The 2020 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship presented by Nature's Bounty for sponsorship reasons) was scheduled to be held from March 14 to 22 at the CN Centre in Prince George, Canada.
[1][2] On March 12, 2020, following the recommendations of Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[5] Upon cancellation, the qualifying process was left unclear.
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship:[6] The World Curling Federation World Ranking tracks and lists the success of all Member Associations.
[9] The teams were to be:[10] Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Meilleur Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire Skip: Han Yu Third: Zhang Lijun Second: Jiang Xindi Lead: Yu Jiaxin Alternate: Dong Ziqi Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Petra Vinšová Lead: Ežen Kolčevská Alternate: Michaela Baudyšová Skip: Mathilde Halse Third: Jasmin Lander Second: Karolina Jensen Lead: Julie Høgh Alternate: Madeleine Dupont Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Klara-Hermine Fomm Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Mia Höhne Skip: Veronica Zappone Third: Stefania Constantini Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Elena Dami Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Eri Ogihara Skip: Alina Kovaleva Third: Maria Komarova Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina Alternate: Anastasia Danshina Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Lauren Gray Second: Jennifer Dodds Lead: Vicky Wright Alternate: Sophie Sinclair Skip: Gim Un-chi Third: Um Min-ji Second: Kim Su-ji Lead: Seol Ye-eun Alternate: Seol Ye-ji Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna Heldin Fourth: Briar Hürlimann Skip: Elena Stern Second: Lisa Gisler Lead: Celine Koller Alternate: Corrie Hürlimann Skip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Becca Hamilton Second: Tara Peterson Lead: Aileen Geving Alternate: Allison Pottinger Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.