Dunstone's Canada rink wins third straight at men's world curling championship

Team Dunstone skip Matt Dunstone throws a rock during Canadian Olympic curling trials finals action against Team Jacobs in Halifax on Saturday, November 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

OGDEN — Canada’s Matt Dunstone won his third straight game at the world men’s curling championship with an 8-4 victory over China in Tuesday’s early draw.

The teams shook hands after Dunstone’s Winnipeg-based rink broke open a close game with four points in the ninth end.

Canada improved to 5-2 with the win, good for a tie with Scotland for third place. Ross Whyte’s Scottish rink kept pace with a 7-2 win over South Korea in the morning session.

Sweden’s Niklas Edin led the standings at 7-0 heading into an afternoon showdown with Switzerland, skipped by Marco Hoesli, which was second at 6-1.

Sweden and Canada were set to meet in the day’s final draw.

Dunstone is skipping Canada at the world championship for the first time after winning this year’s Montana’s Brier.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 31, 2026.

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