World Senior Curling Championships

Last updated
World Senior Curling Championships
Established2002
2024 host city Östersund, Sweden
2024 arena Östersund Arena
Current champions (2023)
MenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(Paul Flemming)
WomenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(Susan Froud)
Current edition

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.

Contents

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

Men

YearHost City/CountryFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2002 Bismarck, United States Flag of the United States.svg
United States

Larry Johnson
8–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Ron Westcott
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Stig Sewik
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Charlie Kapp
2003 Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Tom Reed
9–3Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Scott Baird
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Iain Baxter
7–5Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Charlie Kapp
2004 Gävle, Sweden Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Bas Buckle
8–3Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Bill Kind
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Mattias Neuenschwander
8–4Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Tormod Andreassen
2005 Greenacres, Scotland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Bas Buckle
5–4Flag of the United States.svg
United States
David Russell
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Peter Attinger Jr.
5–2Flag of England.svg
England
D. Michael Sutherland
2006 Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

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

Keith Prentice
6–5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Al Hackner
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Claes Roxin
7–6Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Geoff Goodland
2008 Vierumäki, Finland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Pat Ryan
8–0Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Per Lindeman
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
David Russell
6–4Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Graeme Adam
2009 Dunedin, New Zealand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Eugene Hritzuk
4–3Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Paul Pustovar
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Keith Prentice
9–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
André Pauli
2010 Chelyabinsk, Russia Flag of the United States.svg
United States

Paul Pustovar
4–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Bruce Delaney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Hugh Millikin
4–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
André Pauli
2011 St. Paul, United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Mark Johnson
5–4Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Geoff Goodland
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Hugh Millikin
8–5Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Bent Juul Kristoffersen
2012 Tårnby, Denmark [3] Four Provinces Flag.svg
Ireland

Johnjo Kenny
6–5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Kelly Robertson
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Connie Östlund
8–4Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Eigil Ramsfjell
2013 Fredericton, Canada [4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Rob Armitage
6–4Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Hans Frauenlob
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Werner Attinger
7–2Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Karl Nordlund
2014 Dumfries, Scotland [5] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Wayne Tallon
7–2Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Connie Östlund
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Hugh Millikin
6–3Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Jeff Wright
2015 Sochi, Russia [6] Flag of the United States.svg
United States

Lyle Sieg
9–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Alan O'Leary
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Hans Frauenlob
6–4Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Ole de Neergaard
2016 Karlstad, Sweden [7] Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden

Mats Wranå
7–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Randy Neufeld
Four Provinces Flag.svg
Ireland
Peter Wilson
7–2Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Ole de Neergaard
2017 Lethbridge, Canada [8] Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden

Mats Wranå
5–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Bryan Cochrane
Four Provinces Flag.svg
Ireland
Peter Wilson
6–3Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Uwe Saile
2018 Östersund, Sweden Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Wade White
8–2Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Mats Wranå
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Jeff Wright
7–2Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Gordon Muirhead
2019 Stavanger, Norway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Bryan Cochrane
7–5Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
David Smith
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Ulrik Schmidt
7–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Stefan Karnusian
2020 Kelowna, Canada Cancelled [1] [2] Cancelled
2021 Cancelled [1] [2] Cancelled
2022 Geneva, Switzerland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Wade White
6–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
David Šik
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Mats Wranå
7–3Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Andy Kapp
2023 Gangneung, South Korea Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Howard Rajala
7–2Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Graeme Connal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Christof Schwaller
7–4Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Joel Larway
2024 Östersund, Sweden Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Paul Flemming
4–3Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Mike Farbelow
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Mats Wranå
11–9Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Andy Kapp

Women

YearHost City/CountryFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2002 Bismarck, United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Anne Dunn
9–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Erika Müller
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Nancy Dinsdale
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Christine Kerr
2003 Winnipeg, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Nancy Kerr
7–4Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Carolyn Morris
Flag of England.svg
England
Joan Reed
8–1Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Ayako Takagi
2004 Gävle, Sweden Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

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

Carolyn Morris
9–5Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Hatomi Nagaoka
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
7–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Anne Dunn
2006 Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden

Ingrid Meldahl
7–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Joyce Potter
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Renate Nedkoff
9–6Four Provinces Flag.svg
Ireland
Fiona Turnbull
2007 Edmonton, Canada Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden

Ingrid Meldahl
8–5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Anne Dunn
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Pam Oleinik
12–8Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Carolyn Morris
2008 Vierumäki, Finland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Diane Foster
10–2Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Kirsty Letton
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Renate Nedkoff
7–6Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Helena Timonen
2009 Dunedin, New Zealand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Pat Sanders
10–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Renate Nedkoff
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
6–2Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Marion Craig
2010 Chelyabinsk, Russia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Colleen Pinkney
8–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Renate Nedkoff
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
6–5Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Sharon Vukich
2011 St. Paul, United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Christine Jurgenson
9–2Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Chantal Forrer
5–4Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Margie Smith
2012 Tårnby, Denmark [3] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Heidi Hanlon
12–2Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Barbara Watt
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
10–3Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Wendy Becker
2013 Fredericton, Canada [4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

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

Christine Cannon
6–5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Colleen Pinkney
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Margie Smith
8–3Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Ingrid Meldahl
2015 Sochi, Russia [6] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

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

Jackie Lockhart
5–4Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Monika Wagner
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund
10–5Flag of England.svg
England
Judith Dixon
2017 Lethbridge, Canada [8] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Colleen Jones
10–5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Cristina Lestander
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Jackie Lockhart
8–5Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Patti Lank
2018 Östersund, Sweden Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Sherry Anderson
5–4Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Margie Smith
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Dagmar Frei
5–3Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Anette Norberg
2019 Stavanger, Norway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Sherry Anderson
10–1Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Lene Bidstrup
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Chantal Forrer
8–3Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Susan Kesley
2020 Kelowna, Canada Cancelled [1] [2] Cancelled
2021 Cancelled [1] [2] Cancelled
2022 Geneva, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland

Cristina Lestander
6–5Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Margie Smith
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Edith Hazard
6–4Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Elina Virtaala
2023 Gangneung, South Korea Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Sherry Anderson
8–4Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Jackie Lockhart
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Miyuki Kawamura
6–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Monika Gafner
2024 Östersund, Sweden Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada

Susan Froud
7–3Flag of Lithuania.svg
Lithuania
Virginija Paulauskaitė
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Karen Kennedy
6–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Daniela Ruetschi-Schlegel

Medal tables

As of 2024 World Championships

Overall
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2810038
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46414
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 451221
4Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 39719
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 14914
6Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 1023
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0112
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0112
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0112
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0101
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0101
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0101
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0101
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0101
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0033
16Flag of England.svg  England 0011
Totals (16 entries)414241124

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