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| 2018 World Women's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | North Bay, Ontario |
| Arena | North Bay Memorial Gardens |
| Dates | March 17–25 |
| Attendance | 69,391[1] |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Curling club | St. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg |
| Skip | Jennifer Jones |
| Third | Kaitlyn Lawes |
| Second | Jill Officer |
| Lead | Dawn McEwen |
| Alternate | Shannon Birchard |
| Coach | Wendy Morgan |
| Finalist |  Sweden (Anna Hasselborg) |
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The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17–25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.[2] 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.[3] Jennifer Jones was complimentary of the fans, saying she had never played in a louder arena.[4]
- ^ Strong, Gregory (25 March 2018). "Canada edges Sweden to win gold at world women's curling championship". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "North Bay, Canada to host Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2018". World Curling Federation. December 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Attendance record broken at World Women's Curling Championship in North Bay".
- ^ "More big curling events possible | North Bay Nugget". Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.