The 2008 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 22 to March 30, 2008 at the Wesbild Centre in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. This championship also served as one of the qualifiers for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Teams

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|align=left|St. Vital CC, Winnipeg <br>

Skip: Jennifer Jones <br>

Third: Cathy Overton-Clapham <br>

Second: Jill Officer <br>

Lead: Dawn Askin <br>

Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire

|Harbin CC, Harbin <br>

Skip: Wang Bingyu <br>

Third: Liu Yin <br>

Second: Yue Qingshuang <br>

Lead: Zhou Yan <br>

Alternate: Liu Jinli <br>

| CC Dion, Prague <br>

Skip: Lenka Černovská* <br>

Fourth: Kateřina Urbanová <br>

Second: Jana Šafaříková <br>

Lead: Sára Jahodová <br>

Alternate: Jana Šimmerová <br>

(*Throws third rocks)

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|Tårnby CC, Tårnby <br>

Skip: Angelina Jensen* <br>

Fourth: Madeleine Dupont <br>

Third: Denise Dupont <br>

Lead: Camilla Jensen <br>

Alternate: Ane Hansen <br>

(*Throws second rocks)

|SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen <br>

Skip: Andrea Schöpp <br>

Third: Monika Wagner <br>

Second: Anna Hartelt <br>

Lead: Marie-Therese Rotter <br>

Alternate: Melanie Robillard

|CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo <br>

Skip: Diana Gaspari <br>

Third: Giorgia Apollonio <br>

Second: Elettra De Col <br>

Lead: Violetta Caldart <br>

Alternate: Lucrezia Laurenti

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| Aomori CC, Aomori <br>

Skip: Moe Meguro <br>

Third: Mari Motohashi <br>

Second: Mayo Yamaura <br>

Lead: Kotomi Ishizaki <br>

Alternate: Anna Ohmiya

|Moskvitch CC, Moscow<br>

Skip: Ludmila Privivkova <br>

Third: Olga Jarkova <br>

Second: Nkeiruka Ezekh <br>

Lead: Ekaterina Galkina <br>

Alternate: Margarita Fomina

|Stranraer Ice Rink, Stranraer <br>

Skip: Gail Munro <br>

Third: Lyndsay Wilson <br>

Second: Karen Addison <br>

Lead: Anne Laird <br>

Alternate: Lynn Cameron

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|Skellefteå CK, Skellefteå <br>

Skip: Stina Viktorsson <br>

Third: Maria Prytz <br>

Second: Maria Wennerström <br>

Lead: Margaretha Sigfridsson <br>

Alternate: Sabina Kraupp

|Davos CC, Davos<br>

Skip: Mirjam Ott <br>

Third: Carmen Schäfer <br>

Second: Valeria Spälty <br>

Lead: Janine Greiner <br>

Alternate: Carmen Küng

|Madison CC, Madison <br>

Skip: Debbie McCormick <br>

Third: Allison Pottinger <br>

Second: Nicole Joraanstad <br>

Lead: Natalie Nicholson <br>

Alternate: Tracy Sachtjen

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Round-robin standings

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! width="20"|L

! width="20"|PF

! width="20"|PA

! width="20"|Ends <br> Won

! width="20"|Ends <br> Lost

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! width="20"|Stolen <br> Ends

! width="20"|Shot <br> Pct.

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|Wang Bingyu

|9 || 2 || 92 || 67 || 57 || 43 || 6 || 18 || 80%

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|Jennifer Jones

|9 || 2 || 88 || 62 || 46 || 43 || 13 || 9 || 84%

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|Mirjam Ott

|9 || 2 || 90 || 64 || 51 || 46 || 7 || 11 || 81%

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|Moe Meguro

|7 || 4 || 75 || 66 || 49 || 45 || 17 || 13 || 77%

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|Angelina Jensen

|7 || 4 || 73 || 68 || 44 || 51 || 16 || 7 || 79%

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|Stina Viktorsson

|6 || 5 || 68 || 72 || 45 || 51 || 10 || 7 || 80%

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|Debbie McCormick

|6 || 5 || 71 || 74 || 51 || 52 || 6 || 13 || 78%

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|Ludmila Privivkova

|4 || 7 || 67 || 74 || 45 || 48 || 11 || 12 || 78%

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|Andrea Schöpp

|4 || 7 || 63 || 70 || 49 || 45 || 17 || 14 || 77%

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|Gail Munro

|3 || 8 || 59 || 77 || 43 || 48 || 17 || 8 || 77%

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|Diana Gaspari

|2 || 9 || 60 || 77 || 45 || 47 || 14 || 10 || 74%

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|Kateřina Urbanová

|0 || 11 || 48 || 83 || 40 || 46 || 16 || 10 || 72%

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Round-robin results

Draw 1

March 22, 13:00

Draw 2

March 22, 18:00

Draw 3

March 23, 10:30

Draw 4

March 23, 16:00

Draw 5

March 23, 20:00

Draw 6

March 24, 8:30

Draw 7

March 24, 1:00 PM

Draw 8

March 24, 18:30

Draw 9

March 25, 8:30

Draw 10

March 25 13:00

Draw 11

March 25, 18:00

Draw 12

March 26, 8:30 AM

Draw 13

March 26, 13:00

Draw 14

March 26, 18:00

Draw 15

March 27, 8:30

Draw 16

March 27, 13:00

Draw 17

March 27, 18:00

Tiebreaker

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|Kotomi Ishizaki || 76% || Camilla Jensen || 76%

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|Mayo Yamaura || 76% || Angelina Jensen || 76%

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|Mari Motohashi || 76% || Denise Dupont || 92%

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|Moe Meguro || 79% || Madeleine Dupont || 74%

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|Total || 77% || Total || 80%

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Playoffs

3 vs. 4

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|Janine Greiner || 93% || Kotomi Ishizaki || 79%

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|Valeria Spälty || 80% || Mayo Yamaura || 73%

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|Carmen Schäfer || 84% || Mari Motohashi || 94%

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|Mirjam Ott || 69% || Moe Meguro || 75%

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|Total || 81% || Total || 80%

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1 vs. 2

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|Zhou Yan || 79% || Dawn Askin || 94%

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|Yue Qingshuang || 88% || Jill Officer || 90%

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|Liu Yin || 93% || Cathy Overton-Clapham || 85%

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|Wang Bingyu || 83% || Jennifer Jones || 79%

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|Total || 85% || Total || 87%

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Semifinal

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|Dawn Askin || 92% || Kotomi Ishizaki || 88%

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|Jill Officer || 85% || Mayo Yamaura || 92%

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|Cathy Overton-Clapham || 90% || Mari Motohashi || 83%

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|Jennifer Jones || 83% || Moe Meguro || 72%

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|Total || 88% || Total || 84%

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Bronze medal game

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|Janine Greiner || 91% || Kotomi Ishizaki || 91%

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|Valeria Spälty || 79% || Mayo Yamaura || 88%

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|Carmen Schäfer || 86% || Mari Motohashi || 81%

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|Mirjam Ott || 73% || Moe Meguro || 54%

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|Total || 82% || Total || 79%

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Gold medal game

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|Zhou Yan || 84% || Dawn Askin || 90%

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|Yue Qingshuang || 85% || Jill Officer || 89%

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|Liu Yin || 70% || Cathy Overton-Clapham || 86%

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|Wang Bingyu || 81% || Jennifer Jones || 85%

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|Total || 80% || Total || 88%

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Player percentages

Top five percentages per position during the round robin.

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| Leads

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| Dawn Askin || 89

| Jill Officer || 84

| Cathy Overton-Clapham || 81

| Jennifer Jones || 82

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| Ekaterina Galkina || 87

| Karen Addison || 82

| Carmen Schäfer || 81

| Wang Bingyu || 80

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| Margaretha Sigfridsson || 86

| Nicole Joraanstad || 82

| Denise Dupont || 80

| Stina Viktorsson || 77

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| Janine Greiner ||86

| Valeria Spälty || 82

| Mari Motohashi || 79

| Mirjam Ott || 77

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| Camilla Jensen || 83

| Yue Qingshuang || 82

| Monika Wagner || 79

| Madeleine Dupont || 76

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Broadcasts

Seven broadcasters presented the games both live and tape-delayed via television and the internet. Eurosport (Europe), NHK (Japan), TSN and CBC (Canada), WCSN and NBCOlympics.com (USA) and CurlTV.com (internet).

See also

  • 2008 Brier
  • 2008 World Men's Curling Championship
  • 2008 World Junior Curling Championships
  • 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
  • 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

References

  • Tournament coverage on TSN
  • Final on YouTube