Canada’s Matt Dunstone wins twice to open men’s world curling championship

By Canadian Press on March 27, 2026.

OGDEN — Matt Dunstone is off to a winning start in his debut at the men’s world curling championship.

The Winnipeg skip opened with a 5-2 win over South Korea in the early draw before defeating Italy 9-2 in the evening on Friday.

Dunstone is representing Canada for the first time at the senior level after winning this year’s Montana’s Brier in St. John’s, N.L.

He put Canada up 4-2 against South Korea with a deuce in the eighth end, and sealed the win with a steal of one on the ninth.

Dunstone’s rink then stole seven points in the win over Italy, which conceded after six ends.

Canada has not won a men’s world curling title since 2017.

In other opening draw results,
Sweden beat Scotland 6-5, China defeated Czechia 8-7 and Japan downed Norway 6-4.

Canada continues round-robin play Saturday afternoon against Scotland.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 27, 2026.

The Canadian Press

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