The 2025 World Women's Curling Championship (46th) (branded as the 2025 LGT World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 15 to 23 at the Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink in Uijeongbu, South Korea.[1] It was the first international curling event held in Uijeongbu and the second World Women's Championship held in Korea as Gangneung hosted the 2009 championship.[2] This event was the last women's event to earn Qualification Points for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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 receive a bye while the remaining four play in the qualification round to qualify for the semifinals.[3]
The final featured a rematch of between Canada's Rachel Homan rink and Switzerland's Team Silvana Tirinzoni, who both faced off against each other in the 2024 final, which was won by Homan. In the game, Homan took a commanding 6–3 lead in the eighth end. On her final stone of the end, Homan made a delicate tap to sit two. Swiss fourth-thrower Alina Pätz then overcurled on her attempt to draw to the button, giving up a steal of two. Pätz missed her final shot in the 9th as well, giving up another point, to go down 7–3. At this point, the Swiss team conceded the match to Canada. With the win, Homan and her team became the first Canadian rink to win back to back world championships since Sandra Schmirler in 1993 and 1994. It was the third World Championship for Homan and second Emma Miskew, who also won in 2017.[4] It was also the first time a Canadian men's or women's national team had won a gold at a World Championship overseas since Homan's win in 2017.[5]
China won the bronze medal, defeating the host South Koreans 9–4.
Qualification
Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2025 World Women's Curling Championship. Of note, this was the first World Women's Championship appearance for Lithuania, who was represented by skip Virginija Paulauskaitė.[6] China returned for the first time since 2021 while Turkey qualified for a fourth straight year since their debut in 2022.[7]
Teams
The teams are as follows:[8]
Canada[9]
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China[10]
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Denmark[11]
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Italy[12]
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Japan[13]
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| Ottawa CC, Ottawa
Skip: Rachel Homan
Third: Tracy Fleury
Second: Emma Miskew
Lead: Sarah Wilkes
Alternate: Rachelle Brown
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CSO Curling Club, Beijing
Skip: Wang Rui[a]
Third: Han Yu
Second: Dong Ziqi[b]
Lead: Jiang Jiayi
Alternate: Su Tingyu [b]
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Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Skip: Madeleine Dupont
Third: Mathilde Halse
Second: Jasmin Holtermann
Lead: Denise Dupont
Alternate: My Larsen
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CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Skip: Stefania Constantini
Third: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
Second: Elena Mathis
Lead: Angela Romei
Alternate: Marta Lo Deserto
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Sapporo CC, Sapporo
Skip: Sayaka Yoshimura
Third: Kaho Onodera
Second: Yuna Kotani
Lead: Anna Ohmiya
Alternate: Mina Kobayashi
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Lithuania[14]
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Norway[15]
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Scotland[16]
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South Korea[17]
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Sweden[18]
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| Skipas CC, Vilnius
Skip: Virginija Paulauskaitė
Third: Olga Dvojeglazova
Second: Miglė Kiudytė
Lead: Rūta Blažienė
Alternate: Justina Zalieckienė
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Lillehammer CC, Lillehammer
Fourth: Kristin Skaslien
Skip: Marianne Rørvik
Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye
Lead: Eilin Kjærland
Alternate: Ingeborg Forbregd
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Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Fourth: Rebecca Morrison
Third: Jennifer Dodds
Second: Sophie Sinclair
Skip: Sophie Jackson
Alternate: Fay Henderson
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Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu
Skip: Gim Eun-ji
Third: Kim Min-ji
Second: Kim Su-ji
Lead: Seol Ye-eun
Alternate: Seol Ye-ji
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Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg
Skip: Anna Hasselborg
Third: Sara McManus
Second: Agnes Knochenhauer
Lead: Sofia Mabergs
Alternate: Johanna Heldin
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Switzerland[19]
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Turkey[20]
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United States
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| CC Aarau, Aarau
Fourth: Alina Pätz
Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni
Second: Carole Howald
Lead: Selina Witschonke
Alternate: Stefanie Berset
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Milli Piyango CA, Erzurum
Skip: Dilşat Yıldız
Third: Öznur Polat
Second: İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu
Lead: Berfin Şengül
Alternate: İclal Karaman
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St. Paul CC, St. Paul
Skip: Tabitha Peterson
Third: Cory Thiesse
Second: Tara Peterson
Lead: Taylor Anderson-Heide
Alternate: Vicky Persinger
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WCF ranking
Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[21]
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Summary Table
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Country
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Record
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| 3
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Canada
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7–5
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9–3
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9–2
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11–2
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13–2
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8–6
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7–8
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7–11
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9–7
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7–6
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8–3
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8–4
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10–2
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| 5
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China
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5–7
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9–5
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8–7
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10–9
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8–2
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8–9
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7–2
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6–9
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4–8
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4–9
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5–3
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7–1
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7–5
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| 7
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Denmark
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3–9
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5–9
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7–6
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2–8
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11–2
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13–7
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5–10
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3–7
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5–7
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6–7
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9–3
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10–9
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5–7
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| 10
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Italy
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2–9
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7–8
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6–7
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5–10
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8–2
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9–2
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5–7
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2–6
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6–7
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5–8
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8–6
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8–7
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4–8
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| 9
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Japan
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2–11
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9–10
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8–2
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10–5
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10–3
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6–3
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5–6
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8–10
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6–7
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5–9
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3–4
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6–9
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4–8
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| 13
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Lithuania
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2–13
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2–8
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2–11
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2–8
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3–10
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7–8
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2–9
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4–10
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2–8
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8–9
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2–8
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1–8
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0–12
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| 8
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Norway
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6–8
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9–8
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7–13
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2–9
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3–6
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8–7
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8–7
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4–6
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4–6
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4–8
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7–6
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6–3
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5–7
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| 6
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Scotland
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8–7
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2–7
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10–5
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7–5
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6–5
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9–2
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7–8
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4–5
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3–5
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5–6
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10–6
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7–6
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7–5
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| 2
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South Korea
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11–7
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9–6
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7–3
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6–2
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10–8
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10–4
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6–4
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5–4
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5–7
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6–9
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9–4
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8–7
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10–2
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| 4
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Sweden
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7–9
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8–4
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7–5
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7–6
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7–6
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8–2
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6–4
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5–3
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7–5
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7–11
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8–1
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5–6
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9–3
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| 1
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Switzerland
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6–7
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9–4
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7–6
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8–5
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9–5
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9–8
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8–4
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6–5
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9–6
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11–7
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8–4
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5–4
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11–1
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| 11
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Turkey
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3–8
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3–5
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3–9
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6–8
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4–3
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8–2
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6–7
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6–10
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4–9
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1–8
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4–8
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8–3
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3–9
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| 12
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United States
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4–8
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1–7
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9–10
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7–8
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9–6
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8–1
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3–6
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6–7
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7–8
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6–5
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4–5
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3–8
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3–9
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[3]
Draw 1
Saturday, March 15, 2:00 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, March 15, 7:00 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 16, 9:00 am
Draw 4
Sunday, March 16, 2:00 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, March 16, 7:00 pm
Draw 6
Monday, March 17, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Monday, March 17, 2:00 pm
Draw 8
Monday, March 17, 7:00 pm
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 18, 9:00 am
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 18, 2:00 pm
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 pm
Draw 12
Wednesday, March 19, 9:00 am
Draw 13
Wednesday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Draw 14
Wednesday, March 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 15
Thursday, March 20, 9:00 am
Draw 16
Thursday, March 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 17
Thursday, March 20, 7:00 pm
Draw 18
Friday, March 21, 9:00 am
Draw 19
Friday, March 21, 2:00 pm
Draw 20
Friday, March 21, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Qualification Games
Saturday, March 22, 10:00 am
Semifinals
Saturday, March 22, 4:00 pm
Bronze medal game
Sunday, March 23, 10:00 am
Final
Sunday, March 23, 4:00 pm
Statistics
Player percentages
Final Round Robin Percentages[22]
Perfect games
Minimum 10 shots thrown
Awards
The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team
Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award
Final standings
National playdowns
Notes
- ^ For the last two ends of Draw 14, Team China skip Wang Rui removed herself from the game with Han Yu skipping the team, and Dong Ziqi playing third. Alternate Su Tingyu threw second rocks.
- ^ a b For the last five ends of Draw 20, Team China's alternate Su Tingyu threw second rocks.
- ^ Includes four games throwing second rocks
- ^ Played in five games
References
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- ^ "Uijeongbu, Korea to host LGT World Women's Curling Championship 2025". World Curling Federation. March 22, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Draw Schedule". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ "Canada's Team Homan top Switzerland's Team Tirinzoni to defend women's world curling title". TSN. March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "Record-Setting Canadians Win World Curling Gold". The Curling News. March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "Sweden play Switzerland for European women's title". World Curling Federation. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ "Men's medal matches confirmed at Pan Continental". World Curling Federation. November 1, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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- ^ "Back to back!". Curling Canada. February 23, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ "Team Profile: Women A-Division: China". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ "Kvindelandsholdet kvalificerer sig til VM 2025" (in Danish). Dansk Curling Forbund. November 30, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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- ^ "2025 Japan Curling Championships – Results". Yokohama 2025 Japan Curling Championships. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "Kerlingo dievai nusišypsojo Lietuvai – moterų rinktinė išliko Europos elite ir žais pasaulio čempionate" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kerlingo asociacija. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ "Årets EM starter på lørdag" (in Norwegian). Norges Curlingforbund. November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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- ^ "Lag Hasselborg klara för curling-VM 2025 i Sydkorea" (in Swedish). Svenska Curlingförbundet. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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- ^ "World Women's ALL-STAR TEAM". Facebook. March 21, 2025.
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