1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship

The 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from April 3–9 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship
Host city	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Arena	Moose Jaw Civic Centre
Dates	April 4–9
Winner	Switzerland
Curling club	Bern Egghölzi Damen CC, Bern
Skip	Erika Müller
Third	Barbara Meyer
Second	Barbara Meier
Lead	Cristina Wirz
Finalist	Norway (Eva Vanvik)
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Teams

Austria	Canada	Denmark	France	Italy
Kitzbühl CC, Kitzbühl Skip: Marianne Gartner Third: Edeltraud Koudelka Second: Monika Hölzl Lead: Herta Kuchenmeister	Halifax CC, Nova Scotia Skip: Penny LaRocque Third: Sharon Horne Second: Cathy Caudle Lead: Pam Sanford	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Jane Bidstrup Third: Iben Larsen Second: Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christiensen Lead: Kirsten Hur	Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Fourth: Huguette Jullien Third: Agnes Mercier Skip: Paulette Sulpice Lead: Monique Tournier	Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Maria-Grazzia Constantini Third: Ann Lacedelli Second: Nella Alvera Lead: Angela Constantini
Norway	Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Trondheim CC, Trondheim Skip: Eva Vanvik Third: Åse Vanvik Second: Alvhild Fugelmo Lead: Liv Grøseth	Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth Skip: Hazel McGregor Third: Jane Ramsey Second: Betty McGregor Lead: Billie-May Muirhead	Falu CC, Falun Skip: Anneli Burman Third: Brita Lindholm Second: Mait Bjurström Lead: Katarina Lässker	Bern Egghölzi Damen CC, Bern Skip: Erika Müller Third: Barbara Meyer Second: Barbara Meier Lead: Cristina Wirz	Granidears CC, Seattle, Washington Skip: Nancy Langley Third: Dolores Campbell Second: Nancy Wallace Lead: Leslie Frosch

Round-robin standings

Country	Skip	W	L
Switzerland	Erika Müller	8	1
Canada	Penny LaRocque	7	2
Norway	Eva Vanvik	6	3
Sweden	Anneli Burman	5	4
France	Paulette Sulpice	5	4
Scotland	Hazel McGregor	4	5
Denmark	Jane Bidstrup	4	5
United States	Nancy Langley	4	5
Italy	Maria-Grazzia Constantini	2	7
Austria	Marianne Gartner	0	9

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	4
France (Sulpice)	8

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	11
Austria (Gartner)	1

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	10
Norway (Vanvik)	8

Team	Final
Scotland (McGregor)	9
Denmark (Bidstrup)	2

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	9
Switzerland (Müller)	17

Draw 2

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	6
Sweden (Burman)	4

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	3
Switzerland (Müller)	12

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	2
Scotland (McGregor)	8

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	10
France (Sulpice)	1

Team	Final
Austria (Gartner)	7
Denmark (Bidstrup)	10

Draw 3

Team	Final
Denmark (Bidstrup)	5
Switzerland (Müller)	8

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	8
Scotland (McGregor)	6

Team	Final
Austria (Gartner)	1
United States (Langley)	14

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	9
Italy (Constantini)	5

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	11
Sweden (Burman)	6

Draw 4

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	9
Austria (Gartner)	7

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	9
Italy (Constantini)	1

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	8
Switzerland (Müller)	4

Team	Final
Denmark (Bidstrup)	10
United States (Langley)	4

Team	Final
Scotland (McGregor)	8
Norway (Vanvik)	9

Draw 5

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	8
United States (Langley)	5

Team	Final
Austria (Gartner)	5
Norway (Vanvik)	13

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	10
Denmark (Bidstrup)	5

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	8
Scotland (McGregor)	5

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	10
Italy (Constantini)	6

Draw 6

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	7
Scotland (McGregor)	6

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	5
Denmark (Bidstrup)	10

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	7
Sweden (Burman)	6

Team	Final
Austria (Gartner)	1
Canada (La Rocque)	9

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	7
United States (Langley)	8

Draw 7

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	10
Italy (Constantini)	1

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	11
France (Sulpice)	3

Team	Final
Scotland (McGregor)	9
Austria (Gartner)	4

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	7
Norway (Vanvik)	6

Team	Final
Denmark (Bidstrup)	9
Canada (La Rocque)	5

Draw 8

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	9
Denmark (Bidstrup)	7

Team	Final
Scotland (McGregor)	9
United States (Langley)	5

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	5
Canada (La Rocque)	3

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	7
Sweden (Burman)	5

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	8
Austria (Gartner)	4

Draw 9

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	5
Scotland (McGregor)	4

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	9
Denmark (Bidstrup)	3

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	9
United States (Langley)	5

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	12
Austria (Gartner)	5

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	8
Austria (Gartner)	5

Tiebreaker

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	11
France (Sulpice)	4

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Switzerland	12
	4	Sweden	10
						1	Switzerland	18
						3	Norway	3
	2	Canada	3
	3	Norway	6

Semifinals

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	12
Sweden (Burman)	10

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	3
Norway (Vanvik)	6

Final

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	18
Norway (Vanvik)	3

1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship
Switzerland 2nd title

External links

• "1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship Results". World Curling Federation.