Scotland go for world bronze after loss to CanadaImage source, British CurlingImage caption, Ross Whyte (right) and his rink are making their World Championship debutPublished27 March 2026Updated 3 minutes agoScotland will meet USA in Saturday’s bronze medal match at the World Men’s Curling Championship after losing their semi-final against Canada.Ross Whyte’s rink, making their debut in the competition, had reeled off 10 successive wins to finish the round-robin in second place but let a 7-6 lead after eight ends slip, going down 9-7.Whyte could not find a way into the button in the tenth, giving up a steal of one.”That was two heavyweights going at it shot for shot by each team, but it feels great to have come through that,” stated Canada skip Matt Dunstone.In the other semi-final, Sweden, led by seven-time world champion Niklas Edin, needed an extra end to beat USA 8-6.The bronze medal match starts at 15:00 BST, with the action live on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.Whyte, along with Robin Brydone, Euan Kyle and Craig Waddell, had been aiming to retain the title for Scotland after last year’s win by Bruce Mouat’s world number ones. Mouat’s rink elected not to compete following their silver medal at the Olympics in Cortina.Related topicsCurling
