2006 World Women's Curling Championship

The 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship was held March 18-26 at the Canada Games Arena in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

Teams

Canada	China	Denmark
Kelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Kelly Scott Third: Jeanna Schraeder Second: Sasha Carter Lead: Renee Simons Alternate: Michelle Allen	Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Yue Qingshuang Second: Liu Yin Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Sun Yue	Tårnby CC, Tårnby Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Camilla Jensen Second: Denise Dupont Lead: Angelina Jensen** Alternate: Charlotte Hedegård
Germany	Italy	Japan
SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Anna Hartelt Lead: Marie Rotter Alternate: Tina Tchatschke	New Wave CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giulia Lacedelli Second: Rosa Pompanin Lead: Violetta Caldart Alternate: Arianna Lorenzi	Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Yukako Tsuchiya Third: Junko Sonobe Second: Tomoko Sonobe Lead: Chiemi Kameyama Alternate: Mitsuki Sato
Netherlands	Norway	Scotland
CC Utrecht, Utrecht Skip: Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon Third: Ellen van der Cammen Second: Margrietha Voskuilen Lead: Erika Doornbos Alternate: Idske de Jong	Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Marianne Haslum Second: Camilla Holth Lead: Charlotte Hovring Alternate: Kristin Skaslien	Dun CC, Montrose & Stirling Ice Rink Sports Club, Stirling Skip: Kelly Wood Third: Lorna Vever Second: Kim Brewster Lead: Lindsay Wood Alternate: Kerry Barr
Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Härnösands CK, Härnösand Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Eva Lund Second: Cathrine Lindahl Lead: Anna Svärd Alternate: Ulrika Bergman	Dübendorf CC, Dübendorf Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Third: Sandra Attinger Second: Anna Neuenschwander Lead: Esther Neuenschwander Alternate: Carmen Schäfer	Madison CC, Madison Skip: Debbie McCormick Third: Allison Pottinger Second: Nicole Joraanstad Lead: Natalie Nicholson Alternate: Caitlin Maroldo

** Angelina Jensen skipped the Danish team until she suffered a miscarriage [1] and had to return to Denmark. Fourth Madeleine Dupont was given skipping duties following Jenen's departure.

Standings

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
Sweden	Anette Norberg	10	1	93	51	53	43	8	14	85
United States	Debbie McCormick	10	1	92	48	56	33	11	26	84
Germany	Andrea Schöpp	8	3	83	63	49	47	12	12	73
Canada	Kelly Scott	7	4	77	63	47	44	14	12	81
China	Wang Bingyu	6	5	71	58	45	47	16	7	78
Denmark	Angelina Jensen	6	5	81	79	51	47	7	17	73
Norway	Dordi Nordby	5	6	72	64	45	46	12	12	74
Scotland	Kelly Wood	4	7	59	83	44	46	13	9	76
Italy	Diana Gaspari	4	7	66	73	51	40	17	19	72
Switzerland	Silvana Tirinzoni	3	8	49	82	36	52	10	6	73
Japan	Yukako Tsuchiya	3	8	59	72	40	51	15	7	75
Netherlands	Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon	0	11	37	103	34	55	11	5	68

Results

All times Eastern

Round robin

Draw 1 March 18, 16:30

•   China 3-5   Norway
•   Sweden 8-7   Germany
•   Japan 2-5   Canada
•   Switzerland 1-8   United States

Draw 2 March 18, 21:00

•   Canada 4-9   Sweden
•   Scotland 7-6   Italy
•   Netherlands 4-10   Denmark
•   Japan 5-9   Germany

Draw 3 March 19, 11:00

•   United States 8-5   China
•   Switzerland 2-8   Norway

Draw 4 March 19, 15:30

•   Italy 7-2   Netherlands
•   Germany 3-8   Canada
•   Sweden 9-4   Japan
•   Scotland 6-10   Denmark

Draw 5 March 19, 20:30

•   Norway 5-8   United States
•   Netherlands 3-7   Scotland
•   Denmark 7-6   Italy
•   China 8-4   Switzerland

Draw 6 March 20, 11:00

•   Switzerland 8-6   Japan
•   United States 5-8   Sweden
•   China 5-4   Canada
•   Norway 4-8   Germany

Draw 7 March 20, 16:00

•   Sweden 8-6   Denmark
•   Japan 4-5   Italy
•   Germany 7-6   Netherlands
•   Canada 7-6   Scotland

Draw 8 March 20, 20:30

•   Scotland 5-10   China
•   Netherlands 4-8   Norway
•   Italy 6-4   Switzerland
•   Denmark 2-9   United States

Draw 9 March 21, 11:00

•   Italy 7-5   Norway
•   Denmark 4-8   China
•   Scotland 3-11   United States
•   Netherlands 4-9   Switzerland

Draw 10 March 21, 16:00

•   United States 6-5   Germany
•   Switzerland 4-8   Canada
•   Norway 5-7   Sweden
•   China 2-4   Japan

Draw 11 March 21, 20:30

•   Canada 13-3   Netherlands
•   Germany 9-5   Scotland
•   Japan 7-10   Denmark
•   Sweden 10-3   Italy

Draw 12 March 22, 11:00

•   Japan 5-6   Scotland
•   Sweden 13-4   Netherlands
•   Canada 8-6   Italy
•   Germany 8-6   Denmark

Draw 13 March 22, 16:00

•   Denmark 9-5   Switzerland
•   Italy 7-9   United States
•   Netherlands 3-11   China
•   Scotland 3-10   Norway

Draw 14 March 22, 21:30

•   China 5-6   Sweden
•   Norway 5-7   Japan
•   Switzerland 3-10   Germany
•   United States 6-2   Canada

Draw 15 March 23, 10:30

•   Germany 8-7   Italy
•   Canada 9-11   Denmark
•   Sweden 5-6   Scotland (11)
•   Japan 8-1   Netherlands

Draw 16 March 23, 15:00

•   Netherlands 3-10   United States
•   Scotland 5-7   Switzerland
•   Denmark 6-9   Norway
•   Italy 6-9   China (11)

Draw 17 March 23, 20:30

•   Norway 8-9   Canada (11)
•   China 5-9   Germany
•   United States 12-7   Japan
•   Switzerland 2-10   Sweden

Playoffs

	Page playoff system					Semifinal					Final
	1	Sweden	8								1	Sweden	10
	2	United States	5								2	United States	9
						2	United States	8
						4	Canada	7
	3	Germany	4
	4	Canada	8

1 vs. 2 game

March 24, 15:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (McCormick)	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	5
Sweden (Norberg)	0	1	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	8

Player Percentages
United States		Sweden
Nathalie Nicholson	88%	Anna Svärd	77%
Nicole Joraanstad	73%	Cathrine Lindahl	83%
Allison Pottinger	66%	Eva Lund	84%
Debbie McCormick	76%	Anette Norberg	77%
Total	76%	Total	80%

3 vs. 4 game

March 24, 21:30

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Scott)	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	2	8
Germany (Schöpp)	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4

Player Percentages
Canada		Germany
Renee Simons	85%	Marie-Therese Rotter	76%
Sasha Carter	79%	Anna Hartelt	71%
Jeanna Schraeder	86%	Monika Wagner	80%
Kelly Scott	79%	Andrea Schöpp	74%
Total	82%	Total	75%

Semi-final

March 24, 15:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Scott)	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7
United States (McCormick)	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	8

Player Percentages
United States		Canada
Nathalie Nicholson	84%	Renee Simons	81%
Nicole Joraanstad	78%	Sasha Carter	74%
Allison Pottinger	75%	Jeanna Schraeder	84%
Debbie McCormick	73%	Kelly Scott	75%
Total	77%	Total	78%

Final

March 24, 15:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	2	0	1	10
United States (McCormick)	0	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	0	9

Player Percentages
United States		Sweden
Nathalie Nicholson	88%	Anna Svärd	86%
Nicole Joraanstad	80%	Cathrine Lindahl	76%
Allison Pottinger	83%	Eva Lund	79%
Debbie McCormick	75%	Anette Norberg	76%
Total	81%	Total	79%

Top Percentages

(Round robin. Five best players from each position. Minimum 8 games.)

Lead	Team	%
Natalie Nicholson	United States	87
Anna Svärd	Sweden	86
Renee Simons	Canada	85
Esther Neuenschwander	Switzerland	81
Violetta Caldart	Italy	80

Second	Team	%
Cathrine Lindahl	Sweden	84
Nicole Joraanstad	United States	83
Yue Qingshuang	China	78
Sasha Carter	Canada	77
Kim Brewster	Scotland	76
Anna Neuenschwander	Switzerland	76

Third	Team	%
Eva Lund	Sweden	85
Jeanna Schraeder	Canada	82
Allison Pottinger	United States	82
Liu Yin	China	80
Marianne Haslum	Norway	75

Skip	Team	%
Anette Norberg	Sweden	85
Debbie McCormick	United States	83
Kelly Scott	Canada	81
Andrea Schöpp	Germany	78
Wang Bingyu	China	76
Kelly Wood	Scotland	76