Britain team athletes sweep near the stone during the men's curling round robin session against United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

By The Canadian Press

Scotland closes in on world curling semifinal spot with win over Switzerland

Apr 2, 2026 | 12:18 PM

OGDEN — Scotland closed in on a bye to the semifinals at the world men’s curling championship with a 7-4 win over Switzerland in Thursday’s morning draw.

Ross Whyte’s team went ahead 5-4 with a point in the ninth end, then capped the match with a steal of two in the 10th.

Scotland moved into a tie with idle Sweden atop the standings at 9-2 with two round-robin draws to play.

Marco Hoesli’s Swiss side, which is assured of a playoff berth, fell into a tie for fourth with the United States at 8-3. The U.S. defeated Italy 9-8 in the morning in a matchup of two more playoff-bound teams.

The Italians were sixth at 7-4.

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Matt Dunstone’s playoff-bound Canada team was idle in the morning. The Winnipeg rink sat in third at 8-2 heading into games later Thursday against Germany and Norway.

The top two teams at the end of the round-robin earn a direct berth in the semifinals, while the other four teams that make the playoffs play in a qualification round.

In other results from Thursday’s early round, Japan beat Poland 10-2, and China downed Germany 9-5.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 2, 2026.

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