# 2012 World Senior Curling Championships – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of the 2012 World Senior Curling Championships was held from April 14 to 21.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

### Yellow Group

| Canada | Denmark | Finland | Ireland |
| Skip: Heidi Hanlon Third: Kathy Floyd Second: Judy Blanchard Lead: Jane Arseneau | Skip: Jane Bidstrup Third: Iben Larsen Second: Lilian Nielsen Lead: Lone Bagge Harry Alternate: Mai Greulich | Skip: Kirsti Kauste Third: Riitta-Liisa Hämäläinen Second: Helena Sorvari Lead: Kristiina Nokelainen Alternate: Tuula Merentie | Skip: Marie O'Kane Third: Gillian Drury Second: Louise Kerr Lead: Christina Graham |
| Russia | Scotland | United States | |
| Skip: Liudmila Murova Third: Antonina Trefilova Second: Natalia Ilyenkova Lead: Larisa Pismenova | Skip: Barbara Watt Third: Jean Hammond Second: Maggie Barry Lead: Valerie Mahon Alternate: Judith Carr | Skip: Pam Oleinik Third: Laurie Rahn Second: Julie Denten Lead: Stephanie Martin Alternate: Joni Cotten | |

### Rose Group

| Czech Republic | Italy | Japan | New Zealand |
| Skip: Ivana Danielisová Third: Milena Vojtusová Second: Jana Volfová Lead: Alena Samueliová Alternate: Renée Lepsiková | Skip: Lucilla Macchiati Third: Caterina Colucci Second: Roberta Masinari Lead: Lorenza Depaulis Alternate: Mafalda Hausberger | Skip: Mikiko Tsuchiya Third: Hatsue Hirama Second: Mikiko Kimura Lead: Hiroko Oishi Alternate: Machiko Tsuchiya | Skip: Wendy Becker Third: Christine Diack Second: Carolyn Cooney Lead: Helen Greer Alternate: Elizabeth Matthews |
| Slovakia | Sweden | Switzerland | |
| Fourth: Elena Jancariková Skip: Margita Matuskovicová Second: Maria Plandorová Lead: Dana Moravčiková | Skip: Ingrid Meldahl Third: Ann-Catrin Kjerr Second: Birgitta Törn Lead: Sylvia Liljefors Alternate: Marie Lehander | Skip: Chantal Forrer Third: Erika Müller Second: Rita Joller Lead: Ursula Miller Alternate: Esther Gemperli | |

## Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker
| Yellow Group | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Heidi Hanlon | 6 | 0 |
| Scotland | Barbara Watt | 4 | 2 |
| United States | Pam Oleinik | 4 | 2 |
| Ireland | Marie O'Kane | 3 | 3 |
| Denmark | Jane Bidstrup | 2 | 4 |
| Finland | Kirsti Kauste | 1 | 5 |
| Russia | Liudmila Murova | 1 | 5 |
| Rose Group | Skip | W | L |
| Sweden | Ingrid Meldahl | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand | Wendy Becker | 5 | 1 |
| Switzerland | Chantal Forrer | 4 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | Ivana Danielisová | 3 | 3 |
| Japan | Mikiko Tsuchiya | 2 | 4 |
| Slovakia | Elena Jancariková | 1 | 5 |
| Italy | Lucilla Macchiati | 1 | 5 |

## Round robin results

All times listed in Central Europe Time (UTC+1).

### Yellow Group
#### Sunday, April 15

Draw 3 16:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Murova) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Scotland (Watt) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Ireland (O'Kane) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| United States (Oleinik) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Kauste) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Canada (Hanlon) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 11 |

#### Monday, April 16

Draw 6 12:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Kauste) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Russia (Murova) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Watt) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Hanlon) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 12 |
| United States (Oleinik) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Draw 8 19:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Hanlon) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 11 |
| Ireland (O'Kane) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Oleinik) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | 11 |
| Russia (Murova) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 15 |
| Finland (Kauste) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |

#### Tuesday, April 17

Draw 11 16:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Oleinik) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Watt) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Finland (Kauste) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Ireland (O'Kane) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Russia (Murova) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |

#### Wednesday, April 18

Draw 14 12:30
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Ireland (O'Kane) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |
Draw 15 16:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Watt) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| United States (Oleinik) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Murova) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Canada (Hanlon) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | X | X | 9 |

#### Thursday, April 19

Draw 18 12:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Canada (Hanlon) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Oleinik) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Finland (Kauste) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Ireland (O'Kane) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Scotland (Watt) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | X | 9 |
Draw 20 19:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Kauste) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Ireland (O'Kane) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Hanlon) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Scotland (Watt) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Murova) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 10 |

### Rose Group
#### Sunday, April 15

Draw 2 12:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Switzerland (Forrer) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Slovakia (Jancariková) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sweden (Meldahl) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Sheet G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Danielisová) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Japan (Tsuchiya) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 4 19:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Meldahl) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Czech Republic (Danielisová) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Jancariková) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Japan (Tsuchiya) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |
| Sheet G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Forrer) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Italy (Macchiati) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |

#### Monday, April 16

Draw 7 16:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Danielisová) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Tsuchiya) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Italy (Macchiati) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Meldahl) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Slovakia (Jancariková) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |

#### Tuesday, April 17

Draw 10 12:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Jancariková) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | X | X | 13 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Tsuchiya) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Switzerland (Forrer) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Sheet G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Macchiati) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sweden (Meldahl) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 11 |
Draw 12 19:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Italy (Macchiati) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Forrer) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweden (Meldahl) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Jancariková) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Czech Republic (Danielisová) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 |

#### Wednesday, April 18

Draw 16 19:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Meldahl) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | X | X | 11 |
| Japan (Tsuchiya) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Macchiati) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Czech Republic (Danielisová) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Sheet G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Switzerland (Forrer) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |

#### Thursday, April 19

Draw 19 16:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Danielisová) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Switzerland (Forrer) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Macchiati) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Slovakia (Jancariková) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Tsuchiya) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |

## Tiebreaker

Friday, April 20, 9:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Watt) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| United States (Oleinik) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| Y1 | Canada | 7 | | | |
| R2 | New Zealand | 6 | | | |
| R2 | New Zealand | 6 | Y1 | Canada | 12 |
| | | | Y2 | Scotland | 2 |
| Y2 | Scotland | 9 | Y2 | Scotland | 2 |
| R1 | Sweden | 5 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | R2 | New Zealand | 3 |
| | | | R1 | Sweden | 10 |

### Semifinals

Saturday, April 21, 9:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Hanlon) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Watt) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Sweden (Meldahl) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |

### Bronze medal game

Saturday, April 21, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sweden (Meldahl) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 |

### Gold medal game

Saturday, April 21, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Hanlon) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | 12 |
| Scotland (Watt) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
* 2012 World Senior Women's Curling Championship Winner
* Canada 8th title