' s ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁women ' s ▁title ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁champion ships ▁were ▁separated , ▁and ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁made ▁between ▁the ▁World ▁Cur ling ▁Federation ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Cur ling ▁Association ▁that ▁Canada ▁would ▁host ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tournament s ▁ann ually ▁each ▁year , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁title ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Ford ▁of ▁Canada . ▁Canada ▁began ▁a ▁stre ak ▁of ▁top ▁two ▁finish es ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁tournament , ▁and ▁China ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁world ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁world ▁championship ▁for ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁cur ling ▁was ▁created . ▁Switzerland ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁world ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁title , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁win ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁titles . ▁Russia ▁and ▁Hung ary ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁world ▁cur ling ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁championship , ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁France , ▁Austria , ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁world ▁cur ling ▁med als . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁world ▁championship ▁for ▁mixed ▁cur ling ▁was ▁created , ▁replacing ▁the ▁European ▁M ixed ▁Cur ling ▁Championship ▁and ▁supp lant ing ▁the ▁European ▁M ixed ▁and ▁Canadian ▁M ixed ▁cur ling ▁champion ships ▁as ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁mixed ▁cur ling