2016 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2016 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship presented by Meridian for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Team Switzerland won the championship 9–6 over Team Japan. The playoffs made history for Team Japan, which had never made the final before. Switzerland's win makes this their country's 6th Women's World Championship gold medal, 3rd gold medal in a row, and 4th gold medal in the last 5 years. Qualification. The  following nations qualified to participate in the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship: Teams. WCT ranking. World Curling Tour Order of Merit ranking of national teams (year to date total) Round robin standings. "Final Round Robin Standings" Round robin results. All draw times are listed in Central Time Zone (UTC−6). Draw 1. "Saturday, March 19, 14:00" Draw 2. "Saturday, March 19, 19:00" Draw 3. "Sunday, March 20, 9:00" Draw 4. "Sunday, March 20, 14:00" Draw 5. "Sunday, March 20, 19:00" Draw 6. "Monday, March 21, 9:00" Draw 7. "Monday, March 21, 14:00" Draw 8. "Monday, March 21, 19:00" Draw 9 . "Tuesday, March 22, 9:00" Draw 10. "Tuesday, March 22, 14:00" Draw 11. "Tuesday, March 22, 19:00" Draw 12. "Wednesday, March 23, 9:00" Draw 13. "Wednesday, March 23, 14:00" Draw 14. "Wednesday, March 23, 19:00" Draw 15. "Thursday, March 24, 9:00" Draw 16. "Thursday, March 24, 14:00" Draw 17. "Thursday, March 24, 19:00" Playoffs. 1 vs. 2. "Friday, March 25, 19:00" 3 vs. 4. "Saturday, March 26, 14:00" Semifinal. "Saturday, March 26, 19:00" Bronze medal game. "Sunday, March 27, 10:00" Final. "Sunday, March 27, 15:00" Statistics. Top 5 player percentages. "Final Round Robin Percentages" 2016 World Women's Curling Championship The