World Curling competition returns to Korea when the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship 2025 is staged in the Uijeongbu Arena, just outside capital city Seoul, from March 15 to 23.
As well as being the premier annual championship for women in curling, this year’s event is the final chance for National Olympic Committees to secure direct entry to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Points accumulated from both the previous season’s world championship and this event will determine the seven available direct Olympic slots (with hosts Italy already qualified).
All other Member Associations participating in this Championship will be eligible for the Olympic Qualification Event that will take place in December 2025, offering two additional Olympic Winter Games spots.
World Women’s Curling Championship 2025: LIVE Streaming, When And Where To Watch
All games will be available to watch live on the Curling Channel, with select feature games. Please note, there may be restrictions due to broadcast partner agreements.
Find all information about what Curling Channel passes are available and how to purchase here.
World Women’s Curling Championship 2025: Teams, Format And Schedule
A total of thirteen teams are in the line-up. Teams qualified for this event through the Pan Continental Curling Championships 2024 or the Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2024.
The teams that qualified from the Pan Continental Championships are (in finishing order): Canada, Korea (hosts), China, Japan, United States.
The qualifiers from the AOP Le Gruyere European Championships are (in finishing order): Switzerland, Sweden, Scotland, Italy, Denmark, Türkiye, Norway, Lithuania.
Among these:
Canada are the defending champions and are skipped by Rachel Homan. She is making her fifth appearance, having gained a medal every other time she has taken part, including two golds.
China are skipped by Wang Rui who is making her sixth worlds appearance, and second as skip. This team won the bronze medal at the Pan Continental Curling Championships 2024.
Denmark features the experienced Dupont sisters, with skip Madeleine and second player Denise both competing for the 16th time. This team finished sixth last season.
Italy are skipped by reigning Olympic Mixed Doubles champion Stefania Constantini. The team finished fourth last season.
Japan’s skip Yoshimura Sayaka will make her third appearance, as Japan hope to improve on last season’s eleventh-place finish.
Korea took bronze at last year’s world championship and silver at the Pan Continental Curling Championships earlier this season. Skip Gim Eunji will make her sixth appearance, and third time as skip.
Lithuania’s skip Virginija Paulauskaite will lead the team that earned Lithuania’s historic first-ever world championship appearance by qualifying from this season’s Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships.
Norway are skipped by Marianne Roervik, who plays third. This team finished ninth last year and will be aiming to return to the medal-winning form of 2023, when they took silver.
Scotland are skipped by Sophie Jackson, who plays lead. They finished eighth last year and took European bronze earlier this season.
Sweden’s skip Anna Hasselborg leads the 2018 Olympic champions into world championship action for the eighth time. They won European silver earlier this season.
Switzerland’s skip Silvana Tirinzoni, who plays third, will compete in her ninth World Championship. She has four world titles and last year’s silver medal to her name. The Swiss are reigning European champions.
Türkiye’s Dilsat Yildiz will skip her team for a fourth successive campaign. Türkiye’s highest position so far in this competition was eighth in 2023.
United States are skipped by Tabitha Peterson who will make her eighth appearance, as the Americans look to improve on last season’s seventh place.
This is the first time an international curling event will be held in Uijeongbu. However, this will be the second World Women’s Curling Championship to take place in Korea — previously the 2009 edition of the event was staged in Gangneung.
Korea has hosted 13 World Curling championships in total, as well as the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games. Most recently, Korea hosted the 2024 World Wheelchair Curling Championship and Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Gangneung.
Altogether, the teams will play in 20 sessions of round-robin play, starting on Saturday 15 March and concluding on Friday 21 March. Following that, the top six teams will progress to knock-out play with the medals being determined on Sunday 23 March.
World Women’s Curling Championship 2025: Past Winners
| World Championships | City, Country | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2025 | Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea | |||
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2024 | Sydney, Canada | Canada | Switzerland | Republic of Korea |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2023 | Sandviken, Sweden | Switzerland | Norway | Canada |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2022 | Prince George, Canada | Switzerland | Republic of Korea | Canada |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2021 | Calagary, Canada | Switzerland | RCF | United States |
| 2020 | – | – | – | – |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2019 | Sikleborg, Denmark | Switzerland | Sweden | Republic of Korea |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2018 | North Bay, Canada | Canada | Sweden | Russia |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2017 | Beijing, People’s Republic of China | Canada | Russia | Scotland |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2016 | Swift Current, Canada | Switzerland | Japan | Russia |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2015 | Sapporo, Japan | Switzerland | Canada | Russia |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2014 | Saint John, Canada | Switzerland | Canada | Russia |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2013 | Riga, Latvia | Scotland | Sweden | Canada |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2012 | Lethbridge, Canada | Switzerland | Sweden | Canada |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2011 | Esbjeg, Denmark | Sweden | Canada | People’s Republic of China |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2010 | Swift Current, Canada | Germany | Scotland | Canada |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2009 | Gangneung, Republic of Korea | People’s Republic of China | Sweden | Denmark |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2008 | Vernon, Canada | Canada | People’s Republic of China | Switzerland |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2007 | Aomori, Japan | Canada | Denmark | Scotland |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2006 | Grande Prairie, Canada | Sweden | United States | Canada |
| World Women’s Curling Championships 2005 | Paisley, Scotland | Sweden | United State | Norway |
| World Curling Championships 2004 | Gävle, Sweden | Canada | Norway | Switzerland |
| World Curling Championships 2003 | Winnipeg, Canada | United States | Canada | Sweden |
| World Curling Championships 2002 | Bismarck, United States | Scotland | Sweden | Norway |
| World Curling Championships 2001 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Canada | Sweden | Denmark |
| World Curling Championships 2000 | Glasgow, Scotland | Canada | Switzerland | Norway |
| World Curling Championships 1999 | Saint John, Canada | Sweden | United States | Denmark |
| World Curling Championships 1998 | Kamloops, Canada | Sweden | Denmark | Canada |
| World Curling Championships 1997 | Berne, Switzerland | Canada | Norway | Denmark |
| World Curling Championships 1996 | Hamilton, Canada | Canada | United States | Norway |
| World Curling Championships 1995 | Brandon, Canada | Sweden | Canada | Norway |
| World Curling Championships 1994 | Oberstdorf, West Germany | Canada | Scotland | Germany/Sweden |
| World Curling Championships 1993 | Geneva, Switzerland | Canada | Germany | Norway/Sweden |
| World Curling Championships 1992 | Garmish-Partenkirchen, West Germany | Sweden | United States | Canada/Switzerland |
| World Curling Championships 1991 | Winnipeg, Canada | Norway | Canada | Sweden/Scotland |
| World Curling Championships 1990 | Västeras, Sweden | Norway | Scotland | Canada/Denmark |
| World Curling Championships 1989 | Milwaukee, United States | Canada | Norway | West Germany/Sweden |
| World Curling Championships 1988 | Glasgow, Scotland | West Germany | Canada | Sweden |
| World Curling Championships 1987 | Chicago, United States | Canada | West Germany | Switzerland |
| World Curling Championships 1986 | Kelowna, Canada | Canada | West Germany | Sweden |
| World Curling Championships 1985 | Jönköping, Sweden | Canada | Scotland | Switzerland |
| World Curling Championships 1984 | Perth, Scotland | Canada | Switzerland | West Germany |
| World Curling Championships 1983 | Moose Jaw, Canada | Switzerland | Norway | Canada |
| World Curling Championships 1982 | Geneva, Switzerland | Denmark | Sweden | Scotland |
| World Curling Championships 1981 | Perth, Scotland | Sweden | Canada | Norway |
| World Curling Championships 1980 | Perth, Scotland | Canada | Sweden | Scotland |
| World Curling Championships 1979 | Perth, Scotland | Switzerland | Sweden | Canada/Scotland |