▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Italian ▁Women ' s ▁Cur ling ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁format ▁First ▁was ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁( R ound ▁ro bin ), ▁where ▁the ▁teams ▁played ▁among ▁themselves ▁in ▁a ▁four - round ▁round ▁ro bin ▁system . ▁If ▁two ▁teams ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁wins , ▁they ▁were ▁ranked ▁among ▁themselves ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁two ▁their ▁matches ; ▁if ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vict ories ▁for ▁three ▁or ▁more ▁teams ▁is ▁equal , ▁teams ▁were ▁ranked ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁Draw ▁Sh ot ▁Challenge ▁( D SC , ▁in ▁cent imet res ; ▁the ▁smaller ▁value , ▁the ▁higher ▁the ▁rank ). ▁The ▁four ▁best ▁teams ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁stage , ▁the ▁play off , ▁using ▁the ▁Page ▁play off ▁system ▁( two ▁best ▁teams , ▁following ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁round , ▁hold ▁a ▁match ▁for ▁a ▁direct ▁by e ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁( play offs - 1 ). ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁teams ▁played , ▁with ▁the ▁w inners ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals ▁( play offs - 2 ). ▁The ▁semif inal ▁was ▁between ▁the ▁los er ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁and ▁a ▁winner ▁in ▁the ▁second . ▁In ▁the ▁final s , ▁gold ▁was ▁to ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 ▁vs . ▁ 2 ▁play off ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁semif inal . ▁Los ers ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁and ▁the ▁play offs