lead: Kateřina Urbanová Alternate: Sára Jahodová
Denmark^[14]	Germany^[15]	Italy^[16]
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Helle Simonsen Second: Jeanne Ellegaard Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Mette de Neergaard	SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Fourth: Imogen Oona Lehmann Skip: Melanie Robillard* Second: Corinna Scholz Lead: Stella Heiß Alternate: Monika Wagner	Dolomiti CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Claudia Alvera Alternate: Veronica Gerbi
Russia^[17]	Scotland^[18]	South Korea^[19]
Moskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Anna Sidorova Third: Liudmila Privivkova Second: Margarita Fomina Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Nkeiruka Ezekh	Dunkeld CC, Dunkeld Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Claire Hamilton Alternate: Kelly Wood	Gyeonjgido CC, Uijeongbu Skip: Kim Ji-sun Third: Lee Seul-bee Second: Shin Mi-sung Lead: Gim Un-chi Alternate: Lee Hyun-jung
Sweden^[20]	Switzerland^[21]^[22]	United States^[23]^[24]
Skellefteå CK, Skellefteå Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Sabina Kraupp	Davos CC, Davos Skip: Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Carmen Küng Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Alina Pätz	St. Paul CC, St. Paul Skip: Allison Pottinger Third: Nicole Joraanstad Second: Natalie Nicholson Lead: Tabitha Peterson Alternate: Cassandra Potter

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
Sweden	Margaretha Sigfridsson	8	3	77	51	43	37	20	6	85%
Switzerland	Mirjam Ott	8	3	72	58	45	41	20	9	86%
South Korea	Kim Ji-sun	8	3	75	57	48	39	20	14	83%
Canada	Heather Nedohin	7	4	67	70	44	46	16	15	85%
United States	Allison Pottinger	7	4	74	61	48	43	13	13	86%
Scotland	Eve Muirhead	6	5	67	65	41	43	17	7	83%
Germany	Melanie Robillard	5	6	61	71	43	45	19	7	79%
Denmark	Lene Nielsen	5	6	66	72	46	47	12	10	83%
Russia	Anna Sidorova	4	7	61	70	41	49	18	4	82%
Italy	Diana Gaspari	3	8	59	80	42	47	13	8	78%
China	Wang Bingyu	3	8	68	73	43	48	18	10	84%
Czech Republic	Linda Klímová	2	9	64	83	48	46	9	10	79%

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Nielsen)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	3
Germany (Robillard)	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Italy (Gaspari)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	3
Sweden (Sigfridsson)	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	4	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Kim)	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	3
Czech Republic (Klímová)	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	X	6

2012_Ford_World_Women's_Curling_Championship

2012 World Women's Curling Championship

Qualification

Teams

Round-robin standings

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Draw 10

Draw 11

Draw 12

Draw 13

Draw 14

Draw 15

Draw 16

Draw 17

Tiebreaker

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

3 vs. 4

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Top 5 player percentages

References

External links

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Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Scotland (Muirhead)	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	8
Russia (Sidorova)	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Nedohin)	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	8
United States (Pottinger)	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Kim)	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	3	9
Sweden (Sigfridsson)	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Russia (Sidorova)	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	5
Denmark (Nielsen)	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Scotland (Muirhead)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	6
Germany (Robillard)	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	7

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Pottinger)	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	7
Switzerland (Ott)	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	11

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Sigfridsson)	0	2	1	0	2	0	3	0	2	X	10
Czech Republic (Klímová)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	X	5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Robillard)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Russia (Sidorova)	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
China (Wang)	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	8
United States (Pottinger)	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Sigfridsson)	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	7
Switzerland (Ott)	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	4

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Italy (Gaspari)	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	7
China (Wang)	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Canada (Nedohin)	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	7
Denmark (Nielsen)	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Pottinger)	0	2	1	2	0	2	0	X	X	X	7
Scotland (Muirhead)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	X	2

Player Percentages
Canada		United States
Laine Peters	92%	Tabitha Peterson	96%
Jessica Mair	94%	Natalie Nicholson	86%
Beth Iskiw	93%	Nicole Joraanstad	86%
Heather Nedohin	95%	Allison Pottinger	80%
Total	93%	Total	87%


Page playoff system			Semifinal			Gold Medal Game



1	Sweden	7				1	Sweden	5

2	Switzerland	6				2	Switzerland	6

			2	Switzerland	9

			3	South Korea	6

3	South Korea	4

4	Canada	3

Player Percentages
South Korea		Canada
Gim Un-chi	91%	Laine Peters	93%
Shin Mi-sung	90%	Jessica Mair	85%
Lee Seul-bee	85%	Beth Iskiw	86%
Kim Ji-sun	89%	Heather Nedohin	85%
Total	89%	Total	87%

Leads	%	Seconds	%	Thirds	%	Skips	%
Ekaterina Galkina	91	Carmen Küng	87	Nicole Joraanstad	88	Allison Pottinger	85
Maria Poulsen	90	Jessica Mair	85	Carmen Schäfer	86	Heather Nedohin	84
Laine Peters	89	Vicki Adams	84	Beth Iskiw	84	Mirjam Ott	84
Tabitha Peterson	89	Maria Wennerström	84	Christina Bertrup	84	Maria Prytz (Fourth)	84
Janine Greiner	89	Natalie Nicholson	83	Lee Seul-bee	84	Kim Ji-sun	80