In September 2017, the World Curling Federation announced they had reached an agreement with Kingdomway Sports to create a World Series of Curling, to help develop the sport in the lead-up to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

[1] In January 2018, the World Curling Federation announced the name of the tournament would be changed to the Curling World Cup, and consist of men's, women's, and mixed doubles events.

[2] On July 19, 2018, details about the Curling World Cup were announced, including the host cities, format, qualification rules, and logos for each leg of the event.

[3] On June 17, 2019, it was announced by the World Curling Federation that the series would not be renewed because Kingdomway Sports breached their agreement with the WCF by refusing to make all their payments as outlined in their contract.

Ties after eight ends were decided by a shoot-out, with each team throwing a stone and the one closest to the button winning.