The 2016 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 2 to 10 at St. Jakobshalle in

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. Canada, skipped by

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, won its first World Men's Championship in four years defeating the

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rink from Denmark in the final, 5–3. The ninth end marked the turning point in the game after Stjerne just missed a double runback raise, leaving Koe with an open draw for two. In the 10th end, Canada third

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made a runback double takeout that dashed any chance for the Danes to come back. Stjerne froze his last rock of the game, but Koe was able to pick it out for the win. It was the first time Denmark had made it to the World Men's finals. The U.S. ( John Shuster) won the bronze medal, beating Japan ( Yusuke Morozumi) 8–6 in the third place game.

Qualification

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Teams

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in

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Draw 1

''Saturday, April 2, 14:00''

Draw 2

''Saturday, April 2, 19:00''

Draw 3

''Sunday, April 3, 9:00''

Draw 4

''Sunday, April 3, 14:00''

Draw 5

''Sunday, April 3, 19:00''

Draw 6

''Monday, April 4, 9:00''

Draw 7

''Monday, April 4, 14:00''

Draw 8

''Monday, April 4, 19:00''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, April 5, 9:00''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, April 5, 14:00''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, April 5, 19:00''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, April 6, 9:00''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, April 6, 14:00''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, April 6, 19:00''

Draw 15

''Thursday, April 7, 9:00''

Draw 16

''Thursday, April 7, 14:00''

Draw 17

''Thursday, April 7, 19:00''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Friday, April 8, 19:00''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, April 9, 14:00''

Semifinal

''Saturday, April 9, 19:00''

Bronze medal game

''Sunday, April 10, 10:00''

Final

''Sunday, April 10, 15:00''

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

''Round robin only''

References

;General * ;Specific

External links

* {{World championships in 2016 World Men's Curling Championship World Men's Championship World Men's Curling Championship International curling competitions hosted by Switzerland Sports competitions in Basel Qualification tournaments for the 2018 Winter Olympics World Men's Curling Championship 21st century in Basel