2025 World Senior Curling Championships

2025 World Senior Curling Championships
Host cityFredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
ArenaWillie O’Ree Place
DatesApril 26 – May 3
Men's winner Canada
Curling clubCaledonian CC, Regina
SkipRandy Bryden
ThirdTroy Robinson
SecondRuss Bryden
LeadChris Semenchuk
AlternateGlen Hill
Finalist Scotland (Brewster)
Women's winner Scotland
Curling clubDewars Centre, Perth
SkipJackie Lockhart
ThirdMairi Milne
SecondClaire Milne
LeadKatie Loudon
Finalist Canada (Atina Ford-Johnston)
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The 2025 World Senior Curling Championships was held from April 26 to May 3 at the Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

 Australia  Belgium  Canada  Czech Republic  Denmark

Skip: Hamish Lorrain-Smith
Third: James Boyd
Second: Geoff Davis
Lead: David Imlah
Alternate: Brian MacDonald

Skip: Stefan van Dijck
Third: Walter Verbueken
Second: Bart Palmans
Lead: Jan de Swert

Skip: Randy Bryden
Third: Troy Robinson
Second: Russ Bryden
Lead: Chris Semenchuk
Alternate: Glen Hill

Skip: David Šik
Third: Marek Brožek
Second: Pavel Mensík
Lead: Jiří Chobot

Skip: Søren Tidmand
Third: Jens Groth Lorentzen
Second: Lars Müller
Lead: Bo Legård

 England  Estonia  Finland  France  Germany

Skip: Ken Horton
Third: Douglas McGlynn
Second: Martin Gregory
Lead: Stuart Brand

Skip: Margus Tubalkain
Third: Valvo Vooremä
Second: Tonis Turmann
Lead: Hannes Reinola

Skip: Tomi Rantamäki
Third: Jermu Pöllänen
Second: Teemu Salo
Lead: Ville Lehmuskoski

Skip: Pascal Adam
Third: Mathieu Chauveau
Second: Christophe Walter
Lead: Philippe Therias

Skip: Andy Kapp
Third: Oliver Axnick
Second: Holger Höhne
Lead: Andreas Kempf
Alternate: Markus Messenzehl

 Hungary  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Japan

Skip: György Nagy
Third: Zoltan Jakab
Second: Gábor Bartalus
Lead: Krisztián Barna

Skip: Bill Gray
Third: David Whyte
Second: Neil Fyfe
Lead: Tommy Campbell

Skip: Kevin Golberg
Third: Alex Pokras
Second: Aaron Horowitz
Lead: Henrique Kempenich

Skip: Antonio Menardi
Third: Valter Bombassei
Second: Marco Constantini
Lead: Adriano Regis

Fourth: Yoshito Nakamura
Third: Hidenobu Segawa
Second: Hirotada Sugawara
Skip: Kazuhito Funaki
Alternate: Naofumi Den

 Latvia  Netherlands  New Zealand  Nigeria  Norway

Skip: Ansis Regža
Third: Jānis Rēdlihs
Second: Edgars Linuzs
Lead: Aivars Lācis

Skip: Bob Bomas
Third: George Murray
Second: Willem van Wieringen
Lead: Andre de Jong
Alternate: Johannes Koornstra

Skip: Dave Watt
Third: Iain Craig
Second: Lorne De Pape
Lead: Dean Fotti
Alternate: Tom Telfer

Skip: T. J. Cole
Third: Chad Johnson
Second: Charles Neimeth
Lead: Damola Daniel
Alternate: Robert Brianne

Skip: Even Ugland
Third: Rolf Sagen
Second: Karsten Sandåker
Lead: Jon Sverre Karterud
Alternate: Paul Richardson

 Philippines  Poland  Portugal  Scotland  Slovenia

Skip: Jonathan Ochoco
Third: Peter Garbes
Second: Alastair Onglingswan
Lead: Christpher Mina

Skip: Damian Herman
Third: Pawel Klos
Second: Krzysztof Nowak
Lead: Pawel Piotrówicz
Alternate: Janusz Tomica

Skip: Vítor Santos
Third: Allan Chaves
Second: Jose Ribau
Lead: João Pacheco
Alternate: Neil Smith

Skip: Tom Brewster
Third: Frazer Hare
Second: Robbie Stevenson
Lead: Donald Frame

Skip: John Kajin
Third: John Kolenko
Second: Tony Krosel
Lead: Val Koncan
Alternate: Stan Ulcar

 South Korea  Spain  Sweden  Switzerland  United States

Skip: Jung Jae-suk
Third: Jung Hyo-heon
Second: Lee Il-kyu
Lead: Seo Jung-woo
Alternate: Son Jin-suk

Skip: David Anaya
Third: José Cruz
Second: Eduardo Gutiez
Lead: Angel Mayor
Alternate: Paco Benito

Skip: Dan-Ola Eriksson
Third: Fredrik Hallström
Second: Tommy Olin
Lead: Rickard Hallström
Alternate: Per Carlsén

Skip: Dieter Wüest
Third: Jens Piesbergen
Second: Ernst Erb
Lead: Daniel Lüthi
Alternate: Marc Syfrig

Skip: Mike Farbelow
Third: Rich Ruohonen
Second: Bill Stopera
Lead: Darren Lehto

 Wales

Skip: Andrew Tanner
Third: Richard Pougher
Second: Alistair Reid
Lead: George Fyffe

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Group A Skip W L W–L DSC
 Canada Randy Bryden 6 0 55.66
 England Ken Horton 5 1 104.67
 Portugal Vítor Santos 3 3 98.84
 Wales Andrew Tanner 2 4 2–0 107.53
 Ireland Bill Gray 2 4 1–1 69.76
 Netherlands Bob Bomas 2 4 0–2 127.72
 Belgium Stefan van Dijck 1 5 152.93
Group B Skip W L W–L DSC
 Finland Tomi Rantamäki 5 0 36.58
 United States Mike Farbelow 4 1 33.79
 Hungary György Nagy 3 2 52.71
 Japan Kazuhito Funaki 2 3 56.06
 Israel Kevin Golberg 1 4 81.54
 Estonia Margus Tubalkain 0 5 96.18
Group C Skip W L W–L DSC
 Norway Even Ugland 4 1 1–0 55.18
 Sweden Dan-Ola Eriksson 4 1 0–1 57.01
 Italy Antonio Menardi 3 2 1–0 87.12
 Latvia Ansis Regža 3 2 0–1 104.84
 France Pascal Adam 1 4 100.78
 Nigeria T. J. Cole 0 5 109.29
Group D Skip W L W–L DSC
 Germany Andy Kapp 5 0 73.52
 Scotland Tom Brewster 4 1 49.57
 South Korea Jung Jae-suk 3 2 128.22
 Denmark Søren Tidmand 2 3 90.74
 New Zealand Dave Watt 1 4 86.48
 Spain David Anaya 0 5 115.32
Group E Skip W L W–L DSC
 Switzerland Dieter Wüest 4 1 1–0 41.61
 Czech Republic David Šik 4 1 0–1 68.78
 Poland Damian Herman 3 2 78.70
 Australia Hamish Lorrain-Smith 2 3 1–0 58.49
 Slovenia John Kajin 2 3 0–1 76.96
 Philippines Jonathan Ochoco 0 5 150.09
Group A Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Record
7  Belgium 3–6 6–14 4–7 3–8 5–6 8–7 1–5
1  Canada 6–3 8–2 9–4 14–2 15–2 11–2 6–0
2  England 14–6 2–8 8–3 15–3 6–4 12–5 5–1
5  Ireland 7–4 4–9 3–8 12–7 5–6 5–8 2–4
6  Netherlands 8–3 2–14 3–15 7–12 7–4 6–7 2–4
3  Portugal 6–5 2–15 4–6 6–5 4–7 7–3 3–3
4  Wales 7–8 2–11 5–12 8–5 7–6 3–7 2–4
Group B Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Record
6  Estonia 1–19 2–9 1–11 2–8 2–14 0–5
1  Finland 19–1 7–3 9–3 8–4 7–1 4–0
3  Hungary 9–2 3–7 6–5 8–3 4–8 3–2
5  Israel 11–1 3–9 5–6 6–8 2–5 1–4
4  Japan 8–2 4–8 3–8 8–6 4–12 2–3
2  United States 14–2 1–7 8–4 5–2 12–4 4–1
Group C Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Record
5  France 7–9 3–7 9–2 4–16 2–9 1–4
3  Italy 9–7 7–6 12–1 2–9 2–9 3–2
4  Latvia 7–3 6–7 8–3 5–3 2–7 3–2
6  Nigeria 2–9 1–12 3–8 2–13 0–16 0–5
1  Norway 16–4 9–2 3–5 13–2 7–3 4–1
2  Sweden 9–2 9–2 7–2 16–0 3–7 4–1
Group D Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Record
4  Denmark 4–9 9–4 1–17 4–8 11–6 2–3
1  Germany 9–4 9–6 5–3 7–3 12–0 5–0
5  New Zealand 4–9 6–9 1–8 2–7 6–5 1–4
2  Scotland 17–1 3–5 8–1 5–3 11–2 4–1
3  South Korea 8–4 3–7 7–2 3–5 12–1 3–2
6  Spain 6–11 0–12 5–6 2–11 1–12 0–5
Group E Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Record
4  Australia 4–8 7–3 5–8 4–3 6–10 2–3
2  Czech Republic 8–4 12–1 9–3 16–1 3–8 4–1
6  Philippines 3–7 1–12 4–7 1–9 2–10 0–5
3  Poland 8–5 3–9 7–4 8–10 6–5 3–2
5  Slovenia 3–4 1–16 9–1 10–8 4–8 2–3
1  Switzerland 10–6 8–3 10–2 5–6 8–4 4–1

Playoffs

Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
            
1  Finland 5
9  Czech Republic 2
8  Sweden 7
9  Czech Republic 11
1  Finland 3
4  Canada 6
4  Canada 6
5  Germany 5
5  Germany 12
12  Poland 1
4  Canada 10
7  Scotland 7
3  Norway 3
6  United States 6
6  United States 8
11  Hungary 3
6  United States 1
7  Scotland 10
Bronze medal game
2  Switzerland 3 1  Finland 5
7  Scotland 8 6  United States 6
7  Scotland 10
10  England 2

Qualification

Thursday, May 1, 20:00

Sheet G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
 Czech Republic (Šik) 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 3 11
Sheet H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Kapp) 3 3 3 0 2 1 X X 12
 Poland (Herman) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Farbelow) 2 1 2 0 3 0 X X 8
 Hungary (Nagy) 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3
Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Brewster) 0 2 4 0 2 2 X X 10
 England (Horton) 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Quarterfinals

Friday, May 2, 13:00

Sheet G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Bryden) 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 6
 Germany (Kapp) 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Finland (Rantamäki) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
 Czech Republic (Šik) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2
Sheet J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Wüest) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3
 Scotland (Brewster) 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 X 8
Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Ugland) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
 United States (Farbelow) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 6

Semifinals

Friday, May 2, 19:30

Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Finland (Rantamäki) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
 Canada (Bryden) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 6
Sheet G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Farbelow) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
 Scotland (Brewster) 0 0 2 1 0 3 4 X 10

Bronze medal game

Saturday, May 3, 10:00

Sheet J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Farbelow) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
 Finland (Rantamäki) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5

Final

Saturday, May 3, 10:00

Sheet H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Brewster) 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 7
 Canada (Bryden) 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 1 10

Final standings

Place Team
 Canada
 Scotland
 United States
4  Finland
5  Czech Republic
 Germany
 Norway
 Switzerland
9  England
 Hungary
 Poland
 Sweden
13  Italy
14  Portugal
15  South Korea
16  Japan
17  Australia
18  Denmark
19  Latvia
20  Wales
21  Ireland
22  Slovenia
23  Israel
24  New Zealand
25  France
26  Estonia
27  Nigeria
28  Spain
29  Netherlands
30  Philippines
31  Belgium

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

 Australia  Canada  Czech Republic  Denmark

Skip: Helen Williams
Third: Kim Irvine
Second: Adrienne Kennedy
Lead: Carolyn Swan

Skip: Atina Ford-Johnston
Third: Shannon Morris
Second: Sheri Pickering
Lead: Cori Morris
Alternate: Lesley McEwan

Fourth: Hana Čechová
Skip: Jana Voborníková
Second: Romana Havelková
Lead: Jana Zikmundová
Alternate: Vlasta Siveková

Skip: Camilla Søndergård-Nielsen
Third: Bodil Hollinger Larsen
Second: Lene Solberg
Lead: Hanne Suhr

 England  Finland  Hong Kong  Ireland

Skip: Viv Kerr
Third: Carole Topping
Second: Desna Fielding
Lead: Jean Moat

Skip: Tiina Julkunen
Third: Riikka Louhivuori
Second: Janina Lindström
Lead: Nina Pollanen

Skip: Ling-Yue Hung
Third: Grace Bugg
Second: May Yam
Lead: Arena McCullough

Skip: Dale Sinclair
Third: Bernie Gillett
Second: Nina Clancy
Lead: Louise Kerr

 Japan  Latvia  Lithuania  New Zealand

Skip: Miyako Yoshimura
Third: Misako Den
Second: Tamami Horiuchi
Lead: Hiromi Takizawa
Alternate: Makiko Uehara

Skip: Elena Kapostina
Third: Dace Zīle
Second: Gunta Millere
Lead: Aija Rudzīte

Skip: Asta Vaicekonyte
Third: Rasa Jasaitiene
Second: Gaiva Valatkiene
Lead: Jolanta Sulinskiene

Skip: Joanna Olszewski
Third: Sandra Thomas
Second: Elizabeth Matthews
Lead: Merran Anderson
Alternate: Juliet Charko

 Scotland  Sweden  Switzerland  United States

Skip: Jackie Lockhart
Third: Mairi Milne
Second: Claire Milne
Lead: Katie Loudon

Skip: Camilla Noréen
Third: Helene Lyxell
Second: Susanne Patz
Lead: Catrin Bitén

Skip: Marianne Zürcher
Third: Marlis Kurt
Second: Ruth Dorner
Lead: Gabriela Perret
Alternate: Karin Lüthi

Skip: Margie Smith
Third: Norma O'Leary
Second: Shelly Kinney
Lead: Shelly Kosal

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Group A Skip W L W–L DSC
 Canada Atina Ford-Johnston 5 0 70.90
 Japan Miyako Yoshimura 3 2 1–0 99.87
 Sweden Camilla Noréen 3 2 0–1 125.91
 Czech Republic Jana Voborníková 1 4 148.58
 Hong Kong Ling-Yue Hung 0 5 114.98
Group B Skip W L W–L DSC
 Scotland Jackie Lockhart 5 0 36.13
 Finland Tiina Julkunen 4 1 122.46
 United States Margie Smith 3 2 99.52
 Latvia Elena Kapostina 1 4 119.58
 New Zealand Joanna Olszewski 0 5 114.00
Group C Skip W L W–L DSC
 Ireland Dale Sinclair 5 0 94.36
 Switzerland Marianne Zürcher 4 1 94.80
 Denmark Camilla Søndergård-Nielsen 2 3 1–1 108.80
 Lithuania Asta Vaicekonyte 2 3 1–1 133.40
 Australia Helen Williams 2 3 1–1 146.13
 England Viv Kerr 0 5 123.04
Group A Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Group B Record
1  Canada 17–1 8–5 6–4 6–3 13–1 5–0
4  Czech Republic 1–17 10–7 4–12 1–10 4–9 1–4
5  Hong Kong 5–8 7–10 1–9 3–6 2–11 0–5
2  Japan 4–6 12–4 9–1 6–4 7–8 3–2
3  Sweden 3–6 10–1 6–3 4–6 6–4 3–2
Group B Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Group A Record
2  Finland 10–7 9–1 1–8 8–4 8–7 4–1
4  Latvia 7–10 12–1 1–10 2–10 4–6 1–4
5  New Zealand 1–9 1–12 2–16 3–9 1–13 0–5
1  Scotland 8–1 10–1 16–2 11–7 11–2 5–0
3  United States 4–8 10–2 9–3 7–11 9–4 3–2
Group C Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Record
5  Australia 2–10 11–2 3–6 7–4 3–9 2–3
3  Denmark 10–2 9–5 2–11 4–8 5–6 2–3
6  England 2–11 5–9 1–10 4–7 2–9 0–5
1  Ireland 6–3 11–2 10–1 9–2 6–5 5–0
4  Lithuania 4–7 8–4 7–4 2–9 3–13 2–3
2  Switzerland 9–3 6–5 9–2 5–6 13–3 4–1

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
         
1  Scotland 12
8  Denmark 2
1  Scotland 6
5  Japan 3
4  Switzerland 3
5  Japan 6
1  Scotland 10
2  Canada 2
3  Ireland 8
6  Finland 3
3  Ireland 4 Bronze medal game
2  Canada 9
2  Canada 9 5  Japan 4
7  United States 5 3  Ireland 6

Quarterfinals

Friday, May 2, 9:00

Sheet G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Lockhart) 2 4 0 3 0 3 X X 12
 Denmark (Søndergård-Nielsen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Zürcher) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
 Japan (Yoshimura) 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 6
Sheet J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Ireland (Sinclair) 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 X 8
 Finland (Julkunen) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Ford-Johnston) 0 1 0 4 0 0 4 X 9
 United States (Smith) 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 X 5

Semifinals

Friday, May 2, 19:30

Sheet H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Ireland (Sinclair) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 4
 Canada (Ford-Johnston) 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 X 9
Sheet J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Lockhart) 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 X 6
 Japan (Yoshimura) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 3

Bronze medal game

Saturday, May 3, 10:00

Sheet K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Ireland (Sinclair) 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 6
 Japan (Yoshimura) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4

Final

Saturday, May 3, 10:00

Sheet G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Lockhart) 1 0 2 3 4 0 X X 10
 Canada (Ford-Johnston) 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2

Final standings

Place Team
 Scotland
 Canada
 Ireland
4  Japan
5  Denmark
 Finland
 Switzerland
 United States
9  Sweden
10  Latvia
11  Lithuania
12  Czech Republic
13  New Zealand
14  Hong Kong
15  Australia
16  England

References

  1. ^ "World Senior Curling Championships 2025". World Curling. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "Teams: Men". World Curling. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Teams: Women". World Curling. Retrieved April 20, 2025.