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25 October 2025
The men’s round robin wrapped up on Friday evening with a top-of-the-table clash between Canada and United States.
Earlier in the day, Canada defeated Japan by 8-3. By the sixth end, Canada led 5-3 when skip Brad Jacobs played a double take-out to score three more points, extending the lead to 8-3.
Japan then conceded, preserving Canada’s unbeaten record.
In the same session, United States earned an 8-5 win over China in a tight match. The score was tied at 5-5 coming into the tenth end before American skip John Shuster executed a double run-back take-out to score three points for the victory.
Team United States © World Curling / Stephen Fisher
Canada edge USA in extra-end thriller
The Canada versus USA game lived up to expectations, going all the way to an extra end. Tied 5-5, Canada held last stone advantage when Jacobs played a precise raise take-out to score one and secure the 6-5 win.
With this result, Canada finishes top of the rankings and will face China in the semi-finals, while the United States will play Japan. After the game, Canada’s Marc Kennedy said, “that was a lot of fun. It was a great atmosphere and we gave them a pretty good game to watch. It was a nice break to get the two to start the game. It’s going to be tough the rest of the way. I hope we have two more wins in us.”
Japan take third as Korea claim fifth
China and Japan came onto the ice level in the standings, each looking to secure third place after earlier losses to the top two teams. In the sixth end, tied at 4-4, Japan’s fourth player Yanagisawa Riku made a double take-out to score three and take a 7-4 lead.
Japan went on to win 9-7 and finish third overall. Japan skip Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi said, “that was exciting, that was a hot game! We’re happy because our performance has been really good this week. I want to play both teams (US and Canada) and I want to win.”
Team Philippines © World Curling / Caroline Sherman
Meanwhile, the Philippines and Korea met to decide fifth place. Both teams had won earlier in the day, Korea by 9-2 over Australia and the Philippines by 7-3 over New Zealand, setting up the showdown.
In the eighth end, with the score tied at 5-5, Korea skip Kim Soo-Hyuk made a hit to score three for an 8-5 lead. The game reached an extra end before Korea sealed a 9-8 victory.
Kim said afterwards, “that was a tough game. I think it was a matter of focus. It’s always hard in a tight game, mentally it’s hard.”
In the other game of the final session, New Zealand registered their first win of the week with a 9-5 victory over Australia. Skip Sean Becker said, “that was a good way to finish the week off. We’ve been thereabouts all week. It’s been fantastic, we’ve all enjoyed it. We’ve proved that we can foot it with people, but we just didn’t have it in the end.”
Women’s competition
Clarity was brought to the women’s play-off picture, with Canada joining China and United States in securing their semi-final places. China remain in top spot after surviving a late push from the USA, while Korea and Japan both earned crucial wins to keep the race for the final play-off position alive.
China stay undefeated
China continued their dominant run with a tense 7–6 win over the United States. The Americans stole one in the tenth end to apply late pressure, but China’s earlier score of three in the eighth was ultimately the difference.
With regular skip Wang Rui back on the ice, the Chinese side showed composure under pressure.
“We’re very happy with that! We’re supporting each other on this team; it’s just like a family,” said Wang post-game. “Gold would be great, but we’ll just be playing one rock at a time, one game at a time.”
The result keeps China unbeaten as the event moves into the play-offs on Saturday.
Canada clinch semi-final berth
Canada became the latest team to secure a semi-final place with a clinical 9–1 win over Australia. A decisive five in the fifth end allowed them to close out the victory in just seven ends.
Team Canada © World Curling / Stephen Fisher
“We were just looking to qualify here and then get that little bit better, as we’ll need in the play-offs,” said skip Rachel Homan following the win.
Korea and Japan stay alive
Korea delivered one of the most convincing performances of the day with a 12–2 victory over Mexico. Three in the seventh end and a further five in the ninth sealed the result.
Skip Gim Eunji reflected afterwards: “I think we’re just going to have to play well tomorrow, and we’ll see how it goes. I’m very confident that we will, but some of our team have had some rough shots. That’s my only concern, but overall, I think we’re going to play great.”
Team Japan © World Curling / Caroline Sherman
Japan also strengthened their hopes with a composed 7–2 win over New Zealand, keeping themselves well positioned heading into the final day of round-robin play.
With China, Canada, and the United States already locked into the semi-finals, the focus now shifts to tomorrow’s final qualification spot. Korea and Japan remain firmly in contention, while Australia and New Zealand will look to close out their campaigns on a positive note.
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