ling ▁Championships ▁are ▁the ▁annual ▁world ▁champion ships ▁for ▁cur ling , ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Cur ling ▁Federation ▁and ▁cont ested ▁by ▁national ▁championship ▁teams . ▁There ▁are ▁men ' s , ▁women ' s ▁and ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁champion ships , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁champion ships ▁for ▁each ▁gender . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁world ▁championship ▁for ▁wheel ch air ▁cur ling . ▁The ▁men ' s ▁championship ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁while ▁the ▁women ' s ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁championship ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁champion ships ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁different ▁ven ues , ▁with ▁Canada ▁hosting ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁champion ships ▁every ▁year : ▁the ▁men ' s ▁championship ▁in ▁odd ▁years , ▁and ▁the ▁women ' s ▁championship ▁in ▁even ▁years . ▁Canada ▁has ▁domin ated ▁both ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁champion ships ▁since ▁their ▁in ception , ▁although ▁Switzerland , ▁Sweden , ▁Den mark , ▁Germany ▁( West ▁Germany ), ▁Scotland , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Norway ▁and ▁China ▁have ▁all ▁won ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁championship . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁World ▁Cur ling ▁Championships ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁as ▁the ▁Scot ch ▁Cup . ▁The ▁Scot ch ▁Cup ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Toronto ▁public ▁relations ▁executive ▁and ▁former ▁sports ▁journalist ▁Stanley ▁D . ▁Houston ▁on ▁beh