2023 World Men's Curling Championship

The 2023 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2023 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 1 to 9 at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1] Ottawa was selected as the host site in June 2022. It had originally been planned for the city to host the event in 2021, but the event was moved to the "Calgary bubble" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time Ottawa hosted the men's Worlds.[2]

2023 World Men's
Curling Championship
2023 World Men's Curling Championship
Host cityOttawa, Ontario, Canada
ArenaTD Place Arena
DatesApril 1–9
Attendance75,960
Winner Scotland
Curling clubGogar Park CC, Edinburgh
SkipBruce Mouat
ThirdGrant Hardie
SecondBobby Lammie
LeadHammy McMillan Jr.
AlternateKyle Waddell
CoachMichael Goodfellow
Finalist Canada (Gushue)
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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 the first round.

The event was expected to attract approximately 70,000 fans, which was ultimately exceeded. The Aberdeen Pavilion acted as the "patch" for the event, the site where fans gathered during the event.[3]

The tournament marked the final major event for ice technician Dave Merklinger.[4]

Summary

Team Turkey, who were making their debut at the event were no-shows at the opening ceremonies, making an "inauspicious" start to the event.[5] The team would later blame a miscommunication for their absence, believing that the ceremonies were to be held on April 2.[6]

The 1993 World Men's Curling Championship winning Canadian team (Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Peter Corner) were honoured in the opening ceremonies.[6]

An ice storm hit Ottawa on April 5, knocking out power in various parts of the city, but not at TD Place.[7] Despite the weather, crowds remained "decent". Rocks were re-textured prior to matches on the day, and Canada skip Brad Gushue indicated that the venue was cooler in the morning, but the ice held up.[8] The most notable event on the 5th was in the draw 12 game between Sweden and Norway, where Swedish skip Niklas Edin made what many were calling one of the greatest or "craziest" shots in curling history, that has been dubbed a "shot heard around the curling world".[9] Down by two in the tenth end, Edin had to throw a rock with an incredible amount of spin, making it curl enough to bump a guarded corner-frozen Norwegian stone at the perfect angle to avoid moving the Swedish rock it was frozen to, while also moving the Norwegian stone far enough to score two. A near-impossible shot, it could have only been made by throwing a "spinner," a rarely thrown shot in the sport. Usually a rock will rotate just a few times during its trajectory, but Edin's rock made over 53.5 rotations according to curling oddsmaker Matt Hall. Throwing a spinner is so rare, laughter could be heard at the arena when Edin released the rock. Edin was successful though, with his shooter rock being the second point, which was confirmed after a measurement. TSN commentator Russ Howard called the shot "the best ... I've ever seen in my life!" World Curling Federation commentator Tyler George said "There's these moments in sports where sometimes the moment is bigger than the result of the game. I will remember that shot for as long as I live." Despite the shot, Team Sweden ended up losing the game in the extra end.[10][11][12]

Turkey won their first ever game at the Men's World Championship in their draw 15 match against New Zealand, defeating the Kiwis 8–5. They followed that up with a second win in draw 16, defeating South Korea 8–3.[13]

Following the round robin portion, the top six team made the playoffs. Switzerland earned the top seed with an 11–1 record, while Scotland earned the second seed with a 10–2 record. Both teams earned a bye to the semifinals. The third seed went to Norway (also 10–2), who played the six seeded Italians (8–4) in a qualification game, while the fourth seeded Canadians (9–3) played the number five ranked Swedes (also 9–3). The winners of the qualification games advanced to the semifinals.[14]

In the qualification games, Canada easily dispatched Sweden 9–1, ending their reign as four-time defending World champions, while Italy eliminated Norway, 8–4. Canada then went on to defeat the number one seeded Swiss in the semifinals 7–5, while Italy lost to Scotland 8–9 in an extra end.[15] Italy nearly won the game in the 10th, as with 12 seconds left on their game clock, skip Joël Retornaz nearly made a long split to score three, but one of their rocks landed a few millimetres from the house, which was confirmed after a measurement.[16]

With their semifinal losses, Italy and Switzerland faced off for the bronze medal. In their match, Switzerland dominated. After leading 3–0 after three, the Swiss stole even more points, including a three-ender in the fifth after Italian skip Joël Retornaz took out his own stone. Italy finally scored in the sixth end, getting a deuce, but Switzerland scored three again in the seventh. Switzerland ended up winning the game 11–3.[17]

In the final, Scotland easily defeated Canada 9–3. The Bruce Mouat rink, representing Scotland won their first World title, and the first since 2009 for their nation. It also completed the medal set for the Mouat team, which won a silver in 2021 and a bronze in 2019. The team struck first blood in the second end scoring a deuce, after Mouat made a double take out. This was followed by a steal of two in the third, when Canada skip Brad Gushue was heavy on a draw against three Scottish counters. This gave the Scots an early 4–0 lead, taking the partisan Canadian crowd out of the game. Scotland kept the pressure on in the fourth, forcing Gushue to hit for a single point. Another costly mistake by Gushue came in the fifth when he was heavy on a tap attempt, which was followed up by a Mouat draw for two to lead 6–1. Canada finally got a two-ender in the sixth, when Scotland played the end safe, with Mouat opting for an easier hit instead of a double. After a blanked seventh, Gushue made another mistake when he was not able to remove a Scottish stone from the house, allowing Mouat to make a hit for three. With the score now 9–3 for Scotland, Canada conceded the game, handing the World Championship to Mouat and company. The Scottish team were in near-perfect form, with all four members curling in the 90s, with their percentage as a team at 96.[18] In total, 5,604 fans attended the final, bringing the total attendance for the week to 75,960.[19][20]

Qualification

Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship. This is the first World Men's Championship appearance for Turkey, being represented by skip Uğurcan Karagöz.

Means of QualificationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1  Canada
2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships4  South Korea
 United States
 Japan
 New Zealand
2022 European Curling Championships8  Scotland
 Switzerland
 Italy
 Sweden
 Norway
 Turkey
 Czech Republic
 Germany
TOTAL13

Selection of national teams

CountryMeans of Qualification
 CanadaWinners of the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier
 Czech RepublicWinners of the 2023 Czech Men's Curling Championship
 GermanySelected by national association
 ItalySelected by national association
 JapanWinners of the 2023 Japan Curling Championships
 New ZealandSelected by national association
 NorwaySelected by national association
 ScotlandSelected by national association
 South KoreaWinners of the 2022 Korean Curling Championships
 SwedenSelected by national association
 SwitzerlandWinners of the 2023 Swiss Men's Curling Championship
 TurkeySelected by national association
 United StatesWinners of the 2023 United States Men's Curling Championship

Teams

The teams were as follows:[21]

 Canada  Czech Republic[22]  Germany  Italy[23]  Japan[24]
St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols
Second: E. J. Harnden
Lead: Geoff Walker
Alternate: Ryan Harnden

CC Zbraslav, Zbraslav &
CC Dion, Prague

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

Baden Hills G&CC &
CC Füssen, Füssen

Skip: Sixten Totzek
Third: Klaudius Harsch
Second: Magnus Sutor
Lead: Dominik Greindl
Alternate: Marc Muskatewitz

Italian Air Force

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

SC Karuizawa Club, Karuizawa

Skip: Riku Yanagisawa
Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Second: Takeru Yamamoto
Lead: Satoshi Koizumi
Alternate: Shingo Usui

 New Zealand  Norway[25]  Scotland[26]  South Korea[27]  Sweden
Maniota Curling, Naseby &
Alexandria Curling Rink

Skip: Anton Hood
Third: Ben Smith
Second: Brett Sargon
Lead: Hunter Walker
Alternate: Peter de Boer

Trondheim CK, Trondheim

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

Gogar Park CC, Edinburgh

Skip: Bruce Mouat
Third: Grant Hardie
Second: Bobby Lammie
Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr.
Alternate: Kyle Waddell

Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul

Skip: Jeong Byeong-jin
Third: Lee Jeong-jae
Second: Kim Min-woo
Lead: Kim Tae-hwan

Karlstads CK, Karlstad

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

 Switzerland[28]  Turkey  United States[29]
CC Genève, Geneva

Fourth: Benoît Schwarz
Skip: Yannick Schwaller
Second: Sven Michel
Lead: Pablo Lachat

Milli Piyango CA, Erzurum

Skip: Uğurcan Karagöz
Third: Muhammet Haydar Demirel
Second: Muhammed Zeki Uçan
Lead: Orhun Yüce
Alternate: Faruk Kavaz

Duluth CC, Duluth &
Madison CC, McFarland

Skip: John Shuster
Third: Chris Plys
Second: Matt Hamilton
Lead: John Landsteiner
Alternate: Colin Hufman

WCF ranking

Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[30]

Nation (Skip)RankPoints
 Sweden (Edin)1355.8
 Italy (Retornaz)3319.8
 Canada (Gushue)4315.8
 Scotland (Mouat)6305.0
 Switzerland (Schwaller)7287.5
 Norway (Ramsfjell)11212.3
 United States (Shuster)15169.5
 Japan (Yanagisawa)17160.8
 South Korea (Jeong)33115.1
 Czech Republic (Klíma)7447.3
 Germany (Totzek)8640.1
 Turkey (Karagöz)9536.0
 New Zealand (Hood)18811.1

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWLW–LPFPAEWELBESES%DSC
 SwitzerlandYannick Schwaller1119457494310987.2%21.08
 ScotlandBruce Mouat1021–09353523771684.8%24.24
 NorwayMagnus Ramsfjell1020–18367514091484.6%23.98
 CanadaBrad Gushue931–0886047435686.3%19.70
 SwedenNiklas Edin930–19554573741786.9%17.33
 ItalyJoël Retornaz849060503861986.3%16.80
 JapanRiku Yanagisawa571–0697645464982.3%45.60
 United StatesJohn Shuster570–19491514821181.3%35.18
 GermanySixten Totzek48668845482878.3%45.55
 Czech RepublicLukáš Klíma39638942507876.8%33.04
 TurkeyUğurcan Karagöz210528636507675.7%40.76
 South KoreaJeong Byeong-jin1111–0439433528576.1%50.25
 New ZealandAnton Hood1110–1449929559172.9%51.83
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.Country Record
4  Canada8–39–410–66–38–26–83–69–48–53–89–59–69–3
10  Czech Republic3–86–104–83–98–16–83–98–33–104–77–68–103–9
9  Germany4–910–62–78–58–113–56–87–42–83–79–64–124–8
6  Italy6–108–47–212–58–38–94–79–22–88–47–211–48–4
7  Japan3–69–35–85–1210–54–72–99–26–96–74–36–55–7
13  New Zealand2–81–811–83–85–102–94–102–81–75–75–83–81–11
3  Norway8–68–65–39–87–49–25–96–28–74–116–48–510–2
2  Scotland6–39–38–67–49–210–49–59–34–74–78–110–810–2
12  South Korea4–93–84–72–92–98–22–63–93–84–83–85–111–11
5  Sweden5–810–38–28–29–67–17–87–48–35–810–311–69–3
1  Switzerland8–37–47–34–87–67–511–47–48–48–58–212–911–1
11  Turkey5–96–76–92–73–48–54–61–88–33–102–84–102–10
8  United States6–910–812–44–115–68–35–88–1011–56–119–1210–45–7

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).[31]

Draw 1

Draw 1

Saturday, April 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Canada (Gushue)01000020XX3
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 20212001XX8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Jeong)00111023XX8
 New Zealand (Hood) 01000100XX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin) 402101XXXX8
 Germany (Totzek)010010XXXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Scotland (Mouat)00030011027
 Italy (Retornaz) 01101000104

Draw 2

Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Japan (Yanagisawa)000010100114
 Turkey (Karagöz) 010001010003
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Gushue) 200210302X10
 Italy (Retornaz)002002020X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)00102010105
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 11030002018
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 2031002XXX8
 New Zealand (Hood)0100000XXX1

Draw 3

Sunday, April 2, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 02002110XX6
 South Korea (Jeong)00010001XX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Turkey (Karagöz)000001XXXX1
 Scotland (Mouat) 312200XXXX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller)002002021X7
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 010110100X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)002002020X6
 Sweden (Edin) 200320202X11

Draw 4

Draw 4

Sunday, April 2, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Scotland (Mouat)001020010X4
 Sweden (Edin) 020100103X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Germany (Totzek)00010101XX3
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 00203020XX7
Sheet C12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Hood)0010010XXX2
 Canada (Gushue) 2102003XXX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Jeong) 10001000XX2
 Japan (Yanagisawa)01120212XX9

Draw 5

Sunday, April 2, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 100102020X6
 Germany (Totzek)032010103X10
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Yanagisawa)01101030006
 United States (Shuster) 10000101115
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 110010211X7
 Turkey (Karagöz)001001000X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell)00200110228
 Canada (Gushue) 22010001006

Draw 6

Monday, April 3, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 00300100004
 Italy (Retornaz)01020021118
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin)010100312X8
 South Korea (Jeong) 101001000X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 10201030018
 United States (Shuster)030201040010

Draw 7

Monday, April 3, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin) 2032102XXX10
 Turkey (Karagöz)0100020XXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Hood)00101000XX2
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 01030023XX9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Gushue) 102000201X6
 Japan (Yanagisawa)010100010X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Germany (Totzek)00002102016
 Scotland (Mouat) 21110010208

Draw 8

Monday, April 3, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)042302XXXX11
 South Korea (Jeong) 200030XXXX5
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 132010XXXX7
 Germany (Totzek)000101XXXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell)0020020XXX4
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0303203XXX11
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Turkey (Karagöz) 120001000206
 Czech Republic (Klíma)000010221017

Draw 9

Tuesday, April 4, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Jeong)00101011004
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 03010000228
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 202002002210
 United States (Shuster)01031021008
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Japan (Yanagisawa) 304030XXXX10
 New Zealand (Hood)010103XXXX5

Draw 10

Tuesday, April 4, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Turkey (Karagöz)05000100006
 Germany (Totzek) 20101021029
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma)01001010XX3
 Canada (Gushue) 10230101XX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Yanagisawa)01020020106
 Sweden (Edin) 20103101019
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 020030101108
 Norway (Ramsfjell)202003010019

Draw 11

Tuesday, April 4, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Hood)001000020X3
 Italy (Retornaz) 100040003X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster) 20302021XX10
 Turkey (Karagöz)01020100XX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Jeong) 00100020XX3
 Czech Republic (Klíma)11021003XX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 201000103X7
 Scotland (Mouat)020001010X4

Draw 12

Niklas Edin was faced with an incredibly difficult shot in the 10th end to score two and force an extra end against Norway. To make the shot, Edin had to throw the stone with an excessive amount of rotation to bump a frozen Norwegian rock leftward without displacing his Swedish rock too far, and then holding the shooter to count as the second point. After making the shot, there was a measurement to confirm Sweden had scored two.

Wednesday, April 5, 9:00 am

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 100101013018
 Sweden (Edin)021010100207
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 111105XXXX9
 Japan (Yanagisawa)000020XXXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Germany (Totzek)01012022008
 New Zealand (Hood) 301002002311
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Gushue)00110304XX9
 South Korea (Jeong) 01001020XX4

Draw 13

Wednesday, April 5, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma)00010200XX3
 Japan (Yanagisawa) 30001023XX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 010002020X5
 Germany (Totzek)000100101X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Turkey (Karagöz)010010XXXX2
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 303200XXXX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Italy (Retornaz)0233003XXX11
 United States (Shuster) 1000300XXX4

Draw 14

Wednesday, April 5, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 South Korea (Jeong) 0101010XXX3
 Scotland (Mouat)0050202XXX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 10111020017
 New Zealand (Hood)01000100305
Sheet C12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)002010201X6
 Canada (Gushue) 030202020X9
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin) 1030303XXX10
 Czech Republic (Klíma)0101010XXX3

Draw 15

Draw 15

Thursday, April 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Germany (Totzek)001010020X4
 Canada (Gushue) 200202102X9
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Italy (Retornaz) 0000110XXX2
 Sweden (Edin)2121002XXX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Yanagisawa) 01000102XX4
 Norway (Ramsfjell)30011020XX7
Sheet D12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Hood)03000020XX5
 Turkey (Karagöz) 10210301XX8

Draw 16

Thursday, April 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller)010302020412
 United States (Shuster) 10202010309
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Turkey (Karagöz) 21201101XX8
 South Korea (Jeong)00020010XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Klíma) 02010001XX4
 Italy (Retornaz)10202210XX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 030010203X9
 Norway (Ramsfjell)002001020X5

Draw 17

Draw 17

Thursday, April 6, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin) 10011112XX7
 New Zealand (Hood)01000000XX1
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Gushue)010010100X3
 Scotland (Mouat) 102001002X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Germany (Totzek) 101010202X7
 South Korea (Jeong)010001020X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Japan (Yanagisawa) 10010102106
 Switzerland (Schwaller)00103010027

Draw 18

Friday, April 7, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Italy (Retornaz)04030203XX12
 Japan (Yanagisawa) 10101020XX5
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 210102101X8
 Czech Republic (Klíma)004020000X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Gushue) 20104020XX9
 Turkey (Karagöz)01020101XX5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster) 10310205XX12
 Germany (Totzek)01002010XX4

Draw 19

Friday, April 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 12102102XX9
 Czech Republic (Klíma)00020010XX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 10010100XX3
 United States (Shuster)01101032XX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 10101000328
 Sweden (Edin)01010201005
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Jeong) 01010000XX2
 Italy (Retornaz)00302022XX9

Draw 20

Friday, April 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Turkey (Karagöz)00300001004
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 20001000216
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Germany (Totzek) 102020300X8
 Japan (Yanagisawa)010102001X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Hood) 100201000X4
 Scotland (Mouat)031010023X10
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin) 20010101XX5
 Canada (Gushue)01004030XX8

Playoffs

Qualification gamesSemifinalsFinal
1  Switzerland5
4  Canada94  Canada7
5  Sweden14  Canada3
2  Scotland9
2  Scotland9
3  Norway46  Italy8
6  Italy8Bronze medal game
1  Switzerland11
6  Italy3

Qualification Games

Qualification Games

Saturday, April 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 110000020X4
 Italy (Retornaz)002201102X8
Player percentages
 Norway  Italy
Gaute Nepstad89%Mattia Giovanella93%
Bendik Ramsfjell72%Sebastiano Arman72%
Martin Sesaker79%Amos Mosaner89%
Magnus Ramsfjell72%Joël Retornaz85%
Total78%Total85%
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Gushue) 20001132XX9
 Sweden (Edin)01000000XX1
Player percentages
 Canada  Sweden
Geoff Walker98%Christoffer Sundgren98%
E. J. Harnden81%Rasmus Wranå80%
Mark Nichols92%Oskar Eriksson77%
Brad Gushue92%Niklas Edin69%
Total91%Total81%

Semifinals

Saturday, April 8, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 01010102005
 Canada (Gushue)10101020027
Player percentages
 Switzerland  Canada
Pablo Lachat89%Geoff Walker91%
Sven Michel81%E. J. Harnden93%
Yannick Schwaller86%Mark Nichols94%
Benoît Schwarz80%Brad Gushue95%
Total84%Total93%
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Scotland (Mouat) 101020202019
 Italy (Retornaz)020201010208
Player percentages
 Scotland  Italy
Hammy McMillan Jr.95%Mattia Giovanella91%
Bobby Lammie81%Sebastiano Arman83%
Grant Hardie86%Amos Mosaner89%
Bruce Mouat81%Joël Retornaz82%
Total86%Total86%

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 9, 11:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 02123030XX11
 Italy (Retornaz)00000201XX3
Player percentages
 Switzerland  Italy
Pablo Lachat83%Mattia Giovanella92%
Sven Michel80%Sebastiano Arman78%
Yannick Schwaller98%Amos Mosaner77%
Benoît Schwarz88%Joël Retornaz52%
Total87%Total75%

Final

Sunday, April 9, 4:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Gushue)00010200XX3
 Scotland (Mouat) 02202003XX9
Player percentages
 Canada  Scotland
Geoff Walker97%Hammy McMillan Jr.97%
E. J. Harnden92%Bobby Lammie94%
Mark Nichols81%Grant Hardie98%
Brad Gushue78%Bruce Mouat97%
Total87%Total96%

Statistics

Player percentages

Final Round Robin Percentages

Key
All-Star Team
Leads%
Geoff Walker92.0
Colin Hufman[a]89.6
Hammy McMillan Jr.89.3
Christoffer Sundgren89.3
Gaute Nepstad88.0
Mattia Giovanella87.9
Kim Tae-hwan86.9
Hunter Walker86.6
John Landsteiner86.5
Pablo Lachat86.1
Satoshi Koizumi85.6
Dominik Greindl85.1
Orhun Yüce80.1
Martin Jurík[b]79.1
Lukáš Klípa[c]75.0
Seconds%
Rasmus Wranå89.7
Sven Michel86.2
Sebastiano Arman86.1
Bendik Ramsfjell84.8
Takeru Yamamoto81.1
E. J. Harnden80.8
Matt Hamilton79.5
Bobby Lammie79.4
Muhammed Zeki Uçan78.7
Radek Boháč76.3
Kim Min-woo74.7
Magnus Sutor74.0
Brett Sargon70.6
Faruk Kavaz[d]63.1
Thirds%
Yannick Schwaller (Skip)90.5
Grant Hardie87.0
Amos Mosaner86.8
Mark Nichols84.9
Oskar Eriksson83.7
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi83.1
Martin Sesaker82.5
Marek Černovský79.7
Muhammet Haydar Demirel79.2
Chris Plys78.5
Klaudius Harsch78.2
Lee Jeong-jae73.6
Ben Smith67.9
Skips%
Brad Gushue87.6
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)86.1
Niklas Edin85.1
Joël Retornaz84.5
Bruce Mouat83.8
Magnus Ramsfjell83.1
Riku Yanagisawa79.6
John Shuster78.7
Sixten Totzek75.7
Lukáš Klíma72.4
Jeong Byeong-jin69.2
Uğurcan Karagöz68.1
Anton Hood66.5

Perfect games

Minimum 10 shots thrown

PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
Grant Hardie  ScotlandThird11  Turkey
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi  JapanThird12  New Zealand
Benoît Schwarz  SwitzerlandFourth12  Turkey
Christoffer Sundgren  SwedenLead14  Czech Republic

Awards

The awards and all-star team are as follows:

All-Star Team

Collie Campbell Memorial Award

Final standings

PlaceTeam
 Scotland
 Canada
 Switzerland
4  Italy
5  Norway
 Sweden
7  Japan
8  United States
9  Germany
10  Czech Republic
11  Turkey
12  South Korea
13  New Zealand

Based on this year's final standings, the 2023 European Curling Championships will serve as 13th qualification spot at next year's World Men's Curling Championship.[32]

Broadcasters

Some of the official broadcasters of the event are as follows:[33]

CountryNetwork
CanadaTSN
EuropeEuroSport
JapanNHK
South KoreaJTBC
SwedenSVT
SwitzerlandSSR

References

Notes