2021 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, branded as the 2021 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons, was held in Calgary, Canada, from April 2 to 11 at the Markin MacPhail Centre. It was moved from Ottawa to Calgary because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and all games were played in a bio-secure bubble with no spectators.
Fourteen teams competed—the largest field in the event’s history. Sweden, skipped by Niklas Edin with third Oskar Eriksson, second Rasmus Wranå, lead Christoffer Sundgren, and alternate Daniel Magnusson, won the championship. They defeated Scotland, skipped by Bruce Mouat, 10–5 in the final. A memorable moment came in the ninth end when Edin executed a double takeout on the last rock to score five; Scotland conceded with one end remaining. Switzerland, skipped by Peter de Cruz, won the bronze medal.
The championship also served as one of two routes to qualify for curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The top six finishers earned direct spots, while the remaining teams joined the Olympic Qualification Event later that year.
During the event, there were COVID-19 interruptions. On April 9, a positive test among a player from a non-playoff team led to postponement of the United States vs. Switzerland playoff game. Games were paused on April 10, but play resumed on April 11 after health authorities approved it, with enhanced testing and on-ice mask rules. A playoff team member who had initially tested positive was later cleared, and four tests on April 12 were deemed false positives. TSN pulled its camera crew for the US–Switzerland match due to COVID-19 issues, though the game was still shown on the World Curling Federation feed.
Due to anti-doping rules, Russia competed under the neutral designation “RCF” (Russian Curling Federation). The event featured teams from Sweden, Great Britain, Switzerland, the ROC (Russia), the United States, Canada, and others.
Final standings: gold for Sweden, silver for Scotland, bronze for Switzerland.
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