# 2001 World Women's Curling Championship

The 2001 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2001 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 31–April 8, 2001 at the Malley Sports Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.

## Teams

| Canada | Denmark | Germany | Japan | Norway |
| Mayflower CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia Skip: Colleen Jones Third: Kim Kelly Second: Mary-Anne Waye Lead: Nancy Delahunt Alternate: Laine Peters | Hvidovre CC Skip: Lene Bidstrup Third: Malene Krause Second: Susanne Slotsager Lead: Avijaja Lund Nielsen Alternate: Lisa Richardson | SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Natalie Nessler Second: Heike Schwaller Lead: Jane Boake-Cope Alternate: Andrea Stock | Tokoro CC, Kitami Skip: Akiko Katoh Third: Yumie Hayashi Second: Ayumi Onodera Lead: Mika Konaka Alternate: Yukari Okazaki | Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Hanne Woods Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Kristin Løvseth Alternate: Camilla Holth |
| Russia* | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Moskvitch CC, Moscow Fourth: Olga Jarkova Skip: Nina Golovtchenko Second: Nkeiruka Ezekh Lead: Yana Nekrasova Alternate: Anastassia Skoultan | Kirriemuir Ladies CC, Glasgow Skip: Julia Ewart Third: Heather Byers Second: Nancy Murdoch Lead: Lynn Cameron Alternate: Edith Loudon | Härnösands CK Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Cathrine Norberg Second: Eva Lund Lead: Helena Lingham Alternate: Maria Engholm | Solothurn CC Skip: Nadja Heuer Third: Carmen Küng Second: Sybil Bachofen Lead: Vera Heuer Alternate: Yvonne Schlunegger | Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota Skip: Kari Erickson Third: Debbie McCormick Second: Stacey Liapis Lead: Ann Swisshelm Alternate: Joni Cotten |
*First Appearance

## Round-robin standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Colleen Jones | 7 | 2 |
| Sweden | Anette Norberg | 7 | 2 |
| Scotland | Julia Ewart | 6 | 3 |
| Denmark | Lene Bidstrup | 6 | 3 |
| Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 5 | 4 |
| United States | Kari Erickson | 5 | 4 |
| Japan | Akiko Katoh | 4 | 5 |
| Norway | Dordi Nordby | 3 | 6 |
| Russia | Nina Golovtchenko | 2 | 7 |
| Switzerland | Nadja Heuer | 0 | 9 |

## Round-robin results
### Draw 1

| Sheet A | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 6 |
| Japan (Katoh) | 4 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 4 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 2 |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 9 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Canada (Jones) | 6 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 7 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 2 |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 5 |

### Draw 2

| Sheet A | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 6 |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 4 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 5 |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 11 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 6 |
| Canada (Jones) | 5 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 8 |
| Japan (Katoh) | 10 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 9 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 10 |

### Draw 3

| Sheet A | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 3 |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 8 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Japan (Katoh) | 8 |
| Canada (Jones) | 9 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 8 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 5 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 4 |
| United States (Erickson) | 7 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 4 |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 6 |

### Draw 4

| Sheet A | Final |
| Japan (Katoh) | 4 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 6 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 5 |
| United States (Erickson) | 7 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 4 |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 3 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 6 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 5 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Canada (Jones) | 8 |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 4 |

### Draw 5

| Sheet A | Final |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 8 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 10 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 7 |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 8 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Japan (Katoh) | 9 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 0 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 4 |
| Canada (Jones) | 5 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 8 |
| United States (Erickson) | 5 |

### Draw 6

| Sheet A | Final |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 1 |
| Canada (Jones) | 8 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 4 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 5 |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 12 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 5 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Japan (Katoh) | 7 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 5 |

### Draw 7

| Sheet A | Final |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 8 |
| United States (Erickson) | 2 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 8 |
| Japan (Katoh) | 4 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Canada (Jones) | 9 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 3 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 8 |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 4 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 9 |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 3 |

### Draw 8

| Sheet A | Final |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 3 |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 7 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Canada (Jones) | 8 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 1 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 9 |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 4 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Japan (Katoh) | 7 |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 12 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 4 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 8 |

### Draw 9

| Sheet A | Final |
| Canada (Jones) | 11 |
| Switzerland (Heuer) | 5 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Denmark (Bidstrup) | 4 |
| Scotland (Ewart) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 5 |
| United States (Erickson) | 10 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 6 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 5 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Russia (Golovtchenko) | 6 |
| Japan (Katoh) | 9 |

## Playoffs
### Brackets

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Canada | 10 | | | |
| 4 | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | Canada | 5 |
| | | | 2 | Sweden | 2 |
| 2 | Sweden | 8 | 2 | Sweden | 2 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | | 4 | Scotland | 6 |
| | | | 3 | Denmark | 7 |

### Final

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canada (Jones) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |