The 2018

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(branded as the 361˚ World Men's Curling Championship 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 31 to April 8, 2018 at Orleans Arena, on the

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. In a rematch of the 2017 gold medal game, the Swedish team led by

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beat the defending champion Canadian team led by

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7–3 in the final to win the championship. In the game, Edin led 5–0 after five ends, thanks in part to stealing two in the fourth end when Gushue was light on a draw to the four-foot and another steal in the fifth after a missed runback double. Canada condeded the game after eight ends, and won the silver medal. It was the eighth championship for Sweden, and the third for Edin. Scotland, skipped by

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won the bronze.

Qualification

The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship: * (host country) *One team from the Americas zone ** (winner of the 2018 Americas Challenge) *Eight teams from the

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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Three teams from the

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** ** **

Teams

Round robin standings

''Final round robin standings''

WCT ranking

Year to date

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order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC−7:00).

Draw 1

''Saturday, March 31, 13:30''

Draw 2

''Saturday, March 31, 18:30''

Draw 3

''Sunday, April 1, 08:30''

Draw 4

''Sunday, April 1, 13:30''

Draw 5

''Sunday, April 1, 18:30''

Draw 6

''Monday, April 2, 08:30''

Draw 7

''Monday, April 2, 13:30''

Draw 8

''Monday, April 2, 18:30''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, April 3, 08:30''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, April 3, 13:30''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, April 3, 18:30''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, April 4, 08:30''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, April 4, 13:30''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, April 4, 18:30''

Draw 15

''Thursday, April 5, 08:30''

Draw 16

''Thursday, April 5, 13:30''

Draw 17

''Thursday, April 5, 18:30''

Draw 18

''Friday, April 6, 08:30''

Draw 19

''Friday, April 6, 13:30''

Draw 20

''Friday, April 6, 18:30''

Playoffs

Qualification games

''Saturday, April 7, 08:30''

Semifinal 1

''Saturday, April 7, 13:30''

Semifinal 2

''Saturday, April 7, 18:30''

Bronze medal game

''Sunday, April 8, 12:00''

Gold medal game

''Sunday, April 8, 17:00''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Round robin only''http://odf2.worldcurling.co/data/CUR_WMCC2018P/Men's_Teams/C84C~Shot_Success_Percentage_by_Position.pdf

Perfect games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:World Men's Curling Championship, 2018

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