CurlingZone: Geneva set to host World Mixed Doubles and World Senior double-header

Geneva, Switzerland - The international curling spotlight now turns to Switzerland, with the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championship 2026 set to take place in Geneva from 25 April to 2 May at the Centre Sportif Sous-Moulin, home of Curling Club Trois-Chene.

At the same time, and in the same venue, the ACE & Company World Senior Curling Championships 2026 will also take place.

This will mark the second time the city has hosted these two championships, having previously welcomed them in 2022.

Mixed Doubles

The first World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship took place in Vierumaki, Finland in 2008, and now, for the first time, it has acquired a title sponsor, in the form of international private equity and venture capital group ACE & Company.

Teams

Altogether 20 Member Associations will be represented in the Mixed Doubles competition. These teams qualified either from their results at last year's event in Fredericton, Canada, or through the World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event held in Dumfries, Scotland in January 2026.

The following teams qualified from the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2025 (in qualification order): Italy, Scotland, Australia, Estonia, United States, Canada, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, Finland, Switzerland (hosts), Korea, Japan, Germany, Denmark and Czechia.

The following teams qualified from the World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event: China, France, Hungary, Netherlands.

The teams have been divided into two Groups of ten for round-robin play.

Group A: Australia, China, Denmark, Estonia, France, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden
Group B: Canada, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Korea, Scotland, Switzerland and United States.

While the field features many newcomers to this level, several of the pairings have built up substantial track records so far.

Australia: Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt will be playing in their seventh championship and took bronze medals last year.
Canada: Married couple Kadriana and Colton Lott are set to make their debut at world level.
China: Han Yu, who played her first World Mixed Doubles last year, will be joined by debutant Yu Sen.
Czechia: Czechia's Olympic men's skip Lukas Klima and his partner Petra Klimova will return to the World Mixed Doubles for the first time since 2012.
Denmark: Karolina Jensen and Alexander Qvist will make their first appearance at this level.
Estonia: Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill will be playing in their ninth championship - they were silver medallists in 2024.
Finland: Lotta Immonen and Markus Sipila, return for their third appearance at this level.
France: Wilfrid Coulot returns to this level for the first time since 2024, this time joined by debutant Stephanie Barbarin.
Germany: Sixten Totzek, who made his World Mixed Doubles debut in 2024, will be joined by newcomer Kim Sutor.
Hungary: Two-time World Mixed Doubles gold medallist Udvardi-Palancsa Dorottya will be making her eighth appearance at this level, this time joined by Tatar Lorinc.
Italy: Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner - defending world champions, current Olympic bronze medallists and 2022 Olympic champions. For Constantini, this marks her sixth appearance.
Japan: Koana Tori and Aoki Go are a new combination at this level.
Korea: Kim Seon-Yeong and Jeong Yeongseok will be making their debut at this level after competing in the mixed doubles competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games together.
Netherlands: Lisenka Bomas and Wouter Goesgens will make their second appearance together at this level.
New Zealand: Siblings Jessica Smith and Ben Smith are set to compete at this level together for the second time.
Norway: Mathias Braenden, who finished third at the 2023 edition of this event, will partner with Eilin Kjaerland.
Scotland: Katie McMillan and Angus Bryce are a new combination at this level.
Sweden: This will be a second appearance for Therese Westman and Robin Ahlberg.
Switzerland: The pairing of Stefanie Berset and Philipp Hoesli will make their World Mixed Doubles debut.
United States: This will be the first appearance at this level for duo Rach Kawleski and Connor Kauffman.

Playing format

The first of eighteen round-robin sessions will begin at 10:00 on Saturday 25 April with the final session to start at 19:00 on Thursday 30 April.

The top three teams from each Group then move on to the knock-out stage, with both Group leaders earning a direct bye to the semi-finals.

Qualification games and the semi-finals will all take place on Friday 1 May, starting at 10:00 and 19:00 respectively.

The medal games will conclude the championship on Saturday 2 May with the Bronze Medal game starting at 10:00 and the Gold Medal Final beginning at 14:00.

How to watch

All games will be available to watch live on the Curling Channel with select feature games. Find out more information about what Curling Channel passes are available and how to purchase here.

Please note, there may be restrictions due to broadcast partner agreements.

Seniors

In the ACE & Company World Senior Curling Championships 2026, 23 women's teams will take part, including the returning defending champions from Scotland, while 34 men's teams will also compete.

Men

The men are divided into six round-robin groups:

Group A: Canada, Ireland, Latvia, Nigeria and Slovenia
Group B: England, Hong Kong China, Italy, Poland and United States
Group C: Belgium, Estonia, Hungary, Philippines, Scotland and Slovakia
Group D: Greece, Israel, Japan, Korea, Norway and Switzerland
Group E: Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Sweden and Wales
Group F: Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain

Playing format

The men will play 19 round-robin sessions, set to start at 19:00 on Friday 24 April and concluding with the final session at 16:00 on Thursday 30 April.

Following the round robin, the merged team rankings will be established and the top 12 teams from that ranking will progress to the play-offs. The top four teams get a bye to the quarter-finals and teams ranked 5-12 will play in qualification games which will take place at 09:00 on Friday 1 May. The quarter-finals will then follow at 19:00 that evening.

The winners of these quarter-finals will progress to the semi-final games which are set to take place at 09:00 on Saturday 2 May. The medal games will take place later that day at 14:00.

Women

The women are divided into four round-robin groups:

Group A: Canada, Finland, Philippines, Slovenia and Sweden
Group B: England, France, Korea, Norway, Scotland and United States
Group C: Australia, Denmark, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania and Poland
Group D: Czechia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland

Playing format

The women will play 15 round-robin sessions, set to start at 09:00 on Saturday 25 April and concluding with the final session at 20:00 on Thursday 30 April.

Following the round robin, the merged team rankings will be established and the top eight teams from that ranking will progress to the quarter-finals which will take place at 14:00 on Friday 1 May.

The winners of these quarter-finals will advance to the semi-final games at 09:00 on Saturday 2 May, with the medal games taking place later that day at 14:00.

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