30-03-2025
Scotland start curling Worlds with two wins - watch live on BBC
Men's World Curling ChampionshipVenue: Temple Gardens Centre, Moose Jaw, Canada Dates: 29 March-6 AprilCoverage: Watch selected Scotland matches on the BBC Sport website & app
Scotland began the World Curling Championships in perfect fashion with back-to-back wins over Austria and Japan in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.A five in both the first and fourth ends played a central role as Bruce Mouat's rink cruised to a 12-2 victory against Austria in their opening match of the didn't have it quite so easy in their second match, but eventually wrestled control against Japan to win 9-6."That was a really good start," Mouat said after the opening win."We almost played a perfect end to get out championship under way, which has settled a lot of nerves and reassured us that we're in a good spot."To take a five in the first end is ideal and we really controlled the game from there."The Scots face South Korea and hosts Canada in their next two matches, with the latter being shown live on the BBC Sport website. Canada have also started with two wins from two, as have China, Czech Republic and Switzerland. The top eight nations in the Olympic standings at the end of this event are assured of their spots at the who fail to secure their place will have another chance to do so via a qualifying tournament at the end of the year.
Scotland round-robin matches on BBC
Monday 31: Canada (21:00 BST)Wednesday 2: Switzerland (14:00)Thursday 3: Sweden (16:00)Friday 4: Germany (16:00)
