The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17–25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
The playoff system were single-knockout, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round.
The event was won by Canada's Jennifer Jones rink from Winnipeg; the second world championship for the 2014 Olympic gold medallists.
Off the ice, the event was a success and set an attendance record for a women's world championship held in Canada.
[4] The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship: The teams are as follows:[5] Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate: Shannon Birchard Skip: Jiang Yilun Third: Wang Rui Second: Jiang Xindi Lead: Yan Hui Alternate: Yao Mingyue Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Tereza Plíšková Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Ezhen Kolchevskaia Skip: Angelina Jensen Third: Christine Grønbech Second: Camilla Skårberg Jensen Lead: Lina Knudsen Alternate: Ivana Bratic Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Analena Jentsch Lead: Pia-Lisa Schöll Alternate Josephine Obermann Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Veronica Zappone Second: Stefania Constantini Lead: Angela Romei Alternate: Chiara Olivieri Skip: Tori Koana Third: Yuna Kotani Second: Mao Ishigaki Lead: Arisa Kotani Alternate: Kaho Onodera Skip: Victoria Moiseeva Third: Yulia Portunova Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Julia Guzieva Alternate: Anna Sidorova Skip: Hannah Fleming Third: Jennifer Dodds Second: Alice Spence Lead: Vicky Wright Alternate: Sophie Jackson Skip: Kim Eun-jung Third: Kim Kyeong-ae Second: Kim Seon-yeong Lead: Kim Yeong-mi Alternate: Kim Cho-hi Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Jennie Wåhlin Skip: Binia Feltscher Third: Irene Schori Second: Franziska Kaufmann Lead: Carole Howald Alternate: Raphaela Keiser Skip: Jamie Sinclair Third: Alexandra Carlson Second: Vicky Persinger Lead: Monica Walker Alternate: Jenna Martin Final round-robin standings Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.