2026 World Senior Curling Championships
| 2026 World Senior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Arena | Geneva Sous-Moulin Sports Center |
| Dates | April 24 – May 2 |
| Men's winner | United States |
| Skip | Mike Farbelow |
| Third | Rich Ruohonen |
| Second | Bill Stopera |
| Lead | Darren Lehto |
| Coach | Pete Annis |
| Finalist | Scotland (Brewster) |
| Women's winner | Scotland |
| Skip | Jackie Lockhart |
| Third | Mairi Milne |
| Second | Claire Milne |
| Lead | Katie Loudon |
| Finalist | Germany (Belkofer-Kröhnert) |
« 2025 2027 » | |
The 2026 World Senior Curling Championships (branded as the 2026 ACE & Company World Senior Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) were held from April 24 to May 2 at the Geneva Sous-Moulin Sports Center in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was held alongside the 2026 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[1]
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[2]
| Australia | Austria | Belgium | Canada | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fourth: Geoff Davis |
Skip: Gernot Higatzberger |
Skip: Tom van Waterschoot |
Skip: Bruce Korte |
Skip: David Šik |
| Denmark | England | Estonia | Finland | France |
|
Skip: Søren Tidmand |
Fourth: Douglas McGlynn |
Skip: Margus Tubalkain |
Fourth: Aki Jokela |
Skip: Mathieu Chauveau |
| Germany | Greece | Hong Kong | Hungary | Ireland |
|
Skip: Uwe Saile |
Skip: Athanasios Pantios |
Skip: Wong Chun Ngok |
Skip: György Nagy |
Skip: Bill Gray |
| Israel | Italy | Japan | Latvia | Netherlands |
|
Skip: Alex Pokras |
Skip: Antonio Menardi |
Skip: Tamotsu Matsumura |
Skip: Ansis Regža |
Skip: Bob Bomas |
| New Zealand | Nigeria | Norway | Philippines | Poland |
|
Skip: Philip Dowling |
Skip: T. J. Cole |
Skip: Rolf Sagen |
Skip: Jonathan Ochoco |
Fourth: Rymwid Błaszczak |
| Scotland | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Korea | Spain |
|
Skip: Tom Brewster |
Fourth: Peter Balsan |
Skip: Mitja Resman |
Skip: Jung Jae-suk |
Skip: Víctor Navarro |
| Sweden | Switzerland | United States | Wales | |
|
Skip: Fredrik Julius |
Skip: Christof Schwaller |
Skip: Mike Farbelow |
Skip: Adrian Meikle |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings[3]
| Key | |
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| Pos. | Country | Record | |||||
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| 1 | Canada | — | 5–3 | 9–4 | 16–2 | 9–2 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Ireland | 3–5 | — | 7–8 | 12–3 | 2–6 | 1–3 |
| 3 | Latvia | 4–9 | 8–7 | — | 15–5 | 3–7 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 2–16 | 3–12 | 5–15 | — | 7–9 | 0–4 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 2–9 | 6–2 | 7–3 | 9–7 | — | 3–1 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | England | — | 12–2 | 7–1 | 10–3 | 3–10 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 2–12 | — | 5–8 | 0–13 | 2–11 | 0–4 |
| 3 | Italy | 1–7 | 8–5 | — | 10–5 | 2–9 | 2–2 |
| 4 | Poland | 3–10 | 13–0 | 5–10 | — | 4–12 | 1–3 |
| 1 | United States | 10–3 | 11–2 | 9–2 | 12–4 | — | 4–0 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Belgium | — | 6–10 | 9–4 | 10–5 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 2–3 |
| 4 | Estonia | 10–6 | — | 2–13 | 7–1 | 1–12 | 4–8 | 2–3 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4–9 | 13–2 | — | 11–6 | 3–5 | 6–3 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Philippines | 5–10 | 1–7 | 6–11 | — | 1–9 | 8–3 | 1–4 |
| 1 | Scotland | 6–5 | 12–1 | 5–3 | 9–1 | — | 13–1 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 7–6 | 8–4 | 3–6 | 3–8 | 1–13 | — | 2–3 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Greece | — | 2–10 | 3–11 | 2–11 | 3–7 | 1–11 | 0–5 |
| 5 | Israel | 10–2 | — | 6–7 | 2–6 | 9–8 | 4–8 | 2–3 |
| 3 | Japan | 11–3 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 4–5 | 2–6 | 2–3 |
| 2 | Norway | 11–2 | 6–2 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | 4–14 | 4–1 |
| 4 | South Korea | 7–3 | 8–9 | 5–4 | 3–9 | — | 4–8 | 2–3 |
| 1 | Switzerland | 11–1 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 14–4 | 8–4 | — | 5–0 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Australia | — | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 3–2 |
| 1 | Austria | 7–6 | — | 3–6 | 6–9 | 8–2 | 7–5 | 3–2 |
| 5 | Finland | 4–8 | 6–3 | — | 9–3 | 7–9 | 1–10 | 2–3 |
| 6 | France | 5–7 | 9–6 | 3–9 | — | 4–9 | 1–9 | 1–4 |
| 4 | Sweden | 7–3 | 2–8 | 9–7 | 9–4 | — | 5–9 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Wales | 5–8 | 5–7 | 10–1 | 9–1 | 9–5 | — | 3–2 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||
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| 1 | Czech Republic | — | 10–6 | 14–2 | 8–5 | 7–4 | 14–0 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Denmark | 6–10 | — | 4–6 | 12–5 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 2–3 |
| 2 | Germany | 2–14 | 6–4 | — | 9–3 | 3–11 | 8–6 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5–8 | 5–12 | 3–9 | — | 6–4 | 5–6 | 1–4 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 4–7 | 4–6 | 11–3 | 4–6 | — | 7–3 | 2–3 |
| 3 | Spain | 0–14 | 5–4 | 6–8 | 6–5 | 3–7 | — | 2–3 |
Playoffs
| Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | United States | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Norway | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Norway | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | United States | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Switzerland | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Switzerland | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Slovenia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Austria | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Slovenia | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | United States | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Scotland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Scotland | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Scotland | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bronze medal game | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada | 10 | 4 | Switzerland | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia | 3 | 2 | Canada | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | England | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Qualification
Friday, May 1, 09:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Hungary (Nagy) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
| Norway (Sagen) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Austria (Higatzberger) 🔨 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Slovenia (Resman) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Czech Republic (Šik) 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Germany (Saile) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| England (McGlynn) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Australia (Millikin) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Quarterfinals
Friday, May 1, 19:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 7 |
| Slovenia (Resman) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Farbelow) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | X | 7 |
| Norway (Sagen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Korte) 🔨 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 10 |
| Australia (Millikin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Brewster) 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Germany (Saile) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Semifinals
Saturday, May 2, 09:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Brewster) 🔨 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Canada (Korte) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Farbelow) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Bronze medal game
Saturday, May 2, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Schwaller) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada (Korte) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Final
Saturday, May 2, 14:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Farbelow) 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Scotland (Brewster) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
Final standings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Scotland | |
| Canada | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
| 5 | Norway |
| Australia | |
| Germany | |
| Slovenia | |
| 9 | Austria |
| Czech Republic | |
| England | |
| Hungary | |
| 13 | Wales |
| 14 | Spain |
| 15 | Japan |
| 16 | Latvia |
| 17 | Italy |
| 18 | Slovakia |
| 19 | Denmark |
| 20 | Sweden |
| 21 | Ireland |
| 22 | Poland |
| 23 | South Korea |
| 24 | Estonia |
| 25 | Finland |
| 26 | New Zealand |
| 27 | Belgium |
| 28 | Israel |
| 29 | Hong Kong |
| 30 | Nigeria |
| 31 | Netherlands |
| 32 | Philippines |
| 33 | Greece |
| 34 | France |
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
| Australia | Canada | Czech Republic | Denmark | England |
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Skip: Helen Williams |
Skip: Sherry Middaugh |
Skip: Jana Beranková |
Skip: Kamilla Schak |
Skip: Colleen Madonia |
| Finland | France | Germany | Hungary | Ireland |
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Fourth: Janina Lindström |
Skip: Françoise Gerbaulet |
Skip: Sabine Belkofer-Kröhnert |
Fourth: Zsuzsanna Pinter |
Skip: Dale Sinclair |
| Italy | Japan | Lithuania | New Zealand | Norway |
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Skip: Lucilla Macchiati |
Skip: Yuka Takimoto |
Fourth: Lina Januleviciute |
Skip: Joanna Olszewski |
Skip: Anniken Pettersen |
| Philippines | Poland | Scotland | Slovenia | South Korea |
|
Skip: Sheila Mariano |
Skip: Joanna Erdman |
Skip: Jackie Lockhart |
Fourth: Eva Sever |
Skip: Kim Jae-il |
| Sweden | Switzerland | United States | ||
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Skip: Anette Norberg |
Skip: Nicole Strausak |
Fourth: Norma O'Leary |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings[5]
| Key | |
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| Pos. | Country | Record | |||||
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| 1 | Canada | — | 7–4 | 10–1 | 10–1 | 7–4 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Finland | 4–7 | — | 7–2 | 10–1 | 3–7 | 2–2 |
| 4 | Philippines | 1–10 | 2–7 | — | 6–4 | 4–6 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 1–10 | 1–10 | 4–6 | — | 2–13 | 0–4 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4–7 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 13–2 | — | 3–1 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||
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| 4 | England | — | 6–2 | 4–8 | 4–6 | 9–5 | 3–8 | 2–3 |
| 5 | France | 2–6 | — | 5–11 | 0–12 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 1–4 |
| 3 | Norway | 8–4 | 11–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–10 | 4–12 | 2–3 |
| 1 | Scotland | 6–4 | 12–0 | 11–1 | — | 13–1 | 7–3 | 5–0 |
| 6 | South Korea | 5–9 | 4–7 | 10–7 | 1–13 | — | 4–8 | 1–4 |
| 2 | United States | 8–3 | 8–3 | 12–4 | 3–7 | 8–4 | — | 4–1 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||
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| 3 | Australia | — | 9–3 | 8–7 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Denmark | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 2–11 | 5–14 | 5–12 | 0–5 |
| 5 | Hungary | 7–8 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–8 | 1–4 |
| 1 | Japan | 5–2 | 11–2 | 8–4 | — | 4–2 | 10–3 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 3–2 | 14–5 | 8–4 | 2–4 | — | 8–4 | 4–1 |
| 4 | Poland | 4–6 | 12–5 | 8–6 | 3–10 | 4–8 | — | 2–3 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||
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| 4 | Czech Republic | — | 5–6 | 7–13 | 8–3 | 7–3 | 1–10 | 2–3 |
| 1 | Germany | 6–5 | — | 6–5 | 9–3 | 11–3 | 6–4 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Ireland | 13–7 | 5–6 | — | 8–2 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 3–2 |
| 5 | Italy | 3–8 | 3–9 | 2–8 | — | 10–6 | 1–12 | 1–4 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 3–7 | 3–11 | 4–9 | 6–10 | — | 1–10 | 0–5 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 10–1 | 4–6 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 10–1 | — | 4–1 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Canada | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Lithuania | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Germany | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sweden | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Scotland | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Scotland | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Switzerland | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Scotland | 12 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| 7 | United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 1 | Canada | 8 | |||||||||
| 7 | United States | 6 | 7 | United States | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Friday, May 1, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Middaugh) 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
| Lithuania (Vaicekonyte) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Belkofer-Kröhnert) 🔨 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Sweden (Norberg) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Lockhart) 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Switzerland (Strausak) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Takimoto) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| United States (Smith) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Semifinals
Saturday, May 2, 09:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Scotland (Lockhart) 🔨 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | X | X | 12 |
| United States (Smith) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Middaugh) 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Germany (Belkofer-Kröhnert) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 |
Bronze medal game
Saturday, May 2, 14:00
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Middaugh) 🔨 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| United States (Smith) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Final
Saturday, May 2, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Belkofer-Kröhnert) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Scotland (Lockhart) 🔨 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 10 |
Final standings
| Place | Team |
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| Scotland | |
| Germany | |
| Canada | |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Japan |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | |
| Lithuania | |
| 9 | Ireland |
| 10 | Norway |
| 11 | Finland |
| 12 | Australia |
| 13 | England |
| 14 | Czech Republic |
| 15 | Poland |
| 16 | Philippines |
| 17 | Hungary |
| 18 | France |
| 19 | Italy |
| 20 | Slovenia |
| 21 | South Korea |
| 22 | Denmark |
| 23 | New Zealand |
References
- ^ "Geneva to host World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships 2026". World Curling. May 22, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ "Teams: Men". World Curling. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- ^ "Current Results: Men". WorldCurling. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "Teams: Women". World Curling. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- ^ "Current Results: Women". WorldCurling. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
External links
- Men's results from the World Curling Federation
- Women's results from the World Curling Federation