The 2026 World Men's Curling Championship (67th) (branded as the 2026 LGT World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 27 to April 4 at the Weber County Ice Sheet in Ogden, Utah, United States. The venue previously hosted the curling events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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.
In the opening ceremonies, 2018 Olympic gold medalist John Shuster threw the ceremonial first stone toward Rhona Howie, who had won the gold medal in the women's event at the 2002 Olympics at the venue.
The event saw the debut for Poland, who also recorded their first ever win, an 11–4 victory over Germany in Draw 5.
Qualification Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship. This was the first World Men's Championship appearance for Poland, who qualified after finishing seventh at the European Championship. Means of Qualification Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships 4 2025 European Curling Championships 8 TOTAL 13
Teams The teams were as follows:
Geoff Walker was substituted as 2nd in the game of draw 14, and played as Lead in the game of draw 20.Xu Xiaoming played as 3rd in the games of draws 15, 17, and 18, whilst the other three players — Li, Yung and Wang — alternated between the positions of Second, Lead, and Alternate.Vít Chabičovský played as 2nd in the game of draw 14, and as 3rd in the game of draw 19.Mario Trevisiol was substituted as Lead in the game of draw 13.Granite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Matt Dunstone Third: Colton Lott Second: E. J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Geoff WalkerCSO Curling Club, Beijing Skip: Fei XueqingChina has qualified for the World Championship as Team Xu Xiaoming. With no reasons provided, China played with regular 3rd Fei Xueqing as Skip; the other players, including the alternate, each moved up one position. The official name of the team — according to World Curling — remains Xu Xiaoming. Third: Li Zhichao Second: Yu Sen Lead: Wang Zhenhao Alternate: Xu XiaomingCC Zbraslav & CC Dion, Prague Skip: Lukáš Klíma Third: Marek Černovský Second: Martin Jurík Lead: Lukáš Klípa Alternate: Vít ChabičovskýCC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Marc Muskatewitz Third: Benjamin Kapp Second: Felix Messenzehl Lead: Johannes Scheuerl Alternate: Mario TrevisiolTrentino CC & Cembra CC, Cembra Skip: Joël Retornaz Stefano SpillerItaly has qualified for the World Championships as Team Joel Retornaz. For personal reasons, Retornaz decided not to compete with the national team at this World Championship. In his place, the 2025 Junior World Champion, Stefano Spiller, skipped the team. Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Alberto PimpiniFollowing the change in the Skip position, Alternate Alberto Pimpini replaced regular Lead Mattia Giovanella, who took on the role of Alternate. Alternate: Mattia GiovanellaDue to an injury, Takeru Yamamoto only played in the games of draw 1, 2, 5, 6 and 10, Shingo Usui as 2nd replaced Yamamoto in the last 6 games; Japan was forced to play the game in draw 8 with only 3 players.Magnus Ramsfjell played as the skipping 4th in the games of draw 9, 11, 12 and 20, as 3rd in the games of draw 14 and 17; Mathias Brænden sat out the game of draw 12; Michael Mellemseter sat out the games of draw 11 and 19; Andreas Hårstad sat out the games of draw 9 and 20, moved to 2nd in the game of draw 11 and to Lead in the game of draw 12.Maksym Grzelka played as 2nd in the games of draw 7 and 17 for Bartosz Łobaza whilst Marcin Ciemiński moved to Lead, and of the draw 9, 10, 15.Duncan McFadzean was substituted as Lead in the games of draw 7 and 20, as 2nd in the games of draw 10 and 14.SC Karuizawa Club, Karuizawa Fourth: Riku Yanagisawa Skip: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Takeru Yamamoto Lead: Satoshi Koizumi Alternate: Shingo UsuiOppdal CK, Oppdal Skip: Andreas Hårstad Third: Wilhelm Næss Second: Michael Mellemseter Lead: Mathias Brænden Alternate: Magnus RamsfjellWałbrzych CC, Wałbrzych Skip: Konrad Stych Third: Krzysztof Domin Second: Marcin Ciemiński Lead: Bartosz Łobaza Alternate: Maksym GrzelkaThe Peak, Stirling Skip: Ross Whyte Third: Robin Brydone Second: Craig Waddell Lead: Euan Kyle Alternate: Duncan McFadzeanUiseong CC, Uiseong Fourth: Kim Soo-hyukKim Soo-hyuk had to refrain from participating due to an undisclosed injury Skip: Kim Chang-min Second: Yoo Min-hyeon Lead: Jeon Jae-ikSimon Olofsson played as 2nd in the game of draw 4, and as Lead in the games of draw 9, 14 and 16; he was also substituted as Lead in the game of draw 19.Jan Hess was substituted as Lead in the 6th and last end in the game of draw 16.Aidan Oldenburg played as Lead in the games of draw 12 for Matt Hamilton, and 15 for Colin Hufman whilst Hamilton moved to 2nd.Karlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Simon OlofssonCC Glarus, Glarus Fourth: Philipp Hösli Skip: Marco Hösli Second: Simon Gloor Lead: Justin Hausherr Alternate: Jan HessDuluth CC, Duluth Skip: John Shuster Third: Chris Plys Second: Colin Hufman Lead: Matt Hamilton Alternate: Aidan Oldenburg
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World Curling ranking Year-to-date World Curling ranking for each team prior to the event.
Nation (Skip) Rank Points (Dunstone) 4 372.8 (Whyte) 5 349.0 (Retornaz) 7 271.1 (Shuster) 8 259.0 (Xu) 12 208.2 (Edin) 13 200.9 (Yamaguchi) 16 172.6 (Hösli) 18 165.4 (Muskatewitz) 20 148.6 (Klíma) 28 133.1 (Kim) 40 97.5 (Hårstad) 49 79.5 (Stych) 90 27.4
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings Key Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkip Niklas Edin 10 2 1–1 88 51 47 33 6 14 88.7% 14.445 Ross Whyte 10 2 1–1 88 45 47 36 7 10 89.0% 23.959 Matt Dunstone 10 2 1–1 88 52 48 35 6 16 88.6% 30.777 Marco Hösli 9 3 – 89 62 54 40 3 18 88.3% 29.673 John Shuster 8 4 1–0 84 71 47 48 8 5 85.8% 29.355 Stefano Spiller 8 4 0–1 74 66 44 38 18 12 86.6% 19.673 Xu Xiaoming 6 6 – 68 79 45 45 10 7 82.7% 20.545 Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 5 7 – 70 71 44 44 6 12 85.6% 30.482 Marc Muskatewitz 4 8 – 64 93 45 47 4 7 80.6% 22.109 Kim Chang-min 3 9 1–0 58 86 38 51 8 1 80.7% 31.909 Lukáš Klíma 3 9 0–1 68 91 43 56 5 7 80.4% 37.614 Konrad Stych 2 10 – 57 94 36 52 7 6 77.1% 56.782 Andreas Hårstad 0 12 – 57 92 43 56 11 7 80.3% 25.355
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 3 10–2 7 6–6 10 3–9 9 4–8 6 8–4 8 5–7 13 0–12 12 2–10 2 10–2 11 3–9 1 10–2 4 9–3 5 8–4
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Friday, March 27, 1:30 pm
Draw 2 Friday, March 27, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Saturday, March 28, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Saturday, March 28, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Saturday, March 28, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Sunday, March 29, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Sunday, March 29, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Sunday, March 29, 7:00 pm
Draw 9 Monday, March 30, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Monday, March 30, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Monday, March 30, 7:00 pm
Draw 12 Tuesday, March 31, 9:00 am
Draw 13 Tuesday, March 31, 2:00 pm
Draw 14 Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 pm
Draw 15 Wednesday, April 1, 9:00 am
Draw 16 Wednesday, April 1, 2:00 pm
Draw 17 Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Draw 18 Thursday, April 2, 9:00 am
Draw 19 Thursday, April 2, 2:00 pm
Draw 20 Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Qualification Games Friday, April 3, 9:00 am
Semifinals Friday, April 3, 3:00 pm
Bronze medal game Saturday, April 4, 9:00 am
Final Saturday, April 4, 2:00 pm
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages
KeyAll-Star Team Leads % Christoffer Sundgren 95.5 Justin Hausherr 94.2 Ryan Harnden 92.6 Matt Hamilton 91.9 Euan Kyle 91.3 Seconds % Simon Gloor 86.4 Craig Waddell 86.1 Rasmus Wranå 85.9 E. J. Harnden 85.4 Sebastiano Arman 83.9 Thirds % Amos Mosaner 89.8 Robin Brydone 88.9 Colton Lott 88.5 Marco Hösli (Skip) 87.2 Oskar Eriksson 86.9 Skips % Ross Whyte 89.4 Matt Dunstone 87.5 Niklas Edin 86.9 Riku Yanagisawa (Fourth) 86.9 85.5
Perfect games Minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Matt Hamilton Lead 20 Marcin Ciemiński Lead 14 Christoffer Sundgren Lead 18 Matt Dunstone Skip 12 Riku Yanagisawa Fourth 14 Niklas Edin Skip 12 Rasmus Wranå Second 12 Simon Olofsson Lead 12
Awards The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team Fourth: Ross Whyte, Scotland Third: Amos Mosaner, Italy Second: Simon Gloor, Switzerland Lead: Christoffer Sundgren, Sweden
Collie Campbell Memorial Award Wilhelm Næss, Norway
Final standings
KeyTeam Relegated to 2026 World Championship Qualifier
PlaceTeam 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
National playdowns 2025 Korean Curling Championships 2026 United States Men's Curling Championship 2026 Montana's Brier
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