2012 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25. It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship. The 2012 World Women's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
This edition of the World Women's Championship saw the first team from South Korea advancing to the playoffs in history. Previously, their best performance was in 2009, where they finished the round robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win-loss record.
In the final, Switzerland's Mirjam Ott defeated Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson after scoring a deuce in the tenth end, wrapping up the game with a score of 7–6. Switzerland won its third gold medal, its first since 1983, when Erika Müller won the world championship. Ott won her first gold medal, while Sigfridsson won her third silver medal.
Scottish skip Eve Muirhead was awarded the Frances Brodie Award, an honour given to a curler at the championships who best exemplified sportsmanship, fair play, honesty, and friendship. Muirhead was nominated by fellow curlers at the championships.
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship:- One team from the North American zone
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- Eight teams from the 2011 European Curling Championships
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- Two teams from the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships:
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Teams
| Saville SC, Edmonton Skip: Heather Nedohin Third: Beth Iskiw Second: Jessica Mair Lead: Laine Peters Alternate: Amy Nixon | Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Yue Qingshuang Second: Liu Jinli Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Sun Yue | CC Dion, Prague Skip: Linda Klímová Third: Kamila Mošová Second: Lenka Černovská Lead: Kateřina Urbanová Alternate: Sára Jahodová |
| Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Helle Simonsen Second: Jeanne Ellegaard Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Mette de Neergaard | SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Fourth: Imogen Oona Lehmann Skip: Melanie Robillard* Second: Corinna Scholz Lead: Stella Heiß Alternate: Monika Wagner | Dolomiti CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Claudia Alvera Alternate: Veronica Gerbi |
| Moskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Anna Sidorova Third: Liudmila Privivkova Second: Margarita Fomina Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Nkeiruka Ezekh | Dunkeld CC, Dunkeld Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Claire Hamilton Alternate: Kelly Wood | Gyeonjgido CC, Gyeonjgido Skip: Kim Ji-sun Third: Lee Seul-bee Second: Shin Mi-sung Lead: Gim Un-chi Alternate: Lee Hyun-jung |
| Skellefteå CK, Skellefteå Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Sabina Kraupp | Davos CC, Davos Skip: Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Carmen Küng Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Alina Pätz | St. Paul CC, St. Paul Skip: Allison Pottinger Third: Nicole Joraanstad Second: Natalie Nicholson Lead: Tabitha Peterson Alternate: Cassandra Potter |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings| Country | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot Pct. |
| Margaretha Sigfridsson | 8 | 3 | 77 | 51 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 85% | |
| Mirjam Ott | 8 | 3 | 72 | 58 | 45 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 86% | |
| Kim Ji-sun | 8 | 3 | 75 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 83% | |
| Heather Nedohin | 7 | 4 | 67 | 70 | 44 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 85% | |
| Allison Pottinger | 7 | 4 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 86% | |
| Eve Muirhead | 6 | 5 | 67 | 65 | 41 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 83% | |
| Melanie Robillard | 5 | 6 | 61 | 71 | 43 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 79% | |
| Lene Nielsen | 5 | 6 | 66 | 72 | 46 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 83% | |
| Anna Sidorova | 4 | 7 | 61 | 70 | 41 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 82% | |
| Diana Gaspari | 3 | 8 | 59 | 80 | 42 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 78% | |
| Wang Bingyu | 3 | 8 | 68 | 73 | 43 | 48 | 18 | 10 | 84% | |
| Linda Klímová | 2 | 9 | 64 | 83 | 48 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 79% |