Yannick Schwaller (Geneve, SUI) lost
5-4 to
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship, held March 29 - April 6, 2025 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Schwaller won
7-3 over
Xiao Ming Xu (BEI JING, CHN) to advance to the championship game. of the 2025 BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; of the 2025 BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan;
Schwaller finished 9-3 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated
Magnus Ramsfjell (Trondheim, NOR) 7-4, then won
9-4 against
Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT). Schwaller went on to lose
12-7 against
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, USA). Schwaller responded with a
8-5 win over
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN). Schwaller won
7-5 against
Xu. Schwaller went on to lose
6-4 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad , SWE). Schwaller responded with a
11-7 win over
Mouat. Schwaller won
7-3 against
Marc Muskatewitz (Fuessen, GER), then won
8-3 against
Joel Retornaz (Cembra, ITA). Schwaller went on to lose
10-4 against
Brad Jacobs (Edmonton, CAN). Schwaller responded with a
6-5 win over
Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE). Schwaller won
9-5 against
Hyojun Kim (Uiseong, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship, Schwaller take home
60.500 world rankings points. Schwaller move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 30.5 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 3rd overall with
363.250 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Schwaller ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
363.250 points earned so far this season.
