13 November 2026
Six nations qualify for the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship 2027
The World Championship Qualifier Men 2026 took place in Aberdeen, Scotland, from 8–13 November, with 16 teams competing for six places at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship 2027 in Saint John, Canada.
Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Philippines, Austria, and Australia all qualified for next year’s BKT World Men’s Curling Championship 2027 (WMCC).
Following the round-robin stage, eight teams progressed to the play-offs, with Norway, Netherlands, Denmark and Philippines securing places in the semi-finals.
In the first semi-final, Norway defeated Philippines 10–3, while Netherlands recorded a 7–2 victory over Denmark in the second semi-final.
All four teams secured qualification for the World Championship by reaching the semi-finals.
In the gold medal game, Netherlands, skipped by Wouter Gösgens, defeated Norway 11–4 to claim the title.
Denmark, skipped by Jacob Schmidt, went on to claim the bronze medal with a 5–3 victory over Philippines, skipped by Marc Pfister.
The remaining two qualification places were decided through additional play-off games involving teams finishing third and fourth in their respective groups.
Austria, skipped by Jonas Backofen, secured their place at the World Championship with a 5–2 victory over Australia.
Türkiye, led by Ugurcan Karagoz, defeated Slovenia 6–4 to advance to the final qualification game, where they faced Australia for the sixth and final World Championship place. Australia secured qualification with a 9–5 victory over Türkiye.
The six qualifying Member Associations will join Sweden, Canada, Scotland, United States, Switzerland, Italy, China, Japan, Germany, Korea, Czechia and Poland at the WMCC in Saint John, Canada.
Full scores from the World Championship Qualifier Men 2026 can be found here.
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