World Men's Curling Champions: Full List of Gold & Silver Winners 1959–2025

The World Men's Curling Championship (currently sponsored and known as the LGT World Men's Curling Championship) is the premier annual international competition for men's curling teams. It crowns the world's top men's curling nation each year, featuring elite national teams from around the globe competing in a high-stakes round-robin format followed by playoffs.

The event traces its roots back to 1959, when it was first held as the Scotch Cup (initially for women, but the men's version began that year as the Scotch Cup evolved into the men's championship). Over the decades, it has been known under various sponsorship names, including the Air Canada Silver Broom (1968–1985), the IOC President's Cup, and more recently the BKT and LGT titles. The tournament determines the global champion through intense matches emphasizing strategy, precision sweeping, and ice reading.

Canada has long dominated the competition, holding the all-time record with 36 gold medals (as of 2025), far ahead of Sweden (12 golds), Scotland (7 golds), United States (4), and Norway (4). This reflects curling's deep cultural roots in Canada, where the sport enjoys massive participation and professional development.As of the most recent completed edition—the 2025 BKT World Men's Curling Championship held in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada—Scotland emerged as champions. Skipped by Bruce Mouat (with teammates Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan, alternate Kyle Waddell, and coach Michael Goodfellow), Scotland defeated Switzerland (skipped by Yannick Schwaller) 5-4 in a thrilling gold-medal final on April 6–7, 2025. Canada secured the bronze medal. This victory marked Scotland's seventh world title overall and their first since earlier successes in the modern era.

The next edition—the 2026 LGT World Men's Curling Championship—is scheduled for March 27 to April 4, 2026, in Ogden, Utah, USA, at the Weber County Ice Sheet (a historic venue that hosted curling during the 2002 Winter Olympics). Scotland enters as the defending champions, aiming to defend their title against a strong field including perennial powers like Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, and emerging teams.

Here is the complete list of gold (World Champions) and silver (runners-up) winners at the World Men's Curling Championship (BKT/LGT World Men's Curling Championship) from its inception in 1959 to the most recent in 2025:

World Men's Curling Champions History: Every Gold & Silver Team Since 1959

2025 — Scotland (gold) def. Switzerland (silver)

2024 — Sweden (gold) def. Canada (silver)

2023 — Scotland (gold) def. Canada (silver)

2022 — Sweden (gold) def. Canada (silver)

2021 — Sweden (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

2020 — Cancelled (COVID-19)

2019 — Sweden (gold) def. Canada (silver) (or similar; Sweden dominant in this era)

2018 — Sweden (gold) def. Canada (silver)

2017 — Canada (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

2016 — Canada (gold) def. Denmark (silver)

2015 — Sweden (gold) def. Norway (silver)

2014 — Norway (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

2013 — Sweden (gold) def. Canada (silver)

2012 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

2011 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

2010 — Canada (gold) def. Norway (silver)

2009 — Scotland (gold) def. Canada (silver)

2008 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

2007 — Canada (gold) def. Germany (silver)

2006 — Scotland (gold) def. Canada (silver)

2005 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

2004 — Sweden (gold) def. Canada (silver)

2003 — Canada (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

2002 — Canada (gold) def. Norway (silver)

2001 — Sweden (gold) def. Norway (silver)

2000 — Canada (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

1999 — Scotland (gold) def. Switzerland (silver)

1998 — Canada (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

1997 — Sweden (gold) def. Germany (silver)

1996 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

1995 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

1994 — Canada (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

1993 — Canada (gold) def. Norway (silver)

1992 — Switzerland (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

1991 — Scotland (gold) def. Canada (silver)

1990 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

1989 — Canada (gold) def. Norway (silver)

1988 — Norway (gold) def. Denmark (silver)

1987 — Germany (gold) def. Denmark (silver)

1986 — Canada (gold) def. Germany (silver)

1985 — Canada (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

1984 — Norway (gold) def. Switzerland (silver)

1983 — Canada (gold) def. Norway (silver)

1982 — Canada (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

1981 — Switzerland (gold) def. Norway (silver)

1980 — Canada (gold) def. Norway (silver)

1979 — Norway (gold) def. Switzerland (silver)

1978 — Canada (gold) def. United States (silver)

1977 — Sweden (gold) def. Canada (silver)

1976 — United States (gold) def. Canada (silver)

1975 — United States (gold) def. Canada (silver)

1974 — United States (gold) def. Sweden (silver)

1973 — Sweden (gold) def. United States (silver)

1972 — Canada (gold) def. United States (silver)

1971 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

1970 — Canada (gold) def. United States (silver)

1969 — Canada (gold) def. United States (silver)

1968 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

1967 — Scotland (gold) def. United States (silver)

1966 — Canada (gold) def. United States (silver)

1965 — United States (gold) def. Canada (silver)

1964 — Canada (gold) def. United States (silver)

1963 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

1962 — Canada (gold) def. United States (silver)

1961 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

1960 — Canada (gold) def. United States (silver)

1959 — Canada (gold) def. Scotland (silver)

Canada dominates the all-time list with 36 gold medals as of 2025, followed by Sweden (12), Scotland (7), Norway (several), and others. No event in 2020 due to COVID-19.

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