The 2018 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the 361˚ World Men's Curling Championship 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 31 to April 8, 2018 at Orleans Arena, on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.
In a rematch of the 2017 gold medal game, the Swedish team led by Niklas Edin beat the defending champion Canadian team led by Brad Gushue 7–3 in the final to win the championship. In the game, Edin led 5–0 after five ends, thanks in part to stealing two in the fourth end when Gushue was light on a draw to the four-foot and another steal in the fifth after a missed runback double. Canada condeded the game after eight ends, and won the silver medal. It was the eighth championship for Sweden, and the third for Edin. Scotland, skipped by Bruce Mouat won the bronze.
Qualification The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship: (host country) One team from the Americas zone (winner of the 2018 Americas Challenge) Eight teams from the 2017 European Curling Championships
Three teams from the 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Teams Bally Haly G&CC & St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Thomas SallowsHarbin CC, Harbin Skip: Zou Dejia Third: Zou Qiang Second: Xu Jingtao Lead: Shao Zhilin Alternate: Ma YanlongBaden Hills G&CC, Rheinmünster Skip: Alexander Baumann Third: Manuel Walter Second: Daniel Herberg Lead: Sebastian Schweizer Alternate: Ryan SherrardA.S.D. Trentino Curling, Cembra Fourth: Amos Mosaner Skip: Joël Retornaz Second: Andrea Pilzer Lead: Daniele Ferrazza Alternate: Fabio RibottaSapporo CA, Sapporo Fourth: Go Aoki Skip: Masaki Iwai Second: Ryotaro Shukuya Lead: Yutaka Aoyama Alternate: Koji Nisato CC PWA Zoetermeer, Zoetermeer Skip: Jaap van Dorp Third: Wouter Gösgens Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Alexander MaganOppdal CK, Oppdal Skip: Steffen Walstad Third: Markus Høiberg Second: Magnus Nedregotten Lead: Magnus Vågberg Alternate: Steffen MellemseterAdamant CC, Saint Petersburg Skip: Alexey Timofeev Third: Sergey Glukhov Second: Artur Razhabov Lead: Evgeny Klimov Alternate: Artem ShmakovGogar Park CC, Edinburgh Skip: Bruce Mouat Third: Grant Hardie Second: Bobby Lammie Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr. Alternate: Ross PatersonUiseong CC, Uiseong Skip: Kim Chang-min Third: Seong Se-hyeon Second: Oh Eun-su Lead: Lee Ki-bok Alternate: Kim Min-chanKarlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Henrik LeekCC Bern, Bern Skip: Marc Pfister Third: Enrico Pfister Second: Raphael Märki Lead: Simon Gempeler Alternate: Jan HessSt. Paul CC, St. Paul Fourth: Greg Persinger Skip: Rich Ruohonen Second: Colin Hufman Lead: Philip Tilker Alternate: Christopher Plys
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Niklas Edin 11 1 79 44 45 40 20 7 88% Bruce Mouat 11 1 92 53 53 41 11 16 86% Brad Gushue 9 3 86 55 51 41 11 14 87% Kim Chang-min 7 5 84 71 48 48 17 9 83% Steffen Walstad 7 5 78 72 53 44 15 16 86% Rich Ruohonen 6 6 65 66 48 46 25 11 84% Marc Pfister 6 6 75 82 53 47 17 13 81% Joël Retornaz 5 7 79 76 47 48 15 9 81% Alexey Timofeev 5 7 71 85 48 51 16 12 80% Jaap van Dorp 4 8 66 77 46 55 17 5 81% Masaki Iwai 3 9 60 87 41 51 15 6 78% Zou Dejia 3 9 60 84 46 51 14 9 81% Alexander Baumann 1 11 53 96 41 57 11 4 78%
WCT ranking Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.
Nation (Skip) Rank Points (Edin) 1 455.02 (Gushue) 2 431.42 (Mouat) 7 285.29 (Kim) 13 238.06 (Walstad) 16 200.67 (Ruohonen) 21 162.77 (Pfister) 34 114.24 (Baumann) 42 94.76 (Retornaz) 49 84.00 (van Dorp) 50 82.52 (Zou) 86 45.28 (Timofeev) 145 21.15 (Iwai) 682 0.00
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 31, 13:30
Draw 2 Saturday, March 31, 18:30
Draw 3 Sunday, April 1, 08:30
Draw 4 Sunday, April 1, 13:30
Draw 5 Sunday, April 1, 18:30
Draw 6 Monday, April 2, 08:30
Draw 7 Monday, April 2, 13:30
Draw 8 Monday, April 2, 18:30
Draw 9 Tuesday, April 3, 08:30
Draw 10 Tuesday, April 3, 13:30
Draw 11 Tuesday, April 3, 18:30
Draw 12 Wednesday, April 4, 08:30
Draw 13 Wednesday, April 4, 13:30
Draw 14 Wednesday, April 4, 18:30
Draw 15 Thursday, April 5, 08:30
Draw 16 Thursday, April 5, 13:30
Draw 17 Thursday, April 5, 18:30
Draw 18 Friday, April 6, 08:30
Draw 19 Friday, April 6, 13:30
Draw 20 Friday, April 6, 18:30
Playoffs
Qualification games Saturday, April 7, 08:30
Semifinal 1 Saturday, April 7, 13:30
Semifinal 2 Saturday, April 7, 18:30
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 8, 12:00
Gold medal game Sunday, April 8, 17:00
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only Leads % Geoff Walker 91 Hammy McMillan Jr. 91 Christoffer Sundgren 90 Magnus Vågberg 90 Lee Ki-bok 89 Seconds % Bobby Lammie 88 Magnus Nedregotten 88 Rasmus Wranå 87 Brett Gallant 86 Oh Eun-su 85 Thirds % Mark Nichols 87 Oskar Eriksson 86 Rich Ruohonen (Skip) 86 Markus Høiberg 85 Grant Hardie 84 Skips % Niklas Edin 90 Brad Gushue 85 Greg Persinger (Fourth) 83 Bruce Mouat 82 Steffen Walstad 82
Perfect games PlayerTeamPositionOpponentLee Ki-bokLeadLee Ki-bokLeadEvgeny Klimov LeadEvgeny KlimovLeadHammy McMillan Jr.LeadShao ZhilinLeadDaniel HerbergSecondMagnus NedregottenSecondSeong Se-hyeonThird
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