1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship

1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship
Host city	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Arena	Moose Jaw Arena
Dates	April 4-9
Winner	Switzerland
Curling club	Bern Egghölzi Damen CC, Bern
Skip	Erika Müller
Third	Barbara Meyer
Second	Barbara Meier
Lead	Cristina Wirz
Finalist	Norway (Eva Vanvik)
« 1982 1984 »

The 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from April 3-9 at the Moose Jaw Arena in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Teams

Austria	Canada	Denmark	France	Italy
Kitzbühl CC Skip: Marianne Gartner Third: Edeltraud Koudelka Second: Monika Hölzl Lead: Herta Kuchenmeister	Halifax CC, Nova Scotia Skip: Penny LaRocque Third: Sharon Home Second: Cathy Caudle Lead: Pam Sanford	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Jane Bidstrup Third: Iben Larsen Second: Marj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christiensen Lead: Kirsten Hur	Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Fourth: Huguette Julien Third: Agnes Mercier Skip: Paulette Sulpice Lead: Monique Tournier	Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Maria-Grazzia Constantini Third: Ann Lacedelli Second: Nella Alvera Lead: Angela Constantini
Norway	Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Trondheim CC Skip: Eva Vanvik Third: Åse Vanvik Second: Alvhild Fugelmo Lead: Liv Grøseth	Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth Skip: Hazel McGregor Third: Jane Ramsey Second: Betty McGregor Lead: Billie-May Muirhead	Falu CC Skip: Anneli Burman Third: Brita Lindholm Second: Mait Bjurström Lead: Katarina Lässker	Bern Egghölzi Damen CC, Bern Skip: Erika Müller Third: Barbara Meyer Second: Barbara Meier Lead: Cristian Wirz	Granidears CC, Seattle, Washington Skip: Nancy Langley Third: Dolores Campbell Second: Nancy Wallace Lead: Leslie Frosch

Round Robin Standings

Country	Skip	W	L
Switzerland	Erika Müller	8	1
Canada	Penny LaRocque	7	2
Norway	Eva Vanvik	6	3
Sweden	Anneli Burman	5	4
France	Paulette Sulpice	5	4
Scotland	Hazel McGregor	4	5
Denmark	Jane Bidstrup	4	5
United States	Nancy Langley	4	5
Italy	Maria-Grazzia Constantini	2	7
Austria	Marianne Gartner	0	9

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	4
France (Sulpice)	8

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	11
Austria (Gartner)	1

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	10
Norway (Vanvik)	8

Team	Final
Scotland (McGregor)	9
Denmark (Bidstrup)	2

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	9
Switzerland (Müller)	17

Draw 2

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	6
Sweden (Burman)	4

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	3
Switzerland (Müller)	12

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	2
Scotland (McGregor)	8

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	10
France (Sulpice)	1

Team	Final
Austria (Gartner)	7
Denmark (Bidstrup)	10

Draw 3

Team	Final
Denmark (Bidstrup)	5
Switzerland (Müller)	8

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	8
Scotland (McGregor)	6

Team	Final
Austria (Gartner)	1
United States (Langley)	14

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	9
Italy (Constantini)	5

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	11
Sweden (Burman)	6

Draw 4

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	9
Austria (Gartner)	7

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	9
Italy (Constantini)	1

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	8
Switzerland (Müller)	4

Team	Final
Denmark (Bidstrup)	10
United States (Langley)	4

Team	Final
Scotland (McGregor)	8
Norway (Vanvik)	9

Draw 5

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	8
United States (Langley)	5

Team	Final
Austria (Gartner)	5
Norway (Vanvik)	13

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	10
Denmark (Bidstrup)	5

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	8
Scotland (McGregor)	5

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	10
Italy (Constantini)	6

Draw 6

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	7
Scotland (McGregor)	6

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	5
Denmark (Bidstrup)	10

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	7
Sweden (Burman)	6

Team	Final
Austria (Gartner)	1
Canada (La Rocque)	9

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	7
United States (Langley)	8

Draw 7

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	10
Italy (Constantini)	1

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	11
France (Sulpice)	3

Team	Final
Scotland (McGregor)	9
Austria (Gartner)	4

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	7
Norway (Vanvik)	6

Team	Final
Denmark (Bidstrup)	9
Canada (La Rocque)	5

Draw 8

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	9
Denmark (Bidstrup)	7

Team	Final
Scotland (McGregor)	9
United States (Langley)	5

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	5
Canada (La Rocque)	3

Team	Final
France (Sulpice)	7
Sweden (Burman)	5

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	8
Austria (Gartner)	4

Draw 9

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	5
Scotland (McGregor)	4

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	9
Denmark (Bidstrup)	3

Team	Final
Italy (Constantini)	9
United States (Langley)	5

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	12
Austria (Gartner)	5

Team	Final
Norway (Vanvik)	8
Austria (Gartner)	5

Tiebreaker

Team	Final
Sweden (Burman)	11
France (Sulpice)	4

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Switzerland	12
	4	Sweden	10
						1	Switzerland	18
						3	Norway	3
	2	Canada	3
	3	Norway	6

Semifinals

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	12
Sweden (Burman)	10

Team	Final
Canada (La Rocque)	3
Norway (Vanvik)	6

Final

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	18
Norway (Vanvik)	3

1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship
Switzerland 2nd title