The Women’s Curling World Championship is back for the 2023 edition, check out the full schedule of the tournament ahead of start date along with other details like format, how to watch live and more
The 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship will take place at the Göransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden from 18-26 March.
Women’s Curling World Championships 2023 schedule, date, time, format, rules, venue, teams and players, live stream
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World Women’s Curling Championship 2023
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The tournament will feature the best women’s curling teams from around the world competing for the world title.
Much to the delight of fans, all the winners of the past three editions will all compete to defend their crown against the 12 other competing teams.
2023 Women’s Curling World Championships format
The 2023 Women’s Curling World Championships event will kick-off with a round-robin format. Every team will play against each other once following which the top six teams will advance to the playoffs.
The first and second teams will receive byes to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the third, fourth, fifth and sixth teams will compete against each other in qualification games for the semis.
During the qualification rounds, the third-ranked team will play against the sixth, while the fourth and fifth-ranked teams will face off against one another. The two winners of these games will then advance to the semi-finals.
The two winners of the semi-finals will then face off against each other in the final match. Meanwhile, the other two teams will compete against each other for a bronze-medal match.
2023 World Women’s curling Championship participating countries and teams
Canada
- Lead: Briane Harris
- Second: Shannon Birchard
- Third: Val Sweeting
- Skip: Kerri Einarson
Denmark
- Lead: My Larsen
- Second: Denise Dupont
- Third: Mathilde Halse
- Skip: Madeleine Dupont
Germany
- Lead: Analena Jentsch
- Second: Pia-Lisa Schöll
- Third: Emira Abbes
- Skip: Daniela Jentsch
Italy
- Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
- Second: Angela Romei
- Third: Marta La Deserto
- Skip: Stefania Constantini
Japan
- Lead: Yoshida Yurika
- Second: Suzuki Yuko
- Third: Yoshida Chinami
- Skip: Fujisawa Satsuki
Republic of Korea
- Lead: Kim Su-jin
- Second: Yang Tae-I
- Third: Kim Hye-rin
- Skip: Ha Seung-youn
New Zealand
- Lead: Bridget Becker
- Second: Natalie Thurlow
- Third: Holly Thompson
- Skip: Jess Smith
Norway
- Lead: Martine Roenning
- Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye
- Skip: Marianne Roervik
- Fourth: Kristin Skaslien
Scotland
- Lead: Sophie Jackson
- Second: Sophie Sinclair
- Third: Gina Aitken
- Skip: Rebecca Morrison
Sweden
- Lead: Johanna Heldin
- Second: Sofia Mabergs
- Third: Agnes Knochenhauer
- Skip: Anna Hasselborg
Switzerland
- Lead: Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann
- Second: Carole Howald
- Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni
- Fourth: Alina Pätz
Türkiye
- Lead: Mihriban Polat
- Second: Ifayet Safak Calikusu
- Third: Oznur Polt
- Skip: Dilsat Yildiz
United States of America
- Lead: Tara Peterson
- Second: Becca Hamilton
- Third: Cory Thiesse
- Skip: Tabitha Peterson
2023 World Women’s Curling Championship full schedule
Given below is the full schedule for the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship with all times in CET (UTC +1):
Saturday 18 March
| Round Robin Session 1 – 14:00 | |
| Sheet A | Switzerland v United States |
| Sheet B | Republic of Korea v Norway |
| Sheet C | New Zealand v Sweden |
| Sheet D | Denmark v Japan |
| Round Robin Session 2 – 19:00 | |
| Sheet A | Germany v Scotland |
| Sheet B | Italy v Türkiye |
| Sheet C | Switzerland v Japan |
| Sheet D | Canada v Sweden |
Sunday 19 March
| Round Robin Session 3 – 09:00 | |
| Sheet A | Türkiye v New Zealand |
| Sheet B | United States v Canada |
| Sheet C | Scotland v Denmark |
| Sheet D | Italy v Republic of Korea |
| Round Robin Session 4 – 14:00 | |
| Sheet A | Denmark v Republic of Korea |
| Sheet B | Sweden v Switzerland |
| Sheet C | Norway v United States |
| Sheet D | New Zealand v Germany |
| Round Robin Session 5 – 19:00 | |
| Sheet A | Canada v Norway |
| Sheet B | Japan v Scotland |
| Sheet C | Germany v Italy |
| Sheet D | Türkiye v Switzerland |
Monday 20 March
| Round Robin Session 6 – 09:00 | |
| Sheet A | United States v Japan |
| Sheet B | Canada v Italy |
| Sheet C | Republic of Korea v New Zealand |
| Round Robin Session 7 – 14:00 | |
| Sheet A | Republic of Korea v Scotland |
| Sheet B | Switzerland v Germany |
| Sheet C | Sweden v Türkiye |
| Sheet D | Norway v Denmark |
| Round Robin Session 8 – 19:00 | |
| Sheet A | Italy v New Zealand |
| Sheet B | Türkiye v United States |
| Sheet C | Japan v Norway |
| Sheet D | Scotland v Canada |
Tuesday 21 March
| Round Robin Session 9 – 09:00 | |
| Sheet B | Denmark v Italy |
| Sheet C | New Zealand v United States |
| Sheet D | Germany v Sweden |
| Round Robin Session 10 – 14:00 | |
| Sheet A | Scotland v Norway |
| Sheet B | Germany v Republic of Korea |
| Sheet C | Canada v Switzerland |
| Sheet D | Japan v Türkiye |
| Round Robin Session 11 – 19:00 | |
| Sheet A | Sweden v Japan |
| Sheet B | New Zealand v Canada |
| Sheet C | Italy v Scotland |
| Sheet D | United States v Denmark |
Wednesday 22 March
| Round Robin Session 12 – 09:00 | |
| Sheet A | Türkiye v Republic of Korea |
| Sheet B | Norway v Sweden |
| Sheet C | Denmark v Germany |
| Sheet D | Switzerland v New Zealand |
| Round Robin Session 13 – 14:00 | |
| Sheet A | Canada v Germany |
| Sheet B | Scotland v United States |
| Sheet C | Türkiye v Norway |
| Sheet D | Japan v Italy |
| Round Robin Session 14 – 19:00 | |
| Sheet A | New Zealand v Denmark |
| Sheet B | Italy v Switzerland |
| Sheet C | United States v Sweden |
| Sheet D | Republic of Korea v Canada |
Thursday 23 March
| Round Robin Session 15 – 09:00 | |
| Sheet A | Norway v Switzerland |
| Sheet B | Germany v Türkiye |
| Sheet C | Japan v Republic of Korea |
| Sheet D | Sweden v Scotland |
| Round Robin Session 16 – 14:00 | |
| Sheet A | Canada v Germany |
| Sheet B | Scotland v United States |
| Sheet C | Türkiye v Norway |
| Sheet D | Japan v Italy |
| Round Robin Session 17 – 19:00 | |
| Sheet A | New Zealand v Denmark |
| Sheet B | Italy v Switzerland |
| Sheet C | United States v Sweden |
| Sheet D | Republic of Korea v Canada |
Friday 24 March
| Round Robin Session 18 – 09:00 | |
| Sheet A | Japan v Germany |
| Sheet B | Switzerland v Scotland |
| Sheet C | Türkiye v Canada |
| Sheet D | Italy v Norway |
| Round Robin Session 19 – 14:00 | |
| Sheet A | Denmark v Canada |
| Sheet B | United States v Republic of Korea |
| Sheet C | Sweden v Italy |
| Sheet D | New Zealand v Japan |
| Round Robin Session 20 – 19:00 | |
| Sheet A | Scotland v Türkiye |
| Sheet B | Sweden v Denmark |
| Sheet C | Norway v Germany |
| Sheet D | Republic of Korea v Switzerland |
Saturday 25 March
| Qualification Games | 10:00 |
| Semi-finals | 16:00 |
Sunday 26 March
| Bronze Medal Game | 10:00 |
| Gold Medal Game | 15:00 |
2023 World Women’s Curling Championship how to watch live
Interested viewers can watch the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship live via The Curling Channel on Recast. Recast is a subscription-free streaming platform.
For viewers who live in Canada, they can watch the live broadcast of the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship on TSN. They will also be able to watch each of Canada’s round-robin games including the playoffs. Fans can watch the live streams on TSN.ca or use the TSN app.