A team-by-team have a look at the sector for the world males’s curling championship, March 30 to April 7 on the KSS Sports activities Complicated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
CANADA
Skip – Brad Gushue, Third – Mark Nichols, Second – E.J. Harnden, Lead – Geoff Walker
St. John’s Curling Membership
Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, gained the 2017 world championship however misplaced back-to-back finals in 2022 and 2023.
CZECHIA
Skip – Lukas Klima, Third – Marek Cernovsky, Second – Martin Jurik, Lead – Lukas Klipa
Curling Membership Zbraslav & CC Dion, Prague
Klima, a lawyer, is enjoying in his fourth world championship. He skipped a staff to the bronze medal on the 2011 Winter Universiade, the place he beat Canada’s Jonathan Beuk in a tiebreaker.
GERMANY
Skip – Marc Muskatewitz, Third – Benjamin Kapp, Second – Felix Messenzehl, Lead – Johannes Scheuerl
CC Fussen
Muskatewitz is showing at his sixth world championship, whereas the three different members of his staff are making their debuts.
ITALY
Skip – Joel Retornaz, Third – Amos Mosaner, Second – Sebastiano Arman, Lead – Mattia Giovanella
Sporting Membership Pinerolo
Retornaz’s crew enters the world championship as the highest ranked rink on this planet. They gained a bronze medal on the 2022 worlds.
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Skip – Shinya Abe, Third – Tetsuro Shimizu, Second – Haruto Ouchi, Lead – Sota Tsuruga
Tokoro Curling Membership
The 43-year-old Abe was a part of the staff that misplaced the bronze medal to Switzerland 6-5 in an additional finish on the 2019 world championship.
NETHERLANDS
Skip – Wouter Gosgens, Third – Laurens Hoekman, Second – Jaap van Dorp, Lead – Alexander Magan
Curling Membership PWA, Zoetermeer
Solely 25, Gosgens is showing at his sixth world championship. He certified by ending seventh on the European championship.
NEW ZEALAND
Skip – Anton Hood, Third – Ben Smith, Second – Brett Sargon, Lead – Hunter Walker
Maniototo Curling Worldwide, Naseby & Alexandra Indoor Curling Rink, Alexandra
The staff, which completed final on the 2023 world championship, spent this season coaching in Calgary the place the curlers lived in a retirement residence.
NORWAY
Skip – Magnus Ramsfjell, Third – Martin Sesaker, Second – Bendik Ramsfjell, Lead – Gaute Nepstad
Trondheim CurlingKlubb
Magnus Ramsfjell is the son of three-time world champion Eigil Ramsfjell. Magnus is showing in his fourth world championship after ending fifth in 2023.
SCOTLAND
Skip – Bruce Mouat, Third – Grant Hardie, Second – Bobby Lammie, Leaf – Hammy McMillan Jr.
Gogar Park Curling Membership, Edinburgh
Ranked No. 2 on this planet, Mouat is the defending world champion and two-time European champion. Completed second on the 2021 worlds.
SOUTH KOREA
Skip – Park Jong-duk, Third – Jeong Yeong-seok, Second – Oh Seung-hoon, Lead – Seong Ji-hoon
Gangwon Curling
Park, a five-time Korean champion, defeated Gushue through the preliminary spherical of the Pan Continentals earlier than dropping to Gushue within the remaining.
SWEDEN
Skip – Niklas Edin, Third – Oskar Eriksson, Second – Rasmus Wrana, Lead – Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstads Curlingklubb, Karlstad
Edin has gained six world championships, together with 4 consecutive from 2018 to 2022. He additionally gained Olympic gold in 2022, silver in 2018 and bronze in 2014.
SWITZERLAND
Lead – Yannick Schwaller, Third – Benoit Schwarz, Second – Sven Michel, Lead – Pablo Lachat
Membership de curling de Genève, Geneva
Schwaller’s foursome is ranked fifth on this planet and completed third eventually yr’s world championships.
UNITED STATES
Skip – John Shuster, Third – Chris Plys, Second – Colin Hufman, Lead – Matt Hamilton
Duluth Curling Membership, Duluth, Min.
Schuster defeated Edin to win the 2018 Olympic gold medal. He was third at 2016 world championships.
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