Korea and Switzerland maintain unbeaten records at LGT World Women’s Championship (2025)

17 March 2025

Korea and Switzerland both won two games in Monday’s round-robin play to stay tied at the top of the table at the LGT World Women’s Championship in Uijeongbu, each with five wins and no losses.

Korea first secured a 9-6 win over China, followed by a 9-4 victory over Türkiye. In their game against China, Korea led 6-3 going into the tenth end. However, China’s skip, Rui Wang, executed a double take-out to score three points, tying the game at 6-6. Despite this, Korea responded strongly and secured a 9-6 victory. Korea then claimed a comfortable win over Türkiye, with a three-point score in the sixth end and a single steal to seal the 9-4 result.

Korea skip Gim Eunji said, “We’re just staying focussed in each game and trying to improve in each game. We’re getting used to the ice and that’s what’s letting us carry on with these wins.”

Switzerland’s Close Call

Switzerland enjoyed a more straightforward win against Japan, thanks in part to a three-point steal in the third end. However, they found Scotland to be a tougher challenge. The Scots, who had earlier beaten Italy 7-5, held a 3-1 lead at the break. In the tenth end of a tense match, the score was tied at 5-5 when Switzerland’s fourth player, Alina Paetz, played her final stone. Though it feathered a guard on the way in, she managed to nudge another Swiss stone into position to score the winning point and secure a 6-5 victory.

Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni remarked, “We were not confident at all about that last stone …it was lucky. More generally, she added, “we had two bad ends and we knew that we could not continue like this. We knew we had to focus better, be sharper and make more shots.”

Canada’s Solid Win

Canada had only one game on Monday, but their 9-3 victory over Denmark was enough to secure a third win and keep them in third place. Denmark then bounced back with a 13-7 win over Norway. In the ninth end, Danish skip Madeleine Dupont played a draw to score four points, increasing her team’s lead to 13-7, after which Norway conceded. This result puts Denmark in joint fourth place with Sweden.

Sweden’s Tough Loss to the United States

Sweden lost their only game on Wednesday, a 6-5 defeat to the United States. The game went to an extra end, tied at 5-5. The Americans had the last stone advantage, and in the extra end, skip Tabitha Peterson drew her final stone onto the button to score the winning point.

Peterson commented, “that was pretty big. Our record is now even at two and two, so that was a big win. It was definitely a tough loss for us last night against Italy, we had our chances to win that game. So, it’s a mental grind – flush it – come back and do your best the next day. Now we know we have to play our best to beat these teams. We’ve just to keep in our minds that we’re playing well, keep running our processes, keep making our shots, and the wins will come.”

China shares a 2-2 record with the United States, having lost their only Monday game to Korea.

Italy’s Confidence Restored

Further down the table, Italy, Japan, Norway, and Scotland are tied for eighth place with two wins and three losses. Italy rebounded from their loss to Scotland with an 8-2 victory over Lithuania. By the eighth end, Italy had built an 8-1 lead. Lithuanian skip Virginija Paulauskaite drew her final stone into position to score one more point, but her team conceded with the score at 8-2.

Italy skip Stefania Constantini said, “we needed this kind of game to find our confidence again. So, we’re focussing on what we’ve worked on during the season and remembering our strengths. We had a good meeting (after the Scotland loss) and…it worked!”

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