Curling - World Championship

The first world championship tournament was held in 1958. Canadian teams have dominated the event, which is now conducted by the International Curling Federation (ICF), founded in 1966 and based in Edinburgh.

 

Curling World Championship - History

It is recorded that international curling events were staged in the 19th century in Europe and North America, but it was not until the first Winter Olympic Games at Chamonix in 1924 that any form of competition was identified. Great Britain defeated Sweden and France in a three-country demonstration of the sport.

In 1932 at Lake Placid, curling again was listed as a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics, and Canada was a winner over the United States in a two-country competition in which each country entered four teams.

Another 25 years passed before a meeting was held in Edinburgh in 1957 to consider the formation of an international organisation which would be required in order to apply for Olympic medal status. No progress was documented, but two years later, in 1959, Scotland and Canada reached a major milestone by launching the Scotch Cup series between their national men's curling champions.

Interest in other countries was generated, and the USA (1961), Sweden (1962), Norway and Switzerland (1964), France (1966) and Germany (1967) expanded the Scotch Cup entry. The 1959-67 results now are recognised in the curling history of the men's world championship.

The success of the Scotch Cup series led to another attempt, in March 1965, to create a global administration. The Royal Caledonian Curling Cup convened a meeting in Perth, Scotland, and six countries (Scotland, Canada, USA, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland) agreed to a proposal to form an international committee of the Royal Club, to be called the International Curling Federation (ICF).

The following year, in March, 1966, in Vancouver, Canada, a draft constitution for the ICF was considered by seven countries (France was added to the original six), and the Federation was declared to be established as of 1 April 1966.

The constitution was approved in March 1967, at Perth, and a set of rules for international competition was proposed. At the Federation's annual meeting in 1968 in Pointe Claire, Quebec, these rules were adopted, but are subject to amendment and revision each year.

Also in 1968, the Air Canada Silver broom replaced the Scotch Cup, and it was sanctioned as the World Curling Championship. In 1975, the Federation endorsed the World Junior Men's Curling Championship, 1979 the Ladies' Curling Championship; and in 1988, the World Junior Ladies' Curling Championship. The four events were combined into two in 1989 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Markham, Ontario, and became known as the World Curling Championships (WCC) and the World Junior Curling Championships (WJCC).

The Constitution had a significant adjustment in 1982, when the Federation was declared an independent entity and approved as the governing body of curling in the world, while the Royal Caledonian Curling Club was acknowledged as the Mother Club of Curling.

(above from worldcurling.org)

Curling Worlds - Mens Winners

Year	Country	Skip
1972	Canada	Crest Melesnuk
1973	Sweden	Kjell Oscarius
1974	United States	Bud Somerville
1975	Switzerland	Otto Danieli
1976	United States	Bruce Roberts
1977	Sweden	Ragnar Kemp
1978	United States	Bob Nichols
1979	Norway	Kristian Soerum
1980	Canada	Rich Folk
1981	Switzerland	Jurg Tanner
1982	Canada	Al Hackner
1983	Canada	Ed Werenich
1984	Norway	Eigil Ramsfjell
1985	Canada	Al Hackner
1986	Canada	Ed Luckowich
1987	Canada	Russ Howard
1988	Norway	Eigil Ramsfjell
1989	Canada	Pat Ryan
1990	Canada	Ed Werenich
1991	Scotland	David Smith
1992	Switzerland	Markus Eggler
1993	Canada	Russ Howard
1994	Canada	Rich Folk
1995	Canada	Kerry Burtnyk
1996	Canada	Jeff Stoughton
1997	Sweden	Peter Lindholm
1998	Canada	Wayne Middaugh
1999	Scotland	Hammy McMillan
2000	Canada	Greg McAulay
2001	Sweden	Peter Lindholm
2002	Canada	Randy Ferby
2003	Canada	Randy Ferby
2004	Sweden	Peter Lindholm
2005	Canada	Randy Ferby
2006	Scotland	David Murdoch
2007	Canada	Glenn Howard
2008	Canada	Kevin Martin
2009	Scotland	David Murdoch
2010	Canada	Kevin Koe
2011	Canada	Jeff Stoughton
2012	Canada	Glenn Howard
2013	Sweden	Niklas Edin
2014	Norway	Thomas Ulsrud
2015	Sweden	Niklas Edin
2016	Canada	Kevin Koe
2017	Canada	Brad Gushue
2018	Sweden	Niklas Edin
2019	Sweden	Niklas Edin
2020	Cancelled
2021	Sweden	Niklas Edin
2022	Sweden	Niklas Edin
2023	Scotland	Bruce Mouat
2024	Sweden	Niklas Edin

Curling Worlds - Womens Winners

Year	Country	Skip
1979	Switzerland	Gaby Casanova
1980	Canada	Marj Mitchell
1981	Sweden	Elisabeth Hagstrom
1982	Denmark	Marianne Jorgenson
1983	Switzerland	Erika Mueller
1984	Canada	ConnieLallberte
1985	Canada	Linda Moore
1986	Canada	Marilyn Darte
1987	Canada	Pat Sanders
1988	Germany	Andrea Schopp
1989	Canada	Heather Houston
1990	Norway	Dordi Nordby
1991	Norway	Dordi Nordby
1992	Sweden	Elisabet Johanssen
1993	Canada	Sandra Peterson
1994	Canada	Sandra Peterson
1995	Sweden	Elisabet Gustafson
1996	Canada	Marilyn Bodogh
1997	Canada	Sandra Schmirler
1998	Sweden	Elisabet Gustafson
1999	Sweden	Elisabet Gustafson
2000	Canada	Kelley Law
2001	Canada	Colleen Jones
2002	Scotland	Jackie Lockhart
2003	United States	Debbie McCormick
2004	Canada	Colleen Jones
2005	Sweden	Anette Norberg
2006	Sweden	Anette Norberg
2007	Canada	Kelly Scott
2008	Canada	Jennifer Jones
2009	China	Bingyu Wang
2010	Germany	Andrea Schopp
2011	Sweden	Anette Norberg
2012	Switzerland	Mirjam Ott
2013	Scotland	Eve Muirhead
2014	Switzerland	Binia Feltscher-Beeli
2015	Switzerland	Alina Pätz
2016	Switzerland	Binia Feltscher
2017	Canada	Rachel Homan
2018	Canada	Jennifer Jones
2019	Switzerland	Silvana Tirinzoni
2020	Cancelled
2021	Switzerland	Alina Pätz
2022	Switzerland	Alina Pätz
2023	Switzerland	Alina Pätz
2024	Canada	Rachel Homan