More playoff teams at world curling championships liked by some, not others
LAS VEGAS — A more generous playoff format at the men’s world curling championship is getting mixed reviews from skips.
The World Curling Federation added a 13th country to the field this year and increased the number of playoff teams from four to six.
Also, after a dozen years using the Page playoff, the WCF reverted back to two semifinals and added a quarterfinal round in 2018.
Canada’s Brad Gushue, Scotland’s Bruce Mouat, Sweden’s Niklas Edin, and Norway’s Steffen Walstad had four of the six playoff berths locked down heading into the final day of round-robin play at the Orleans Arena.