2012 World Men's Curling Championship sport curling
The 2012 World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 31 to April 8, 2012 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. The 2012 World Men's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
In the final, Canada's Glenn Howard defeated Scotland's Tom Brewster after making a draw to score the winning point, wrapping up the game with a score of 8–7. Canada won its third consecutive gold medal and thirty-fourth overall gold medal. Howard won his fourth gold medal and his second gold medal as skip, while Brewster won his second consecutive silver medal.Qualification
Canada (defending champions)
 Switzerland (host nation)
One team from the North American zone:
 United States (Brazil challenge withdrawn)
Seven teams from the 2011 European Curling Championships:
 Denmark
 Norway
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Scotland
 France (Winner of the World Challenge Games)
Two teams from the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships: China
 New Zealand
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