The World Men’s Curling Championships 2025 is scheduled to take place in Moose Jaw, Canada from 29 March to 6 April. A total of 13 of the world’s best curling teams will battle out for the world title.
The competition is set to be thrilling as apart from the worlds crown, the event will also provide the final set of Olympic Qualification Points. These will be used to determine quota spots for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
World Men’s Curling Championships 2025: Format
The Curling Championships 2025 will begin with all teams playing each other once in a round-robin. The top two teams after the round-robin stage will directly enter the semi-finals. The third and fourth will play fifth and sixth in qualification games. The winners of those matches will take the final two semi-final spots.
The winners of the semis will play the final while a bronze medal match will take place for the runners-up.
Sweden are the reigning Olympic and world champions.
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World Men’s Curling Championships 2025: Teams Details
Austria
- Skip: Mathias Genner
- Third: Jonas Backofen
- Second: Martin Reichel
- Lead: Florian Mavec
- Alternate: Matthaeus Hofer
Canada
- Skip: Brad Jacobs
- Third: Marc Kennedy
- Second: Brett Gallant
- Lead: Ben Hebert
- Alternate: Tyler Tardi
Czechia
- Skip: Lukas Klima
- Third: Marek Cernovsky
- Second: Martin Jurik
- Lead: Lukas Klipa
- Alternate: Radek Bohac
Germany
- Skip: Marc Muskatewitz
- Third: Benjamin Kapp
- Second: Felix Messenz
- Lead: Johannes Scheuerl
- Alternate: Mario Trevisiol
Italy
- Skip: Joel Retornaz
- Third: Amos Mosaner
- Second: Sebastiano Arman
- Lead: Mattia Giovanella
- Alternate: Giacomo Colli
Japan
- Fourth: Yanagisawa Riku
- Skip: Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi
- Second: Yamamoto Takeru
- Lead: Koizumi Satoshi
- Alternate: Usui Shingo
Norway
- Skip: Magnus Ramsfjell
- Third: Martin Sesaker
- Second: Bendik Ramsfjell
- Lead: Gaute Nepstad
- Alternate: Wilhelm Naess
People’s Republic of China
- Skip: Xu Xiaoming
- Third: Fei Xueqing
- Second: Wang Zhiyu
- Lead: Li Zhichao
- Alternate: Yang Bohao
Republic of Korea
- Skip: Kim Hyojun
- Third: Kim Eunbin
- Second: Pyo Jeongmin
- Lead: Kim Jinhun
- Alternate: Kim Changmin
Scotland
- Skip: Bruce Mouat
- Third: Grant Hardie
- Second: Bobby Lammie
- Lead: Hammy McMillan
- Alternate: Kyle Waddell
Sweden
- Skip: Niklas Edin
- Third: Oskar Eriksson
- Second: Rasmus Wranaa
- Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
- Alternate: Simon Olofsson
Switzerland
- Fourth: Benoit Schwarz-Van Berkel
- Skip: Yannick Schwaller
- Second: Sven Michel
- Lead: Pablo Lachat-Couchepin
- Alternate: Kim Schwaller
United States
- Skip: Korey Dropkin
- Third: Tom Howell
- Second: Andrew Stopera
- Lead: Mark Fenner
- Alternate: Christopher Plys
World Men’s Curling Championships 2025: Full Schedule
All times are local (UTC-6)
Saturday 29 March
Session 1 – 14:00
- Republic of Korea v Czechia
- Japan v Canada
- Switzerland v Norway
- United States v Italy
Session 2 – 19:00
- Sweden v PR China
- Republic of Korea v Italy
- Austria v Scotland
- Germany v Canada
Sunday 30 March
Session 3 – 09:00
- Scotland v Japan
- PR China v United States
- Czechia v Germany
- Austria v Switzerland
Session 4 – 14:00
- United States v Switzerland
- Norway v Czechia
- Canada v Republic of Korea
- Japan v Sweden
Session 5 – 19:00
- Germany v Norway
- Sweden v Austria
- Italy v PR China
- Scotland v Republic of Korea
Monday 31 March
Session 6 – 09:00
- Czechia v Italy
- Switzerland v Japan
- Germany v Austria
Session 7 – 14:00
- Switzerland v PR China
- Canada v Scotland
- Republic of Korea v Sweden
- Norway v United States
Session 8 – 19:00
- Austria v Japan
- Italy v Norway
- Scotland v Czechia
- PR China v Germany
Tuesday 1 April
Session 9 – 09:00
- Japan v Czechia
- United States v Austria
- Sweden v Canada
Session 10 – 14:00
- PR China v Norway
- Germany v Republic of Korea
- Sweden v Switzerland
- Italy v Scotland
Session 11 – 19:00
- Canada v Italy
- Austria v PR China
- Japan v Germany
- Czechia v United States
Wednesday 2 April
Session 12 – 09:00
- Scotland v Switzerland
- United States v Sweden
- Norway v Canada
- Republic of Korea v Japan
Session 13 – 14:00
- Germany v Sweden
- Scotland v Norway
- PR China v Czechia
- Italy v Austria
Session 14 – 19:00
- Japan v United States
- Czechia v Canada
- Austria v Republic of Korea
- Switzerland v Germany
Thursday 3 April
Session 15 – 09:00
- Norway v Republic of Korea
- Italy v Switzerland
- Sweden v Scotland
- Canada v PR China
Session 16 – 14:00
- Czechia v Austria
- PR China v Japan
- Germany v Italy
- United States v Scotland
Session 17 – 19:00
- Switzerland v Canada
- Republic of Korea v United States
- Norway v Japan
- Sweden v Czechia
Friday 4 April
Session 18 – 09:00
- Italy v Sweden
- Scotland v Germany
- Republic of Korea v PR China
- Austria v Norway
Session 19 – 14:00
- United States v Germany
- Canada v Austria
- Czechia v Switzerland
- Japan v Italy
Session 20 – 19:00
- PR China v Scotland
- Norway v Sweden
- Canada v United States
- Switzerland v Republic of Korea
Saturday 5 April
- Qualifiers – 9:00
- Semi-finals – 15:00
Sunday 6 April
- Bronze medal game – 09:00
- Gold medal game – 15:00
