Philippines qualifies for world men's curling championship for first time
November 13, 2026
Winter isn't a thing in the Philippines, but that hasn't stopped some ambitious men from helping the country make curling history.
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| Philippines' Marc Pfister compete against South Korea during the finals of men's curling at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Aaron Favila/AP Photo) |
A Filipino squad, featuring three players from Switzerland and one from Canada with ties to the country, is going to the world men's curling championship for the first time after qualifying this week in Scotland.
The Philippines won one of six berths at the event after falling to Denmark in the bronze-medal match.
The result means Switzerland brothers Marc Pfister (the skip) and Enrico Pfister (second), Swiss third Christian Haller and lead Pedro Malvar of Markham, Ont. will represent the Asian country at the world championship in March in Saint John, N.B.
The event will include 18 teams, up from 13 in previous years.
The Swiss curlers were all part of a team that fell a bit short of qualifying for the Olympics earlier this year.
The Pfister brothers previously represented Switzerland in world championship competition. Haller was a former member of the Swiss national junior team, per The Athletic.
The Swiss curlers had stepped away from the sport to focus on their work careers before reuniting in 2023 over a group chat. All of their mothers hail from the Philippines.
Malvar is a former member of the University of Toronto curling team. He played for the Philippines in a qualifier for the world mixed doubles championship earlier this year.
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