26 April 2026
Italy and Canada top Group B table on Day two at World Mixed Doubles
After two days and three sessions of round-robin play, defending champions Italy and Canada remain undefeated on three wins each, and stick at the top of Group B in the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2026.
Group B
Italy followed up their morning 9-4 win over Hungary with a 10-7 win over Germany in their evening game.
Against Hungary, the Italians scored four in the second end and then three points in the fourth to establish their early 7-3 lead. In the sixth end, Stefania Constantini scored one more point with a draw into the house to improve to 8-4. Italy then went on to win by 9-4.
Later, in the fifth end of their game against Germany, when they were behind by 3-5, Constantini scored four points with a draw-shot into a pocket, to turn the game around and take a 7-5 lead. Italy went on to win this game by 10-7 and retain their unbeaten record
After their win against Hungary, Italy’s Amos Mosaner said, “We were pretty happy about that performance. We kept working and I think that was a good win to put on the board.”
More generally, he added, “We know we are Team Italy and the defending champions, but we try to keep it game-by-game and try to have fun — that’s the most important part.”
Canada faced Finland in their morning game. In this game, after Finland had opened with a score of three in the first end, Canada’s Kadriana Lott made a draw to score five points in the second end, to take a 5-3 lead. Canada then went on to win by 10-4 in just six ends.
Later, they played United States. In the third end of this game, with the score tied at 1-1, United States’ Rach Kawleski attempted a hit into a cluster of stones. But she did not disturb Canada’s shot stone to give up a single steal and hand Canada a 2-1 lead. Canada went on to win this game by 7-3.
Speaking about losing three in the opening end of their game against Finland, Canada’s Kadriana Lott said, “Sometimes when you give up a three in the first end, it just puts the momentum on their side, but we picked up pretty well.”
Behind these two joint leaders, Korea and Switzerland share third place, on two wins and one loss.
Korea faced Scotland in their morning game and, in the fourth end, with the Koreans leading by 4-2, Kim Seon-Yeong scored three more points — after an umpire’s measure — with a raise double take-out to improve her team’s lead to 7-2. Korea then went on to win by 10-4.
They then came back onto the ice to face Finland. By the fifth end of this game, Korea already held a 5-1 lead, when Finland’s Lotta Immonen played a draw to score one point and reduce the Korean lead to 5-2. Despite this, Korea went on to record their second win of the day, by 7-2.
Switzerland played United States in their morning session. In this game, the Swiss already held a 6-0 lead as the teams played the third end. In that end, United States’ Rach Kawleski attempted a double tap-back shot, looking for a single score. However, she was unsuccessful, catching a front stone, and gave up another steal of three points to increase the Swiss lead to 9-0. Switzerland went on to win by 12-2 in just six ends.
Later, in a much tighter game against Scotland, the Swiss led by 7-6 as the teams played the eighth end, and when Scotland’s Katie McMillan nudged the Swiss counting stone with her last — but could not get inside it — Switzerland stole another point for the 8-6 win that let them join Korea in third place on the rankings.
Hungary and Czechia both recorded their first wins so far on Sunday.
Czechia beat Germany by 10-5 in their morning game. This game was tied at 5-5 as the teams played the seventh end. In that end, Czechia’s Petra Klimova played a hit to score three points and move onto an 8-5 lead. Germany had no answer after this, and the Czechs went on to win by 10-5.
After this win, Czechia’s Lukas Klima said, “We got the hammer and I think that was pretty much the deciding factor. We were always ahead and they were trying to catch up, but we felt in control for the whole game.”
However, after this Czechia then lost to Hungary by 9-4 in their evening game.
By the seventh end of this game, Hungary had built a 7-4 lead. Hungary’s Dorottya Udvardi-Palancsa then played a double take-out to score two more points and move onto a 9-4 lead. Czechia then conceded.
Group A
The Group A teams played only once on Sunday and after their third round-robin session, Australia and Norway continue to share the lead, each unbeaten with three wins.
Denmark were still looking for their first win when they faced Australia in this session. By the seventh end, the Australians had built a 9-4 lead, thanks largely to a score of four in the third end and a steal of three in the fourth. However, Denmark’s Alexander Qvist then played a hit to score four points and reduce the Australian lead to just 9-8. But Australia responded and went on to win by 11-8.
Afterwards, Australia’s Tahli Gill said, “We’re learning from every game and trying to build momentum up. We had an interesting situation giving up the four, but we bounced back from that and it was fine.
“We’re both having quite a lot of fun out there and I think the focus is there as well, so that helps.”
Norway faced France in this session and opened with a score of three in the first end before building up a 6-1 lead after four. However, by the seventh end, France had reduced Norway’s lead to 6-5, and when an attempted raise take-out by Norway’s Eilin Kjaerland missed its target, France had a single steal and levelled the game to 6-6. However, Norway weathered this storm to score two in the eighth for an 8-6 win, continuing their share of the top spot with Australia.
Estonia faced New Zealand in this session, and lost three points in the first end. But after this, Estonia fought back, extending their lead to 6-3 as the teams played the fifth end. New Zealand’s Jessica Smith then got the angle wrong on a hit-and-roll, to give up a single steal that improved Estonia’s lead to 7-3. The Estonians went on to win by 8-4.
Afterwards, Estonia’s Harri Lill said, “We’ve tended to be a little bit heavy in the first two games, but now we’ve corrected that.”
His partner Marie Kaldvee added, “We’ve started to play weights that we can sweep as well now, so that helps.”
This second win puts Estonia into joint third place on the rankings, along with Japan and Sweden.
Japan faced China in this session and, in the sixth end of this game, Japan led by 7-2 when their female player Koana Tori played a hit to score two more points and move onto a 9-2 lead. Japan then went on to win by 9-3.
Japan scored three in the first end and then stole three more in the second. About this, Koana said, “We did really good in the first two ends, just making the shots one by one.”
Sweden faced Netherlands during this draw. In the third end, Sweden led by 3-1 when their female player Therese Westman played a hit to score four points and improve her team’s lead to 7-1. Sweden then went on to win by 11-3.
Seniors
After seven sessions of play in the World Senior Curling Championships, every team has now played at least once.
In men’s Group E, Australia and Sweden share the lead, each on two wins and one loss. Australia beat Wales by 8-5 on Sunday, while Sweden were 9-7 winners over Finland, after an extra end.
Group B’s Scotland, Group D’s Korea, Norway and Switzerland, and Group F’s Czechia also all now sit on two wins each.
In the women’s event, Germany in Group D are the only team to have played and won two games so far. They beat Ireland by 6-5 on Sunday.
All ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles games will be broadcast on the Curling Channel, however, there may be restrictions due to broadcast partner agreements.
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