2025 World Men's Curling Championship

2025 World Men's
Curling Championship
Host cityMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
ArenaMosaic Place
DatesMarch 29 – April 6
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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) will be held from March 29 to April 6 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] It will be 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.[2]

The format for the Championship will feature a thirteen team round robin. The top six teams will qualify 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]

Qualification

Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship. Of note, Austria qualified for the first time since 2002,[4] while China returned for the first time since 2021.[5]

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

The teams were as follows:[6]

 Austria[7]  Canada  China[8]  Czech Republic[9]  Germany
Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel

Skip: Mathias Genner
Third: Jonas Backofen
Second: Martin Reichel
Lead: Florian Mavec
Alternate: Johann Karg

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CSO Curling Club, Beijing

Skip: Xu Xiaoming
Third: Fei Xueqing
Second: Wang Zhiyu
Lead: Li Zhichao
Alternate: Ye Jianjun

CC Zbraslav, Prague

Skip: Lukáš Klíma
Third: Marek Černovský
Second: Martin Jurík
Lead: Lukáš Klípa
Alternate: Radek Boháč

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 Italy[10]  Japan  Norway[11]  Scotland  South Korea[12]
Trentino CC, Cembra

Skip: Joël Retornaz
Third: Amos Mosaner
Second: Sebastiano Arman
Lead: Mattia Giovanella
Alternate: Alberto Zisa

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Trondheim CK, Trondheim

Skip: Magnus Ramsfjell
Third: Martin Sesaker
Second: Bendik Ramsfjell
Lead: Gaute Nepstad
Alternate: Willhelm Næss

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Uiseong CC, Uiseong

Skip: Lee Jae-beom
Third: Kim Hyo-jun
Second: Pyo Jeong-min
Lead: Kim Eun-bin
Alternate: Kim Jin-hun

 Sweden[13]  Switzerland[14]  United States
Karlstads CK, Karlstad

Skip: Niklas Edin
Third: Oskar Eriksson
Second: Rasmus Wranå
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
Alternate: Daniel Magnusson

CC Genève, Geneva

Fourth: Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel
Skip: Yannick Schwaller
Second: Sven Michel
Lead: Pablo Lachat
Alternate: Tom Winkelhausen

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Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
 Austria Mathias Genner 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Canada 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 China Xu Xiaoming 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Czech Republic Lukáš Klíma 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Germany 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Italy Joël Retornaz 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Japan 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Norway Magnus Ramsfjell 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Scotland 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 South Korea Lee Jae-beom 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Switzerland Yannick Schwaller 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 United States 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Austria Canada China Czech Republic Germany Italy Japan Norway Scotland South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States Record
1  Austria — D19 D11 D16 D6 D13 D8 D18 D2 D14 D5 D3 D9 0–0
1  Canada D19 — D15 D14 D2 D11 D1 D12 D7 D4 D9 D17 D20 0–0
1  China D11 D15 — D13 D8 D5 D16 D10 D20 D18 D2 D7 D3 0–0
1  Czech Republic D16 D14 D13 — D3 D6 D9 D4 D8 D1 D17 D19 D11 0–0
1  Germany D6 D2 D8 D3 — D16 D11 D5 D18 D10 D13 D14 D19 0–0
1  Italy D13 D11 D5 D6 D16 — D19 D8 D10 D2 D18 D15 D1 0–0
1  Japan D8 D1 D16 D9 D11 D19 — D17 D3 D12 D4 D6 D14 0–0
1  Norway D18 D12 D10 D4 D5 D8 D17 — D13 D15 D20 D1 D7 0–0
1  Scotland D2 D7 D20 D8 D18 D10 D3 D13 — D5 D15 D12 D16 0–0
1  South Korea D14 D4 D18 D1 D10 D2 D12 D15 D5 — D7 D20 D17 0–0
1  Sweden D5 D9 D2 D17 D13 D18 D4 D20 D15 D7 — D10 D12 0–0
1  Switzerland D3 D17 D7 D19 D14 D15 D6 D1 D12 D20 D10 — D4 0–0
1  United States D9 D20 D3 D11 D19 D1 D14 D7 D16 D17 D12 D4 — 0–0

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−05:00).[3][15]

Draw 1

Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Lee) 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan 0
 Canada 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0

Draw 2

Saturday, March 29, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Lee) 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 Scotland 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany 0
 Canada 0

Draw 3

Sunday, March 30, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland 0
 Japan 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 0
 United States 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 Germany 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0

Draw 4

Sunday, March 30, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 South Korea (Lee) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0

Draw 5

Sunday, March 30, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 Austria (Genner) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland 0
 South Korea (Lee) 0

Draw 6

Monday, March 31, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
 Japan 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany 0
 Austria (Genner) 0

Draw 7

Monday, March 31, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 Scotland 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Lee) 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
 United States 0

Draw 8

Monday, March 31, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 Japan 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 0
 Germany 0

Draw 9

Tuesday, April 1, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Austria (Genner) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 Canada 0

Draw 10

Tuesday, April 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany 0
 South Korea (Lee) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 Scotland 0

Draw 11

Tuesday, April 1, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan 0
 Germany 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 United States 0

Draw 12

Wednesday, April 2, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland 0
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
 Canada 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Lee) 0
 Japan 0

Draw 13

Wednesday, April 2, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 Austria (Genner) 0

Draw 14

Wednesday, April 2, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan 0
 United States 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 Canada 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 South Korea (Lee) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
 Germany 0

Draw 15

Thursday, April 3, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
 South Korea (Lee) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 Scotland 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 China (Xu) 0

Draw 16

Thursday, April 3, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 Austria (Genner) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 0
 Japan 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Scotland 0

Draw 17

Thursday, April 3, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
 Canada 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Lee) 0
 United States 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
 Japan 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0

Draw 18

Friday, April 4, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland 0
 Germany 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Lee) 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0

Draw 19

Friday, April 4, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Germany 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 Austria (Genner) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0

Draw 20

Friday, April 4, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 0
 Scotland 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 United States 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0
 South Korea (Lee) 0

Playoffs

Qualification games Semifinals Final
1    
4          
5          
     
2    
3          
6     Bronze medal game
     
     

Qualification Games

Saturday, April 5, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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0
Player percentages
Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Semifinals

Saturday, April 5, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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0
Player percentages
Total Total
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Player percentages
Total Total

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 6, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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0
Player percentages
Total Total

Final

Sunday, April 6, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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0
Player percentages
Total Total

Final standings

Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

National playdowns

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