The 2006 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 18–26 at the Canada Games Arena in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

Sweden, skipped by Anette Norberg, fresh off winning a gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, defeated the United States, skipped by Debbie McCormick in the final, 10–9. Norberg won the game by making a draw in the 10th end. It was the second of three world championships for Norberg.

Teams

CanadaChinaDenmark
Kelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Kelly Scott Third: Jeanna Schraeder Second: Sasha Carter Lead: Renee Simons Alternate: Michelle AllenHarbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Yue Qingshuang Second: Liu Yin Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Sun YueTårnby CC, Tårnby Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Camilla Jensen Second: Denise Dupont Lead: Angelina Jensen** Alternate: Charlotte Hedegård
GermanyItalyJapan
SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Anna Hartelt Lead: Marie Rotter Alternate: Tina TchatschkeNew Wave CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giulia Lacedelli Second: Rosa Pompanin Lead: Violetta Caldart Alternate: Arianna LorenziKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Yukako Tsuchiya Third: Junko Sonobe Second: Tomoko Sonobe Lead: Chiemi Kameyama Alternate: Mitsuki Satoh
NetherlandsNorwayScotland
CC Utrecht, Utrecht Skip: Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon Third: Ellen van der Cammen Second: Margrietha Voskuilen Lead: Erika Doornbos Alternate: Idske de JongSnarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Marianne Haslum Second: Camilla Holth Lead: Charlotte Hovring Alternate: Kristin SkaslienDun CC, Montrose & Stirling Ice Rink Sports Club, Stirling Skip: Kelly Wood Third: Lorna Vevers Second: Kim Brewster Lead: Lindsay Wood Alternate: Kerry Barr
SwedenSwitzerlandUnited States
Härnösands CK, Härnösand Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Eva Lund Second: Cathrine Lindahl Lead: Anna Svärd Alternate: Ulrika BergmanDübendorf CC, Dübendorf Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Third: Sandra Attinger Second: Anna Neuenschwander Lead: Esther Neuenschwander Alternate: Carmen SchäferMadison CC, Madison Skip: Debbie McCormick Third: Allison Pottinger Second: Nicole Joraanstad Lead: Natalie Nicholson Alternate: Caitlin Maroldo

** Angelina Jensen skipped the Danish team until she suffered a miscarriage and had to return to Denmark. Fourth Madeleine Dupont was given skipping duties following Jensen's departure.

Round robin standings

CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct.
SwedenAnette Norberg1019351534381485%
United StatesDebbie McCormick10192485633112684%
GermanyAndrea Schöpp8383634947121273%
CanadaKelly Scott7477634744141281%
ChinaWang Bingyu657158454716778%
DenmarkAngelina Jensen658179514771773%
NorwayDordi Nordby5672644546121274%
ScotlandKelly Wood475983444613976%
ItalyDiana Gaspari4766735140171972%
SwitzerlandSilvana Tirinzoni384982365210673%
JapanYukako Tsuchiya385972405115775%
NetherlandsShari Leibbrandt-Demmon01137103345511568%

Round robin results

Draw 1

March 18, 14:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
China (Wang) 🔨00101000103
Norway (Nordby)00010111015
Sheet B12345678910Final
Sweden (Norberg)00220202008
Germany (Schöpp) 🔨01003010117
Sheet C12345678910Final
Japan (Tsuchiya) 🔨100001000X2
Canada (Scott)010110101X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)00100000XX1
United States (McCormick) 🔨01021112XX8

Draw 2

March 18, 21:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Canada (Scott)002010010X4
Sweden (Norberg) 🔨040101101X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Scotland (Wood)00020103017
Italy (Gaspari) 🔨01002010206
Sheet C12345678910Final
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon) 🔨10010110004
Denmark (Jensen)012020011310
Sheet D12345678910Final
Japan (Tsuchiya) 🔨100101020X5
Germany (Schöpp)021030102X9

Draw 3

March 19, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
United States (McCormick)21012020008
China (Wang) 🔨00100201105
Sheet B12345678910Final
Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 🔨0010010XXX2
Norway (Nordby)0102302XXX8

Draw 4

March 19, 13:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
Italy (Gaspari) 🔨011011120X7
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon)100000001X2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Germany (Schöpp)01001010003
Canada (Scott) 🔨10010201128
Sheet C12345678910Final
Sweden (Norberg) 🔨020040102X9
Japan (Tsuchiya)001101010X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Scotland (Wood) 🔨00401010006
Denmark (Jensen)000103022210

Draw 5

March 19, 18:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
Norway (Nordby) 🔨030020000X5
United States (McCormick)002101211X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon) 🔨100001001X3
Scotland (Wood)011110120X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Denmark (Jensen) 🔨00303000017
Italy (Gaspari)01010111106
Sheet D12345678910Final
China (Wang) 🔨013010030X8
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)000101101X4

Draw 6

March 20, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)01030101118
Japan (Tsuchiya) 🔨10102020006
Sheet B12345678910Final
United States (McCormick)🔨10102000105
Sweden (Norberg)01020211018
Sheet C12345678910Final
China (Wang)00011002015
Canada (Scott) 🔨00100100204
Sheet D12345678910Final
Norway (Nordby)00010200104
Germany (Schöpp) 🔨01102021018

Draw 7

March 20, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Sweden (Norberg)03001102018
Denmark (Jensen) 🔨10110010206
Sheet B12345678910Final
Japan (Tsuchiya)00100100204
Italy (Gaspari) 🔨11001010015
Sheet C12345678910Final
Germany (Schöpp)00010501007
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon) 🔨01001020116
Sheet D12345678910Final
Canada (Scott)00200202017
Scotland (Wood) 🔨11011020006

Draw 8

March 20, 18:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
Scotland (Wood) 🔨10101010105
China (Wang)010201020410
Sheet B12345678910Final
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon)01010010104
Norway (Nordby) 🔨30201100018
Sheet C12345678910Final
Italy (Gaspari)01000211016
Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 🔨00022000004
Sheet D12345678910Final
Denmark (Jensen)000101XXXX2
United States (McCormick) 🔨123030XXXX9

Draw 9

March 21, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Italy (Gaspari) 🔨02010210107
Norway (Nordby)10201001005
Sheet B12345678910Final
Denmark (Jensen) 🔨100101010X4
China (Wang)012020102X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Scotland (Wood)0020100XXX3
United States (McCormick) 🔨0203051XXX11
Sheet D12345678910Final
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon)01010101004
Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 🔨00202020219

Draw 10

March 21, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
United States (McCormick)00011010216
Germany (Schöpp) 🔨10100201005
Sheet B12345678910Final
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)002001010X4
Canada (Scott) 🔨020110103X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Norway (Nordby)01100101105
Sweden (Norberg) 🔨20021010017
Sheet D12345678910Final
China (Wang)00001000102
Japan (Tsuchiya) 🔨01000110014

Draw 11

March 21, 18:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
Canada (Scott)051403XXXX13
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon) 🔨100020XXXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Germany (Schöpp) 🔨11001020049
Scotland (Wood)00020102005
Sheet C12345678910Final
Japan (Tsuchiya)10050100007
Denmark (Jensen) 🔨011010121310
Sheet D12345678910Final
Sweden (Norberg) 🔨10300213XX10
Italy (Gaspari)01020000XX3

Draw 12

March 22, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Japan (Tsuchiya)00010020115
Scotland (Wood) 🔨00202101006
Sheet B12345678910Final
Sweden (Norberg)202020223X13
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon) 🔨010102000X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Canada (Scott) 🔨02030101018
Italy (Gaspari)00102020106
Sheet D12345678910Final
Germany (Schöpp) 🔨00102004108
Denmark (Jensen)00020210016

Draw 13

March 22, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Denmark (Jensen)01111020129
Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 🔨10000103005
Sheet B12345678910Final
Italy (Gaspari)02200100207
United States (McCormick) 🔨20022012009
Sheet C12345678910Final
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon)010010100X3
China (Wang) 🔨103001033X11
Sheet D12345678910Final
Scotland (Wood)002010XXXX3
Norway (Nordby) 🔨030403XXXX10

Draw 14

March 22, 19:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
China (Wang) 🔨02001010105
Sweden (Norberg)00020201016
Sheet B12345678910Final
Norway (Nordby) 🔨20010001015
Japan (Tsuchiya)02001110207
Sheet C12345678910Final
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)01001010XX3
Germany (Schöpp) 🔨10320103XX10
Sheet D12345678910Final
United States (McCormick) 🔨11000210016
Canada (Scott)00010001002

Draw 15

March 23, 10:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
Germany (Schöpp)00042002008
Italy (Gaspari) 🔨10100010227
Sheet B12345678910Final
Canada (Scott) 🔨20200020219
Denmark (Jensen)020134010011
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Sweden (Norberg)002001010105
Scotland (Wood) 🔨010110101016
Sheet D12345678910Final
Japan (Tsuchiya) 🔨00010511XX8
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon)00001000XX1

Draw 16

March 23, 13:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Netherlands (Leibbrandt-Demmon) 🔨10001001003
United States (McCormick)001100203310
Sheet B12345678910Final
Scotland (Wood)00201100105
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)10010021027
Sheet C12345678910Final
Denmark (Jensen) 🔨00300201006
Norway (Nordby)00011030139
Sheet D12345678910Final
Italy (Gaspari) 🔨10010101206
China (Wang)00202020039

Draw 17

March 23, 18:30

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Norway (Nordby) 🔨101220020008
Canada (Scott)020000203119
Sheet B12345678910Final
China (Wang) 🔨11001001105
Germany (Schöpp)00120310029
Sheet C12345678910Final
United States (McCormick)012202022112
Japan (Tsuchiya) 🔨30001030007
Sheet D12345678910Final
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)0100010XXX2
Sweden (Norberg) 🔨2031004XXX10

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1Sweden81Sweden10
2United States52United States9
2United States8
4Canada7
3Germany4
4Canada8

1 vs. 2 game

March 24, 13:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
United States (McCormick)00020020105
Sweden (Norberg) 🔨01301201008
Player Percentages
United StatesSweden
Natalie Nicholson88%Anna Svärd77%
Nicole Joraanstad73%Cathrine Lindahl83%
Allison Pottinger66%Eva Lund84%
Debbie McCormick76%Anette Norberg77%
Total76%Total80%

3 vs. 4 game

March 24, 19:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
Canada (Scott) 🔨10002020128
Germany (Schöpp)02000101004
Player Percentages
CanadaGermany
Renee Simons85%Marie-Therese Rotter76%
Sasha Carter79%Anna Hartelt71%
Jeanna Schraeder86%Monika Wagner80%
Kelly Scott79%Andrea Schöpp74%
Total82%Total75%

Semifinal

March 25, 09:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
Canada (Scott)02100102107
United States (McCormick) 🔨30020010028
Player Percentages
United StatesCanada
Natalie Nicholson84%Renee Simons81%
Nicole Joraanstad78%Sasha Carter74%
Allison Pottinger75%Jeanna Schraeder84%
Debbie McCormick73%Kelly Scott75%
Total77%Total78%

Final

March 26, 10:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
Sweden (Norberg) 🔨102031020110
United States (McCormick)01040020209
Player Percentages
United StatesSweden
Natalie Nicholson88%Anna Svärd86%
Nicole Joraanstad80%Cathrine Lindahl76%
Allison Pottinger83%Eva Lund79%
Debbie McCormick75%Anette Norberg76%
Total81%Total79%

Round-robin player percentages

Leads%Seconds%Thirds%Skips%
United States Natalie Nicholson87Sweden Cathrine Lindahl84Sweden Eva Lund85Sweden Anette Norberg85
Sweden Anna Svärd86United States Nicole Joraanstad83Canada Jeanna Schraeder82United States Debbie McCormick83
Canada Renee Simons85China Yue Qingshuang78United States Allison Pottinger82Canada Kelly Scott81
Switzerland Esther Neuenschwander81Canada Sasha Carter77China Liu Yin80Germany Andrea Schöpp78
Italy Violetta Caldart80Scotland Kim Brewster76Norway Marianne Haslum75China Wang Bingyu76

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