The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17âÂÂ25 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 (as opposed to 12 in previous years), and the top 6 teams from round-robin play will qualify for the playoffs (rather than 4). 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.
The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship:
The teams are as follows:
Final round-robin standings
Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time ().
Saturday, March 17, 14:00
Saturday, March 17, 19:00
Sunday, March 18, 09:00
Sunday, March 18, 14:00
Sunday, March 18, 19:00
Monday, March 19, 09:00
Monday, March 19, 14:00
Monday, March 19, 19:00
Tuesday, March 20, 09:00
Tuesday, March 20, 14:00
Tuesday, March 20, 19:00
Wednesday, March 21, 09:00
Wednesday, March 21, 14:00
Wednesday, March 21, 19:00
Thursday, March 22, 09:00
Thursday, March 22, 14:00
Thursday, March 22, 19:00
Friday, March 23, 09:00
Friday, March 23, 14:00
Friday, March 23, 19:00
Saturday, March 24, 09:00
Saturday, March 24, 14:00
Saturday, March 24, 19:00
Sunday, March 25, 10:00
Sunday, March 25, 15:00
After round robin; minimum 5 games
The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team
Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award