World Senior Curling Championships

The World Senior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring curlers from around the world who are at least 50 years old. Matches at the World Senior Championships are played in 8 ends played instead of the 10 played in most international events.

World Senior Curling Championships
Established2002
2024 host cityÖstersund, Sweden
2024 arenaÖstersund Arena
Current champions (2023)
Men Canada
(Paul Flemming)
Women Canada
(Susan Froud)
Current edition

The tournament began in 2002 with only 7 men's teams and 4 women's teams but has since expanded.

The 2020 & 2021 event were cancelled on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Results

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Year Host City/Country Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2002 Bismarck, United States  
United States

Larry Johnson
8–2  
Canada
Ron Westcott
 
Sweden
Stig Sewik
 
Germany
Charlie Kapp
2003 Winnipeg, Canada  
Canada

Tom Reed
9–3  
United States
Scott Baird
 
Scotland
Iain Baxter
7–5  
Germany
Charlie Kapp
2004 Gävle, Sweden  
Canada

Bas Buckle
8–3  
United States
Bill Kind
 
Switzerland
Mattias Neuenschwander
8–4  
Norway
Tormod Andreassen
2005 Greenacres, Scotland  
Canada

Bas Buckle
5–4  
United States
David Russell
 
Switzerland
Peter Attinger Jr.
5–2  
England
D. Michael Sutherland
2006 Copenhagen, Denmark  
Canada

Les Rogers
9–1  
United States
Brian Simonson
 
Sweden
Jan Ullsten
12–6  
Denmark
Johannes Jensen
2007 Edmonton, Canada  
Scotland

Keith Prentice
6–5  
Canada
Al Hackner
 
Sweden
Claes Roxin
7–6  
United States
Geoff Goodland
2008 Vierumäki, Finland  
Canada

Pat Ryan
8–0  
Sweden
Per Lindeman
 
United States
David Russell
6–4  
Scotland
Graeme Adam
2009 Dunedin, New Zealand  
Canada

Eugene Hritzuk
4–3  
United States
Paul Pustovar
 
Scotland
Keith Prentice
9–3  
Switzerland
André Pauli
2010 Chelyabinsk, Russia  
United States

Paul Pustovar
4–3  
Canada
Bruce Delaney
 
Australia
Hugh Millikin
4–3  
Switzerland
André Pauli
2011 St. Paul, United States  
Canada

Mark Johnson
5–4  
United States
Geoff Goodland
 
Australia
Hugh Millikin
8–5  
Denmark
Bent Juul Kristoffersen
2012 Tårnby, Denmark[3]  
Ireland

Johnjo Kenny
6–5  
Canada
Kelly Robertson
 
Sweden
Connie Östlund
8–4  
Norway
Eigil Ramsfjell
2013 Fredericton, Canada[4]  
Canada

Rob Armitage
6–4  
New Zealand
Hans Frauenlob
 
Switzerland
Werner Attinger
7–2  
Sweden
Karl Nordlund
2014 Dumfries, Scotland[5]  
Canada

Wayne Tallon
7–2  
Sweden
Connie Östlund
 
Australia
Hugh Millikin
6–3  
United States
Jeff Wright
2015 Sochi, Russia[6]  
United States

Lyle Sieg
9–4  
Canada
Alan O'Leary
 
New Zealand
Hans Frauenlob
6–4  
Denmark
Ole de Neergaard
2016 Karlstad, Sweden[7]  
Sweden

Mats Wranå
7–4  
Canada
Randy Neufeld
 
Ireland
Peter Wilson
7–2  
Denmark
Ole de Neergaard
2017 Lethbridge, Canada[8]  
Sweden

Mats Wranå
5–4  
Canada
Bryan Cochrane
 
Ireland
Peter Wilson
6–3  
Germany
Uwe Saile
2018 Östersund, Sweden  
Canada

Wade White
8–2  
Sweden
Mats Wranå
 
United States
Jeff Wright
7–2  
Scotland
Gordon Muirhead
2019 Stavanger, Norway  
Canada

Bryan Cochrane
7–5  
Scotland
David Smith
 
Denmark
Ulrik Schmidt
7–4  
Switzerland
Stefan Karnusian
2020 Kelowna, Canada Cancelled[1][2] Cancelled
2021 Cancelled[1][2] Cancelled
2022 Geneva, Switzerland  
Canada

Wade White
6–3  
Czech Republic
David Šik
 
Sweden
Mats Wranå
7–3  
Germany
Andy Kapp
2023 Gangneung, South Korea  
Canada

Howard Rajala
7–2  
Scotland
Graeme Connal
 
Switzerland
Christof Schwaller
7–4  
United States
Joel Larway
2024 Östersund, Sweden  
Canada

Paul Flemming
4–3  
United States
Mike Farbelow
 
Sweden
Mats Wranå
11–9  
Germany
Andy Kapp
2025 Fredericton, New Brunswick

Women

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Year Host City/Country Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2002 Bismarck, United States  
Canada

Anne Dunn
9–3  
Switzerland
Erika Müller
 
United States
Nancy Dinsdale
 
Scotland
Christine Kerr
2003 Winnipeg, Canada  
Canada

Nancy Kerr
7–4  
Scotland
Carolyn Morris
 
England
Joan Reed
8–1  
Japan
Ayako Takagi
2004 Gävle, Sweden  
Canada

Anne Dunn
8–5  
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
 
United States
Nancy Dinsdale
7–6  
England
Joan Reed
2005 Greenacres, Scotland  
Scotland

Carolyn Morris
9–5  
Japan
Hatomi Nagaoka
 
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
7–4  
Canada
Anne Dunn
2006 Copenhagen, Denmark  
Sweden

Ingrid Meldahl
7–3  
Canada
Joyce Potter
 
Switzerland
Renate Nedkoff
9–6  
Ireland
Fiona Turnbull
2007 Edmonton, Canada  
Sweden

Ingrid Meldahl
8–5  
Canada
Anne Dunn
 
United States
Pam Oleinik
12–8  
Scotland
Carolyn Morris
2008 Vierumäki, Finland  
Canada

Diane Foster
10–2  
Scotland
Kirsty Letton
 
Switzerland
Renate Nedkoff
7–6  
Finland
Helena Timonen
2009 Dunedin, New Zealand  
Canada

Pat Sanders
10–1  
Switzerland
Renate Nedkoff
 
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
6–2  
Scotland
Marion Craig
2010 Chelyabinsk, Russia  
Canada

Colleen Pinkney
8–4  
Switzerland
Renate Nedkoff
 
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
6–5  
United States
Sharon Vukich
2011 St. Paul, United States  
Canada

Christine Jurgenson
9–2  
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
 
Switzerland
Chantal Forrer
5–4  
United States
Margie Smith
2012 Tårnby, Denmark[3]  
Canada

Heidi Hanlon
12–2  
Scotland
Barbara Watt
 
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
10–3  
New Zealand
Wendy Becker
2013 Fredericton, Canada[4]  
Canada

Cathy King
13–1  
Austria
Veronika Huber
 
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
9–8  
Scotland
Christine Cannon
2014 Dumfries, Scotland[5]  
Scotland

Christine Cannon
6–5  
Canada
Colleen Pinkney
 
United States
Margie Smith
8–3  
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
2015 Sochi, Russia[6]  
Canada

Lois Fowler
6–2  
Italy
Fiona Simpson
 
United States
Norma O'Leary
6–4  
Sweden
Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund
2016 Karlstad, Sweden[7]  
Scotland

Jackie Lockhart
5–4  
Germany
Monika Wagner
 
Sweden
Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund
10–5  
England
Judith Dixon
2017 Lethbridge, Canada[8]  
Canada

Colleen Jones
10–5  
Switzerland
Cristina Lestander
 
Scotland
Jackie Lockhart
8–5  
United States
Patti Lank
2018 Östersund, Sweden  
Canada

Sherry Anderson
5–4  
United States
Margie Smith
 
Switzerland
Dagmar Frei
5–3  
Sweden
Anette Norberg
2019 Stavanger, Norway  
Canada

Sherry Anderson
10–1  
Denmark
Lene Bidstrup
 
Switzerland
Chantal Forrer
8–3  
Scotland
Susan Kesley
2020 Kelowna, Canada Cancelled[1][2] Cancelled
2021 Cancelled[1][2] Cancelled
2022 Geneva, Switzerland  
Switzerland

Cristina Lestander
6–5  
United States
Margie Smith
 
Scotland
Edith Hazard
6–4  
Finland
Elina Virtaala
2023 Gangneung, South Korea  
Canada

Sherry Anderson
8–4  
Scotland
Jackie Lockhart
 
Japan
Miyuki Kawamura
6–4  
Switzerland
Monika Gafner
2024 Östersund, Sweden  
Canada

Susan Froud
7–3  
Lithuania
Virginija Paulauskaitė
 
Scotland
Karen Kennedy
6–3  
Switzerland
Daniela Ruetschi-Schlegel
2025 Fredericton, New Brunswick

Medal tables

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As of 2024 World Championships

Overall
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada2810038
2  Scotland46414
3  Sweden451221
4  United States39719
5  Switzerland14914
6  Ireland1023
7  Denmark0112
  Japan0112
  New Zealand0112
10  Austria0101
  Czech Republic0101
  Germany0101
  Italy0101
  Lithuania0101
15  Australia0033
16  England0011
Totals (16 entries)414241124

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships 2020 cancelled in Kelowna, Canada". World Curling Federation. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Potenteau, Doyle (March 14, 2020). "Coronavirus: World mixed doubles, seniors curling championships in Kelowna cancelled". Global News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Erzurum Turkey to host World Mixed Doubles Championship 2012". Worldcurling.org. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  4. ^ a b "Fredericton to Stage 2013 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships". Canadian Curling Association. 23 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Dumfries, Scotland to stage 2014 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b "WCF Annual General Assembly 2014 - 7 September". World Curling Federation. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Karlstad, Sweden to host World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships 2016". World Curling Federation. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Venue confirmed for World Mixed Doubles and Senior Curling Championships 2017". World Curling Federation. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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