Dunston’e Winnipeg rink rebounds with 9-2 rout of Poland at men’s curling worlds
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OGDEN – Canada got back on track at the men’s world curling championship with a 9-2 rout of Poland in Monday’s early draw.
Matt Dunstone’s Winnipeg rink went up 4-2 with a deuce in the fifth end, then stole three in the sixth and two in the seventh as the teams shook hands early.
The win improved Canada’s record to 3-2 heading into a game against Japan in the evening draw.
Dunstone, who is representing Canada for the first time at the world championship, rebounded after back-to-back lopsided losses to Scotland and the United States.
His team had opened strongly with wins over South Korea and Italy on Friday.
“It’s not far off,” Dunstone said after the win. “We didn’t have to reinvent the wheel with what we were doing.
“The game (against the U.S.), we struggled without question. The (game against Scotland), we felt like we played fairly well. We’ve been drawing well the entire time; just a little bit off with hits and being precise on the hit-and-rolls and shot management overall.”
Poland skip Konrad Stych scored a deuce in the fourth end to tie the score at 2-2 and was shooting 97 per cent at that point.
“(There was a) ‘here we go’ kind of feeling for sure,” said Dunstone. “I mean, you can’t expect people to miss shots; everybody’s here for a reason.
“He showed exactly that on those two shots — world-class draws, and I couldn’t match him. But overall, we leaned heavy on them and eventually got misses.”
The misses started in the fifth end, when Stych wrecked on a guard with his last shot as Canada scored two. His misses on his last shots in the sixth and seventh ends led to the big Canada steals.
In other early draw action, Sweden, skipped by seven-time world champion Niklas Edin, improved to 6-0 with a 7-6 extra-end win over South Korea.
Germany scored two in the 10th end to beat Norway 7-6. The Germans (4-2) moved into third place behind Sweden and idle Switzerland (4-1).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2026.
Note to readers:This is a corrected story. A previous version stated Sweden was idle in Monday’s morning draw. In fact, the Swedes played South Korea.