The best men’s twisting groups on the planet are preparing for nine days of rivalry in Sin City. The 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship is set to start off Saturday in Las Vegas. The 13 best twisting groups on the planet will go after the title.
Canada will be addressed by Brad Gushue’s group, which additionally comprises of Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker. The group procured an outing to Vegas by winning the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier, bringing down Kevin Koe and Team Alberta in the last.
Gushue’s group was decreased to three individuals toward the finish of the Brier after Nichols tried positive for COVID. Presently them four are in Vegas to attempt to procure Canada’s first world title beginning around 2017.
Niklas Edin and Sweden are the three-time reigning champ of this competition, going for the four-peat this season.
When is the 2022 World Men’s Curling Championship?
The 2022 competition starts Saturday, April 2, and the last of the opposition will be played Sunday, April 10, at 5 p.m. ET.
Cooperative play will run from April 2 through April 8. The capability end of the season games and elimination rounds will happen April 9, with the bronze-and gold-decoration games occurring the next day.
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV |
Saturday, April 2 | 5 p.m. | Canada vs Czech Republic | TSN1 |
Saturday, April 2 | 10 p.m. | Canada vs. Norway | TSN1 |
Sunday, April 3 | 5 p.m. | Netherlands vs. Canada | TSN1 |
Sunday, April 3 | 10 p.m. | Switzerland vs. Canada | TSN1 |
Monday, April 4 | 5 p.m. | Canada vs. Italy | TSN1 |
Tuesday, April 5 | 5 p.m. | Germany vs. Canada | TSN3 |
Wednesday, April 6 | 12 p.m. | Canada vs. Sweden | TSN1 |
Wednesday, April 6 | 10 p.m. | Finland vs. Canada | TSN1 |
Thursday, April 7 | 12 p.m. | United States vs. Canada | TSN3 |
Thursday, April 7 | 10 p.m. | Canada vs. Korea | TSN1 |
Friday, April 8 | 12 p.m. | Canada vs. Scotland | TSN5 |
Friday, April 8 | 10 p.m. | Denmark vs. Canada | TSN1 |
Saturday, April 9 | 5 p.m. | Qualification playoffs | TSN1 |
Saturday, April 9 | 10 p.m. | Semifinals | TSN1 |
Sunday, April 10 | 2 p.m. | Bronze-medal game | TSN1 |
Sunday, April 10 | 7 p.m. | Gold-medal game | TSN1 |
What channel is the 2022 World Men’s Curling Championship on in Canada?
The world championship will be broadcast on TSN, with live streaming available on TSN Direct, TSN.ca and the TSN app.
You can find most of Canada’s matchups on TSN1, with the exception of two on TSN3 and one on TSN5.
Where is the 2022 World Men’s Curling Championship occurring?
The competition will be facilitated at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
The scene is home to the Vegas Rollers of World TeamTennis, a blended orientation proficient tennis association. It is additionally sometimes utilized by the UNLV ball groups and is the impermanent home of the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights, an associate of the Vegas Golden Knights. The hockey group is playing there while its new field is being built in Henderson.
Who is the number one to win the 2022 World Men’s Curling Championship?
Regardless of falling off three successive competition wins, Sweden isn’t the #1 to bring home the World Men’s Curling Championship.
All things being equal, it’s Canada getting the slight edge from the oddsmakers to win. Gushue’s group enters as +120 top choices while Edin’s club is +150, as indicated by Sports Interaction.
It’s a far drop-off after those two, with Norway accompanying the third-most noteworthy chances at +800. In view of Sports Interaction, it seems like it will be a two-horse race in 2022.
Here are the chances for the victor of the title.
Canada | +120 |
Sweden | +150 |
Norway | +800 |
Italy | +1100 |
Scotland | +1200 |
Switzerland | +1200 |
United States | +1300 |
Korea | +6600 |
Germany | +7500 |
Czech Republic | +10000 |
Denmark | +12500 |
Finland | +20000 |
Netherlands | +20000 |
Who has previously won a World Men’s Curling Championship?
As mentioned, Edin and Team Sweden are reigning champions, winning the past three tournaments.
Canada holds the most wins in the history of the event with 36 gold medals. Sweden is behind them with 10 while Scotland has five.
Only Canada, Sweden, Scotland, the United States, Norway and Switzerland have won the tournament previously. Germany, Denmark, Finland and France have all medalled but never earned gold.
Here is a look at the winners from the past 10 championships.
2012: Canada (Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill)
2013: Sweden (Niklas Edin, Sebastian Kraupp, Frederik Lindberg, Viktor Kjall)
2014: Norway (Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergard, Christoffer Sva, Havard Vad Petersson)
2015: Sweden (Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren)
2016: Canada (Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert)
2017: Canada (Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker)
2018: Sweden (Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren)
2019: Sweden (Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren)
2020: Canceled because of COVID
2021: Sweden (Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren)
2022 World Men’s Curling Championship standings
Thirteen teams make up the field for the 2022 World Men’s Curling Championship, which is returning to its usual format after including 14 teams in the 2021 tournament.
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the World Curling Federation removed all Russian Curling Federation teams from competing at the world championships. Their spot was taken by Finland.
Each team will play every one of the other participants, resulting in 12 matches in round-robin play. After the round-robin stage concludes, the top six teams will advance to the playoffs.
The top two seeds receive a bye to the semifinals, with the Nos. 3-6 teams participating in qualification games. The winners of those two matches advance to the semifinals and the winner of the two semifinal matches play in the gold medal game. The losers of the semifinals will play for the bronze medal.
Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
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Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Sweden | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Scotland | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 2 |
United States | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Finland | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Czech Republic | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Denmark | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 |
2022 Men’s World Curling Championship schedule
Draw 1 (April 2, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada — 6
Czech Republic — 4
Sheet B
Sweden — 7
Netherlands — 4
Sheet C
Denmark — 2
United States — 8
Sheet D
Korea — 3
Norway — 7
Draw 2 (April 2, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Italy — 4
Scotland — 5
Sheet B
Canada — 8
Norway — 7
Sheet C
Finland — 6
Switzerland — 4
Sheet D
Germany — 13
Netherland — 7
Draw 3 (April 3, noon ET)
Sheet A
Switzerland — 8
Sweden — 7
Sheet B
Scotland — 6
Korea — 9
Sheet C
Czech Republic — 9
Germany — 4
Sheet D
Finland — 10
Denmark — 6
Draw 4 (April 3, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Korea — 6
Denmark — 7
Sheet B
United States — 7
Czech Republic — 5
Sheet C
Netherlands — 6
Canada — 9
Sheet D
Sweden — 8
Italy — 10
Draw 5 (April 3, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Germany — 8
United States — 3
Sheet B
Italy — 10
Finland — 7
Sheet C
Norway — 7
Scotland — 4
Sheet D
Switzerland — 6
Canada — 10
Draw 6 (April 4, noon ET)
Sheet A
Czech Republic — 7
Norway — 4
Sheet B
Denmark — 4
Sweden — 11
Sheet C
Germany — 11
Finland — 4
Draw 7 (April 4, 5 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Denmark — 3
Scotland — 7
Sheet B
Netherlands — 3
Switzerland — 6
Sheet C
Canada — 10
Italy — 4
Sheet D
United States — 7
Korea — 9
Draw 8 (April 4, 10 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Finland — 2
Sween — 7
Sheet B
Norway — 8
United States — 10
Sheet C
Switzerland — 9
Czech Republic — 5
Sheet D
Scotland — 6
Germany — 4
Draw 9 (April 5, noon ET)
Sheet A
Sweden — 8
Czech Republic — 4
Sheet B
Korea — 4
Finland — 11
Sheet C
Italy — 9
Netherlands — 11
Draw 10 (April 5, 5 p.m. ET)
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Draw 11 (April 5, 10 p.m. ET)
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Draw 12 (April 6, noon ET)
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Draw 13 (April 6, 5 p.m. ET)
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Draw 14 (April 6, 10 p.m. ET)
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Draw 15 (April 7, noon ET)
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Draw 16 (April 7, 5 p.m. ET)
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Draw 17 (April 7, 10 p.m. ET)
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Draw 18 (April 8, noon ET)
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Draw 19 (April, 5 p.m. ET)
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Draw 20 (April 8, 10 p.m. ET)
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Qualification playoff games (April 9, 5 p.m. ET)
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Semifinals (April 9, 10 p.m. ET)
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Bronze-medal game (April 10, 2 p.m. ET)
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Gold-medal game (April 10, 7 p.m. ET)
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