The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers.

History

The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's mixed doubles team of Irene Schori and Toni Müller dominated the 2008 and 2009 championships and appeared in the first three worlds. At the 2010 Worlds, Russia won its first ever world curling title by defeating New Zealand, also first-time curling medalists. Russia did not successfully defend its world title, however, as they were defeated in the final of the 2011 Worlds by Switzerland, who won its third championship in four years. Switzerland then defended its title the next year, earning its fourth gold medal with a win over Sweden. In 2013, Hungary won their first world curling title after defeating Sweden in the final.

The 2020 event was cancelled on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Qualification

From its creation in 2008 until 2019 the championship was open entry, meaning any World Curling Federation (WCF) member could send a team. With the popularity of curling, and specifically mixed doubles, growing this policy of open entry led to 48 teams participating in the 2019 championship, the final year of open entry.

Beginning in 2020 the championship was limited to 20 teams, the top sixteen countries from the previous championship and four countries from a newly created qualification event. Called the World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event, the inaugural tournament was held in December 2019 in Howwood, Scotland. This qualification tournament is open to any WCF member not already qualified for the championship.

Results

Name of female curler, then male curler listed below country.

YearHost City/CountryFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2008Vierumäki, FinlandSwitzerland Irene Schori Toni Müller5–4Finland Anne Malmi Jussi UusipaavalniemiSweden Marie Persson Göran Carlsson9–2Norway Linn Githmark Tormod Andreassen
2009Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySwitzerland Irene Schori Toni Müller7–4Hungary Ildikó Szekeres György NagyCanada Allison Nimik Sean Grassie6–5China Sun Yue Zhang Zhipeng
2010Chelyabinsk, RussiaRussia Yana Nekrasova Petr Dron9–7New Zealand Bridget Becker Sean BeckerChina Sun Yue Zhang Zhipeng8–7Spain Irantzu García Sergio Vez
2011St. Paul, Minnesota, USASwitzerland Alina Pätz Sven Michel11–2Russia Alina Kovaleva Alexey TselousovFrance Pauline Jeanneret Amaury Pernette8–6Sweden Sabina Kraupp Anders Kraupp
2012Erzurum, TurkeySwitzerland Nadine Lehmann Martin Rios7–6Sweden Camilla Johansson Per NoréenAustria Claudia Toth Christian Roth12–7United States Cristin Clark Brady Clark
2013Fredericton, New Brunswick, CanadaHungary Dorottya Palancsa Zsolt Kiss8–7Sweden Elisabeth Norredahl Fredrik HallströmCzech Republic Zuzana Hájková Tomáš Paul8–1Norway Kristin Skaslien Magnus Nedregotten
2014Dumfries, Scotland, UKSwitzerland Michelle Gribi Reto Gribi8–6Sweden Camilla Johansson Per NoréenSpain Irantzu García Sergio Vez7–4Hungary Dorottya Palancsa Zsolt Kiss
2015Sochi, RussiaHungary Dorottya Palancsa Zsolt Kiss6–5Sweden Camilla Johansson Per NoréenNorway Kristin Skaslien Magnus Nedregotten9–4Canada Kalynn Park Charley Thomas
2016Karlstad, SwedenRussia Anastasia Bryzgalova Alexander Krushelnitskiy7–5China Wang Rui Ba DexinUnited States Tabitha Peterson Joe Polo9–7Scotland Gina Aitken Bruce Mouat
2017Lethbridge, Alberta, CanadaSwitzerland Jenny Perret Martin Rios6–5Canada Joanne Courtney Reid CarruthersChina Wang Rui Ba Dexin6–2Czech Republic Zuzana Hájková Tomáš Paul
2018Östersund, SwedenSwitzerland Michèle Jäggi Sven Michel9–6Russia Maria Komarova Daniil GoriachevCanada Laura Crocker Kirk Muyres8–3South Korea Jang Hye-ji Lee Ki-jeong
2019Stavanger, NorwaySweden Anna Hasselborg Oskar Eriksson6–5Canada Jocelyn Peterman Brett GallantUnited States Cory Christensen John Shuster5–4Australia Tahli Gill Dean Hewitt
2020Kelowna, CanadaCancelledCancelled
2021Aberdeen, ScotlandScotland Jennifer Dodds Bruce Mouat9–7Norway Kristin Skaslien Magnus NedregottenSweden Almida de Val Oskar Eriksson7–4Canada Kerri Einarson Brad Gushue
2022Geneva, SwitzerlandScotland Eve Muirhead Bobby Lammie9–7Switzerland Alina Pätz Sven MichelGermany Pia-Lisa Schöll Klaudius Harsch7–5Norway Maia Ramsfjell Magnus Ramsfjell
2023Gangneung, South KoreaUnited States Cory Thiesse Korey Dropkin8–2Japan Chiaki Matsumura Yasumasa TanidaNorway Martine Rønning Mathias Brænden6–2Canada Jennifer Jones Brent Laing
2024Östersund, SwedenSweden Isabella Wranå Rasmus Wranå8–4Estonia Marie Kaldvee Harri LillNorway Kristin Skaslien Magnus Nedregotten6–5Switzerland Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann Yannick Schwaller
2025Fredericton, New BrunswickItaly Stefania Constantini Amos Mosaner9–4Scotland Jennifer Dodds Bruce MouatAustralia Tahli Gill Dean Hewitt9–2Estonia Marie Kaldvee Harri Lill
2026Geneva, Switzerland

Medal table

As of 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Switzerland7108
2Sweden2428
3Russia2204
4Hungary2103
Scotland2103
6United States1023
7Italy1001
8Canada0224
9Norway0134
10China0123
11Estonia0101
Finland0101
Japan0101
New Zealand0101
15Australia0011
Austria0011
Czech Republic0011
France0011
Germany0011
Spain0011
Totals (20 entries)17171751

Performance timeline

Country2000s2010s2020sYears
08091011121314151617181921222324252627
Australia17235162422122831181841311815Q18
Austria2115218826112432231712
Belarus3129262221286
Belgium41402
Brazil3430292817266
Bulgaria2617343
Canada512610104545456Q17
China10467131116131991217Q16
Chinese Taipei311
Croatia3740413
Czech Republic6691316718214105713151616Q18
Denmark2112125916275133020221291415Q17
England231913202225331581726914152015
Estonia1614819815225632135191454Q18
Finland51791418141477139171710Q16
France1215232013212731193518Q13
Germany20323421292010181114Q12
Greece391
Guyana24372
Hong Kong27382
Hungary91110134131369151019Q16
Ireland2626121336346
Israel3326373
Italy111662212172491912121857118Q18
Japan131714715141810201955159913Q18
Kazakhstan28383823255
Kosovo441
Latvia711162411231712328252712
Lithuania2428323
Luxembourg30352
Mexico461
Netherlands112537363843141319Q10
New Zealand81314105212013293991220199Q17
Nigeria471
Norway4221825459511948Q17
Poland1881624223334218
Qatar42422
Romania27272327353531368
Russia2010965951112
Saudi Arabia481
Scotland14917579194119956Q17
Serbia40392
Slovakia19241815171929251025332912
Slovenia263023392030337
South Korea202319241511136424171516712Q16
Spain22254111821172313229201713202017
Sweden74251375107Q17
Switzerland761328957411Q18
Turkey212217278171912171810
Ukraine451
United States1518108412195101388105Q18
Wales2427203623306

Multiple medallists

As of 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

No.Female curlerNo.Male curlerCountryPeriodTotal
1—N/a1Sven MichelSwitzerland2011–2022213
Camilla JohanssonPer NoréenSweden2012–20153
Kristin SkaslienMagnus NedregottenNorway2015–202412
3Irene Schori4Toni MüllerSwitzerland2008–200922
—N/aMartin Rios2012–2017
Dorottya PalancsaZsolt KissHungary2013–2015
Alina Pätz—N/aSwitzerland2011–202211
Jennifer DoddsBruce MouatScotland2021–2025
—N/aOskar ErikssonSweden2019–20211
Cory Thiesse—N/aUnited States2019–2023
Rui WangDexin BaChina2016–201711

Records

Most championship titles
Female curlerMale curlerCountryNo.Years
Irene SchoriToni MüllerSwitzerland22008–2009
—N/aSven Michel2011, 2018
Martin Rios2012, 2017
Dorottya PalancsaZsolt KissHungary2013, 2015
Most championship finals
Female curlerMale curlerCountryNo.Years
—N/aSven MichelSwitzerland32011, 2018, 2022
Camilla JohanssonPer NoréenSweden2012, 2014–2015
Most championship medals
Female curlerMale curlerCountryNo.Years
—N/aSven MichelSwitzerland32011, 2018, 2022
Camilla JohanssonPer NoréenSweden2012, 2014–2015
Kristin SkaslienMagnus NedregottenNorway2015, 2021, 2024
Most championship appearances
Female curlerMale curlerCountryNo.Years
Irantzu García—N/aSpain102008, 2010–2018
Kristin SkaslienMagnus NedregottenNorway92013–2017, 2019, 2021, 2024–2025
Marie KaldveeHarri LillEstonia2016, 2018–2019, 2021–2026
—N/aDean HewittAustralia2017–2019, 2021–2026
Most titles at back-to-back events
Female curlerMale curlerCountryNo.Period
Irene SchoriToni MüllerSwitzerland22008–2009
Most finals at back-to-back events
Female curlerMale curlerCountryNo.Period
Irene SchoriToni MüllerSwitzerland22008–2009
Camilla JohanssonPer NoréenSweden2014–2015
Most medals at back-to-back events
Female curlerMale curlerCountryNo.Period
Irene SchoriToni MüllerSwitzerland22008–2009
Camilla JohanssonPer NoréenSweden2014–2015
Wang RuiBa DexinChina2016–2017
—N/aOskar ErikssonSweden2019–2021
Most appearances at back-to-back events
Female curlerMale curlerCountryNo.Period
Irantzu García—N/aSpain92010–2018
—N/aDean HewittAustralia2017–2026
Marie KaldveeHarri LillEstonia82018–2026
Teams went undefeated in championship
YearCountryFemale curlerMale curlerGames played
2008SwitzerlandIrene SchoriToni Müller9
200910
2010RussiaYana NekrasovaPetr Dron9
2011SwitzerlandAlina PätzSven Michel10
2012Nadine LehmannMartin Rios11
2017Jenny Perret10
2022ScotlandEve MuirheadBobby Lammie11
2025ItalyStefania ConstantiniAmos Mosaner

See also

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