2025 World Men's Curling Championship
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The 2025 World Men's Curling Championship (66th) (branded as the 2025 BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 29 to April 6 at Temple Gardens Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was the fourth World Men's Championship held in Saskatchewan and the third World Championship held in Moose Jaw, succeeding the 1979 World Junior Curling Championships and the 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship. This event was the last men's event to earn Qualification Points for the 2026 Winter Olympics. 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.
Infobox
Host city
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Arena
Temple Gardens Centre
Dates
March 29 – April 6
Attendance
77,985
Winner
Scotland
Curling club
Curl Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Skip
Bruce Mouat
Third
Grant Hardie
Second
Bobby Lammie
Lead
Hammy McMillan Jr.
Alternate
Kyle Waddell
Coach
Michael Goodfellow
Finalist
Switzerland (Schwaller)
Tables
· Qualification
Host Nation
Host Nation
Means of Qualification
Host Nation
Vacancies
1
Qualified
Canada
2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships
2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships
Means of Qualification
2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships
Vacancies
4
Qualified
China
Japan
United States
South Korea
2024 European Curling Championships
2024 European Curling Championships
Means of Qualification
2024 European Curling Championships
Vacancies
8
Qualified
Germany
Scotland
Norway
Switzerland
Sweden
Italy
Austria
Czech Republic
TOTAL
TOTAL
Means of Qualification
TOTAL
Vacancies
13
| Means of Qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| 2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships | 4 | China Japan United States South Korea |
| 2024 European Curling Championships | 8 | Germany Scotland Norway Switzerland Sweden Italy Austria Czech Republic |
| TOTAL | 13 |
· Teams
Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel
Skip: Mathias Genner
Third: Jonas Backofen
Second: Martin Reichel
Lead: Florian Mavec
Alternate: Matthäus Hofer
Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel
Skip: Mathias Genner
Third: Jonas Backofen
Second: Martin Reichel
Lead: Florian Mavec
Alternate: Matthäus Hofer
Austria
Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel
Skip: Mathias Genner
Third: Jonas Backofen
Second: Martin Reichel
Lead: Florian Mavec
Alternate: Matthäus Hofer
Canada
The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Skip: Brad Jacobs
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: Brett Gallant
Lead: Ben Hebert
Alternate: Tyler Tardi
China
CSO Curling Club, Beijing
Skip: Xu Xiaoming
Third: Fei Xueqing
Second: Wang Zhiyu
Lead: Li Zhichao
Alternate: Yang Bohao
Czech Republic
CC Zbraslav & CC Dion, Prague
Skip: Lukáš Klíma
Third: Marek Černovský
Second: Martin Jurík
Lead: Lukáš Klípa
Alternate: Radek Boháč
Germany
CC Füssen, Füssen
Skip: Marc Muskatewitz
Third: Benjamin Kapp
Second: Felix Messenzehl
Lead: Johannes Scheuerl
Alternate: Mario Trevisiol
Italy
Italy
Austria
Italy
Canada
Japan
China
Norway
Czech Republic
Scotland
Germany
South Korea
Trentino CC & Curling Cembra, Cembra
Skip: Joël Retornaz
Third: Amos Mosaner
Second: Sebastiano Arman
Lead: Mattia Giovanella
Alternate: Giacomo Colli
Trentino CC & Curling Cembra, Cembra
Skip: Joël Retornaz
Third: Amos Mosaner
Second: Sebastiano Arman
Lead: Mattia Giovanella
Alternate: Giacomo Colli
Austria
Trentino CC & Curling Cembra, Cembra
Skip: Joël Retornaz
Third: Amos Mosaner
Second: Sebastiano Arman
Lead: Mattia Giovanella
Alternate: Giacomo Colli
Canada
SC Karuizawa Club, Karuizawa
Fourth: Riku Yanagisawa
Skip: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Second: Takeru Yamamoto
Lead: Satoshi Koizumi
Alternate: Shingo Usui
China
Trondheim CK, Trondheim
Skip: Magnus Ramsfjell
Third: Martin Sesaker
Second: Bendik Ramsfjell
Lead: Gaute Nepstad
Alternate: Willhelm Næss
Czech Republic
Curl Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Skip: Bruce Mouat
Third: Grant Hardie
Second: Bobby Lammie
Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr.
Alternate: Kyle Waddell
Germany
Uiseong CC, Uiseong
Skip: Kim Hyo-jun
Third: Kim Eun-bin
Second: Pyo Jeong-min
Lead: Kim Jin-hun
Alternate: Kim Chang-min
Sweden
Sweden
Austria
Sweden
Canada
Switzerland
China
United States
Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Skip: Niklas Edin
Third: Oskar Eriksson
Second: Rasmus Wranå
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
Alternate: Simon Olofsson
Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Skip: Niklas Edin
Third: Oskar Eriksson
Second: Rasmus Wranå
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
Alternate: Simon Olofsson
Austria
Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Skip: Niklas Edin
Third: Oskar Eriksson
Second: Rasmus Wranå
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
Alternate: Simon Olofsson
Canada
CC Genève, Geneva
Fourth: Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel
Skip: Yannick Schwaller
Second: Sven Michel
Lead: Pablo Lachat-Couchepin
Alternate: Kim Schwaller
China
Duluth CC, Duluth
Skip: Korey Dropkin
Third: Thomas Howell
Second: Andrew Stopera
Lead: Mark Fenner
Alternate: Chris Plys
| Austria | Canada | China | Czech Republic | Germany |
| Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel Skip: Mathias Genner Third: Jonas Backofen Second: Martin Reichel Lead: Florian Mavec Alternate: Matthäus Hofer | The Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: Marc Kennedy Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Tyler Tardi | CSO Curling Club, Beijing Skip: Xu Xiaoming Third: Fei Xueqing Second: Wang Zhiyu Lead: Li Zhichao Alternate: Yang Bohao | CC Zbraslav & CC Dion, Prague Skip: Lukáš Klíma Third: Marek Černovský Second: Martin Jurík Lead: Lukáš Klípa Alternate: Radek Boháč | CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Marc Muskatewitz Third: Benjamin Kapp Second: Felix Messenzehl Lead: Johannes Scheuerl Alternate: Mario Trevisiol |
| Italy | Japan | Norway | Scotland | South Korea |
| Trentino CC & Curling Cembra, Cembra Skip: Joël Retornaz Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Mattia Giovanella Alternate: Giacomo Colli | SC Karuizawa Club, Karuizawa Fourth: Riku Yanagisawa Skip: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Takeru Yamamoto Lead: Satoshi Koizumi Alternate: Shingo Usui | Trondheim CK, Trondheim Skip: Magnus Ramsfjell Third: Martin Sesaker Second: Bendik Ramsfjell Lead: Gaute Nepstad Alternate: Willhelm Næss | Curl Edinburgh, Edinburgh Skip: Bruce Mouat Third: Grant Hardie Second: Bobby Lammie Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr. Alternate: Kyle Waddell | Uiseong CC, Uiseong Skip: Kim Hyo-jun Third: Kim Eun-bin Second: Pyo Jeong-min Lead: Kim Jin-hun Alternate: Kim Chang-min |
| Sweden | Switzerland | United States | ||
| Karlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Simon Olofsson | CC Genève, Geneva Fourth: Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel Skip: Yannick Schwaller Second: Sven Michel Lead: Pablo Lachat-Couchepin Alternate: Kim Schwaller | Duluth CC, Duluth Skip: Korey Dropkin Third: Thomas Howell Second: Andrew Stopera Lead: Mark Fenner Alternate: Chris Plys |
· Teams › WCF ranking
Scotland (Mouat)
Scotland (Mouat)
Nation (Skip)
Scotland (Mouat)
Rank
1
Points
455
Canada (Jacobs)
Canada (Jacobs)
Nation (Skip)
Canada (Jacobs)
Rank
3
Points
338
Switzerland (Schwaller)
Switzerland (Schwaller)
Nation (Skip)
Switzerland (Schwaller)
Rank
4
Points
332
Germany (Muskatewitz)
Germany (Muskatewitz)
Nation (Skip)
Germany (Muskatewitz)
Rank
8
Points
270
United States (Dropkin)
United States (Dropkin)
Nation (Skip)
United States (Dropkin)
Rank
11
Points
212
Italy (Retornaz)
Italy (Retornaz)
Nation (Skip)
Italy (Retornaz)
Rank
12
Points
210
Sweden (Edin)
Sweden (Edin)
Nation (Skip)
Sweden (Edin)
Rank
13
Points
187
Norway (Ramsfjell)
Norway (Ramsfjell)
Nation (Skip)
Norway (Ramsfjell)
Rank
14
Points
177
China (Xu)
China (Xu)
Nation (Skip)
China (Xu)
Rank
25
Points
131
Japan (Yamaguchi)
Japan (Yamaguchi)
Nation (Skip)
Japan (Yamaguchi)
Rank
28
Points
124
Czech Republic (Klíma)
Czech Republic (Klíma)
Nation (Skip)
Czech Republic (Klíma)
Rank
34
Points
96
South Korea (Kim)
South Korea (Kim)
Nation (Skip)
South Korea (Kim)
Rank
61
Points
51
Austria (Genner)
Austria (Genner)
Nation (Skip)
Austria (Genner)
Rank
111
Points
18
| Nation (Skip) | Rank | Points |
| Scotland (Mouat) | 1 | 455 |
| Canada (Jacobs) | 3 | 338 |
| Switzerland (Schwaller) | 4 | 332 |
| Germany (Muskatewitz) | 8 | 270 |
| United States (Dropkin) | 11 | 212 |
| Italy (Retornaz) | 12 | 210 |
| Sweden (Edin) | 13 | 187 |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 14 | 177 |
| China (Xu) | 25 | 131 |
| Japan (Yamaguchi) | 28 | 124 |
| Czech Republic (Klíma) | 34 | 96 |
| South Korea (Kim) | 61 | 51 |
| Austria (Genner) | 111 | 18 |
· Round robin standings
| Key | |
| Teams to Playoffs | |
· Round robin standings
Canada
Canada
Country
Canada
Skip
Brad Jacobs
W
11
L
1
W–L
–
PF
90
PA
42
EW
51
EL
36
BE
8
SE
12
S%
91 %
Switzerland
Switzerland
Country
Switzerland
Skip
Yannick Schwaller
W
9
L
3
W–L
–
PF
87
PA
69
EW
50
EL
44
BE
6
SE
10
S%
87 %
China
China
Country
China
Skip
Xu Xiaoming
W
8
L
4
W–L
2–0
PF
88
PA
69
EW
50
EL
44
BE
7
SE
11
S%
85 %
Sweden
Sweden
Country
Sweden
Skip
Niklas Edin
W
8
L
4
W–L
1–1
PF
82
PA
64
EW
52
EL
41
BE
5
SE
12
S%
89 %
Scotland
Scotland
Country
Scotland
Skip
Bruce Mouat
W
8
L
4
W–L
0–2
PF
82
PA
72
EW
44
EL
42
BE
8
SE
8
S%
87 %
Norway
Norway
Country
Norway
Skip
Magnus Ramsfjell
W
7
L
5
W–L
–
PF
82
PA
69
EW
51
EL
45
BE
7
SE
13
S%
87 %
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Country
Czech Republic
Skip
Lukáš Klíma
W
6
L
6
W–L
–
PF
70
PA
64
EW
45
EL
48
BE
7
SE
9
S%
83 %
Germany
Germany
Country
Germany
Skip
Marc Muskatewitz
W
5
L
7
W–L
1–1
PF
80
PA
73
EW
43
EL
43
BE
8
SE
10
S%
84 %
Japan
Japan
Country
Japan
Skip
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
W
5
L
7
W–L
1–1
PF
71
PA
93
EW
46
EL
50
BE
9
SE
3
S%
82 %
Italy
Italy
Country
Italy
Skip
Joël Retornaz
W
5
L
7
W–L
1–1
PF
80
PA
75
EW
46
EL
44
BE
8
SE
9
S%
85 %
United States
United States
Country
United States
Skip
Korey Dropkin
W
4
L
8
W–L
–
PF
66
PA
80
EW
45
EL
46
BE
9
SE
9
S%
83 %
Austria
Austria
Country
Austria
Skip
Mathias Genner
W
1
L
11
W–L
1–0
PF
47
PA
97
EW
33
EL
52
BE
3
SE
4
S%
76 %
South Korea
South Korea
Country
South Korea
Skip
Kim Hyo-jun
W
1
L
11
W–L
0–1
PF
42
PA
100
EW
32
EL
53
BE
6
SE
2
S%
77 %
| Country | Skip | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% |
| Canada | Brad Jacobs | 11 | 1 | – | 90 | 42 | 51 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 91 % |
| Switzerland | Yannick Schwaller | 9 | 3 | – | 87 | 69 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 87 % |
| China | Xu Xiaoming | 8 | 4 | 2–0 | 88 | 69 | 50 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 85 % |
| Sweden | Niklas Edin | 8 | 4 | 1–1 | 82 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 89 % |
| Scotland | Bruce Mouat | 8 | 4 | 0–2 | 82 | 72 | 44 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 87 % |
| Norway | Magnus Ramsfjell | 7 | 5 | – | 82 | 69 | 51 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 87 % |
| Czech Republic | Lukáš Klíma | 6 | 6 | – | 70 | 64 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 83 % |
| Germany | Marc Muskatewitz | 5 | 7 | 1–1 | 80 | 73 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 10 | 84 % |
| Japan | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | 5 | 7 | 1–1 | 71 | 93 | 46 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 82 % |
| Italy | Joël Retornaz | 5 | 7 | 1–1 | 80 | 75 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 85 % |
| United States | Korey Dropkin | 4 | 8 | – | 66 | 80 | 45 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 83 % |
| Austria | Mathias Genner | 1 | 11 | 1–0 | 47 | 97 | 33 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 76 % |
| South Korea | Kim Hyo-jun | 1 | 11 | 0–1 | 42 | 100 | 32 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 77 % |
References
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