World Women’s Curling Championship
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The World Women’s Curling Championship is the premier annual international women’s curling tournament, featuring top national teams competing for the world title.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international curling competition
ⓘ
women’s sports tournament ⓘ |
| ageCategory | adult ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium |
online streaming
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| competitionType | national teams ⓘ |
| continentCoverage |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
curling brooms
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curling shoes ⓘ curling stones ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1979 ⓘ |
| format | round robin and playoffs ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | women ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Curling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingRules | World Curling Federation rules ⓘ |
| hostRotation | various countries ⓘ |
| level | senior ⓘ |
| matchStructure | ten-end games ⓘ |
| organizer | World Curling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Royal Bank of Scotland World Women’s Curling Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prize |
bronze medals for third place
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gold medals for champions ⓘ silver medals for runners-up ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod | continental championships and rankings ⓘ |
| rankingImpact | influences world curling rankings ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Olympic women’s curling tournament
NERFINISHED
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World Men’s Curling Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | world ⓘ |
| scoringSystem | points per end based on stones closest to the button ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | late winter or early spring ⓘ |
| sport | curling ⓘ |
| status | premier women’s curling event ⓘ |
| surface | ice ⓘ |
| teamRepresentation | one team per member association (with some exceptions by qualification) ⓘ |
| teamRole |
lead
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second ⓘ skip ⓘ third ⓘ |
| teamSize | four players plus alternates ⓘ |
| tieBreakingMethod | extra ends ⓘ |
| titleAwarded | world women’s curling champion ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about nine days ⓘ |
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World Curling Federation