2021 Men's World Curling Championship

Team Information   (Team list from https://www.curling.ca/2021worldmen/)

The following fourteen countries will be represented at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship.  Also included is the skip’s previous World Curling Championship (WCC) and other international experience, if any (from http://results.worldcurling.org/Person)

Team Canada

Canada

Skip: Brendan Bottcher

Saville Community SC, Edmonton

First WCC Appearance.

2017: Coached Spanish Mixed Doubles team.

2013 WUG: 3rd.  2012 World Juniors: 1st.

China

Skip: Qiang Zou

Harbin CC

WCC’s:  2019: 11th. 2018, at third for Dejia Zou: 12th. 2019 Curling World Cup, at third for Dexin Ba: 2nd.

Team Denmark

Denmark
Skip: Mikkel Krause

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

ECC: 2019: 4th. 2014: 8th (played third). 2010: 2nd (played third). World Juniors:  2010: 8th (as skip). 2009: 1st (played third). 2007: 4th.

Team Germany

Germany
Skip: Sixten Totzek

Baden Hills Golf und Curling Club

WJCC’s: 2020, at skip: 4th. At fourth stones for Klaudius Harsch, 2019: 7th; 2018: 5th.

Italy
Skip: Joel Retornaz

ASD Trentino Curling

WCC’s: 2019: 7th. 2018: 8th. 2017: 9th. 2015: 10th.

Olympics: 2018: 9th. 2006: 7th.

Team Japan

Japan
Skip: Yuta Matsumura

Sapporo Curling Club

WCC’s: 2019: 4th.  2015, as alternate: 6th.

Team Czech Republic

Korea
Skip: Yeong Seok Jeong

Gyeonggido, Korea

First WCC Appearance.

PAJCC: 2014: 2nd.

Netherlands
Skip: Jaap van Dorp

CC PWA, Zoetermeer

WCC’s:  2019: 10th.  2018: 10th.  2017: 11th.

Team Norway

Norway
Skip: Steffen Walstad

Oppdal Curlingklubb, Oppdal

WCC’s: 2019, as alternate: 12th. 2018: 5th. 2017: 8th. Olympics: 2018: Coached Norway Mixed Doubles team.

Russia
Skip: Sergey Glukhov

Ice Cube CC, Sochi

WCC’s:  2019: 9th.

At third position: 2018: 9th.  2014: 11th.

Team Scotland

Scotland
Skip: Bruce Mouat

Gogar Park CC, Edinburgh

WCC’s:  2019: 6th.  2018: Bronze.

Sweden
Skip: Niklas Edin

Karlstads Curlingklubb, Karlstad

WCC’s: 2019: Gold. 2018: Gold. 2017: Silver. 2016: 6th.

Olympics:  2018: Silver. 2014: Bronze. 2010: 4th.

Team Switzerland

Switzerland
Skip: Peter De Cruz

CC Genève, Geneva

Throws second stones.

WCC’s:  2019: Bronze.  2017: Bronze. 2014: Bronze.  Olympics:  2018: Bronze.

United States
Skip: John Shuster

Duluth CC, Minnesota

WCC’s:  2019: 5th.  2017: 4th. 2014: Bronze.

Olympics:  2018: Gold.  2014: 9th.  2010: 10th.

 

WCC or blank: World Curling Championships. WJCC or Juniors: World Junior Curling Championships.

WUG: Winter Universiade Games. PCC: Pacific Curling Championships. ECC: European Curling Championships. (Note: Not sure about the ECC’s, results are just too weird. IE. A Finland skip finished 11th, with a 10-1 record? What?) EMCC: European Mixed Curling Championships. RR: Round Robin. PAJCC: Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships.