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At TD Place in Ottawa, Canada, the 2023 World Men’s Curling Championship is now taking place. The competition started on April 1 and will end on April 9. For the right to win the global championship, 13 teams are vying. The World Men’s Curling Championship 2023 schedule, teams, live streaming information, and more are available here.
The top-seeded team in the competition is the reigning champions, Sweden. Niklas Edin, a four-time world champion skip, is in charge of Sweden. Scotland, Switzerland, and Canada are the other top seeds.
Brad Gushue’s group from St. John’s, Newfoundland, is Canada’s representative. Gushue has won two gold medals in the Olympics and two world championships. Janik Schmutz, a two-time world junior champion, is the skip for Switzerland. Scotland is being led by Skip Bruce Mouat, a two-time world junior champion.
2023 World men’s Curling Championship Prize Money
The total prize money for the 2023 World Men’s Curling Championship is $1 million USD. The winning team will receive $200,000 USD.
2023 World men’s Curling Championship Participating Teams
The following teams are participating in the 2023 World Men’s Curling Championship:
| Team | Skip | Team | Skip |
| Canada | Brad Gushue | Sweden | Niklas Edin |
| Switzerland | Janik Schmutz | Scotland | Bruce Mouat |
| Norway | Steffen Walstad | Germany | Peter de Cruz |
| Czech Republic | Tomáš Průcha | Italy | Joel Retornaz |
| South Korea | Jeong Yeong-ho | Japan | Yuta Matsumura |
| United States | Korey Dropkin | Turkey | Uğurcan Karagöz |
2023 World men’s Curling Championship Schedule
| Date | Time | Game | Date | Time | Game |
| April 1 | 2:00 PM ET | Switzerland vs. Canada | April 1 | 7:00 PM ET | Japan vs. Turkey |
| April 2 | 9:00 AM ET | Norway vs. South Korea | April 2 | 2:00 PM ET | Sweden vs. Scotland |
| April 2 | 7:00 PM ET | Germany vs. Italy | April 3 | 9:00 AM ET | Canada vs. Italy |
| April 3 | 2:00 PM ET | Switzerland vs. Germany | April 3 | 7:00 PM ET | South Korea vs. Turkey |
| April 4 | 9:00 AM ET | Norway vs. Japan | April 4 | 2:00 PM ET | Sweden vs. Czech Republic |
| April 4 | 7:00 PM ET | Scotland vs. United States | April 5 | 9:00 AM ET | Canada vs. Czech Republic |
| April 5 | 2:00 PM ET | Switzerland vs. Italy | April 5 | 7:00 PM ET | South Korea vs. United States |
| April 6 | 9:00 AM ET | Norway vs. Turkey | April 6 | 2:00 PM ET | Sweden vs. Germany |
| April 6 | 7:00 PM ET | Scotland vs. Japan | April 7 | 9:00 AM ET | Canada vs. Japan |
| April 7 | 2:00 PM ET | Switzerland vs. United States | April 7 | 7:00 PM ET | South Korea vs. Turkey |
| April 8 | 9:00 AM ET | Norway vs. Germany | April 8 | 2:00 PM ET | Sweden vs. Czech Republic |
| April 8 | 7:00 PM ET | Scotland vs. Italy | April 9 | 9:00 AM ET | Canada vs. Italy |
| April 9 | 2:00 PM ET | Switzerland vs. Czech Republic | April 9 | 7:00 PM ET | South Korea vs. United States |
