2018 World Men's Curling Championship | |
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Host city | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Arena | Orleans Arena |
Dates | March 31 – April 8, 2018 |
Attendance | 74,829[1] |
Winner | Sweden |
Curling club | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
Skip | Niklas Edin |
Third | Oskar Eriksson |
Second | Rasmus Wranå |
Lead | Christoffer Sundgren |
Alternate | Henrik Leek |
Coach | Fredrik Lindberg |
Finalist | Canada (Brad Gushue) |
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The 2018 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the 361˚ World Men's Curling Championship 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 31 to April 8, 2018 at Orleans Arena, on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.
In a rematch of the 2017 gold medal game, the Swedish team led by Niklas Edin beat the defending champion Canadian team led by Brad Gushue 7–3 in the final to win the championship. In the game, Edin led 5–0 after five ends, thanks in part to stealing two in the fourth end when Gushue was light on a draw to the four-foot and another steal in the fifth after a missed runback double. Canada condeded the game after eight ends, and won the silver medal. It was the eighth championship for Sweden, and the third for Edin. Scotland, skipped by Bruce Mouat won the bronze.[2]