The excitement is building as the world’s top curling teams gather for the 2025 BKT World Men’s Curling Championship. Held at the Temple Gardens Center in Moose Jaw, Canada, the event will take place from March 29 to April 6, 2025. Thirteen elite teams will battle it out for the prestigious world title in this thrilling competition.
The article will help you to know all about BKT World Men’s Curling Championship 2025 tournament details including broadcast schedule and where you can watch the men’s curling from anywhere.
2025 BKT World Men’s Curling Championship: Viewing Guide
Dates: March 29–April 6, 2025
Venue: Moose Jaw, Canada
TV Channel: TSN in Canada
Live Stream Anywhere: The Curling Channel
Tournament Format
- Round-Robin Stage: All 13 teams play each other once.
- Playoffs:
- Top 2 teams advance directly to the semifinals.
- Teams ranked 3rd–6th compete in qualification games for the remaining semifinal spots.
- Finals:
- Semifinals: April 5
- Bronze Medal Game: April 6
- Gold Medal Game: April 6
Historic Venue for a Historic Event
Moose Jaw’s Temple Gardens Centre, with a seating capacity of 4,244, is no stranger to high-profile curling events. The city previously hosted the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2015 and 2022, along with the Women’s World Curling Championship in 1983 and the Junior World Curling Championship in 1979. However, this will be the first time Moose Jaw hosts the Men’s World Curling Championship, marking a significant milestone for the city’s sporting history.
Where to Watch Men’s World Curling Championship Anywhere
For curling fans worldwide, there are multiple ways to catch all the action live:
- International Streaming: The entire championship will be available for live streaming on The Curling World. A subscription is required, and passes can be purchased on the official website.
- Canada Broadcast: Canadian viewers can watch all the matches live on The Sports Network (TSN).
Competition Format
The tournament begins with a round-robin phase, where each team plays against every other team once. The top two teams after round-robin play will advance directly to the semi-finals, while the third and fourth seeds will play against the fifth and sixth seeds in qualification matches. The winners of these qualification games will take the remaining two semi-final spots. The event concludes with the Bronze and Gold Medal Games on April 6.
Current Standings & Teams
Here are the participating teams, led by their respective skips:
Team (Skip) | Wins | Losses |
---|---|---|
Scotland (Bruce Mouat) | 0 | 0 |
Canada (Brad Jacobs) | 0 | 0 |
Switzerland (Yannick Schwaller) | 0 | 0 |
Germany (Marc Muskatewitz) | 0 | 0 |
United States (Korey Dropkin) | 0 | 0 |
Italy (Joel Retornaz) | 0 | 0 |
Sweden (Niklas Edin) | 0 | 0 |
Norway (Magnus Ramsfjell) | 0 | 0 |
China (Xiaoming Xu) | 0 | 0 |
Japan (Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi) | 0 | 0 |
Czechia (Lukas Klima) | 0 | 0 |
South Korea (Hyo-jun Kim) | 0 | 0 |
Austria (Mathias Genner) | 0 | 0 |
2025 BKT World Men’s Curling Championship – Full Schedule
Round-Robin Stage
Saturday, March 29
- Draw 1 – 4:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM MT
- South Korea vs. Czechia
- Canada vs. Japan
- Switzerland vs. Norway
- Italy vs. United States
- Draw 2 – 9:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM MT
- Sweden vs. China
- Italy vs. South Korea
- Scotland vs. Austria
- Canada vs. Germany
Sunday, March 30
- Draw 3 – 11:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM MT
- Scotland vs. Japan
- United States vs. China
- Germany vs. Czechia
- Switzerland vs. Austria
- Draw 4 – 4:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM MT
- Switzerland vs. United States
- Norway vs. Czechia
- Canada vs. South Korea
- Sweden vs. Japan
- Draw 5 – 9:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM MT
- Germany vs. Norway
- Sweden vs. Austria
- Italy vs. China
- Scotland vs. South Korea
Monday, March 31
- Draw 6 – 11:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM MT
- Italy vs. Czechia
- Switzerland vs. Japan
- Germany vs. Austria
- Draw 7 – 4:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM MT
- Switzerland vs. China
- Canada vs. Scotland
- Sweden vs. South Korea
- Norway vs. United States
- Draw 8 – 9:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM MT
- Japan vs. Austria
- Italy vs. Norway
- Scotland vs. Czechia
- Germany vs. China
Tuesday, April 1
- Draw 9 – 11:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM MT
- Japan vs. Czechia
- United States vs. Austria
- Canada vs. Sweden
- Draw 10 – 4:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM MT
- Norway vs. China
- Germany vs. South Korea
- Switzerland vs. Sweden
- Scotland vs. Italy
- Draw 11 – 9:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM MT
- Canada vs. Italy
- China vs. Austria
- Germany vs. Japan
- United States vs. Czechia
Wednesday, April 2
- Draw 12 – 11:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM MT
- Scotland vs. Switzerland
- Sweden vs. United States
- Canada vs. Norway
- Japan vs. South Korea
- Draw 13 – 4:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM MT
- Germany vs. Sweden
- Scotland vs. Norway
- China vs. Czechia
- Italy vs. Austria
- Draw 14 – 9:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM MT
- United States vs. Japan
- Canada vs. Czechia
- South Korea vs. Austria
- Switzerland vs. Germany
Thursday, April 3
- Draw 15 – 11:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM MT
- Norway vs. South Korea
- Switzerland vs. Italy
- Scotland vs. Sweden
- Canada vs. China
- Draw 16 – 4:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM MT
- Czechia vs. Austria
- Japan vs. China
- Germany vs. Italy
- Scotland vs. United States
- Draw 17 – 9:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM MT
- Canada vs. Switzerland
- United States vs. South Korea
- Norway vs. Japan
- Sweden vs. Czechia
Friday, April 4
- Draw 18 – 11:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM MT
- Italy vs. Sweden
- Scotland vs. Germany
- China vs. South Korea
- Norway vs. Austria
- Draw 19 – 4:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM MT
- Germany vs. United States
- Canada vs. Austria
- Switzerland vs. Czechia
- Italy vs. Japan
- Draw 20 – 9:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM MT
- Scotland vs. China
- Sweden vs. Norway
- Canada vs. United States
- Switzerland vs. South Korea