April 1-9, 2023
World Men's Curling Championship 2023
Arena at TD Place, 1015 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario
Schedule:
Saturday, April 1: 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 2-Friday, April 7: 9:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8: 2:00 p.m. Qualification Games (3 v 6 and 4 v 5), 7:00 p.m. (Semi-Final)
Sunday, April 9: 11:00 a.m. (Bronze Medal game), 4:00 p.m. (Gold Medal game)
All times local Doors Open: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Tickets:
Single Draw Tickets: $15-$45
Playoff Single/Bronze Medal game Tickets: $30-$40
Youth 17 & under: Free with paying adult
Semifinal: $40-$50
Gold Medal game: $50-$55
Packages:
Standard Opening Weekend: $79
Premium Opening Weekend: $109
Standard Day Pack: $59 (Ticket to 3 draws in one day April 3-7)
Standard Championship Weekend Package: $199
Premium End Zone Championship Weekend Package: $229
Standard Full Event Package: $399
Premium End Zone Full Event Package: $439
Canada’s capital city was supposed to host the 2021 world men’s championship, but the event shifted to Calgary as part of Curling Canada’s bubble-concept series of events due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2023 the championship will be held in Ottawa. Ottawa has a rich history of hosting top-level curling events, and 2023 will surely add to it. The city has hosted the Tim Hortons Brier on four occasions, all at TD Place — in 2016, won by Alberta’s Kevin Koe in 2001, won by Alberta’s Randy Ferbey in 1993, won by British Columbia’s Rick Folk and in 1979, won by Manitoba’s Barry Fry.
The city also staged the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, the trials event which named Koe and Ottawa’s Rachel Homan as the two four-player teams to represent Canada at the Olympic Winter Games in 2018. This upcoming event will mark the first time Ottawa has hosted a world men’s curling championship. The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier left lasting memories at the Original 16 Patch at Aberdeen Pavilion, located next door to TD Place. 2023 promises to be just as thrilling of an experience for everyone at the event.
A total of 13 Member Associations will compete in Lethbridge - the second year of a 13-team format. Teams will qualify through the Pacific-Asia, Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships, Americas Challenge and World Qualification Event. Places will be distributed in the following manner:
* Two Americas Zone (including hosts Canada)
* Two Pacific-Asia Zone
* Eight European Zone Two World Qualification Event
* The zone with the lowest placed team at the previous World Curling Championship loses one guaranteed spot Canada will be represented by the winner of the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.
