The best in the women's curling world came together in Prince George to compete for the World Women's Curling Championship.
The tournament, officially dubbed the 2022 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Women's Curling Championship, saw nine days of curling competition with 13 teams hitting the sheets.
Canada represented by Kerri Einarson's team for the second consecutive year finished with a Bronze medal after defeating Sweden 8-7. The team was supposed to make their world championship debut in Prince George in 2020 before the tournament was canceled because of COVID.
Einarson's squad finished fifth at the 2021 World Championship in Calgary last year and is coming off its third-straight win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Switzerland defeated Korea 7-6 in the final of the tournament claiming the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship. They finished the tournament undefeated and earned global bragging rights.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2022 Women's World Championship.
When is the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship?
The 2022 tournament began Saturday, March 19, and the final of the competition was played on at Sunday, March 27, at 5 p.m. ET.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV |
| Saturday, March 19 | 5 p.m. | Canada vs Italy | TSN1 |
| Saturday, March 19 | 10 p.m. | Canada vs. Norway | TSN1 |
| Sunday, March 20 | 5 p.m. | Turkey vs. Canada | TSN1 |
| Monday, March 21 | 5 p.m. | Canada vs. Denmark | TSN1 |
| Tuesday, March 22 | 5 p.m. | Japan vs. Canada | TSN1 |
| Wednesday, March 23 | 12 p.m. | Canada vs. Sweden | TSN1 |
| Thursday, March 24 | 12 p.m. | USA vs. Canada | TSN1 |
| Friday, March 25 | 10 p.m. | Czech Republic vs. Canada | TSN1 |
| Saturday, March 26 | 4 p.m. | Qualification Playoff | TSN5 |
| Saturday, March 26 | 7 p.m. | Qualification Playoff | TSN2 |
| Saturday, March 26 | 10 p.m. | Semifinals | TSN4 |
| Sunday, March 27 | 2 p.m. | Bronze Medal Game | TSN3 |
| Sunday, March 27 | 7 p.m. | Gold Medal Game | TSN1 |
What channel is the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship on in Canada?
The championship will be broadcast on TSN with live streaming available on TSN Direct, TSN.ca and the TSN app.
Where is the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship taking place?
The tournament will be hosted at the CN Centre in Prince George, B.C. This is the first time that Prince George has hosted a World Curling Federation event. It previously was supposed to host the championship tournament in 2020 before it was canceled because of COVID.
Who won the past 10 World Women's Curling Championships?
Switzerland has dominated the women's championships for the last decade with six wins in the last 10 years, but Canada was able to grab two wins during that same span, going back-to-back in 2016 and 2017.
Here is a look at the winners from the last 10 championships.
2013: Scotland
2014: Switzerland
2015: Switzerland
2016: Switzerland
2017: Canada
2018: Canada
2019: Switzerland
2020: Canceled due to COVID
2021: Switzerland
2022: Switzerland
2022 World Women's Curling Championship final standings
There were 13 teams that made up the field at the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship, returning to the usual format after including 14 teams in the 2021 tournament.
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the World Curling Federation removed all Russian Curling federation teams from competing at the World Championships. Their spot was taken by the Czech Republic instead.
Each team played every one of the other participants, resulting in 12 matches in round-robin play. After the round-robin concluded, the top six teams advanced to the playoffs.
The top two seeds had a bye to the semifinals, with the No. 3-6 teams participating in the qualification games. The winners of those two matches advanced to the semifinals and the winner of the two semifinal matches played in the gold medal game. The losers of the semifinals played for the bronze.
Scotland played in two matches before two of the team's players tested positive for COVID-19. The team has since withdrawn from the tournament. Japan forfeited its last round-robin game because of COVID-19 concerns.
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland^ | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| South Korea^ | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Canada^ | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Sweden^ | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| United States^ | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Denmark^ | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Japan* | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Germany | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Norway | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Italy | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Czech Republic | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Turkey | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Scotland* | 12 | 0 | 12 |
^ Clinched playoff spot.
* Withdrew from tournament.
2022 Women's World Curling Championship schedule
Draw 1 (March 19, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada — 9
Italy — 2
Sheet B
Sweden — 9
Turkey — 6
Sheet C
Czech Republic — 2
United States — 9
Sheet D
Korea — 7
Norway — 6
Draw 2 (March 19, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Denmark — 11
Germany — 8
Sheet B
Canada — 4
Norway — 6
Sheet C
Scotland — 1
Switzerland — 12
Sheet D
Japan — 7
Turkey — 6
Draw 3 (March 20, noon ET)
Sheet A
Switzerland — 8
Sweden — 7
Sheet B
Germany — 2
Korea — 7
Sheet C
Italy — 2
Japan — 9
Sheet D
Scotland — 9
Czech Republic — 10
Draw 4 (March 20, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Korea — 8
Czech Republic — 7
Sheet B
United States — 7
Italy — 6
Sheet C
Turkey — 4
Canada — 8
Sheet D
Sweden — 9
Denmark — 4
Draw 5 (March 20, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Japan — 7
United States — 6
Sheet B
Denmark — W
Scotland — L
Sheet C
Norway — 11
Germany — 6
Sheet D
Switzerland — 11
Canada — 3
Draw 6 (March 21, noon ET)
Sheet A
Italy — 8
Norway — 4
Sheet B
Czech Republic — 1
Sweden — 8
Sheet C
Japan — W
Scotland — L
Draw 7 (March 21, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Czech Republic — 4
Germany — 6
Sheet B
Turkey — 3
Switzerland — 8
Sheet C
Canada — 8
Denmark — 4
Sheet D
United States — 4
Korea — 11
Draw 8 (March 21, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Scotland — L
Sweden — W
Sheet B
Norway — 4
United States — 12
Sheet C
Switzerland — 8
Italy — 6
Sheet D
Germany — 7
Japan — 5
Draw 9 (March 22, noon ET)
Sheet A
Sweden — 6
Italy — 2
Sheet B
Korea — W
Scotland — L
Sheet C
Denmark — 11
Turkey — 10
Draw 10 (March 22, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Germany — 7
United States — 8
Sheet B
Japan — 4
Canada — 10
Sheet C
Denmark — 8
Czech Republic — 6
Sheet D
Norway — 5
Switzerland — 8
Draw 11 (March 22, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Turkey — 5
Norway — 10
Sheet B
Scotland — L
Germany — W
Sheet C
Sweden — 8
Japan — 4
Sheet D
Italy — 4
Korea — 7
Draw 12 (March 23, noon ET)
Sheet A
Switzerland — 10
Czech Republic — 3
Sheet B
Korea — 7
Denmark — 8
Sheet C
United States — 12
Turkey — 5
Sheet D
Canada — 10
Sweden — 8
Draw 13 (March 23, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Japan — 8
Denmark — 1
Sheet B
Switzerland — 8
United States — 7
Sheet C
Germany — 7
Italy — 5
Sheet D
Norway — W
Scotland — L
Draw 14 (March 23, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Sweden — 7
Korea — 3
Sheet B
Italy — 9
Turkey — 7
Sheet C
Scotland — L
Canada — W
Sheet D
Czech Republic — 7
Japan — 3
Draw 15 (March 24, noon ET)
Sheet A
United States — 3
Canada — 9
Sheet B
Norway — 7
Czech Republic — 1
Sheet C
Denmark — 3
Switzerland — 7
Sheet D
Turkey — 1
Germany — 8
Draw 16 (March 24, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Italy — W
Scotland — L
Sheet B
Germany — 5
Sweden — 6
Sheet C
Japan — 9
Norway — 5
Sheet D
Korea — 5
Switzerland — 8
Draw 17 (March 24, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Czech Republic — 5
Turkey — 7
Sheet B
Canada — 7
Korea — 8
Sheet C
United States — 5
Sweden — 4
Sheet D
Denmark — 7
Italy — 5
Draw 18 (March 25, noon ET)
Sheet A
Norway — 4
Denmark — 11
Sheet B
Switzerland — 11
Japan — 3
Sheet C
Canada — 8
Germany — 5
Sheet D
Scotland — L
United States — W
Draw 19 (March 25, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Korea — W
Japan — L
Sheet B
Turkey — W
Scotland — L
Sheet C
Italy — 7
Czech Republic — 3
Sheet D
Sweden — 6
Norway — 3
Draw 20 (March 25, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Germany — 6
Switzerland — 7
Sheet B
United States — 9
Denmark — 5
Sheet C
Turkey — 2
Korea — 10
Sheet D
Czech Republic — 6
Canada — 9
Qualification Games (March 26, 4 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada — 9
Denmark — 8
Sheet C
Sweden — 8
United States — 6
Semifinals (March 26, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Switzerland — 7
Sweden — 5
Sheet C
Canada — 6
Korea — 9
Bronze-medal game (March 27, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada — 8
Sweden — 7
Gold-medal game (March 27, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Switzerland — 7
Korea — 6
