The 2026 World Championship Pre-Qualifier is a new curling event introduced by World Curling as part of major structural changes implemented for the 2026–2030 Olympic cycle. The competition is divided into two regions: Pan Continental and Europe. Each region hosts separate men's and women's events, however due to a lack of entries, there was no Pan Continental women’s event.

The top two teams from each gender in both regions qualify for the 2026 World Championship Qualifier (Men & Women). This is an open event, available to any nation who hasn't already qualified for the upcoming World Championship or World Championship Qualifier.

Pan Continental Men Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Lin Ting-li Third: Lin Chen-han Second: Chang Che-lun Lead: Lin Bo-haoSkip: P. N. Raju Third: Girithar Anthay Suthakaran Second: Sudheer Reddy Lead: Kishan VasantSkip: Ian Robertson Third: Don Johnston Second: Cameron Johnston Lead: Elliott Lai Alternate: Luke SamuelsSkip: Oilver Echenje Third: Hassnein Ali Shah Second: Rogen Muriithi Lead: Robert MutaiSkip: Diego Tompkins Third: Ramy Cohen Second: Joaquin Villanueva Figueroa Lead: Mateo TompkinsSkip: Suleiman Alaqel Third: Hussain Hagawi Second: Mohammad Aldaraan Lead: Munir Albeelbisi Alternate: Abdullah Alzahrani

Round Robin Standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs

CountrySkip Diego Tompkins 5 0 – 64.44 Ian Robertson 3 2 1–1 72.64 P. N. Raju 3 2 1–1 74.56 Lin Ting-li 3 2 1–1 79.97 Suleiman Alaqel 1 4 – 129.23 Oilver Echenje 0 5 –

+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 4 3–2 3 3–2 2 3–2 DNS 0–5 1 5–0 5 1–4

Playoffs

Qualification Game 1 Thursday, April 16, 9:00

Qualification Game 2 Thursday, April 16, 15:00

Final standings KeyQualified for 2026 World Championship Qualifier Men PlaceTeam 4 5

Europe Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip: Vedran Dimić Third: Aleksa Mrković Second: Zeljko Rakić Lead: Dejan Ćeremidžić Alternate: Aleksa CincarSkip: Reto Seiler Third: Stanimir Petrov Second: Stoil Georgiev Lead: Tihomir Todorov Alternate: Bojidar MomerinFourth: Hrvoje Tolić Skip: Ante Baus Second: Miroslav Jurković Lead: Bruno Samardžić Alternate: Vedran HorvatSkip: Andrew Reed Third: James Whittle Second: Callum Mclain Lead: Colin Mouat Alternate: Benjamin HolcombeSkip: Erkki Lill Third: Siim Sein Second: Andres Jakobson Lead: Olari Kalvik Alternate: Jaanus LindreSkip: Kalle Kiiskinen Third: Jani Sullanmaa Second: Teemu Salo Lead: Paavo Kuosmanen Alternate: Iiro SipolaSkip: Irakli Enukidze Third: Irakli Khechuashvili Second: Kakhaber Arabidze Lead: Koka Kalandadze Alternate: Mikheil BujiashviliSkip: Gergely Szabó Third: Attila Gubányi Second: Nándor Miklós Lead: Baján Kán FerenciSkip: Arnis Veidemanis Third: Roberts Reinis Buncis Second: Aleksandrs Baranovskis Lead: Rihards Jeske Alternate: Janis KliveSkip: Lukas Matt Third: Christian Sprenger Second: Peter Prasch Lead: Harald Sprenger Alternate: Johannes ZimmermannSkip: Matas Junevičius Third: Domas Ramazauskas Second: Donatas Kiudys Lead: Rokas SadauskasSkip: Eric Fenech Third: Chris Ribau Second: Allan Chaves Lead: William Barbosa Alternate: Benjamin SilvaSkip: Allen Coliban Third: Cristian Mățău Second: Tudor Mihalca Lead: Răzvan BouleanuSkip: Đorđe Nešković Third: Filip Stojanović Second: Goran Ungurović Lead: Viktor SavičevićSkip: Jakub Jurkovič Third: Ján Horáček Second: Jakub Červenka Lead: Patrik Kaprálik Alternate: David MišunSkip: Štefan Sever Third: Bine Sever Second: Simon Langus Lead: Noel Gregori Alternate: Marko HarbSkip: Artem Suhak Third: Yaroslav Shchur Second: Artem Hasynets Lead: Illia Khokhlov

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Group A Skip W L Štefan Sever 8 0 – 43.483 Andrew Reed 7 1 – 43.925 Gergely Szabó 6 2 – 45.050 Artem Suhak 5 3 – 99.983 Matas Junevičius 4 4 – 54.383 Ante Baus 3 5 – 57.217 Đorđe Nešković 2 6 – 152.575 Irakli Enukidze 1 7 – 153.233 Vedran Dimić 0 8 – 165.858 Group B Skip W L Arnis Veidemanis 7 0 – 64.367 Kalle Kiiskinen 6 1 – 40.350 Allen Coliban 4 3 1–0 72.383 Erkki Lill 4 3 0–1 41.617 Jakub Jurkovič 3 4 1–0 51.992 Eric Fenech 3 4 0–1 118.175 Lukas Matt 1 6 – 78.667 Reto Seiler 0 7 – 60.933

+ Group A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 9 0–8 6 3–5 2 7–1 8 1–7 3 6–2 5 4–4 7 2–6 1 8–0 4 5–3

+ Group B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 8 0–7 4 4–3 2 6–1 1 7–0 7 1–6 6 3–4 3 4–3 5 3–4

Playoffs

Qualification Round 1 Monday, May 11, 9:00

Qualification Round 2 Monday, May 11, 14:00

Final standings KeyQualified for 2026 World Championship Qualifier Men PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Women Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip: Verena Pflügler Third: Hannah Augustin Second: Johanna Höss Lead: Julia Kotek Alternate: Christina Graf-KramlingerSkip: Kim Catteceur Third: Mirte Michiels Second: Danielle Berus Lead: Elisabeth RossieSkip: Angharad Ward Third: Annabelle Martin Second: Anna Howey Lead: Naomi RobinsonSkip: Jenni Bäckman Third: Elina Virtaala Second: Susanna Säntti Lead: Valentina Lemettinen Alternate: Emilia NordströmFourth: Anna Li-Marchetti Skip: Pauline Jeanneret Second: Mathilde Rossi Lead: Delphine CharletSkip: Elana Sone Third: Andrea Stark Second: Ada Neznamov Lead: Elena SolodkayaSkip: Virginie Hansen Third: Shiori Kuboki Second: Betty Spurgeon Lead: Maja Bjerg-Petersen Alternate: Monica LouieSkip: Magali Forest Third: Nathalie Tibaut Second: Yonah Cohen Lead: Christine Do CoutoFourth: Marta Pluta Skip: Marta Szeliga-Frynia Second: Julia Jawień Lead: Marietta Dabrowska Alternate: Magdalena HermanSkip: Dara Gravara-Stojanović Third: Tamara Kurešević Second: Irini Psaraki Lead: Lena TrifunovićSkip: Silvia Sýkorová Third: Daniela Matulová Second: Linda Haferová Lead: Lucia OrokockáFourth: Maruša Gorišek Skip: Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin Second: Nina Kremžar Lead: Liza Gregori Alternate: Anja PečaverSkip: Oihane Otaegi Third: Daniela García Second: Leire Otaegi Lead: María Gómez Alternate: Patricia Ruiz

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Group A Skip W L Pauline Jeanneret 5 1 1–0 39.778 Marta Szeliga-Frynia 5 1 0–1 88.344 Oihane Otaegi 4 2 – 86.433 Jenni Bäckman 3 3 1–0 71.967 Angharad Ward 3 3 0–1 69.167 Magali Forest 1 5 – 138.867 Dara Gravara-Stojanović 0 6 – 199.600 Group B Skip W L Silvia Sýkorová 4 1 1–0 54.933 Verena Pflügler 4 1 0–1 40.289 Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin 3 2 – 97.767 Elana Sone 2 3 – 80.667 Kim Catteceur 1 4 1–0 126.289 Virginie Hansen 1 4 0–1 84.056

+ Group A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 5 3–3 4 3–3 1 5–1 6 1–5 2 5–1 7 0–6 3 4–2

+ Group B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 2 4–1 5 1–4 4 2–3 6 1–4 1 4–1 3 3–2

Playoffs

Qualification Round 1 Monday, May 11, 9:00

Qualification Round 2 Monday, May 11, 14:00

Final standings KeyQualified for 2026 World Championship Qualifier Women PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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