The 2013 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 30 to April 7, 2013 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3] This marked the twenty-first time that Canada hosted the World Men's Championship, the fifth time that the province of British Columbia hosted the World Men's Championship, and the second time that Victoria hosted the World Men's Championship.[3] Victoria previously hosted the championships in 2005. The event was also a qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics, awarding points to countries based on performance at this tournament.
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship:
^Torger Nergård, who usually plays third, was not present at the Worlds due to the upcoming birth of his child, so Løvold, the team's longtime alternate, played in his place. Høiberg served as the alternate.