Curling at IMGA Master Games
Curling is a sport related to bowls, boules and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called rocks, across the ice curling sheet toward the house, a circular target marked on the ice.>
The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and sweep the ice in front of the stone. A great deal of strategy and teamwork go into choosing the ideal path and placement of a stone for each situation, and the skills of the curlers determine the degree to which the stone will achieve the desired result. This gives curling its nickname of “chess on ice”.
Age categories
Women 50+
Men 50+
The age category you will compete in for Curling will be determined as at 30 June of the year preceding the event. For example, if you are 59 at 30 June of the year preceding the event but have turned 40 by Games time, you would compete in the 55-59 age category.
Check Curling results previous events
The IMGA doesn’t allow building new venues and encourages the host cities to use existing facilities to keep the costs lower. Therefore, the following information is subject to changes depending on the venues available.
