Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) won
9-3 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN) in the Final of the BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship, held April 1 - 9, 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Mouat won
9-8 over
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship in Ottawa, Ontario; of the 2023 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship in Ottawa, Ontario;
Mouat finished 10-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mouat defeated
Retornaz 7-4, then won
8-1 against
Ugurcan Karagoz (Erzurum, TUR). Mouat went on to lose
7-4 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Mouat responded with a
8-6 win over
Sixten Totzek (Baden Baden, GER). Mouat won
10-8 against
John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Mouat went on to lose
7-4 against
Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI). Mouat responded with a
9-2 win over
Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN). Mouat won
9-3 against
ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR), then won
9-5 against
Magnus Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR) and
6-3 against
Gushue. Mouat won
9-3 against
Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE), then won
10-4 against
Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship Championship title, Mouat earned
82.500 world rankings points. Mouat move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 61.25 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 2nd overall with
366.250 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Mouat ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
366.250 points earned so far this season.
