The 2009 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held in Gangneung, South Korea from March 21 to 29.

China, skipped by Wang Bingyu won its first World Women's Championship, and the first for an Asian team, defeating Sweden's Anette Norberg rink in the final, 8–6. China scored the game's first deuce in the fourth end when Wang made a hit and role to take a 3–1 lead. Sweden was forced to a single in the fifth after Norberg made a hit and roll to the four-foot. China scored another two points in the sixth, which was followed up by a Swedish deuce in seven, thanks to Wang wrecking on her last, and Norberg drawing for the second point. China took a 7–4 lead after eight after Wang made a hit and stick for two, followed up by a Norberg draw for two in the 9th. In the final end, with Sweden down 7–6, Norberg drew to the four foot to lie two on her final shot. China had hammer though, and on her last rock, Wang made a double takeout on the two Swedish rocks to win the game. After to losing to Canada in the round robin, China won 12 straight games en route to the championship. There were over 1,500 spectators in attendance for the final.

Denmark won the bronze medal, defeating Canada 7–6 in the third place match.

Qualification (Host country) (Defending champion) (Pacific champion) (Americas region) Top 8 finishers from the 2008 European Curling Championships:

- winner of challenge series vs

Teams St. Vital CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Cathy Overton-Clapham Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn Askin Alternate: Jennifer Clark-RouireHarbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Liu Yin Second: Yue Qingshuang Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Liu Jinli Tårnby CC, Tårnby Fourth: Madeleine Dupont Third: Denise Dupont Skip: Angelina Jensen Lead: Camilla Jensen Alternate: Ane Hansen SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Melanie Robillard Lead: Stella Heiß Alternate: Tina TichatschkeCC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Violetta Caldart Lead: Elettra De Col Alternate: Claudia AlveraKyung Gido Council, Gyeonggi-do Skip: Kim Mi-yeon Third: Shin Mi-sung Second: Lee Seul-bee Lead: Lee Hyun-jung Alternate: Kim Ji-sun Oppdal CK, Oppdal Skip: Marianne Rørvik Third: Henriette Løvar Second: Kristin Skaslien Lead: Ingrid Stensrud Alternate: Kristin Tøsse Løvseth Moskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Ludmila Privivkova Third: Olga Jarkova Second: Nkeiruka Ezekh Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Margarita Fomina Dunkeld CC, Perth Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Karen Addison Second: Rachael Simms Lead: Anne Laird Alternate: Jackie LockhartHärnösands CK, Härnösand Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Eva Lund Second: Cathrine Lindahl Lead: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Kajsa BergströmDavos CC, Davos Skip: Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Valeria Spälty Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Carmen KüngMadison CC, McFarland Skip: Debbie McCormick Third: Allison Pottinger Second: Nicole Joraanstad Lead: Natalie Nicholson Alternate: Tracy Sachtjen

Round robin standings CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Wang Bingyu 10 1 81 53 51 38 11 19 81% Angelina Jensen 9 2 78 55 49 40 13 12 80% Jennifer Jones 9 2 88 60 50 44 7 13 84% Anette Norberg 7 4 79 65 47 45 11 13 80% Mirjam Ott 6 5 79 70 51 48 7 20 79% Andrea Schöpp 6 5 73 60 51 43 11 18 77% Ludmila Privivkova 5 6 62 74 41 52 11 7 79% Eve Muirhead 5 6 62 64 42 40 18 11 80% Debbie McCormick 4 7 67 78 47 48 3 13 79% Kim Mi-yeon 3 8 59 73 41 47 11 13 73% Marianne Rørvik 1 10 52 91 39 50 11 7 73% Diana Gaspari 1 10 47 85 35 50 13 5 73%

Round robin results All times local (UTC +9 or Korean Standard Time)

Draw 1 March 21, 2009

Draw 2 March 21, 2009

Draw 3 March 22, 2009

Draw 4 March 22, 2009

Draw 5 March 22, 2009

Draw 6 March 23, 2009

Draw 7 March 23, 2009

Draw 8 March 23, 2009

Draw 9 March 24, 2009

Draw 10 March 24, 2009

Draw 11 March 24, 2009

Draw 12 March 25, 2009

Draw 13 March 25, 2009

Draw 14 March 25, 2009

Draw 15 March 26, 2009 1000

Draw 16 March 26, 2009 1500

Draw 17 March 26, 2009 2000

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 March 27, 2009 2000

Player PercentagesZhou Yan 78% Camilla Jensen 89% Yue Qingshuang 88% Angelina Jensen 84%Liu Yin 89% Denise Dupont 84%Wang Bingyu 88% Madeleine Dupont 74%Total 85% Total 83%

3 vs. 4 March 28, 2009 1400

Player PercentagesDawn Askin 82% Margaretha Sigfridsson 80%Jill Officer 84% Cathrine Lindahl 91%Cathy Overton-Clapham 75% Eva Lund 84%Jennifer Jones 86% Anette Norberg 83%Total 82% Total 84%

Semifinal March 28, 2009 1900

Player PercentagesCamilla Jensen 84% Margaretha Sigfridsson 75%Angelina Jensen 70% Cathrine Lindahl 74%Denise Dupont 76% Eva Lund 74%Madeleine Dupont 73% Anette Norberg 75%Total 76% Total 74%

Bronze medal game March 29, 2009 1000

Player PercentagesDawn Askin 93% Camilla Jensen 85%Jill Officer 90% Angelina Jensen 93% Cathy Overton-Clapham 79% Denise Dupont 83%Jennifer Jones 81% Madeleine Dupont 85%Total 86% Total 86%

Gold medal game March 29, 2009 1500

Player PercentagesZhou Yan 90% Margaretha Sigfridsson 88%Yue Qingshuang 81% Cathrine Lindahl 85%Liu Yin 81% Eva Lund 76%Wang Bingyu 84% Anette Norberg 88%Total 84% Total 84%

Player percentages Top five percentages per position during the round robin. Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Natalie Nicholson 88 Jill Officer 83 Eva Lund 83 Jennifer Jones 81 Dawn Askin 87 Nicole Joraanstad 83 Cathy Overton-Clapham 82 Mirjam Ott 79 Zhou Yan 86 Nkeiruka Ezekh 81 Olga Jarkova 82 Eve Muirhead 79 Janine Greiner 85 Yue Qingshuang 80 Denise Dupont 81 Madeleine Dupont 78 Ekaterina Galkina 85 Angelina Jensen 79 Liu Yin 80 Andrea Schöpp 77

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