The 2013 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the Titlis Glacier Mountain World Women's Curling Championship 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Volvo Sports Centre in Riga, Latvia from March 16 to 24.
Scotland's Eve Muirhead won the event, becoming the youngest skip to ever win the women's curling championship at 22 years of age.
She edged Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson, the previous year's silver medallist, in the final with a score of 6–5.
[2] Canada's Rachel Homan won the bronze medal after defeating Erika Brown of the United States with a score of 8–6.
The teams are listed as follows:[6] Skip: Rachel Homan Third: Emma Miskew Second: Alison Kreviazuk Lead: Lisa Weagle Alternate: Stephanie LeDrew Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Liu Yin Second: Yue Qingshuang Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Liu Jinli Skip: Lene Nielsen Third: Helle Simonsen Second: Jeanne Ellegaard Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Mette de Neergaard Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Imogen Oona Lehmann Second: Stella Heiß Lead: Corinna Scholz Alternate: Nicole Muskatewitz Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Chiara Olivieri Lead: Claudia Alverà Alternate: Maria Gaspari Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Miyo Ichikawa Second: Emi Shimizu Lead: Chiaki Matsumura Alternate: Miyuki Satoh Skip: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne Third: Ieva Krusta Second: Zanda Bikše Lead: Dace Munča Alternate: Una Ģērmane 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: Lauren Gray Fourth: Maria Prytz Third: Christina Bertrup Second: Maria Wennerström Skip: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Agnes Knochenhauer Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Third: Marlene Albrecht Second: Esther Neuenschwander Lead: Sandra Gantenbein Alternate: Manuela Siegrist Skip: Erika Brown Third: Debbie McCormick Second: Jessica Schultz Lead: Ann Swisshelm Alternate: Sarah Anderson Final Round Robin Standings[11] All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+2).