Curling fans need to mark their calendars as the best in the world are set to clash at the upcoming World Women’s Curling Championship in March in South Korea. At last year’s World Women’s event, Canada was able to secure the crown in Sydney, Nova Scotia with a fantastic team display. It was the first World Women’s Championship held in Nova Scotia and the third held in Atlantic Canada. Regarding the final standings, the Canadians of course topped the rankings, followed by Switzerland, South Korea, and Italy in the last tally of action. While the top squads this year return the majority of their roster talent, there is also reason to believe that the top of the leaderboard might stay similar year over year as well. Of course, the big x-factor here is the competition being played in South Korea which could benefit the home squad.
For this article, SBS will be going over what to look for from each of these contending teams along with a selected winner for the 2025 Women’s World Championship and some additional curling news.
| Favorites to Win the 2025 World Women's Curling Championship |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | +200 | +200 | +200 |
| Switzerland | +250 | +250 | +250 |
| Italy | +300 | +300 | +300 |
| South Korea | +350 | +350 | +350 |
At last year’s world championship, Team Canada had a number of stellar performances. This includes multiple members of their squad being named to the tournament All-Star Team. This list includes the likes of Second Emma Miskew and Fourth Rachel Homan. The latter was sensational during the tournament with an astounding 88.6% skip percentage in competition. Miskew was of course also fantastic during these games as her player percentage was at 88.6%, making her the best in the seconds category for the tournament. In the final round game against Switzerland, Hoamn led the squad to victory in a 7-5 climatic battle with the Swiss. For Team Canada, Sarah Wilkes was perhaps the MVP in this final match with a sensational 95% player percentage in this last game. The rest of her squad were all at least over 77% in this final matchup.
The next team on our countdown, Switzerland barely fell to the Canadians in the final round of last year’s competition even though their overall player percentage was better, 87 to 86. Carole Howald was the main star for the Swiss in this tournament with a leads player percentage of 93.5%, a fantastic final mark. In the round-robin portion of play, Switzerland notched a mark of 10-2, allowing a tournament-best defensive mark of 44 points. Prior to the tournament, Switzerland was recognized as the No. 2 team in the World Curling Federation order of merit rankings at 370. Other than losing to Canada in team competition last year, Switzerland also fell to Scotland, but bested the rest of the competition.
Like Switzerland, Italy accrued a fantastic record of 10-2 in team competition last year and was able to score some impressive wins over the likes of the tournament’s heavyweights. While the Italians barely missed out on the podium last year, they are for sure angling for a fantastic rebound performance at this year’s tournament. In terms of players to look out for, Angela Romei (87.1%) and Giulia Zardini Lacedelli (92.4%). While the Italians may have missed out on a top-three place last year, they are still a force to be reckoned with in this tournament. In addition to the aforementioned players above, Stefania Constantini (85.1%) is another fantastic player who is one to look out for from the Italian players who had a great tournament last year.
Perhaps the dark horse contender of the competition, South Korea is also of course the home team in this tournament, which has been advantageous in past competitions. South Korea finished in third place in last year’s event, but this could be the year the squad breaks through and secures a championship. Another team with a mark of 10-2, South Korea was one of the few teams last year to not only give the Canadians a run for their money but actually beat them. Skip Gim Eun-ji should also be back to lead her team into this fantastic championship battle.
Although South Korea has a home-field advantage, Canada is still the champion for a reason and should make another title at the Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink.
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