2020 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2020 World Men's Curling Championship was scheduled to be held from March 28 to April 5 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. On March 14, 2020, the World Curling Federation announced the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event was set to be the first event to start gathering points towards the 2022 Winter Olympic Qualification. Upon cancellation, the qualifying process was left unclear. It was later announced that any country who were scheduled to compete in the event and did not qualify through the 2021 World Championships would take part in a final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in December 2021.
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship:| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | |
| 2019 Americas Challenge | 2 | |
| 2019 European Curling Championships | 7 | |
| 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships | 1 | |
| 2020 World Qualification Event | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 13 |
World Ranking
The World Curling Federation World Ranking tracks and lists the success of all Member Associations.| Member Associations | Rank | Points |
| 1 | 89.020 | |
| 2 | 75.980 | |
| 3 | 71.029 | |
| 4 | 65.196 | |
| 5 | 52.059 | |
| 7 | 40.392 | |
| 8 | 35.343 | |
| 9 | 34.461 | |
| 10 | 24.520 | |
| 11 | 19.412 | |
| 12 | 18.578 | |
| 13 | 18.358 | |
| 14 | 16.951 |