2026 World Men's Curling Championship

2026 World Men's
Curling Championship
Host cityOgden City, Utah, United States
ArenaWeber County Ice Sheet
DatesMarch 27 – April 4
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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) will be held from March 27 to April 4 at the Weber County Ice Sheet in Ogden City, Utah, United States.[1] The venue previously hosted the curling events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[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 receive a bye while the remaining four play in the qualification round to qualify for the semifinals.[3]

Qualification

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Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship. Of note, this was the first World Men's Championship appearance for Poland, who qualified after finishing seventh at the European Championship.[4]

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
TOTAL 13

Teams

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The teams were as follows:[5]

 Canada  China[6]  Czech Republic[7]  Germany[8]  Italy[9]

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CSO Curling Club, Beijing

Skip: Xu Xiaoming
Third: Fei Xueqing
Second: Li Zhichao
Lead: Xu Jingtao
Alternate: Wang Zhenhao

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

Trentino CC & Cembra CC, Cembra

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

 Japan[10]  Norway[11]  Poland[12]  Scotland  South Korea[13]
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

Wałbrzych CC, Wałbrzych

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

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Uiseong CC, Uiseong

Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk
Third: Kim Chang-min
Second: Yoo Min-hyeon
Lead: Kim Hak-kyun
Alternate: Jeon Jae-ik

 Sweden[14]  Switzerland  United States
Karlstads CK, Karlstad

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

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Round robin standings

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
 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 Marc Muskatewitz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Italy Joël Retornaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Japan Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Norway Magnus Ramsfjell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Poland Konrad Stych 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Sweden Niklas Edin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.00
 Switzerland 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 Canada China Czech Republic Germany Italy Japan Norway Poland Scotland South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States Record
1  Canada D12 D17 D19 D2 D11 D20 D9 D4 D1 D14 D15 D7 0–0
1  China D12 D1 D18 D5 D8 D7 D20 D15 D17 D4 D10 D13 0–0
1  Czech Republic D17 D1 D3 D14 D15 D4 D10 D20 D6 D19 D7 D12 0–0
1  Germany D19 D18 D3 D6 D13 D9 D5 D14 D8 D16 D11 D2 0–0
1  Italy D2 D5 D14 D6 D16 D19 D13 D10 D11 D3 D8 D18 0–0
1  Japan D11 D8 D15 D13 D16 D1 D18 D2 D19 D6 D5 D10 0–0
1  Norway D20 D7 D4 D9 D19 D1 D12 D17 D14 D11 D3 D16 0–0
1  Poland D9 D20 D10 D5 D13 D18 D12 D7 D4 D17 D2 D15 0–0
1  Scotland D4 D15 D20 D14 D10 D2 D17 D7 D12 D1 D18 D5 0–0
1  South Korea D1 D17 D6 D8 D11 D19 D14 D4 D12 D9 D16 D3 0–0
1  Sweden D14 D4 D19 D16 D3 D6 D11 D17 D1 D9 D13 D8 0–0
1  Switzerland D15 D10 D7 D11 D8 D5 D3 D2 D18 D16 D13 D20 0–0
1  United States D7 D13 D12 D2 D18 D10 D16 D15 D5 D3 D8 D20 0–0

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−07:00).[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 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0
 Canada 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0

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
 Switzerland 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland 0
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0
 United States 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 Canada 0

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 0
 South Korea (Kim) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0

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

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 (Retornaz) 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0
 Switzerland 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Scotland 0

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
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 South Korea (Kim) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0

Draw 7

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Sunday, March 29, 2:00 pm

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

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
 South Korea (Kim) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0

Draw 9

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Monday, March 30, 9:00 am

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

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

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 0
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0
 Switzerland 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0

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

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 (Retornaz) 0
 Poland (Stych) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 China (Xu) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0

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

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
 Scotland 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0
 United States 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 Switzerland 0

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
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland 0
 South Korea (Kim) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
 United States 0

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
 Canada 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
 South Korea (Kim) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Poland (Stych) 0
 Sweden (Edin) 0

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) 0
 Poland (Stych) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Scotland 0
 Switzerland 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0
 China (Xu) 0

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 (Ramsfjell) 0
 Italy (Retornaz) 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 Germany (Muskatewitz) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0
 Japan (Yamaguchi) 0

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 0
 United States 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 China (Xu) 0
 Poland (Stych) 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada 0
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 0
 Scotland 0

Playoffs

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Qualification games Semifinals Final
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4          
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3          
6     Bronze medal game
     
     

Qualification Games

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Friday, April 3, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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Semifinals

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Friday, April 3, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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Bronze medal game

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Saturday, April 4, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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Final

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Saturday, April 4, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
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Final standings

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Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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12
13

National playdowns

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References

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