2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

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The 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from March 31-April 8. Team Canada skipped by Glenn Howard won the gold medal over Germany's Andy Kapp by a score of 8-3. This was Howard's third world championship, and his first as skip. Kapp claimed the silver for the second time in his career, and Team USA (skipped by Todd Birr) won the bronze medal, the first medal for the USA at the men's world championship since 1993.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Standings 3 Round Robin Matchups 3.1 Playoffs 3.1.1 Tiebreakers 3.1.2 1 vs. 2 game 3.1.3 3 vs. 4 game 3.1.4 Semifinal game 3.1.5 Final game 4 Top Percentages 5 External links

[edit] Teams

Australia	Canada	Denmark
Australia Curling Club Skip: Hugh Millikin* Fourth: Ian Palangio Second: Sean Hall Lead: Mike Woloschuk Alternate: David Imlah (*Throws third rocks)	Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Steve Bice	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Johnny Frederiksen Third: Lars Vilandt Second: Bo Jensen Lead: Kenneth Hertsdahl Alternate: Ivan Frederiksen
Finland	France	Germany
Oulunkylän Curlinghalli, Helsinki Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Kalle Kiiskinen Second: Jani Sullanmaa Lead: Teemu Salo Alternate: Jari Rouvinen	Chamonix CC, Chamonix Skip: Thomas Dufour Third: Tony Angiboust Second: Jan Ducroz Lead: Richard Ducroz Alternate: Rafi Mathieu	CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Andy Kapp Third: Uli Kapp Second: Andreas Lang Lead: Andreas Kempf Alternate: Holger Höhne
South Korea	Norway	Scotland
Korean Curling Federation Skip: Jimmy Lee Third: Charley Baek Second: Yang Se-Young Lead: Andy Kwon Alternate: Park Kwon-il	Snarøen CC, Bærum Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Thomas Due Lead: Jan Thoresen Alternate: Thomas Løvold	Perth CC, Perth Skip: Warwick Smith Third: Craig Wilson Second: David Smith Lead: Ross Hepburn Alternate: Ewan MacDonald
Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Östersunds CK, Östersund Skip: Peja Lindholm Third: James Dryburgh Second: Viktor Kjäll Lead: Anders Eriksson Alternate: Magnus Swartling	CC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen Skip: Ralph Stöckli Third: Jan Hauser Second: Markus Eggler Lead: Simon Strübin Alternate: Andreas Schwaller	Caledonian CC, Mankato & Appleton CC, Appleton Skip: Todd Birr Third: Bill Todhunter Second: Greg Johnson Lead: Kevin Birr Alternate: Zach Jacobson

[edit] Standings

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot %
Canada	Glenn Howard	10	1	93	40	51	33	10	16	91
United States	Todd Birr	8	3	69	57	49	36	22	16	83
Switzerland	Ralph Stöckli	7	4	73	65	44	41	20	8	84
Germany	Andy Kapp	6	5	71	64	51	41	11	14	83
Sweden	Peja Lindholm	6	5	66	64	43	48	17	8	81
Finland	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	6	5	72	61	41	42	19	7	83
France	Thomas Dufour	6	5	71	74	41	44	13	11	77
Norway	Thomas Ulsrud	4	7	61	69	46	44	14	11	84
Scotland	Warwick Smith	4	7	59	69	40	42	19	3	83
Australia	Hugh Millikin	4	7	66	74	45	45	14	8	80
Denmark	Johnny Frederiksen	4	7	56	85	38	50	9	4	78
South Korea	Jimmy Lee	1	10	44	79	29	49	26	6	79

[edit] Round Robin Matchups

Teams marked with an asterisk (*) start with hammer. Teams will flip for choice in their first game.

Draw 1 Saturday, March 31, 12:30

•  Sweden 7*,  Denmark 8 (11 ends)
•  Australia 6*,  United States 5
•  Switzerland 6,  Norway 7* (11 ends)
•  Canada 7,  Finland 3*

Draw 2 Saturday, March 31, 18:00

•  Norway 7,  Australia 4*
•  Scotland 6*,  South Korea 5
•  France 2,  Germany 10*
•  Switzerland 9*,  United States 6

Draw 3 Sunday, April 1, 08:30

•  Finland 4,  Sweden* 6
•  Canada* 8,  Denmark 4

Draw 4 Sunday, April 1, 13:00

•  South Korea* 5,  France 6
•  United States 7,  Norway* 3
•  Australia* 7,  Switzerland 9
•  Scotland* 5,  Germany 8

Draw 5 Sunday, April 1, 19:30

•  Denmark* 3,  Finland 8
•  France* 8,  Scotland 9
•  Germany* 7,  South Korea 5
•  Sweden* 4,  Canada 8

Draw 6 Monday, April 2, 08:30

•  Canada 8,  Switzerland* 2
•  Finland* 10,  Australia 9
•  Sweden 7,  Norway* 3
•  Denmark* 1,  United States 9

Draw 7 Monday, April 2, 13:00

•  Australia 7,  Germany* 6
•  Switzerland 7,  South Korea* 2
•  United States 2,  France* 6
•  Norway 6,  Scotland* 2

Draw 8 Monday, April 2, 18:00

•  Scotland 5,  Sweden* 7
•  France 7,  Denmark* 3
•  South Korea 0,  Canada* 12
•  Germany 7,  Finland* 6

Draw 9 Tuesday, April 3, 08:30

•  South Korea* 6,  Denmark 7
•  Germany* 5,  Sweden 7
•  Scotland 1,  Finland* 6
•  France 5,  Canada* 12

Draw 10 Tuesday, April 3, 13:00

•  Finland 6,  United States* 7 (11 ends)
•  Canada 8,  Norway* 4
•  Denmark 5,  Australia* 9
•  Sweden 6,  Switzerland* 7

Draw 11 Tuesday, April 3, 18:00

•  Norway7,  France* 9
•  United States* 6,  Scotland 4
•  Switzerland 4,  Germany* 7
•  Australia* 6,  South Korea 7

Draw 12 Wednesday, April 4, 08:30

•  Switzerland 6,  Scotland* 4
•  Australia 3,  France* 7
•  Norway* 7,  South Korea 2
•  United States* 7,  Germany 6

Draw 13 Wednesday, April 4, 13:00

•  Germany 3,  Canada* 9
•  South Korea 1,  Finland* 7
•  France 5,  Sweden* 7
•  Scotland 11,  Denmark* 5

Draw 14 Wednesday, April 4, 19:30

•  Sweden* 3,  Australia 7
•  Denmark 4,  Switzerland* 10
•  Canada* 6,  United States 7
•  Finland 8,  Norway* 7

Draw 15 Thursday, April 5, 08:30

•  United States 7,  South Korea* 5
•  Norway 5,  Germany* 7
•  Australia 5,  Scotland* 7
•  Switzerland* 6,  France 10

Draw 16 Thursday, April 5, 13:00

•  Denmark* 9,  Norway 5
•  Sweden 5,  United States* 6
•  Finland* 4,  Switzerland 7
•  Canada 8,  Australia* 3

Draw 17 Thursday, April 5, 18:00

•  France* 6,  Finland 10
•  Scotland* 5,  Canada 7
•  Germany 5,  Denmark* 7
•  South Korea* 6,  Sweden 7

[edit] Playoffs

	Page playoff system					Semifinal					Final
	1	Canada	7
	2	United States	2								1	Canada	8
						2	United States	4			4	Germany	3
						4	Germany	6
	3	Switzerland	4
	4	Germany	6

[edit] Tiebreakers

Friday, April 6, 9:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
France (Dufour)	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5
Sweden (Lindholm)	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	6

Player Percentages
France		Sweden
Richard Ducroz	84	Anders Eriksson	83
Jan Ducroz	74	Viktor Kjäll	74
Tony Angiboust	81	James Dryburgh	75
Thomas Dufour	83	Peja Lindholm	84
Total	80	Total	79

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Kapp)	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	8
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	5

Player Percentages
Germany		Finland
Andreas Kempf	88	Teemu Salo	88
Andreas Lang	64	Jani Sullanmaa	80
Uli Kapp	94	Kalle Kiiskinen	75
Andy Kapp	88	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	76
Total	83	Total	80

Friday, April 6, 14:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Kapp)	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	X	8
Sweden (Lindholm)	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Player Percentages
Germany		Sweden
Holger Höhne	88	Anders Eriksson	89
Andreas Lang	89	Viktor Kjäll	88
Uli Kapp	88	James Dryburgh	83
Andy Kapp	89	Peja Lindholm	75
Total	88	Total	84

[edit] 1 vs. 2 game

Friday, April 6, 21:30

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Howard)	0	0	1	2	1	0	3	0	X	X	7
United States (Birr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	2

Player Percentages
Canada		United States
Craig Savill	92	Kevin Birr	85
Brent Laing	75	Greg Johnson	86
Richard Hart	88	Bill Todhunter	95
Glenn Howard	92	Todd Birr	53
Total	87	Total	79

[edit] 3 vs. 4 game

Friday, April 6, 21:30

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Stöckli)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Germany (Kapp)	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	6

Player Percentages
Switzerland		Germany
Simon Strübin	91	Andreas Kempf	90
Markus Eggler	90	Andreas Lang	91
Jan Hauser	85	Uli Kapp	90
Ralph Stöckli	84	Andy Kapp	90
Total	88	Total	90

[edit] Semifinal game

Saturday, April 7, 10:30

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Birr)	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4
Germany (Kapp)	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	6

Player Percentages
United States		Germany
Kevin Birr	80	Holger Höhne	89
Greg Johnson	91	Andreas Lang	84
Bill Todhunter	78	Uli Kapp	89
Todd Birr	73	Andy Kapp	85
Total	80	Total	87

[edit] Final game

Sunday, April 8, 11:30

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Howard)	4	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	X	X	8
Germany (Kapp)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	X	X	3

Player Percentages
Canada		Germany
Craig Savill	92	Andreas Kempf	91
Brent Laing	86	Andreas Lang	78
Richard Hart	98	Uli Kapp	72
Glenn Howard	98	Andy Kapp	80
Total	94	Total	80

[edit] Top Percentages

(Final; round robin complete)

#	Skips	%
1	Glenn Howard	91
2	Ralph Stöckli	86
3	Todd Birr	84
4	Peja Lindholm Thomas Ulsrud	82
#	Thirds	%
1	Richard Hart	91
2	Bill Todhunter James Dryburgh	84
4	Uli Kapp Kalle Kiiskinen Jan Hauser	83
#	Seconds	%
1	Brent Laing	90
2	Jani Sullanmaa David Smith	85
4	Greg Johnson	84
5	Yang Se-Young	83
#	Leads	%
1	Craig Savill	92
2	Jan Thoresen	91
3	Teemu Salo	88
4	Andreas Kempf Ross Hepburn Simon Strübin	87

[edit] External links

• Official Website