The Women's World Curling Championship uses the Page playoff system. The top two teams from the round-robin stage play in the first semifinal, with the winner advancing to the final and the loser moving to the second semifinal. The teams ranked third and fourth in the round-robin play a qualification game, with the winner advancing to the second semifinal to face the loser of the first semifinal for the remaining spot in the final.
In this championship, the host team, Canada, finished first in the round-robin with a 10-1 record, while Switzerland ranked second with a 9-2 record. South Korea, Russia, and Sweden all finished with 8-3 records. In the qualification game for the final four, South Korea pulled off an upset by defeating the Sochi Winter Olympic silver medalists, Sweden, 7-5 to advance to the semifinals.
In the first semifinal, Canada defeated Switzerland 8-3 to advance directly to the final. According to the rules, Switzerland then faced the winner of the match between the third and fourth-ranked teams for the other spot in the final. In that match, South Korea and Russia competed intensely, with South Korea ultimately winning 9-5 to qualify for the second semifinal, while Russia was eliminated.
In the second semifinal, South Korea faced Switzerland. Switzerland performed exceptionally well, maintaining control throughout the match and forcing South Korea to concede after the ninth end with a 7-3 score, successfully advancing to the final to compete against Canada for the championship.
Facing the home-crowd favorite and Sochi Winter Olympic champions, Canada, Switzerland overcame a 2-4 deficit in the first half. They stole three points in the ninth end to stage a comeback, winning 9-5 to claim their fourth World Championship title, following their victories in 1979, 1983, and 2012. In the bronze medal match, Russia narrowly defeated South Korea 7-6 after an extra end to reach the World Championship podium for the first time.
With this, the Women's World Curling Championship has concluded. The final rankings are: Switzerland, Canada, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, United States, China, Germany, Czech Republic, Denmark, Scotland, and Latvia.
