2018 World Men's Curling Championship

2018 World Men's Curling Championship
2018 World Men's Curling Championship
Host cityLas Vegas, Nevada
ArenaOrleans Arena
DatesMarch 31 – April 8, 2018
Attendance74,829[1]
Winner Sweden
Curling clubKarlstads CK, Karlstad
SkipNiklas Edin
ThirdOskar Eriksson
SecondRasmus Wranå
LeadChristoffer Sundgren
AlternateHenrik Leek
CoachFredrik Lindberg
Finalist Canada (Brad Gushue)
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The 2018 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the 361˚ World Men's Curling Championship 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 31 to April 8, 2018 at Orleans Arena, on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.

In a rematch of the 2017 gold medal game, the Swedish team led by Niklas Edin beat the defending champion Canadian team led by Brad Gushue 7–3 in the final to win the championship. In the game, Edin led 5–0 after five ends, thanks in part to stealing two in the fourth end when Gushue was light on a draw to the four-foot and another steal in the fifth after a missed runback double. Canada condeded the game after eight ends, and won the silver medal. It was the eighth championship for Sweden, and the third for Edin. Scotland, skipped by Bruce Mouat won the bronze.[2]

  1. ^ "Sweden's Edin wins world curling championship with 7-3 win over Canada's Gushue". Vancourier.com. 2018-04-08. Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ^ "Canada's Gushue has to settle for silver at men's world curling championship". CTV. Archived from the original on 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-03.