Team Scotland secured the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship 2025 title after defeating Team Switzerland 5-4 in the gold medal game at the Temple Gardens Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
This was a tight game all the way. When the teams reached the sixth end, with Scotland leading by 2-1, Switzerland’s fourth player Benoit Schwarz-Van Berkel hit out a Scottish stone, to score two points and give his team a 3-2 lead.
In the next end, Scotland skip Bruce Mouat played a gentle tap-up to score two points and retake the lead, at 4-3.
Scotland maintained this lead until the eighth end when Switzerland’s Schwarz-Van Berkel drew his final stone into position to score one point, and level the game again, at 4-4.
Then, after blanking the ninth end, Scotland’s Mouat played a draw-shot into an open house in the tenth to score the one point that gave his team a 5-4 win and the world title.
After this win — a second title for these Scots, who last won in 2023 — skip Mouat said, “We’ve had some really high highs this week, and some lows, but this is definitely the highest of the highs.
“Yesterday, we had to come out and play against two really tough teams and then today we came down the last with a four-foot draw, so you couldn’t ask for much more.”
He added, “My team is unbelievable, they’ve all made some great shots. This is incredible. To experience another world championship in Canada is incredible and to win it, is just the cherry on top. I’m just so proud.”
Meanwhile silver medal skip Yannick Schwaller said, “we felt comfortable out there today, and I’m super happy with how the team performed. Hopefully we will come out on top next time.”
World Men’s Curling Championships 2025 Medal Winning Teams
Gold: Scotland — skip Bruce Mouat, third Grant Hardie, second Bobby Lammie, lead Hammie McMillan, alternate Kyle Waddell and team coach Michael Goodfellow.
Silver: Switzerland — fourth Benoit Schwarz-Van Berkel, third and skip Yannick Schwaller, second Sven Michel, lead Pablo Lachat-Couchepin, alternate Kim Schwaller and team coach Haavard Vad Petersson.
Bronze: Canada — skip Brad Jacobs, third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant, lead Ben Hebert, alternate Tyler Tardi and team coach Paul Webster.
World Men’s Curling Championships 2025: Round Robin Standings
| Rank | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (Q) | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | Switzerland (Q) | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | People’s Republic of China (Q) | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Sweden (Q) | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Scotland (Q) | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Norway (Q) | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Czechia | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Germany | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Japan | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Italy | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | United States | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Austria | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 12 | 1 | 11 |
World Men’s Curling Championships 2025: Full Schedule, Results
Saturday 29 March
Session 1
- Republic of Korea 5-6 Czechia
- Japan 3-7 Canada
- Switzerland 7-4 Norway
- United States 7-6 Italy
Session 2
- Sweden 5-9 PR China
- Republic of Korea 2-9 Italy
- Austria 2-12 Scotland
- Germany 5-7 Canada
Sunday 30 March
Session 3
- Scotland 9-6 Japan
- PR China 8-2 United States
- Czechia 8-7 Germany
- Austria 4-9 Switzerland
Session 4
- United States 12-1 Switzerland
- Norway 7-3 Czechia
- Canada 9-3 Republic of Korea
- Japan 5-10 Sweden
Session 5
- Germany 3-8 Norway
- Sweden 8-4 Austria
- Italy 4-9 PR China
- Scotland 9-3 Republic of Korea
Monday 31 March
Session 6
- Czechia 5-7 Italy
- Switzerland 8-5 Japan
- Germany 9-3 Austria
Session 7
- Switzerland 7-5 PR China
- Canada 5-6 Scotland
- Republic of Korea 3-6 Sweden
- Norway 8-6 United States
Session 8
- Austria 7-9 Japan
- Italy 8-9 Norway
- Scotland 2-8 Czechia
- PR China 11-10 Germany
Tuesday 1 April
Session 9
- Japan 6-4 Czechia
- United States 7-1 Austria
- Sweden 6-8 Canada
Session 10
- PR China 8-6 Norway
- Germany 11-2 Republic of Korea
- Sweden 6-4 Switzerland
- Italy 7-9 Scotland
Session 11
- Canada 4-2 Italy
- Austria 7-8 PR China
- Japan 3-11 Germany
- Czechia 7-6 United States
Wednesday 2 April
Session 12
- Scotland 7-11 Switzerland
- United States 1-7 Sweden
- Norway 3-8 Canada
- Republic of Korea 4-7 Japan
Session 13
- Germany 8-5 Sweden
- Scotland 8-4 Norway
- PR China 3-10 Czechia
- Italy 8-2 Austria
Session 14
- Japan 6-9 United States
- Czechia 3-8 Canada
- Austria 11-4 Republic of Korea
- Switzerland 7-3 Germany
Thursday 3 April
Session 15
- Norway 10-5 Republic of Korea
- Italy 3-8 Switzerland
- Sweden 10-4 Scotland
- Canada 8-2 PR China
Session 16
- Czechia 7-2 Austria
- PR China 6-7 Japan
- Germany 3-9 Italy
- United States 6-8 Scotland
Session 17
- Switzerland 4-10 Canada
- Republic of Korea 5-3 United States
- Norway 11-5 Japan
- Sweden 5-4 Czechia
Friday 4 April
Session 18
- Italy 10-8 Sweden
- Scotland 6-1 Germany
- Republic of Korea 1-10 PR China
- Austria 2-8 Norway
Session 19
- United States 4-9 Germany
- Canada 8-2 Austria
- Czechia 5-6 Switzerland
- Japan 9-7 Italy
Session 20
- PR China 9-2 Scotland
- Norway 4-6 Sweden
- Canada 8-3 United States
- Switzerland 9-5 Republic of Korea
Saturday 5 April
Qualifiers
- Norway 7-8 PR China
- Sweden 7-8 Scotland
Semi-finals
- Canada 4-7 Scotland
- Switzerland 7-3 PR China
Sunday 6 April
Bronze medal game
- Canada 11-2 PR China
Gold medal game
Switzerland 4-5 Scotland
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