Team Kerri Einarson gets another chance to represent Canada at the world women’s curling championship, March 14-22 in Calgary.
The Manitoba skip won her fifth Scotties Tournament of Hearts last month in Mississauga, Ont. Einarson’s best finishes at worlds are a pair of bronze medals in 2022 and 2023.
Thirteen teams will play a round-robin this year to determine the six playoff squads. Here are the standings, schedule and results:
STANDINGS
|
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
|
Switzerland (Xenia Schwaller) |
7 |
1 |
|
Canada (Kerri Einarson) |
7 |
1 |
|
Japan (Satsuki Fujisawa) |
6 |
2 |
|
South Korea (Gim Eun-ji) |
6 |
2 |
|
Sweden (Isabella Wrana) |
6 |
3 |
|
Turkey (Dilşat Yıldız) |
5 |
3 |
|
China (Wang Rui) |
4 |
4 |
|
Italy (Stefania Constantini) |
4 |
5 |
|
Denmark (Madeleine Dupont) |
3 |
6 |
|
Scotland (Fay Henderson) |
3 |
6 |
|
Norway (Torild Bjornstad) |
2 |
6 |
|
Australia (Helen Williams) |
1 |
8 |
|
U.S. (Delaney Strouse) |
1 |
8 |
Top two teams get byes to the semifinals. Teams ranked third through sixth play in qualifying games.
ROUND-ROBIN SCHEDULE
Draw 15: Thursday, March 19, 11 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. MT
Turkey vs. China
Switzerland vs. Norway
Italy 8, Denmark 1
Canada vs. South Korea
Draw 16: Thursday, March 19, 4 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. MT
Scotland vs. Australia
South Korea vs. Sweden
U.S. vs. Switzerland
Japan vs. Denmark
Draw 17: Thursday, March 19, 9 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. MT
Norway vs. Canada
China vs. Japan
Turkey vs. Sweden
Italy vs. Scotland
Draw 18: Friday, March 20, 11 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. MT
Switzerland vs. Italy
Denmark vs. U.S.
China vs. South Korea
Australia vs. Turkey
Draw 19: Friday, March 20, 4 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. MT
Japan vs. U.S.
Canada vs. Australia
Scotland vs. Norway
Sweden vs. Switzerland
Draw 20: Friday, March 20, 9 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. MT
South Korea vs. Denmark
Turkey vs. Italy
China vs. Japan
Norway vs. China
PLAYOFFS
Saturday, March 21, noon ET / 10 a.m. MT
Qualification games
No. 3 vs. No. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 5
Saturday, March 21, 6 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. MT
Semifinals
No. 1 vs. qualification game winner
No. 2 vs. qualification game winner
Sunday, March 22, 11 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. MT
Bronze-medal game
Semifinal losers
Sunday, March 22, 5 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. MT
Final
Semifinal winners
PREVIOUS RESULTS
Draw 1: Saturday, March 14
China 7, Scotland 6
Canada 7, Sweden 5
Turkey 8, Norway 7
Japan 6, Switzerland 3
Draw 2: Saturday, March 14
South Korea 14, Italy 5
Switzerland 6, China 5
Denmark 11, Australia 7
Canada 11, U.S. 3
Draw 3: Sunday, March 15
Sweden 9, Denmark 8
Japan 9, South Korea 5
Scotland 8, U.S. 3
Australia 7, Norway 6
Draw 4: Sunday, March 15
Japan 10, Norway 9
Turkey 5, Scotland 3
Canada 9, China 3
Sweden 9, Italy 4
Draw 5: Sunday, March 15
Turkey 9, U.S. 5
Italy 9, Australia 4
Switzerland 7, South Korea 6
Denmark 8, China 7
Draw 6: Monday, March 16
Switzerland 9, Scotland 5
Norway 9, Sweden 7
U.S. 7, Australia 2
Draw 7: Monday, March 16
South Korea 8, Norway 7
Canada 9, Denmark 6
China 10, Italy 3
Turkey 9, Japan 4
Draw 8: Monday, March 16
Sweden 7, Australia 4
Switzerland 8, Turkey 5
Scotland 11, Denmark 7
South Korea 7, U.S. 5
Draw 9: Tuesday, March 17
Sweden 8, Scotland 6
Japan 7, Australia 2
Canada 9, Italy 6
Draw 10: Tuesday, March 17
South Korea 12, Turkey 7
China 6, U.S. 1
Italy 8, Norway 6
Switzerland 11, Denmark 9
Draw 11: Tuesday, March 17
Switzerland 6, Canada 5
South Korea 12, Australia 3
Sweden 7, U.S. 4
Scotland 4, Japan 3
Draw 12: Wednesday, March 18
Denmark 9, Norway 3
Japan 8, Italy 6
Canada 9, Turkey 3
Sweden 9, China 4
Draw 13: Wednesday, March 18
Italy 6, U.S. 3
Turkey 7, Denmark 6
Scotland 8, South Korea 3
Switzerland 10, Australia 1
Draw 14: Wednesday, March 18
Japan 8, Sweden 2
Canada 7, Scotland 5
China 8, Australia 2
Norway 8, U.S. 2
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