Canada and Switzerland secure direct route to semi-finals at BKT World Men’s 2025

The Swiss curlers win the last two round robin games and stand directly in the semifinals at the World Cup.

2025 Worlds Preview: Switzerland

Another year, and it’s another young roster for Team Switzerland at the IIHF World Championships. Of course some familiar names are back again including captain Lara Stalder, star Alina Müller, and netminder Andrea Brändli, but overall the Swiss have 19 players on their 25-woman roster that are 24 years old or younger, including 16-year-old defender Laure Mériguet making her senior team debut. Subscribe to TIG Today for More World's Coverage!Thi…

Canada and Switzerland secure direct route to semi-finals at BKT World Men’s 2025

With all twenty round-robin sessions now complete, the play-off scenario at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship 2025 is now finalised. Two more victories in Friday’s play by Canada — beating Austria 8-2 in just seven ends, and then defeating United States by 8-3 in the evening session — mean that they have secured top place in the rankings and a direct route to Saturday afternoon’s semi-finals. Their top spot also means they will have their…