The 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship, billed as the 2023 LGT World Women’s Curling Championship, is scheduled to take place from March 18 to 26 at the Göransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden. This is going to be the 45th World Women’s Curling Championship; also, this is a first visit to Sandviken’s 10,000-seater facility that opened in 2009.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship.
What channel will broadcast LGT Women’s Curling
Start: Saturday, March 18
End: Sunday, March 26
Venue: Goransson Arena
Location: Sandviken, Sweden
TV Channel: TSN/CCTV/SVT/JTBC/SRF/RTS
Live Stream Anywhere: GamePass.TV
How to watch LGT World Women’s Curling Championship 2023?
The World Women’s Curling will be broadcast on TSN in Canada and there are many TV Channels worldwide, the complete tournament live streaming is available on GAMEPASS.TV (worldwide) Unfortunately, there is no TV Channel available in the USA. If you are looking for a streaming way to watch the 2023 WWCC live online from the US, Canada, UK, or anywhere around the world check out GAMEPASS
Qualification format
Altogether 13 of the top women’s teams will represent their national Member Associations at this event.
The teams qualified through two different routes for this championship:
- through their performances in the Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships, held in November 2022 in Oestersund, Sweden,
- and at the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships, staged in Calgary, Canada earlier in November 2022.
Team Preview
Canada (skipped by Kerri Einarson)
This team is making a third-world championship appearance.
They finished fifth in 2021 in Calgary and took bronze in 2022, in Prince George, Canada.
Denmark (skipped by Madeleine Dupont)
Madeleine is making her 14th world championship appearance.
This team finished fifth in 2021 and sixth in 2022.
They took gold medals at the Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2022.
Germany (skipped by Daniela Jentsch)
Daniela is making her ninth appearance; also, this team finished ninth in the last three world championships.
Italy (skipped by Stefania Constantini)
Stefania is an Olympic mixed double gold medallist from 2022.
This team finished tenth at the world championship last year and fourth at last year’s Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships.
Japan (skipped by Fujisawa Satsuki)
This team took Olympic silver in 2022, to follow up on their Olympic bronze medals in 2018.
Korea (skipped by Ha Seungyoun)
Ha is making her debut at this level.
This team took silver medals at the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships in 2022.
New Zealand (skipped by Jessica Smith)
Jessica leads this team to their nation’s first women’s appearance at the world championship level.
Norway (skipped by Marianne Roervik)
This team finished eighth at last year’s world championship.
Their fourth player, Kristin Skaslien, is a two-time Olympic mixed doubles medallist.
Scotland (skipped by Rebecca Morrison)
This team was forced to withdraw from last year’s world championship for Covid-related medical reasons.
They took European bronze last November.
Sweden (skipped by Anna Hasselborg)
Anna is making a sixth-world championship appearance.
This team of Olympic champions hopes to improve on the silver medals they won in 2018 and 2019, and last season’s fourth-place finish.
Switzerland (skipped by Silvana Tirinzoni)
Silvana is looking forward to her fourth world title having taken gold in 2019, 2021, and last year.
Note that, this team is the defending champion.
Türkiye (skipped by Dilsat Yildiz)
This team finished 11th last year when Türkiye made their world championship debut.
United States (skipped by Tabitha Peterson)
This team is a new combination of experienced world championships and Olympic performers.
Three members of this team — skip Peterson, her sister Tara and Becca Hamilton, took world bronze in 2021.
LGT World Women’s Curling Championship 2023 Broadcast Schedule
| Game | Session | Date | Time UTC+1 | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland vs United States Live | 1 | Saturday 18 March | 14:00 | SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Korea vs Norway Live | 1 | Saturday 18 March | 14:00 | JTBC (Korea), CCTV (China) |
| New Zealand vs Sweden Live | 1 | Saturday 18 March | 14:00 | SVT1 SVT2 (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| Denmark vs Japan Live | 1 | Saturday 18 March | 14:00 | NHK (Japan), CCTV (China) |
| Switzerland vs Japan Live | 2 | Saturday 18 March | 19:00 | NHK (Japan), SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Canada vs Sweden Live | 2 | Saturday 18 March | 19:00 | TSN 1 (Canada), SVT 24 (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| United States vs Canada Live | 3 | Sunday 19 March | 9:00 | TSN 3 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Italy vs Korea Live | 3 | Sunday 19 March | 9:00 | JTBC (Korea), CCTV (China) |
| Denmark vs Korea Live | 4 | Sunday 19 March | 14:00 | JTBC (Korea), CCTV (China) |
| Sweden vs Switzerland Live | 4 | Sunday 19 March | 14:00 | SVT1 SVT2 (Sweden), SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Canada vs Norway Live | 5 | Sunday 19 March | 19:00 | TSN 3 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Japan vs Scotland Live | 5 | Sunday 19 March | 19:00 | NHK (Japan), CCTV (China) |
| Türkiye vs Switzerland Live | 5 | Sunday 19 March | 19:00 | SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| United States vs Japan Live | 6 | Monday 20 March | 9:00 | NHK (Japan), CCTV (China) |
| Canada vs Italy Live | 6 | Monday 20 March | 9:00 | TSN 1 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Norway vs Denmark Live | 7 | Monday 20 March | 14:00 | Eurosport, CCTV (China) |
| Switzerland vs Germany Live | 7 | Monday 20 March | 14:00 | SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Sweden vs Türkiye Live | 7 | Monday 20 March | 14:00 | SVT Play (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| Italy vs New Zealand Live | 8 | Monday 20 March | 19:00 | Eurosport, CCTV (China) |
| Japan vs Norway Live | 8 | Monday 20 March | 19:00 | NHK (Japan), CCTV (China) |
| Scotland vs Canada Live | 8 | Monday 20 March | 19:00 | TSN1/3 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Germany vs Sweden Live | 9 | Tuesday 21 March | 9:00 | Kunskapskanal (Sweden), Eurosport, CCTV (China) |
| Canada vs Switzerland Live | 10 | Tuesday 21 March | 14:00 | TSN1/4 (Canada), SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Japan vs Türkiye Live | 10 | Tuesday 21 March | 14:00 | NHK (Japan), CCTV (China) |
| Sweden vs Japan Live | 11 | Tuesday 21 March | 19:00 | NHK (Japan), SVT24 (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| New Zealand vs Canada Live | 11 | Tuesday 21 March | 19:00 | TSN1/4 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Italy vs Scotland Live | 11 | Tuesday 21 March | 19:00 | Eurosport, CCTV (China) |
| Türkiye vs Korea Live | 12 | Wednesday 22 March | 9:00 | JTBC (Korea), CCTV (China) |
| Norway vs Sweden Live | 12 | Wednesday 22 March | 9:00 | Kunskapskanal (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| Switzerland vs New Zealand Live | 12 | Wednesday 22 March | 9:00 | SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Canada vs Germany Live | 13 | Wednesday 22 March | 14:00 | TSN 1 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Japan vs Italy Live | 13 | Wednesday 22 March | 14:00 | NHK (Japan), CCTV (China) |
| Italy vs Switzerland Live | 14 | Wednesday 22 March | 19:00 | SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), Eurosport, CCTV (China) |
| United States vs Sweden Live | 14 | Wednesday 22 March | 19:00 | SVT2/SVT24 (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| Korea vs Canada Live | 14 | Wednesday 22 March | 19:00 | TSN 1 (Canada), JTBC (Korea), CCTV (China) |
| Norway vs Switzerland Live | 15 | Thursday 23 March | 9:00 | SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Japan vs Korea Live | 15 | Thursday 23 March | 9:00 | NHK (Japan), JTBC (Korea), CCTV (China) |
| Sweden vs Scotland Live | 15 | Thursday 23 March | 9:00 | Kunskapskanal (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| Canada vs Japan Live | 16 | Thursday 23 March | 14:00 | NHK (Japan), TSN 1/5 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Korea vs Sweden Live | 17 | Thursday 23 March | 19:00 | JTBC (Korea), SVT 24 (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| Switzerland vs Denmark Live | 17 | Thursday 23 March | 19:00 | SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Germany vs United States Live | 17 | Thursday 23 March | 19:00 | Eurosport, CCTV (China) |
| Japan vs Germany Live | 18 | Friday 24 March | 9:00 | NHK (Japan), CCTV (China) |
| Switzerland vs Scotland Live | 18 | Friday 24 March | 9:00 | SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Türkiye vs Canada Live | 18 | Friday 24 March | 9:00 | TSN 1 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Denmark vs Canada Live | 19 | Friday 24 March | 14:00 | TSn 1/4 (Canada), CCTV (China) |
| Sweden vs Italy Live | 19 | Friday 24 March | 14:00 | SVT1 (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| New Zealand vs Japan Live | 19 | Friday 24 March | 14:00 | NHK (Japan), CCTV (China) |
| Sweden vs Denmark Live | 20 | Friday 24 March | 19:00 | SVT play (Sweden), CCTV (China) |
| Norway vs Germany Live | 20 | Friday 24 March | 19:00 | Eurosport, CCTV (China) |
| Korea vs Switzerland Live | 20 | Friday 24 March | 19:00 | JTBC (Korea), SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), CCTV (China) |
| Qualification Game 1: 3rd v 6th | Saturday 25 March | 10:00 | CCTV (China) and more to be confirmed | |
| Qualification Game 2: 4th v 5th | Saturday 25 March | 10:00 | CCTV (China) and more to be confirmed | |
| Semi-final 1 | Saturday 25 March | 16:00 | Polsat (Poland), CCTV (China) and more to be confirmed | |
| Semi-final 2 | Saturday 25 March | 16:00 | Polsat (Poland), CCTV (China) and more to be confirmed | |
| Bronze medal game | Sunday 26 March | 10:00 | TSN 1/3 (Canada), JTBC (Korea), SVT 1 (Sweden), SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), Polsat (Poland), CCTV (China) | |
| Gold medal game | Sunday 26 March | 15:00 | TSN 1/3/5 (Canada), JTBC (Korea), SVT 1 (Sweden), SRF/RTS/RSI (Switzerland), Polsat (Poland), CCTV (China) | |
The World Women’s Curling Championship has become one of the most awaited international sporting events, and fans worldwide are eagerly looking forward to it. If you are a curling fan, it’s time for you to get access to the event.
