World Men's Curling Championship 2026 Semi-finals: How to watch Scotland play for a spot in the final - semi-final time and BBC coverage

Armchair sports fans once again discovered a passion for curling at the Winter Olympics earlier this year - enjoying three weeks of thrills and spills on ice for Team GB (who, as ever, were from Scotland).

Scotland's Ross Whyte is hoping to add a World Championship gold medal to his Olympic silver. | Getty Images

There was Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds coming an agonising fourth in the Mixed Doubles and Shirley Jackson’s women’s teams coming within a single stone of qualifying for the semi-finals.

Read more: Winter Olympics: Silver medal for Great Britain curlers after defeat to Canada

Then Bruce Mouat edged his men’s team into the last four, beat Switzerland in a memorable semi-final, only for a sloppy penultimate end to see them have to settle for their second silver Olympic medal in succession.

And the women’s team, led by Sophie Jackson, came agonisingly close to a semi-final berth.

A television audience of millions followed the exploits of the Scottish althetes, but there’s no need to wait for another four years to enjoy the sport.

Scotland are currently battling with the world’s best curlers at the Men’s World Curling Championship in Ogden, Utah, in the USA.

And they’re doing pretty well, winning 10 games in a row in the round robin to book a place in the semi-finals.

Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch them go for glory.

When are the Men’s World Curling Championship 2026 taking place?

The competition takes place from March 27-April 4.

What teams are playing in the Men’s World Curling Championship 2026 ?

The teams who qualified are United States, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland and Norway.

Who is representing Scotland at the Men’s World Curling Championship 2026?

A team from The Peak ice rink in Stirling won the 2026 Scottish Championships earlier this year - earning the right to represent their country at the worlds. They are as follows:

• Skip: Ross Whyte
• Third: Robin Brydone
• Second: Craig Waddell
• Lead: Euan Kyle
• Alternate: Duncan McFadzean

Why are Bruce Mouat’s team not representing Scotland at the World Championships?

It was decided that Bruce Mouat’s team would not contest the Scottish Championships - and hence the World Championships - this year to allow them to concentrate on the Winter Olympics.

What is the format of the Men’s World Curling Championship 2026?

All 13 teams play each other in a round robin, with the top two teams after all matches have been played progressing straight to the semi-finals. The teams ranked 3-6 after the round robin play in the qualification round to complete the semi-final lineup. So, the key aim is to end the round robin in one of the top six places.

What has happened so far at the Men’s World Curling Championship 2026?

Scotland are having a great championship thusfar, winning ten of their 12 round robin games so far. They beat Canada, the USA, Poland, South Korea, Italy, Germany, China, Norway, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, but lost to Japan and Sweden.

They finished second in the table behind Sweden meaning they go straight to the semi-finals.

The other two semi-final places will be decided by way of a playoff by the teams that finished 3rd-6th in the table - that’s Canada, Switzerland, USA and Italy.

When are Scotland playing their Men’s World Curling Championship 2026 semi-final?

Scotland will play the winner of the playof match between Canada and Italy in the semi-final on Friday, April 3, which starts at 10pm UK time.

When is the final of the Men’s World Curling Championship 2026?

Should Scotland win they will play the final at 9pm UK time on Saturday, April 4.

If they lose they will play the bronze medal match at 2pm UK time on Saturday, April 4.

Who are the reigning champions at the the Men’s World Curling Championship 2026?

Scotland are the defending Men’s World Curling Champions - so no pressure!

How can I watch Scotland’s semi-final at the Men’s World Curling Championship 2026?

The BBC will be providing live coverage of the semi-final on the BBC Sport website and the BBC iPlayer. They will also broadcast both the bronze medal match and the final.

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