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World Curling, formerly the World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. The name was changed in 1990 to the WCF and then to World Curling in 2024. [2]
The World Curling Championships began in 1959 as the Scotch Cup. The Scotch Cup was created by Toronto public relations executive and former sports journalist Stanley D. Houston on behalf of the Scotch Whisky Association, a client of Houston's agency Public Relations Services Limited, which was looking to generate increased North American exposure for its products.
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.
Toggle World Curling Federation events subsection. ... World Curling: 1.0000 Norway Open Mixed Doubles [372] Stange, Norway, Oct. 13–15: Kjærland / Kongssund:
World Curling: 34: WCT Łódź Mixed Doubles Masters [344] Łódź, Poland, Mar. 20–23 €4,000: World Curling: 36: WCT Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 2 [345] Riga, Latvia, Apr. 3–6 €1,000 €340: World Curling: WCT Belgium Mixed Doubles Cup [346] Zemst, Belgium, Apr. 3–6 €3,500: World Curling: Mixed Doubles Players' Championship ...
It will be the fourth World Men's Championship held in Saskatchewan and the third World Championship held in Moose Jaw, succeeding the 1979 World Junior Curling Championships and the 1983 Pioneer Life World Women's Curling Championship. [2] The format for the Championship will feature a thirteen team round robin.
The World Curling Federation strongly condemns the military action undertaken by the Russian Government in their invasion of Ukraine and continues to hope for a swift and peaceful resolution to the situation. On March 4, the World Curling Federation announced the removal of the Russian Curling Federation from the 2022 World Championships. [11]
The 2024 Co-op Canadian Open was held from January 16 to 21 at the Servus Arena in Red Deer, Alberta. [1] It was the fourth Grand Slam event and third major of the 2023–24 curling season . The event was held in a round robin format for the first time since 2013 .