# 2015 World Senior Curling Championships – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of the 2015 World Senior Curling Championships was held from April 18 to 25 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

### Group A

| Czech Republic | Finland | Japan | Russia |
| Skip: Ivana Kubešková Third: Veronika Neznalová Second: Anna Candrová Lead: Michaela Čiháková Alternate: Michaela Měchurová | Skip: Kirsti Kauste Third: Tuula Merentie Second: Riitta-Liisa Harnalainen Lead: Kristina Nokelainen | Skip: Shizuko Funaki Third: Chizuko Hamadate Second: Katsuko Matsui Lead: Tsuyako Yokouchi | Skip: Tatiana Smirnova Third: Irina Kolesnikova Second: Natalia Ilenkova Lead: Liudmila Murova Alternate: Ekaterina Priemskaja |
| Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | |
| Skip: Barbara Gibb Third: Carol Scott Second: Elinor Ritchie Lead: Margaret Archer Alternate: Judith Carr | Skip: Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund Third: Eva Olofsson Second: Karin Osterberg Lead: Haide Stensson Alternate: Karin Liljegren | Skip: Susan Limena Third: Sandra Zimmermann Second: Monika Kehrli Lead: Lucy Ebner Alternate: Erika Wohlmann | |

### Group B

| Canada | England | Italy |
| Skip: Lois Fowler Third: Maureen Bonar Second: Cathy Gauthier Lead: Allyson Stewart | Skip: Judith Dixon Third: Joan Reed Second: Valerie Saville Lead: Deborah Higgins | Skip: Fiona Grace Simpson Third: Grazia Ferrero Second: Fulvia Tiboldo Lead: Vittoria Santini |
| New Zealand | Slovakia | United States |
| Skip: Wendy Becker Third: Elizabeth Matthews Second: Glenys Taylor Lead: Christine Bewick | Fourth: Elena Jančaříková Third: Mária Liptáková Skip: Margita Matuškovičová Lead: Antónia Špiláková | Skip: Norma O'Leary Third: Linda Christensen Second: Mary Shields Lead: Lucy DeVore Alternate: Shelley Dropkin |

## Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Tiebreaker
| Group A | Skip | W | L |
| Sweden | Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund | 5 | 1 |
| Finland | Kirsti Kauste | 4 | 2 |
| Switzerland | Susan Limena | 4 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | Ivana Kubešková | 3 | 3 |
| Scotland | Barbara Gibb | 3 | 3 |
| Japan | Shizuko Funaki | 1 | 5 |
| Russia | Tatiana Smirnova | 1 | 5 |
| Group B | Skip | W | L |
| United States | Norma O'Leary | 5 | 0 |
| Canada | Lois Fowler | 4 | 1 |
| England | Judith Dixon | 2 | 3 |
| Italy | Fiona Grace Simpson | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | Wendy Becker | 2 | 3 |
| Slovakia | Margita Matuškovičová | 0 | 5 |

## Round-robin results
### Group A
#### Saturday, April 18

Draw 1 8:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Kauste) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Switzerland (Limena) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 3 17:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Funaki) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Scotland (Gibb) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 4 20:45
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnova) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sweden (Edlund) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |

#### Sunday, April 19

Draw 7 16:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Gibb) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Russia (Smirnova) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Edlund) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | X | X | 14 |
| Finland (Kauste) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Limena) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Czech Republic (Kubešková) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |

#### Monday, April 20

Draw 9 8:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Kubešková) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Sweden (Edlund) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnova) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Japan (Funaki) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Kauste) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Scotland (Gibb) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Draw 11 16:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Funaki) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Finland (Kauste) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Gibb) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Czech Republic (Kubešková) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Edlund) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Switzerland (Limena) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |

#### Tuesday, April 21

Draw 14 12:00
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Kubešková) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Japan (Funaki) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 16 20:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Limena) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Scotland (Gibb) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Kauste) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Russia (Smirnova) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

#### Wednesday, April 22

Draw 18 12:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Smirnova) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Czech Republic (Kubešková) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 10 |
Draw 19 16:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Gibb) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sweden (Edlund) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
Draw 20 20:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Funaki) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Switzerland (Limena) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |

#### Thursday, April 23

Draw 21 8:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Kubešková) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Finland (Kauste) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Draw 23 16:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Edlund) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Japan (Funaki) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Limena) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Russia (Smirnova) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |

### Group B
#### Saturday, April 18

Draw 2 13:15
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Fowler) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
| Italy (Simpson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| England (Dixon) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Slovakia (Matuškovičová) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (O'Leary) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 10 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |

#### Sunday, April 19

Draw 8 20:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Matuškovičová) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| United States (O'Leary) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Fowler) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| England (Dixon) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Italy (Simpson) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 |

#### Tuesday, April 21

Draw 13 8:00
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Fowler) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | 10 |
| England (Dixon) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Draw 14 12:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (O'Leary) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Italy (Simpson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Slovakia (Matuškovičová) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |

#### Wednesday, April 22

Draw 17 8:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| England (Dixon) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (O'Leary) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Canada (Fowler) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Simpson) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Slovakia (Matuškovičová) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 1 |

#### Thursday, April 23

Draw 23 16:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovakia (Matuškovičová) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Canada (Fowler) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | X | X | 12 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Simpson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand (Becker) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| England (Dixon) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| United States (O'Leary) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | X | 12 |

## Tiebreaker

Friday, April 24, 9:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| England (Dixon) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Italy (Simpson) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Sweden | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Canada | 5 | B2 | Canada | 11 | | | |
| A3 | Switzerland | 2 | | | | B2 | Canada | 6 |
| | | | | | | B3 | Italy | 2 |
| | | | B1 | United States | 6 | | | |
| A2 | Finland | 3 | B3 | Italy | 7 | | | |
| B3 | Italy | 9 | | | | | | |
| Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| A1 | Sweden | 4 |
| B1 | United States | 6 |

### Quarterfinals

Friday, April 24, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Fowler) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Switzerland (Limena) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (Kauste) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Italy (Simpson) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 |

### Semifinals

Saturday, April 25, 8:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Edlund) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Canada (Fowler) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 11 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (O'Leary) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Italy (Simpson) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

### Bronze medal game

Saturday, April 25, 13:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (O'Leary) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sweden (Edlund) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |

### Gold medal game

Saturday, April 25, 13:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Simpson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Canada (Fowler) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |