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2026 World Men's Curling Championship

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2026 World Men's
Curling Championship
2026 World Men's  Curling Championship
Host cityOgden, Utah, United States
ArenaWeber County Ice Sheet
DatesMarch 27 – April 4
Winner Sweden
Curling clubKarlstads CK, Karlstad
SkipNiklas Edin
ThirdOskar Eriksson
SecondRasmus Wranå
LeadChristoffer Sundgren
AlternateSimon Olofsson
CoachAlexander Lindström
Finalist Canada (Dunstone)
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The 2026 World Men's Curling Championship (67th) (branded as the 2026 LGT World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 27 to April 4 at the Weber County Ice Sheet in Ogden, Utah, United States.[1] The venue previously hosted the curling events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]

The format for the Championship featured a thirteen team round robin. The top six teams qualified for the playoff round, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played in the qualification round to qualify for the semifinals.[3]

In the opening ceremonies, 2018 Olympic gold medalist John Shuster threw the ceremonial first stone toward Rhona Howie, who had won the gold medal in the women's event at the 2002 Olympics at the venue.[4]

The event saw the debut for Poland, who also recorded their first ever win, an 11–4 victory over Germany in Draw 5.[5]

Qualification

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Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship. This was the first World Men's Championship appearance for Poland, who qualified after finishing seventh at the European Championship.[6]

Means of Qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1  United States
2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships 4  Canada
 Japan
 China
 South Korea
2025 European Curling Championships 8  Sweden
 Switzerland
 Scotland
 Italy
 Germany
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Norway
TOTAL13

Teams

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The teams were as follows:[7]

 Canada[note 1]  China[8][note 2]  Czech Republic[9][note 3]  Germany[10][note 4]  Italy[11]
Granite CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Matt Dunstone
Third: Colton Lott
Second: E. J. Harnden
Lead: Ryan Harnden
Alternate: Geoff Walker

CSO Curling Club, Beijing

Skip: Fei Xueqing[note 5]
Third: Li Zhichao
Second: Yu Sen
Lead: Wang Zhenhao
Alternate: Xu Xiaoming

CC Zbraslav & CC Dion, Prague

Skip: Lukáš Klíma
Third: Marek Černovský
Second: Martin Jurík
Lead: Lukáš Klípa
Alternate: Vít Chabičovský

CC Füssen, Füssen

Skip: Marc Muskatewitz
Third: Benjamin Kapp
Second: Felix Messenzehl
Lead: Johannes Scheuerl
Alternate: Mario Trevisiol

Trentino CC & Cembra CC, Cembra

Skip: Joël Retornaz Stefano Spiller[note 6]
Third: Amos Mosaner
Second: Sebastiano Arman
Lead: Alberto Pimpini[note 7]
Alternate: Mattia Giovanella

 Japan[12][note 8]  Norway[13][note 9]  Poland[14][note 10]  Scotland[15][note 11]  South Korea[16]
SC Karuizawa Club, Karuizawa

Fourth: Riku Yanagisawa
Skip: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Second: Takeru Yamamoto
Lead: Satoshi Koizumi
Alternate: Shingo Usui

Oppdal CK, Oppdal

Skip: Andreas Hårstad
Third: Wilhelm Næss
Second: Michael Mellemseter
Lead: Mathias Brænden
Alternate: Magnus Ramsfjell

Wałbrzych CC, Wałbrzych

Skip: Konrad Stych
Third: Krzysztof Domin
Second: Marcin Ciemiński
Lead: Bartosz Łobaza
Alternate: Maksym Grzelka

The Peak, Stirling

Skip: Ross Whyte
Third: Robin Brydone
Second: Craig Waddell
Lead: Euan Kyle
Alternate: Duncan McFadzean

Uiseong CC, Uiseong

Fourth: Kim Soo-hyuk[note 12]
Skip: Kim Chang-min
Second: Yoo Min-hyeon
Lead: Jeon Jae-ik

 Sweden[17][note 13]  Switzerland[18][note 14]  United States[19][note 15]
Karlstads CK, Karlstad

Skip: Niklas Edin
Third: Oskar Eriksson
Second: Rasmus Wranå
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
Alternate: Simon Olofsson

CC Glarus, Glarus

Fourth: Philipp Hösli
Skip: Marco Hösli
Second: Simon Gloor
Lead: Justin Hausherr
Alternate: Jan Hess

Duluth CC, Duluth

Skip: John Shuster
Third: Chris Plys
Second: Colin Hufman
Lead: Matt Hamilton
Alternate: Aidan Oldenburg

Notes
  1. Geoff Walker was substituted as 2nd in the game of draw 14, and played as Lead in the game of draw 20.
  2. Xu Xiaoming played as 3rd in the games of draws 15, 17, and 18, whilst the other three players — Li, Yung and Wang — alternated between the positions of Second, Lead, and Alternate.
  3. Vít Chabičovský played as 2nd in the game of draw 14, and as 3rd in the game of draw 19.
  4. Mario Trevisiol was substituted as Lead in the game of draw 13.
  5. China has qualified for the World Championship as Team Xu Xiaoming. With no reasons provided, China played with regular 3rd Fei Xueqing as Skip; the other players, including the alternate, each moved up one position. The official name of the team — according to World Curling — remains Xu Xiaoming.
  6. Italy has qualified for the World Championships as Team Joel Retornaz. For personal reasons, Retornaz decided not to compete with the national team at this World Championship. In his place, the 2025 Junior World Champion, Stefano Spiller, skipped the team.
  7. Following the change in the Skip position, Alternate Alberto Pimpini replaced regular Lead Mattia Giovanella, who took on the role of Alternate.
  8. Due to an injury, Takeru Yamamoto only played in the games of draw 1, 2, 5, 6 and 10, Shingo Usui as 2nd replaced Yamamoto in the last 6 games; Japan was forced to play the game in draw 8 with only 3 players.
  9. Magnus Ramsfjell played as the skipping 4th in the games of draw 9, 11, 12 and 20, as 3rd in the games of draw 14 and 17; Mathias Brænden sat out the game of draw 12; Michael Mellemseter sat out the games of draw 11 and 19; Andreas Hårstad sat out the games of draw 9 and 20, moved to 2nd in the game of draw 11 and to Lead in the game of draw 12.
  10. Maksym Grzelka played as 2nd in the games of draw 7 and 17 for Bartosz Łobaza whilst Marcin Ciemiński moved to Lead, and of the draw 9, 10, 15.
  11. Duncan McFadzean was substituted as Lead in the games of draw 7 and 20, as 2nd in the games of draw 10 and 14.
  12. Kim Soo-hyuk had to refrain from participating due to an undisclosed injury
  13. Simon Olofsson played as 2nd in the game of draw 4, and as Lead in the games of draw 9, 14 and 16; he was also substituted as Lead in the game of draw 19.
  14. Jan Hess was substituted as Lead in the 6th and last end in the game of draw 16.
  15. Aidan Oldenburg played as Lead in the games of draw 12 for Matt Hamilton, and 15 for Colin Hufman whilst Hamilton moved to 2nd.


World Curling ranking

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Year-to-date World Curling ranking for each team prior to the event.[20]

Nation (Skip)RankPoints
 Canada (Dunstone)4372.8
 Scotland (Whyte)5349.0
 Italy (Retornaz)7271.1
 United States (Shuster)8259.0
 China (Xu)12208.2
 Sweden (Edin)13200.9
 Japan (Yamaguchi)16172.6
 Switzerland (Hösli)18165.4
 Germany (Muskatewitz)20148.6
 Czech Republic (Klíma)28133.1
 South Korea (Kim)4097.5
 Norway (Hårstad)4979.5
 Poland (Stych)9027.4

Round robin standings

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Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
 SwedenNiklas Edin1021–18851473361488.7%14.445
 ScotlandRoss Whyte1021–18845473671089.0%23.959
 CanadaMatt Dunstone1021–18852483561688.6%30.777
 SwitzerlandMarco Hösli938962544031888.3%29.673
 United StatesJohn Shuster841–0847147488585.8%29.355
 ItalyStefano Spiller840–174664438181286.6%19.673
 ChinaXu Xiaoming666879454510782.7%20.545
 JapanTsuyoshi Yamaguchi577071444461285.6%30.482
 GermanyMarc Muskatewitz48649345474780.6%22.109
 South KoreaKim Chang-min391–0588638518180.7%31.909
 Czech RepublicLukáš Klíma390–1689143565780.4%37.614
 PolandKonrad Stych210579436527677.1%56.782
 NorwayAndreas Hårstad0125792435611780.3%25.355
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Canada China Czech Republic Germany Italy Japan Norway Poland Scotland South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States Record
3  Canada 8–4 9–5 9–2 9–2 8–3 7–5 9–2 3–8 5–2 10–3 8–7 3–9 10–2
7  China 4–8 8–7 9–5 4–7 8–7 9–4 6–5 3–9 8–4 2–9 2–8 5–6 6–6
10  Czech Republic 5–9 7–8 7–8 4–6 7–6 6–5 10–6 2–8 6–7 2–11 7–9 5–8 3–9
9  Germany 2–9 5–9 8–7 5–7 4–10 7–6 4–11 4–10 6–4 3–8 6–7 10–5 4–8
6  Italy 2–9 7–4 6–4 7–5 6–4 7–4 8–4 3–9 9–4 4–9 7–1 8–9 8–4
8  Japan 3–8 7–8 6–7 10–4 4–6 6–4 10–2 7–5 9–3 3–7 3–8 2–9 5–7
13  Norway 5–7 4–9 5–6 6–7 4–7 4–6 5–8 5–7 7–9 4–9 1–8 7–9 0–12
12  Poland 2–9 5–6 6–10 11–4 4–8 2–10 8–5 2–7 4–7 1–9 9–11 3–8 2–10
2  Scotland 8–3 9–3 8–2 10–4 9–3 5–7 7–5 7–2 7–2 5–6 7–4 6–4 10–2
11  South Korea 2–5 4–8 7–6 4–6 4–9 3–9 9–7 7–4 2–7 6–7 2–9 8–9 3–9
1  Sweden 3–10 9–2 11–2 8–3 9–4 7–3 9–4 9–1 6–5 7–6 5–8 5–3 10–2
4  Switzerland 7–8 8–2 9–7 7–6 1–7 8–3 8–1 11–9 4–7 9–2 8–5 9–5 9–3
5  United States 9–3 6–5 8–5 5–10 9–8 9–2 9–7 8–3 4–6 9–8 3–5 5–9 8–4

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−06:00).[3]

Draw 1

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Friday, March 27, 1:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Whyte) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
 Canada (Dunstone) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
 China (Xu) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Hårstad) 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6

Draw 2

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Friday, March 27, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 X 9
 Switzerland (Hösli) 🔨 1 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Whyte) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 10
 United States (Shuster) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Spiller) 🔨 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2
 Canada (Dunstone) 0 1 3 3 0 2 X X X X 9

Draw 3

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Saturday, March 28, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Shuster) 🔨 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 9
 South Korea (Kim) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Hösli) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 X X 8
 Norway (Hårstad) 🔨 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 X 9
 Italy (Spiller) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 8
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 🔨 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7

Draw 4

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Saturday, March 28, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Hårstad) 🔨 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 2
 Sweden (Edin) 0 3 0 5 0 1 X X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Dunstone) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 3
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 X X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 7
 Poland (Stych) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4

Draw 5

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Saturday, March 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Spiller) 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 X 7
 China (Xu) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 4 X X 11
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3
 Switzerland (Hösli) 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Shuster) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6

Draw 6

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Sunday, March 29, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 X 7
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Spiller) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5

Draw 7

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Sunday, March 29, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 7
 Switzerland (Hösli) 🔨 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Dunstone) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
 United States (Shuster) 🔨 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 X X X 7
 Poland (Stych) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 X 9
 Norway (Hårstad) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4

Draw 8

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Sunday, March 29, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 6
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 7
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Shuster) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 3
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Hösli) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
 Italy (Spiller) 🔨 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 X X X 7

Draw 9

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Monday, March 30, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
 Sweden (Edin) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X 2
 Canada (Dunstone) 🔨 0 2 0 0 2 3 2 X X X 9

Draw 10

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Monday, March 30, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Hösli) 🔨 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 X X 8
 China (Xu) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Spiller) 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X X 3
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 0 3 0 5 0 1 X X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 6
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X X X 2
 United States (Shuster) 🔨 3 0 0 0 4 2 X X X X 9

Draw 11

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Monday, March 30, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Dunstone) 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 X X 8
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6
 Switzerland (Hösli) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 X X X 4
 Italy (Spiller) 🔨 0 2 1 0 3 0 3 X X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 9
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 12

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Tuesday, March 31, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Shuster) 🔨 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 X 8
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
 Poland (Stych) 🔨 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
 Canada (Dunstone) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 X X X 7
 South Korea (Kim) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2

Draw 13

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Tuesday, March 31, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Spiller) 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 8
 Poland (Stych) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 United States (Shuster) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Hösli) 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 X 8
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X X 10
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 4

Draw 14

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Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 9
 Norway (Hårstad) 🔨 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X X 3
 Canada (Dunstone) 4 0 2 0 4 0 X X X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X 4
 Scotland (Whyte) 0 3 0 2 3 0 2 X X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
 Italy (Spiller) 🔨 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 6

Draw 15

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Wednesday, April 1, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
 Scotland (Whyte) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
 United States (Shuster) 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Dunstone) 🔨 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
 Switzerland (Hösli) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 7

Draw 16

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Wednesday, April 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0 4 2 0 2 0 X X X X 8
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Hösli) 1 1 0 2 5 0 X X X X 9
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Spiller) 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Norway (Hårstad) 🔨 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
 United States (Shuster) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 9

Draw 17

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Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 🔨 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
 Canada (Dunstone) 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 7
 Norway (Hårstad) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 X X 8
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 🔨 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
 Sweden (Edin) 1 1 3 2 0 2 X X X X 9

Draw 18

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Thursday, April 2, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 3 2 0 1 0 1 3 X X X 10
 Poland (Stych) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Shuster) 🔨 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9
 Italy (Spiller) 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Whyte) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 7
 Switzerland (Hösli) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 5
 China (Xu) 🔨 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 9

Draw 19

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Thursday, April 2, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Hårstad) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 X 4
 Italy (Spiller) 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Dunstone) 🔨 2 0 3 1 3 0 X X X X 9
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 2 0 2 0 7 0 X X X X 11
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 3 0 3 1 0 2 X X X X 9

Draw 20

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Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Hösli) 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 X 9
 United States (Shuster) 🔨 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6
 Poland (Stych) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Canada (Dunstone) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 7
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 🔨 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 1 0 5 0 1 1 X X X X 8

Playoffs

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Qualification games Semifinals Final
1  Sweden 8
4  Switzerland 8 5  United States 6
5  United States 9 1  Sweden 9
3  Canada 6
2  Scotland 7
3  Canada 9 3  Canada 9
6  Italy 7 Bronze medal game
5  United States 6
2  Scotland 11

Qualification Games

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Friday, April 3, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Switzerland (Hösli) 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 8
 United States (Shuster) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 9
Player percentages
 Switzerland  United States
Justin Hausherr94% Matt Hamilton86%
Simon Gloor94% Colin Hufman81%
Marco Hösli84% Chris Plys82%
Philipp Hösli74% John Shuster85%
Total87% Total84%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Dunstone) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 9
 Italy (Spiller) 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
Player percentages
 Canada  Italy
Ryan Harnden93% Alberto Pimpini89%
E. J. Harnden86% Sebastiano Arman88%
Colton Lott81% Amos Mosaner85%
Matt Dunstone78% Stefano Spiller83%
Total84% Total86%

Semifinals

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Friday, April 3, 3:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
 Canada (Dunstone) 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 9
Player percentages
 Scotland  Canada
Euan Kyle95% Ryan Harnden91%
Craig Waddell85% E. J. Harnden84%
Robin Brydone88% Colton Lott83%
Ross Whyte69% Matt Dunstone89%
Total84% Total87%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 8
 United States (Shuster) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
Player percentages
 Sweden  United States
Christoffer Sundgren94% Matt Hamilton93%
Rasmus Wranå91% Colin Hufman95%
Oskar Eriksson90% Chris Plys82%
Niklas Edin76% John Shuster73%
Total88% Total86%

Bronze medal game

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Saturday, April 4, 9:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Shuster) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 6
 Scotland (Whyte) 🔨 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 X 11
Player percentages
 United States  Scotland
Matt Hamilton93% Euan Kyle92%
Colin Hufman67% Craig Waddell89%
Chris Plys82% Robin Brydone92%
John Shuster76% Ross Whyte76%
Total80% Total87%

Final

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Saturday, April 4, 2:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 9
 Canada (Dunstone) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6
Player percentages
 Sweden  Canada
Christoffer Sundgren99% Ryan Harnden98%
Rasmus Wranå79% E. J. Harnden83%
Oskar Eriksson89% Colton Lott89%
Niklas Edin95% Matt Dunstone78%
Total91% Total87%

Statistics

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Top 5 player percentages

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Final Round Robin Percentages

Key
All-Star Team
Leads%
Sweden Christoffer Sundgren95.5
Switzerland Justin Hausherr94.2
Canada Ryan Harnden92.6
United States Matt Hamilton91.9
Scotland Euan Kyle91.3
Seconds%
Switzerland Simon Gloor86.4
Scotland Craig Waddell86.1
Sweden Rasmus Wranå85.9
Canada E. J. Harnden85.4
Italy Sebastiano Arman83.9
Thirds%
Italy Amos Mosaner89.8
Scotland Robin Brydone88.9
Canada Colton Lott88.5
Switzerland Marco Hösli (Skip)87.2
Sweden Oskar Eriksson86.9
Skips%
Scotland Ross Whyte89.4
Canada Matt Dunstone87.5
Sweden Niklas Edin86.9
Japan Riku Yanagisawa (Fourth)86.9
Switzerland Philipp Hösli (Fourth)85.5

Perfect games

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Minimum 10 shots thrown

PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
Matt Hamilton United StatesLead20 Scotland
Marcin Ciemiński PolandLead14 Scotland
Christoffer Sundgren SwedenLead18 Norway
Matt Dunstone CanadaSkip12 Sweden
Riku Yanagisawa JapanFourth14 Germany
Niklas Edin SwedenSkip12 Germany
Rasmus Wranå SwedenSecond12 Germany
Simon Olofsson SwedenLead12 Germany

Awards

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The awards and all-star team are as follows:

All-Star Team

Collie Campbell Memorial Award

Final standings

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Key
Team Relegated to 2026 World Championship Qualifier
Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Scotland
4 United States
5 Switzerland
 Italy
7 China
8 Japan
9 Germany
10 South Korea
11 Czech Republic
12 Poland
13 Norway

National playdowns

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