The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25.
[1] It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship.
This edition of the World Women's Championship saw the first team from South Korea advancing to the playoffs in history.
Previously, their best performance was in 2009, where they finished the round robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win–loss record.
[5] The following nations qualified to participate in the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship:[6] The teams are listed as follows:[9][10] Skip: Heather Nedohin Third: Beth Iskiw Second: Jessica Mair Lead: Laine Peters Alternate: Amy Nixon Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Yue Qingshuang Second: Liu Jinli Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Sun Yue Skip: Linda Klímová Third: Kamila Mošová Second: Lenka Černovská Lead: Kateřina Urbanová Alternate: Sára Jahodová Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Helle Simonsen Second: Jeanne Ellegaard Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Mette de Neergaard Fourth: Imogen Oona Lehmann Skip: Melanie Robillard* Second: Corinna Scholz Lead: Stella Heiß Alternate: Monika Wagner Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Claudia Alvera Alternate: Veronica Gerbi Skip: Anna Sidorova Third: Liudmila Privivkova Second: Margarita Fomina Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Nkeiruka Ezekh Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Anna Sloan Second: Vicki Adams Lead: Claire Hamilton Alternate: Kelly Wood Skip: Kim Ji-sun Third: Lee Seul-bee Second: Shin Mi-sung Lead: Gim Un-chi Alternate: Lee Hyun-jung Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Sabina Kraupp Skip: Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Carmen Küng Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Alina Pätz Skip: Allison Pottinger Third: Nicole Joraanstad Second: Natalie Nicholson Lead: Tabitha Peterson Alternate: Cassandra Potter *The team's normal skip, Andrea Schöpp, withdrew from the world championships due to a leg injury sustained prior to the championships.