Matt Dunstone, skip of Team Manitoba-Dunstone releases his stone during the 1 vs. 2 playoffs at the Montana's Brier Canadian men's curling championship, in St. John's, N.L., on Saturday, March 7, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

By The Canadian Press

Canada’s Dunstone wins fifth straight, creates logjam atop world curling standings

Apr 1, 2026 | 11:23 AM

OGDEN — Canada’s Matt Dunstone created a logjam atop the standings at the world men’s curling championship with an 8-7 win over Switzerland in Wednesday’s morning draw.

After Switzerland skip Marco Hoesli tied the game wth three points in the ninth end, Dunstone was on target with his draw on final rock to lead Canada to its fifth straight win.

The victory led to a complicated scenario in the standings, with Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and Scotland all tied with 7-2 records. Canada has defeated Sweden and Switzerland, but lost to Scotland earlier in the round-robin.

Ross Whyte’s Scotland team moved into a tie for the lead with a 9-3 win over China on Wednesday morning.

Sweden’s Niklas Edin was idle in the morning and set to face Germany in the afternoon draw.

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In other early action, the United States improved to 6-3 with an 8-3 win over Poland, while Czechia edged Japan 7-6.

Canada was set to face Czechia in Wednesday’s late draw.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 1, 2026.

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