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2025 World Men's Curling Championship

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.[1] 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.[2] This event was the last men's event to earn Qualification Points for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

2025 World Men's
Curling Championship
2025 World Men's Curling Championship
Host cityMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
ArenaTemple Gardens Centre
DatesMarch 29 – April 6
Attendance77,985
Winner Scotland
Curling clubCurl Edinburgh, Edinburgh
SkipBruce Mouat
ThirdGrant Hardie
SecondBobby Lammie
LeadHammy McMillan Jr.
AlternateKyle Waddell
CoachMichael Goodfellow
Finalist Switzerland (Schwaller)
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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]

Summary

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Prior to the event, there was concern the US national team would get booed by the home Canadian fans due to ongoing political tensions between the two countries, which had resulted in the US anthem getting booed in other sports.[4] However, it was reported that "not a single boo could be heard" during the Star-Spangled Banner when it was played ahead of the March 30 draw.[5] When Canada played the US on the evening of April 4, some boos could be heard when the US team were introduced. Before the game, Canada skip Brad Jacobs stated "I'm like everyone else. I don't like hearing some of this stuff south of the border, calling Canada the 51st state".[6]

In Draw 14, Austria (skipped by Mathias Genner) won its first game at the World Men's Championship since 1983, when they beat the also-winless South Koreans, 11–4.[7]

Following an April 3 evening win against Switzerland, Canada, skipped by Brad Jacobs became the first team to clinch a playoff berth.[8] Canada clinched first place in the round robin after defeating Austria in the afternoon of April 4. Scotland, skipped by Bruce Mouat secured a playoff spot in their April 4 morning game against Germany. Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and China secured their spots in the afternoon draw, while the ranking of the six team was determined after the final evening draw. Switzerland, skipped by Yannick Schwaller got the second seed, and earned a bye to the semifinals along with Canada. In the quarters, number three China would go on to face number six Norway, while Scotland would play Sweden in the other quarterfinal.[6]

Controversy arose after Chinese curler Li Zhichao was caught allegedly cheating in their quarterfinal game against Norway. On a stone delivered by China skip Xu Xiaoming, Li was seen to have "swung his brush handle" against the rock, altering its trajectory, just before it was about to hit a guard, causing the rock to "jump". After a technical timeout, the Norwegian team decided to let the matter go, and did not file a complaint. The event was not an isolated incident, as China had been accused of kicking a stone in their round robin game against Germany, which may have resulted in a loss of a potential point for the Germans.[9] China went on to win the quarterfinal match, 8–7, while Scotland beat Sweden in the other quarter,[10] also 8–7.

In the semifinals, the number one ranked Canadian team were upset by the Scots, 7–4, while Switzerland easily beat China 7–3. In the Canada–Scotland game, Team Canada skip Brad Jacobs was forced to try an angle-raise triple-takeout on his last shot in an attempt to win, but missed, giving up a steal of two.[10]

With their semifinal losses, Canada and China faced off against each other in the bronze medal game. In the match, Canada was aggressive from the get-go. Canada skip Brad Jacobs made a split to sit two after his first, while China skip Xu Xiaoming flashed on his takeout attempt. Jacobs then drew for a third point, to take the early lead. After the second end was blanked, Canada continued the pressure in the third, forcing Xu to take a single by making a draw against four Canadian stones. China missed an in-off in the fifth, leading to a Jacobs hit for five to take a commanding 8–1 lead. Canada did not look back from there, finishing the game by winning 11–2.[11]

With their semifinal wins, Scotland took on Switzerland in the gold medal final. In the first end, Switzerland was forced to a single to go up 1–0. After three blanked ends, Scotland took the lead scoring two in the fifth after Mouat made a double takeout. In the sixth, Scottish skip Bruce Mouat just missed a triple takeout on his first, which eventually resulted in a deuce for Switzerland, after Swiss fourth-thrower Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel took out a Scottish stone. With the Swiss now up 3–2, Mouat made tight angle tap in the seventh to score two and take the lead back, putting the score at 4–3. In the eighth end, Swiss third-thrower Yannick Schwaller missed a hit on his first, which eventually resulted in a force of one for the Swiss to tie the game when Schwarz-van Berkel drew for a single. Scotland blanked the ninth to give themselves the hammer in the final end. On his final shot, Mouat drew to the button for the championship, winning the game 5–4. The win was the second gold medal for Bruce Mouat and his team, and the seventh gold for Scotland.[12][13]

Due to their final placements, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain (represented by Scotland), Norway, Sweden and Switzerland all qualified for the Men's curling event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[13] Italy also qualified as the host country.

Qualification

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Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship. Of note, Austria qualified for the first time since 2002,[14] while China returned for the first time since 2021.[15]

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
TOTAL13

Teams

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The teams are as follows:[16]

 Austria[17]  Canada  China[18]  Czech Republic[19]  Germany[20]
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[21]  Japan[22]  Norway[23]  Scotland[24]  South Korea[25]
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[26]  Switzerland[27]  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

WCF ranking

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Year-to-date World Curling Federation ranking for each team prior to the event.[28]

Nation (Skip)RankPoints
 Scotland (Mouat)1455.8
 Canada (Jacobs)3338.4
 Switzerland (Schwaller)4332.8
 Germany (Muskatewitz)8270.8
 United States (Dropkin)11212.5
 Italy (Retornaz)12210.4
 Sweden (Edin)13187.9
 Norway (Ramsfjell)14177.8
 China (Xu)25131.4
 Japan (Yamaguchi)28124.7
 Czech Republic (Klíma)3496.0
 South Korea (Kim)6151.3
 Austria (Genner)11118.2

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
 CanadaBrad Jacobs111–9042513681291.9%19.59
 SwitzerlandYannick Schwaller93–8769504461087.9%17.95
 ChinaXu Xiaoming842–08869504471185.1%43.67
 SwedenNiklas Edin841–18264524151289.3%12.27
 ScotlandBruce Mouat840–2827244428887.9%16.58
 NorwayMagnus Ramsfjell75–8269514571387.0%20.92
 Czech RepublicLukáš Klíma66–706445487983.2%41.56
 GermanyMarc Muskatewitz571–18073434381084.8%20.75
 JapanTsuyoshi Yamaguchi571–1719346509382.1%27.70
 ItalyJoël Retornaz571–1807546448985.0%34.25
 United StatesKorey Dropkin48–668045469983.3%19.70
 AustriaMathias Genner1111–0479733523476.5%55.34
 South KoreaKim Hyo-jun1110–14210032536277.5%39.26
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Austria Canada China Czech Republic Germany Italy Japan Norway Scotland South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States Record
12  Austria — 2–8 7–8 2–7 3–9 2–8 7–9 2–8 2–12 11–4 4–8 4–9 1–7 1–11
1  Canada 8–2 — 8–2 8–3 7–5 4–2 7–3 8–3 5–6 9–3 8–6 10–4 8–3 11–1
3  China 8–7 2–8 — 3–10 11–10 9–4 6–7 8–6 9–2 10–1 9–5 5–7 8–2 8–4
7  Czech Republic 7–2 3–8 10–3 — 8–7 5–7 4–6 3–7 8–2 6–5 4–5 5–6 7–6 6–6
8  Germany 9–3 5–7 10–11 7–8 — 3–9 11–3 3–8 1–6 11–2 8–5 3–7 9–4 5–7
10  Italy 8–2 2–4 4–9 7–5 9–3 — 7–9 8–9 7–9 9–2 10–8 3–8 6–7 5–7
9  Japan 9–7 3–7 7–6 6–4 3–11 9–7 — 5–11 6–9 7–4 5–10 5–8 6–9 5–7
6  Norway 8–2 3–8 6–8 7–3 8–3 9–8 11–5 — 4–8 10–5 4–6 4–7 8–6 7–5
5  Scotland 12–2 6–5 2–9 2–8 6–1 9–7 9–6 8–4 — 9–3 4–10 7–11 8–6 8–4
13  South Korea 4–11 3–9 1–10 5–6 2–11 2–9 4–7 5–10 3–9 — 3–6 5–9 5–3 1–11
4  Sweden 8–4 6–8 5–9 5–4 5–8 8–10 10–5 6–4 10–4 6–3 — 6–4 7–1 8–4
2  Switzerland 9–4 4–10 7–5 6–5 7–3 8–3 8–5 7–4 11–7 9–5 4–6 — 7–12 9–3
11  United States 7–1 3–8 2–8 6–7 4–9 7–6 9–6 6–8 6–8 3–5 1–7 12–7 — 4–8

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).[3][29]

Draw 1

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Saturday, March 29, 2:00 pm

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

Draw 2

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Saturday, March 29, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5
 China (Xu) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
 Italy (Retornaz) 3 0 2 0 2 2 X X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
 Scotland (Mouat) 🔨 5 0 0 5 0 2 X X X X 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5
 Canada (Jacobs) 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 7

Draw 3

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Sunday, March 30, 9:00 am

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

Draw 4

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Sunday, March 30, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Dropkin) 🔨 2 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 X X 12
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 🔨 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 X 7
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Jacobs) 🔨 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 X X 9
 South Korea (Kim) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 5
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 X 10

Draw 5

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Sunday, March 30, 7:00 pm

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

Draw 6

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Monday, March 31, 9:00 am

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

Draw 7

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Monday, March 31, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Canada (Jacobs) 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
 Scotland (Mouat) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 8
 United States (Dropkin) 🔨 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 6

Draw 8

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Monday, March 31, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 7
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 8
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 X X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 1 11
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 10

Draw 9

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Tuesday, April 1, 9:00 am

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

Draw 10

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Tuesday, April 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 2 2 0 4 0 3 X X X X 11
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 6
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
 Scotland (Mouat) 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 9

Draw 11

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Tuesday, April 1, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Jacobs) 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
 Italy (Retornaz) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 7
 China (Xu) 🔨 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 2 X X X X 3
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0 2 2 3 4 0 X X X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
 United States (Dropkin) 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 12

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Wednesday, April 2, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 7
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Dropkin) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 3 1 0 1 0 2 X X X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3
 Canada (Jacobs) 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 7

Draw 13

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Wednesday, April 2, 2:00 pm

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

Draw 14

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Wednesday, April 2, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 6
 United States (Dropkin) 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
 Canada (Jacobs) 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Austria (Genner) 🔨 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 X X 11
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 7
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3

Draw 15

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Thursday, April 3, 9:00 am

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

Draw 16

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Thursday, April 3, 2:00 pm

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

Draw 17

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Thursday, April 3, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 4
 Canada (Jacobs) 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 4 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
 United States (Dropkin) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 2 X X 11
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4

Draw 18

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Friday, April 4, 9:00 am

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

Draw 19

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Friday, April 4, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Dropkin) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 🔨 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Jacobs) 🔨 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 X X X 8
 Austria (Genner) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 🔨 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 9
 Italy (Retornaz) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7

Draw 20

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Friday, April 4, 7:00 pm

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

Playoffs

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Qualification games Semifinals Final
1  Canada 4
4  Sweden 7 5  Scotland 7
5  Scotland 8 5  Scotland 5
2  Switzerland 4
2  Switzerland 7
3  China 8 3  China 3
6  Norway 7 Bronze medal game
1  Canada 11
3  China 2

Qualification Games

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Saturday, April 5, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 China (Xu) 🔨 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 8
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 7
Player percentages
 China  Norway
Li Zhichao85% Gaute Nepstad97%
Wang Zhiyu81% Bendik Ramsfjell92%
Fei Xueqing80% Martin Sesaker83%
Xu Xiaoming75% Magnus Ramsfjell83%
Total80% Total89%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 🔨 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7
 Scotland (Mouat) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Player percentages
 Sweden  Scotland
Christoffer Sundgren93% Hammy McMillan Jr.91%
Rasmus Wranå93% Bobby Lammie88%
Oskar Eriksson91% Grant Hardie95%
Niklas Edin91% Bruce Mouat86%
Total92% Total90%

Semifinals

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Saturday, April 5, 3:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Jacobs) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
 Scotland (Mouat) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 7
Player percentages
 Canada  Scotland
Ben Hebert100% Hammy McMillan Jr.90%
Brett Gallant99% Bobby Lammie83%
Marc Kennedy91% Grant Hardie96%
Brad Jacobs84% Bruce Mouat86%
Total93% Total89%
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 X 7
 China (Xu) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
Player percentages
 Switzerland  China
Pablo Lachat-Couchepin83% Li Zhichao81%
Sven Michel94% Wang Zhiyu76%
Yannick Schwaller92% Fei Xueqing85%
Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel90% Xu Xiaoming84%
Total90% Total81%

Bronze medal game

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Sunday, April 6, 9:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Jacobs) 🔨 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 X X 11
 China (Xu) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Player percentages
 Canada  China
Ben Hebert98% Li Zhichao86%
Brett Gallant95% Wang Zhiyu95%
Marc Kennedy94% Fei Xueqing83%
Brad Jacobs91% Xu Xiaoming66%
Total95% Total82%

Final

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Sunday, April 6, 3:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
Player percentages
 Scotland  Switzerland
Hammy McMillan Jr.91% Pablo Lachat-Couchepin95%
Bobby Lammie89% Sven Michel91%
Grant Hardie86% Yannick Schwaller91%
Bruce Mouat92% Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel93%
Total90% Total93%

Statistics

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Player percentages

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Final Round Robin Percentages

Key
All-Star Team
Leads%
Canada Ben Hebert94.6
Sweden Christoffer Sundgren94.0
Norway Gaute Nepstad91.3
Czech Republic Lukáš Klípa90.9
Switzerland Pablo Lachat-Couchepin90.3
China Li Zhichao90.2
Scotland Hammy McMillan Jr.90.0
Germany Johannes Scheuerl89.9
United States Mark Fenner89.1
Italy Mattia Giovanella89.0
Japan Satoshi Koizumi87.3
Austria Florian Mavec83.3
South Korea Kim Jin-hun78.0
Seconds%
Sweden Rasmus Wranå90.3
Canada Brett Gallant90.2
Scotland Bobby Lammie88.2
Switzerland Sven Michel88.1
Italy Sebastiano Arman86.3
Norway Bendik Ramsfjell86.0
China Wang Zhiyu83.6
Austria Martin Reichel[a]82.6
United States Andrew Stopera82.1
South Korea Kim Chang-min[b]81.1
Germany Felix Messenzehl81.0
Japan Shingo Usui[c]80.2
South Korea Pyo Jeong-min[d]80.1
Czech Republic Martin Jurík78.7
Austria Matthäus Hofer[e]78.4
Thirds%
Canada Marc Kennedy90.2
Scotland Grant Hardie88.2
Sweden Oskar Eriksson87.5
Switzerland Yannick Schwaller (Skip)86.5
Norway Martin Sesaker85.5
China Fei Xueqing84.8
Germany Benjamin Kapp84.8
Italy Amos Mosaner84.8
Czech Republic Marek Černovský84.2
United States Thomas Howell82.7
Japan Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi80.8
South Korea Kim Eun-bin[f]75.9
Austria Jonas Backofen74.5
Skips%
Canada Brad Jacobs92.7
Switzerland Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth)86.7
Sweden Niklas Edin85.3
Scotland Bruce Mouat85.3
Norway Magnus Ramsfjell85.0
Germany Marc Muskatewitz83.4
China Xu Xiaoming81.9
Japan Riku Yanagisawa80.2
Italy Joël Retornaz79.7
United States Korey Dropkin79.2
Czech Republic Lukáš Klíma79.2
South Korea Kim Hyo-jun[g]74.0
Austria Mathias Genner68.5

Perfect games

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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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National playdowns

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Includes five games throwing lead rocks
  2. ↑ Played in nine games; five as second and four as third
  3. ↑ Played in all games
  4. ↑ Includes eight games throwing lead rocks
  5. ↑ Played in eight games
  6. ↑ Includes four games throwing second rocks and five games throwing fourth rocks
  7. ↑ Includes five games throwing third rocks

References

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  1. ↑ "BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship 2025". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Moose Jaw, Canada to host BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship 2025". World Curling Federation. March 8, 2024. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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  5. ↑ "No boos for U.S. anthem at men's worlds; organizers adjust timing of team honour". TSN. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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  8. ↑ "Canada beats China, Switzerland to wrap up playoff spot at Worlds". TSN. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "China Caught Cheating in Curling". The Curling News. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Jacobs, Canada fall to Scotland in semifinal, will take on China in third-place game at worlds". TSN. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Canada's Team Jacobs hammer China to win bronze at men's curling worlds". TSN. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mouat, Scotland earn gold medal at Men's World Curling Championship with win over Switzerland". TSN. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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  14. ↑ "Sweden play Switzerland for European women's title". World Curling Federation. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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  29. ↑ "Draw Schedule". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
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