▁Championship ▁( even ▁years ) ▁ 2 0 1 9 : ▁L GT ▁World ▁Women ' s ▁Cur ling ▁Championship ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁format ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁world ▁champion ships , ▁held ▁as ▁compet itions ▁between ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Canada , ▁were ▁held ▁as ▁five - game ▁series ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations . ▁Upon ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁format ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁double ▁round ▁ro bin ▁pre lim inary ▁round ▁with ▁a ▁three - team ▁knock out ▁round ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁round ▁ro bin . ▁The ▁knock out ▁round ▁was ▁removed ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁champion ships . ▁With ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁more ▁teams , ▁a ▁single ▁round ▁ro bin ▁pre lim inary ▁round ▁with ▁a ▁four - team ▁knock out ▁round ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁champion ships ▁occurr ing ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁included ▁three - team ▁knock out ▁r ounds ▁instead ▁of ▁four - team ▁knock out ▁r ounds . ▁The ▁knock out ▁round ▁format ▁was ▁adjust ed ▁from ▁single - el im ination ▁to ▁the ▁Page ▁play off ▁system ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁champion ships ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁third ▁place ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁either ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁semif inal ▁of ▁a ▁three - team ▁knock out ▁round ▁or ▁the ▁higher - se eded ▁team