The 2024 World Men's Curling Championship (65th) (branded as the 2024 LGT World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 30 to April 7 at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.[1] This was the first time a world curling championship had been held in Schaffhausen, as the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship was originally awarded to Schaffhausen before being relocated to Calgary, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was the tenth time Switzerland hosted a world men's or women's curling championship, with the last being the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship in Basel.[2]
The format for the Championship featured a thirteen team round robin. The top six teams qualify for the playoff round, where the top two teams receive a bye, while the remaining four teams play in the qualification round to advance to the semifinals.[3]
Summary
Canada skip Brad Gushue won his 50th career game when Canada defeated New Zealand 7–4 in their game on 2 April.[4]
In Draw 15 action on the morning of 4 April, both Canada (8–1 record) and undefeated (9–0) Sweden (skipped by Niklas Edin) were the first teams to clinch berths into the playoffs, following victories over Norway (Magnus Ramsfjell) and the United States (John Shuster), respectively.[5] Later in the day, defending champions Scotland (Bruce Mouat) also clinched a berth after defeating hosts Switzerland (Yannick Schwaller) in an extra end.[6]
Sweden had secured the first direct bye to the semifinals going into the final day of the round robin competition on 5 April, having won against South Korea before being handed their first loss by Scotland in their final game. Victories over New Zealand and Czechia allowed the United States (John Shuster) to qualify for the playoffs, with Germany (Marc Muskatewitz) also qualifying with wins over Italy and Switzerland, eliminating the latter from contention. Italy, despite losing to the Germans earlier, secured the final playoff spot with a win over Norway. Thanks to dominant six-end victories over Japan and Switzerland, Canada earned the second direct bye to the semifinals.[7]
In the playoffs, Italy defeated Germany 8–3 while Scotland defeated the United States 8–4 in the qualifying games. In the first semifinal, the game between Canada and Scotland remained close for the first 5 ends, tied 3–3 going into the second half; however, some mistakes from the Scots in the 6th end, including a missed draw for a point by Mouat, allowed Canada to steal 3 points and take control of the game. After forcing Scotland to 1 in the 7th, Gushue drew on his last shot in the 8th to score 3 more points, and Scotland conceded, giving Canada a 9-4 victory. Meanwhile, Sweden defeated Italy in the other semifinal 5-3, setting up the 4th matchup in the final between Gushue and Edin, dating back to 2017.[8]
In the final, Sweden defeated Canada 6–5, giving Edin a record seventh World Championship title.[9] Sweden got on the board first, scoring a deuce in the second end, which was set up by a long hit and roll behind cover by Sweden's third Oskar Eriksson. Eriksson made another great shot in the third, with a hit and roll. Gushue ticked on a guard in an attempt to blank the end on his last, giving up a steal to go down 3–0 after three. Canada rallied back to tie the game at 5 heading into the 10th and final end, which would decide the game, with Sweden having the hammer. On his last rock, Gushue made a short runback to sit three, leaving Edin's only way to score being a tough wide draw to get a full piece of the four-foot. Edin made the draw, with his rock settling in the back-four, breaking the 5–5 tie. It was a fourth straight silver medal for Canada's Brad Gushue.[10]
Italy won the bronze medal in an extra end, defeating Scotland 7–6 after being down 6–3 after 9.[9]
Qualification
Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship.
Teams
The teams are as follows:[11][12]
  Canada
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  Czech Republic
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  Germany
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  Italy[13]
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  Japan
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| St. John's CC, St. John's
 Skip: Brad Gushue 
Third: Mark Nichols 
Second: E.J. Harnden 
Lead: Geoff Walker 
Alternate: Kyle Doering
 
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CC Zbraslav &  CC Dion, Prague
Skip: Lukáš Klíma 
Third: Marek Černovský 
Second: Martin Jurík 
Lead: Lukáš Klípa 
Alternate: Radek Boháč
 
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CC Füssen, Füssen
 Skip: Marc Muskatewitz 
Third: Benjamin Kapp 
Second: Felix Messenzehl 
Lead: Johannes Scheuerl 
Alternate: Mario Trevisiol
 
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Trentino Curling Cembra, Cembra
 Skip: Joël Retornaz 
Third: Amos Mosaner 
Second: Sebastiano Arman 
Lead: Mattia Giovanella 
Alternate: Francesco De Zanna
 
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Tokoro CC, Tokoro
 Fourth: Tetsuro Shimizu 
Skip: Shinya Abe 
Second: Haruto Ouchi 
Lead: Sota Tsuruga 
Alternate: Asei Nakahara
 
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  Netherlands
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  New Zealand
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  Norway
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  Scotland[14][15]
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  South Korea
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| CC PWA Zoetermeer, Zoetermeer
 Skip: Wouter Gösgens 
Third: Laurens Hoekman 
Second: Jaap van Dorp 
Lead: Alexander Magan 
Alternate: Tobias van den Hurk
 
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Maniototo CI, Naseby &  Alexandra CR, Alexandra
Skip: Anton Hood 
Third: Ben Smith 
Second: Brett Sargon 
Lead: Hunter Walker 
Alternate: Peter de Boer
 
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Trondheim CK, Trondheim
 Skip: Magnus Ramsfjell 
Third: Martin Sesaker 
Second: Bendik Ramsfjell 
Lead: Gaute Nepstad 
Alternate: Wilhelm Næss
 
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Curl Edinburgh, Edinburgh
 Skip: Bruce Mouat 
Third: Grant Hardie 
Second: Bobby Lammie 
Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr. 
Alternate: Kyle Waddell
 
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Gangwon Curling, Gangwon Province
 Skip: Park Jong-duk 
Third: Jeong Yeong-seok 
Second: Oh Seung-hoon 
Lead: Seong Ji-hoon 
Alternate: Lee Ki-bok
 
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  Sweden[16]
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  Switzerland
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  United States
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| Karlstads CK, Karlstad
 Skip: Niklas Edin 
Third: Oskar Eriksson 
Second: Rasmus Wranå 
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren 
Alternate: Daniel Magnusson
 
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CC Genève, Geneva
 Fourth: Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel 
Skip: Yannick Schwaller 
Second: Sven Michel 
Lead: Pablo Lachat 
Alternate: Tom Winkelhausen
 
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Duluth CC, Duluth
 Skip: John Shuster 
Third: Chris Plys 
Second: Colin Hufman 
Lead: John Landsteiner 
Alternate: Matt Hamilton
 
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WCF ranking
Year to date World Curling Federation order of merit ranking for each team before the event.[17]
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Summary Table
| Pos.
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Country
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Record
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| 2
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  Canada
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—
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9–8
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8–5
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6–7
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9–3
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7–4
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7–4
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7–4
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8–4
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7–4
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5–6
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8–1
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8–2
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10–2
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| 9
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  Czech Republic
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8–9
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—
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4–6
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7–8
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8–6
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5–8
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7–4
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10–8
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3–6
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10–6
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6–8
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4–7
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3–6
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4–8
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| 4
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  Germany
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5–8
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6–4
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—
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8–7
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8–1
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9–4
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9–2
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6–8
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8–7
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8–6
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5–8
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7–6
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2–10
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8–4
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| 5
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  Italy
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7–6
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8–7
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7–8
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—
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6–4
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8–5
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10–4
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8–2
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3–8
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8–5
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5–7
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6–5
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4–5
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8–4
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| 11
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  Japan
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3–9
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6–8
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1–8
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4–6
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—
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5–7
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8–3
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7–4
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5–7
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10–11
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5–9
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4–10
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6–5
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3–9
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| 8
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  Netherlands
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4–7
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8–5
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4–9
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5–8
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7–5
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—
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7–5
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6–8
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3–5
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9–4
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1–8
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5–8
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7–6
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5–7
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| 13
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  New Zealand
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4–7
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4–7
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2–9
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4–10
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3–8
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5–7
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—
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5–9
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2–8
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2–5
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7–11
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3–8
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4–10
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0–12
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| 10
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  Norway
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4–7
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8–10
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8–6
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2–8
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4–7
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8–6
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9–5
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—
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8–9
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8–7
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8–10
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5–10
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3–9
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4–8
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| 3
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  Scotland
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4–8
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6–3
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7–8
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8–3
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7–5
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5–3
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8–2
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9–8
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—
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10–3
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8–6
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8–7
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10–3
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10–2
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| 12
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  South Korea
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4–7
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6–10
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6–8
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5–8
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11–10
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4–9
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5–2
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7–8
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3–10
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—
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4–7
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7–9
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4–9
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2–10
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| 1
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  Sweden
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6–5
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8–6
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8–5
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7–5
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9–5
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8–1
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11–7
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10–8
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6–8
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7–4
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—
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8–7
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6–4
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11–1
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| 7
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  Switzerland
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1–8
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7–4
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6–7
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5–6
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10–4
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8–5
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8–3
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10–5
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7–8
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9–7
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7–8
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—
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3–5
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6–6
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| 6
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  United States
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2–8
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6–3
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10–2
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5–4
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5–6
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6–7
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10–4
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9–3
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3–10
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9–4
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4–6
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5–3
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—
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7–5
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Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).[3]
Draw 1
Saturday, March 30, 2:00 pm
Draw 2
Saturday, March 30, 7:00 pm
Draw 3
Sunday, March 31, 9:00 am
Draw 4
Sunday, March 31, 2:00 pm
Draw 5
Sunday, March 31, 7:00 pm
Draw 6
Monday, April 1, 9:00 am
Draw 7
Monday, April 1, 2:00 pm
Draw 8
Monday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Draw 9
Tuesday, April 2, 9:00 am
Draw 10
Tuesday, April 2, 2:00 pm
Draw 11
Tuesday, April 2, 7:00 pm
Draw 12
Wednesday, April 3, 9:00 am
Draw 13
Wednesday, April 3, 2:00 pm
Draw 14
Wednesday, April 3, 7:00 pm
Draw 15
Thursday, April 4, 9:00 am
Draw 16
Thursday, April 4, 2:00 pm
Draw 17
Thursday, April 4, 7:00 pm
Draw 18
Friday, April 5, 9:00 am
Draw 19
Friday, April 5, 2:00 pm
Draw 20
Friday, April 5, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Qualification Games
Saturday, April 6, 10:00 am
Semifinals
Saturday, April 6, 4:00 pm
Bronze medal game
Sunday, April 7, 10:00 am
Final
Sunday, April 7, 3:00 pm
Statistics
Player percentages
Final Round Robin Percentages
Perfect games
Minimum 12 shots thrown
Awards
The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team
Collie Campbell Memorial Award
Final standings
National playdowns
Notes
- ^ Played in five games
 
- ^ Includes five games throwing lead rocks and three games throwing second rocks; Played in eight games
 
 
References
- ^ "LGT World Men's Curling Championship 2024". LGT World Men’s Curling Championship. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
 
- ^ "Schaffhausen, Switzerland to host World Men's Curling Championship 2024". World Curling Federation. December 1, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
 
- ^ a b "Draw Schedule". LGT World Men’s Curling Championship. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
 
- ^ "Gushue picks up 50th career win at men's worlds as Canada top New Zealand". TSN. 2 April 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
 
- ^ "Showdown in Schaffhausen: Gushue Versus Edin—Again". The Curling News. 4 April 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
 
- ^ "Three teams secure play-off spots at World Men's". World Curling. 4 April 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
 
- ^ "Play-off field complete in Schaffhausen". World Curling. 5 April 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
 
- ^ "Medal games set at World Men's". World Curling. 6 April 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
 
- ^ a b "Gushue nearly ends Canada's gold medal drought as Edin captures seventh men's worlds title". TSN. 7 April 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
 
- ^ "Edin Wins Another World Curling Title for Sweden". The Curling News. 7 April 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
 
- ^ "List of Teams". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
 
- ^ "The best in the world: 13 teams from 4 continents". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
 
- ^ "Campionato Assoluto Maschile Anno sportivo 2023-2024". Italian Ice Sports Federation (in Italian). Retrieved March 27, 2024.
 
- ^ "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT". British Curling. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
 
- ^ "Men's Team Line-Ups". p. 13. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
 
- ^ "Lag Edin och lag Hasselborg representerar Sverige vid curling-VM" (in Swedish). Svenska Curlingförbundet. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
 
- ^ "2023–24 World Curling Federation Rankings". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
 
 
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