Curling is on the international stage for the next week, as Scotland hosts the 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship. For the third consecutive tournament, Aberdeen is the site for the competition, as 34 of the best mixed rinks for around the globe are meeting for a chance to be crowned world champions.
Canada enters this year’s tournament having won gold at the last two. Jean-Michel Menard and his Canadian crew defeated Scotland in the gold-medal game in 2022. The round-robin runs from Oct. 14 to Oct. 19. On Oct. 20, the qualification games and quarterfinals will take place before the semifinals and finals occur on Oct. 21.
What channel is the 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship on?
The 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship is not available to watch live on TV. Instead, if you want to watch every game at the tournament, all games will be on The Curling Channel, which can be streamed through a Recast subscription.
Where is the 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship taking place?
- City: Aberdeen, Scotland
- Venue: Curl Aberdeen
For the third consecutive tournament Aberdeen, Scotland is the home of the World Mixed Curling Championship. The 2019 and 2022 editions were also played at Curl Aberdeen in Scotland. The tournament did not take place in 2020 or 2021 due to COVDI-19.
Who is representing Canada at the 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship?
It’s a different group than last year heading to Scotland for Canada. The country is sending a rank led by skip Felix Asselin.
Here is a look at the full roster for Canada:
- Skip: Felix Asselin (skip)
- Third: Laurie St-Georges (vice-skip)
- Second: Emile Asselin
- Lead: Emily Riley
What is the purse for the 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship?
There is no prize money or purse for this tournament, just world bragging rights for the winners in addition to the medals.
Who are the past winners of the World Mixed Curling Championship?
There have been only six World Mixed Curling Championship tournaments so far, as the first one began in 2015. Canada has earned the most medals (four) and most gold medals (three). It is the only country with multiple gold medals at the competition. Canada’s crew last year earned the win over Scotland to claim its third consecutive gold medal.
2023 World Mixed Curling Championship pool standings
There are 34 total teams playing in the competition. They will be split up into four groups — two groups of eight and two groups of nine. Each team plays every other squad in their respective group, totaling seven matches in the round robin portion of the competition. The top three teams from each group moves on to the knockout stage.
The four winners from each group automatically earn a spot in the quarterfinals, while the second and third-place teams will play in qualification games to determine who else makes up the rest of the quarterfinals field. After the field has been cut down to eight teams, it is single elimination the rest of the way, with quarterfinals followed by the semifinals, and then the championship.