▁of ▁all ▁colours . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁World ▁Cur ling ▁Championships ▁was ▁held . ▁The ▁champion ships ▁were ▁held ▁separately ▁from ▁the ▁men ' s ▁champion ships ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁years . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Switzerland , ▁Canada , ▁Sweden , ▁Den mark , ▁and ▁Germany ▁won ▁world ▁titles . ▁ ▁Bron ze ▁med als ▁were ▁not ▁awarded ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁for ▁the ▁women ' s ▁tournament ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁for ▁the ▁men ' s ▁tournament . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁was ▁shared ▁by ▁the ▁semif inals ▁los ers . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁champion ships ▁were ▁held ▁together . ▁Norway ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁world ▁women ' s ▁title . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Ford ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Cur ling ▁Federation ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁make ▁Ford ▁the ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Cur ling ▁Championships . ▁Japan , ▁the ▁first ▁nation ▁from ▁Asia ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁world s , ▁made ▁their ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁at ▁the ▁women ' s ▁championship , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁men ' s ▁championship . ▁South ▁Korea ▁and ▁China ▁followed ▁suit ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁Scotland ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁women