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.
| 2016 World Women's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Swift Current, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | Credit Union iPlex |
| Dates | March 19–27 |
| Attendance | 52,138 |
| Winner | Switzerland |
| Curling club | CC Flims, Flims |
| Skip | Binia Feltscher |
| Third | Irene Schori |
| Second | Franziska Kaufmann |
| Lead | Christine Urech |
| Alternate | Carole Howald |
| Coach | Al Moore |
| Finalist | Japan (Satsuki Fujisawa) |
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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.
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