2020 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2020 World Women's Curling Championship was scheduled to be held from March 14 to 22 at the CN Centre in Prince George, Canada. On March 12, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event was set to be the first event to start gathering points towards the 2022 Winter Olympic Qualification. Upon cancellation, the qualifying process was left unclear.
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship:| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | |
| 2019 Americas Challenge | 1 | |
| 2019 European Curling Championships | 7 | |
| 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships | 2 | |
| 2020 World Qualification Event | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 13 |
World Ranking
The World Curling Federation World Ranking tracks and lists the success of all Member Associations.| Member Associations | Rank | Points |
| 1 | 81.569 | |
| 2 | 65.907 | |
| 3 | 63.382 | |
| 4 | 59.559 | |
| 5 | 56.520 | |
| 6 | 55.588 | |
| 7 | 50.098 | |
| 8 | 45.441 | |
| 9 | 40.147 | |
| 10 | 27.059 | |
| 11 | 19.593 | |
| 12 | 19.338 | |
| 13 | 13.284 |
Teams
The teams were to be:| Gimli CC, Gimli Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Meilleur Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire | CSO CC, Beijing & Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Han Yu Third: Zhang Lijun Second: Jiang Xindi Lead: Yu Jiaxin Alternate: Dong Ziqi | CC Sokol Liboc, Prague Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Petra Vinšová Lead: Ežen Kolčevská Alternate: Michaela Baudyšová | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre, Tårnby CC, Tårnby & Copenhagen CC, Kastrup Skip: Mathilde Halse Third: Jasmin Lander Second: Karolina Jensen Lead: Julie Høgh Alternate: Madeleine Dupont | CC Füssen, Füssen & 1.SCV Geising, Geising Skip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Klara-Hermine Fomm Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Mia Höhne |
| 3S Sys-tek, Pinerolo & CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Veronica Zappone Third: Stefania Constantini Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Elena Dami | Tokoro CC, Kitami & SCAP Karuizawa Arena, Kariuzawa Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Eri Ogihara | Adamant CC, Saint Petersburg Skip: Alina Kovaleva Third: Maria Komarova Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina Alternate: Anastasia Danshina | Dunkeld CC, Pitlochry, Balfron CC, Balfron, Carrington CC, Edinburgh & Leswalt CC, Leswalt Skip: Eve Muirhead Third: Lauren Gray Second: Jennifer Dodds Lead: Vicky Wright Alternate: Sophie Sinclair | Gyeonggi-do CC, Uijeongbu Skip: Gim Un-chi Third: Um Min-ji Second: Kim Su-ji Lead: Seol Ye-eun Alternate: Seol Ye-ji |
| Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg Skip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna Heldin | CC Oberwallis, Brig-Glis Fourth: Briar Hürlimann Skip: Elena Stern Second: Lisa Gisler Lead: Celine Koller Alternate: Corrie Hürlimann | St. Paul CC, St. Paul, Madison CC, Madison & Duluth CC, Duluth Skip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Becca Hamilton Second: Tara Peterson Lead: Aileen Geving Alternate: Allison Pottinger |
WCT ranking
Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.| Nation | Rank | Points |
| 1 | 467.461 | |
| 2 | 420.070 | |
| 4 | 342.872 | |
| 6 | 333.591 | |
| 9 | 283.984 | |
| 10 | 245.428 | |
| 12 | 237.658 | |
| 17 | 194.967 | |
| 26 | 149.539 | |
| 30 | 135.678 | |
| 76 | 46.404 | |
| 79 | 45.753 | |
| 148 | 12.838 |