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Sixteen teams will compete in the Masters. They include the seven top-ranked teams on the World Curling Federation's Order of Merit rankings as of December 10, 2024, the seven top teams on the Year-to-Date rankings as of December 10, the Tier 2 winner of the 2024 Tour Challenge, and a sponsor's exemption.
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.
In January 2018, the World Curling Federation announced the name of the tournament would be changed to the Curling World Cup, and consist of men's, women's, and mixed doubles events. [2] On July 19, 2018, details about the Curling World Cup were announced, including the host cities, format, qualification rules, and logos for each leg of the ...
Curling is a sport with a rich past and is one of world's oldest team sports with the game being played in 16th century Scotland and, at roughly the same time, Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel ...
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 WCT Tallinn Mens Challenger, also known as the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, and the Tallinn Season Starter is an annual tournament on the men's World Curling Tour. [1] It is held annually on the last weekend of September at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn , Estonia .
The 2024 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event was held from December 1 to 7, 2024 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland. [1] The top four placing teams (Spain, New Zealand, Turkey, and Finland) qualified for the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Fredericton , New Brunswick , Canada . [ 2 ]