As the Tim Horton's Brier heads into its last two days, both the 2008 World Seniors Curling Championships and the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship have ended. Team Canada was knocked out of the mixed doubles tournament in their second qualifying game after a 9-8 loss to Finland. Prior to that loss, Canada beat Hungary 7-4 in a tie breaker then dominated the Czech Republic 11-3 in their first qualifying game. Finland went on to the finals but lost 5-4 to Switzerland while Sweden downed Norway 9-2 to take the bronze.
The teams from Canada had better success in the seniors tournament as both the women's and the men's teams won the championship. The women's team finished atop the ten team field during the round robin with a 7-2 record before defeating Switzerland 8-3 in the semi-final and Scotland 10-2 in the final. The Canadian men finished a perfect 8-0 to lead group Red in the round robin. In the semi-final game they defeated Scotland 7-2 and in the final game they shut out Sweden 8-0. Team USA claimed the bronze on the men's side with a 6-4 victory over Scotland while Switzerland took the women's bronze with a 7-6 win over Finland.
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