# 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship

The 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from April 3–9 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

## Teams

| Austria | Canada | Denmark | France | Italy |
| Kitzbühl CC, Kitzbühl Skip: Marianne Gartner Third: Edeltraud Koudelka Second: Monika Hölzl Lead: Herta Kuchenmeister | Halifax CC, Nova Scotia Skip: Penny LaRocque Third: Sharon Horne Second: Cathy Caudle Lead: Pam Sanford | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Jane Bidstrup Third: Iben Larsen Second: Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christiensen Lead: Kirsten Hur | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Fourth: Huguette Jullien Third: Agnes Mercier Skip: Paulette Sulpice Lead: Monique Tournier | Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Maria-Grazzia Constantini Third: Ann Lacedelli Second: Nella Alvera Lead: Angela Constantini |
| Norway | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Trondheim CC, Trondheim Skip: Eva Vanvik Third: Åse Vanvik Second: Alvhild Fugelmo Lead: Liv Grøseth | Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth Skip: Hazel McGregor Third: Jane Ramsey Second: Betty McGregor Lead: Billie-May Muirhead | Falu CC, Falun Skip: Anneli Burman Third: Brita Lindholm Second: Mait Bjurström Lead: Katarina Lässker | Bern Egghölzi Damen CC, Bern Skip: Erika Müller Third: Barbara Meyer Second: Barbara Meier Lead: Cristina Wirz | Granidears CC, Seattle, Washington Skip: Nancy Langley Third: Dolores Campbell Second: Nancy Wallace Lead: Leslie Frosch |

## Round-robin standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Switzerland | Erika Müller | 8 | 1 |
| Canada | Penny LaRocque | 7 | 2 |
| Norway | Eva Vanvik | 6 | 3 |
| Sweden | Anneli Burman | 5 | 4 |
| France | Paulette Sulpice | 5 | 4 |
| Scotland | Hazel McGregor | 4 | 5 |
| Denmark | Jane Bidstrup | 4 | 5 |
| United States | Nancy Langley | 4 | 5 |
| Italy | Maria-Grazzia Constantini | 2 | 7 |
| Austria | Marianne Gartner | 0 | 9 |

## Round-robin results
### Draw 1

| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 4 |
| France (Sulpice) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Burman) | 11 |
| Austria (Gartner) | 1 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 10 |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 9 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 2 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Langley) | 9 |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 17 |

### Draw 2

| Team | Final |
| United States (Langley) | 6 |
| Sweden (Burman) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 3 |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 12 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 2 |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 10 |
| France (Sulpice) | 1 |
| Team | Final |
| Austria (Gartner) | 7 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 10 |

### Draw 3

| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 5 |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Sulpice) | 8 |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Austria (Gartner) | 1 |
| United States (Langley) | 14 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 9 |
| Italy (Constantini) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 11 |
| Sweden (Burman) | 6 |

### Draw 4

| Team | Final |
| France (Sulpice) | 9 |
| Austria (Gartner) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 9 |
| Italy (Constantini) | 1 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Burman) | 8 |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 10 |
| United States (Langley) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 8 |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 9 |

### Draw 5

| Team | Final |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 8 |
| United States (Langley) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Austria (Gartner) | 5 |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 13 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Sulpice) | 10 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Burman) | 8 |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 10 |
| Italy (Constantini) | 6 |

### Draw 6

| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 7 |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 5 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 10 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 7 |
| Sweden (Burman) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Austria (Gartner) | 1 |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 9 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Sulpice) | 7 |
| United States (Langley) | 8 |

### Draw 7

| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Burman) | 10 |
| Italy (Constantini) | 1 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 11 |
| France (Sulpice) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 9 |
| Austria (Gartner) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Langley) | 7 |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 9 |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 5 |

### Draw 8

| Team | Final |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 9 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 9 |
| United States (Langley) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 5 |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Sulpice) | 7 |
| Sweden (Burman) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 8 |
| Austria (Gartner) | 4 |

### Draw 9

| Team | Final |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 5 |
| Scotland (McGregor) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Burman) | 9 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 9 |
| United States (Langley) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 12 |
| Austria (Gartner) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 8 |
| Austria (Gartner) | 5 |

## Tiebreaker

| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Burman) | 11 |
| France (Sulpice) | 4 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Switzerland | 12 | | | |
| 4 | Sweden | 10 | | | |
| 4 | Sweden | 10 | 1 | Switzerland | 18 |
| | | | 3 | Norway | 3 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 3 | Norway | 3 |
| 3 | Norway | 6 | | | |

### Semifinals

| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 12 |
| Sweden (Burman) | 10 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (La Rocque) | 3 |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 6 |

### Final

| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Müller) | 18 |
| Norway (Vanvik) | 3 |
* 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship
* Switzerland 2nd title