<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "2017 2019" </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17 - 25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada . The format of the tournament was changed this year, with 13 teams qualifying for the tournament (as opposed to 12 in previous years), and the top 6 teams from round - robin play will qualify for the playoffs (rather than 4). The playoff system were single - knockout, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round . </P> <P> The event was won by Canada's Jennifer Jones rink from Winnipeg, which was her second world championship for the 2014 Olympic gold medalists . </P> <P> Off the ice, the event was a success and set an attendance record for a women's world championship held in Canada . Jennifer Jones was complimentary of the fans, saying she had never played in a louder arena . </P>

Who won the women's world curling championship