The 1988 World Men's Curling Championship took place at the Icehalle in Lausanne, Switzerland from April 11–17. The gold medal was won by Team Norway, who also won the Curling competition in the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Canada took the silver medal, and Scotland the bronze.

Teams Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Randy Ferbey Second: Don Walchuk Lead: Don McKenzieHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Gert Larsen Third: Oluf Olsen Second: Jan Hansen Lead: Michael HarryHyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää Skip: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Third: Petri Tsutsunen Second: Jari Laukkanen Lead: Jarmo Jokivalli Alternate: Juhani HeinonenMegève CC Skip: Christophe Boan Third: Thierry Mercier Second: Gerard Ravello Lead: Alain BrangiSC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Rainer Schöpp Third: Dieter Kolb Second: Norbert Petrasch Lead: Reinhard Ernst Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell Third: Sjur Loen Second: Morten Søgaard Lead: Bo BakkeSt. Martins CC, Perth Skip: David Smith Third: Mike Hay Second: Peter Smith Lead: David HayKarlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Sören Grahn Third: Henrik Holmberg Second: Per Axelsson Lead: Håkan FunkKloten CC Skip: Daniel Model Third: Beat Stephan Second: Michael Lips Lead: Richard Mähr Alternate: Daniel Müller Granite CC, Seattle Skip: Doug Jones Third: Bard Nordlund Second: Murphy Tomlinson Lead: Mike Grennan

Round-robin standings Country SkipWL Pat Ryan 9 0 David Smith 7 2 Eigil Ramsfjell 7 2 Daniel Model 5 4 Sören Grahn 4 5 Rainer Schöpp 3 6 Christophe Boan 3 6 Gert Larsen 3 6 Jussi Uusipaavalniemi 2 7 Doug Jones 2 7

Round-robin results Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

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