OGDEN — Canada won its eighth game in a row but couldn’t earn a direct berth to the semifinals at the men’s world curling championship.
Matt Dunstone’s Winnipeg-based team closed out round-robin play with a 7-5 win over Norway in the evening draw after beating Germany 9-2 earlier Thursday at the Weber County Ice Sheet.
Canada improved to 10-2, tied with Sweden and Scotland atop the preliminary standings, but finished as the third seed in a tiebreaker.
Sweden and Scotland earned semifinal spots, while the next four will play in a qualification round.
Dunstone will meet sixth-seeded Italy (8-4) on Friday morning, while Switzerland faces the United States for a spot in the evening’s semifinal draw. The bronze- and gold-medal games take place Saturday.
Scotland rolled past Czechia 8-2 in the evening draw to secure its bye, while the Swedes closed their preliminary round with an 11-2 rout of Czechia in the afternoon.
In other evening results, Switzerland topped the U.S. 9-5 and China edged Poland 6-5.
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.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 2, 2026.
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