The 2025 World Women's Curling Championship (46th) (branded as the 2025 LGT World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 15 to 23 at the Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink in Uijeongbu, South Korea.[1] It was the first international curling event held in Uijeongbu and the second World Women's Championship held in Korea as Gangneung hosted the 2009 championship.[2] This event was the last women's event to earn Qualification Points for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The format for the Championship featured a thirteen team round robin. The top six teams qualified for the playoff round, where the top two teams receive a bye while the remaining four play in the qualification round to qualify for the semifinals.[3]
The final featured a rematch of between Canada's Rachel Homan rink and Switzerland's Team Silvana Tirinzoni, who both faced off against each other in the 2024 final, which was won by Homan. In the game, Homan took a commanding 6–3 lead in the eighth end. On her final stone of the end, Homan made a delicate tap to sit two. Swiss fourth-thrower Alina Pätz then overcurled on her attempt to draw to the button, giving up a steal of two. Pätz missed her final shot in the 9th as well, giving up another point, to go down 7–3. At this point, the Swiss team conceded the match to Canada. With the win, Homan and her team became the first Canadian rink to win back to back world championships since Sandra Schmirler in 1993 and 1994. It was the third World Championship for Homan and second Emma Miskew, who also won in 2017.[4] It was also the first time a Canadian men's or women's national team had won a gold at a World Championship overseas since Homan's win in 2017.[5]
China won the bronze medal, defeating the host South Koreans 9–4.
Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2025 World Women's Curling Championship. Of note, this was the first World Women's Championship appearance for Lithuania, who was represented by skip Virginija Paulauskaitė.[6] China returned for the first time since 2021 while Turkey qualified for a fourth straight year since their debut in 2022.[7]
^For the last two ends of Draw 14, Team China skip Wang Rui removed herself from the game with Han Yu skipping the team, and Dong Ziqi playing third. Alternate Su Tingyu threw second rocks.
^ abFor the last five ends of Draw 20, Team China's alternate Su Tingyu threw second rocks.