Curling competition at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The 2007 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from March 31 to 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.
The total attendance for the event was 184,970, a world championship record.[1]
Teams
Australia
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Canada
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Denmark
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Australia Curling Club
Fourth: Ian Palangio
Skip: Hugh Millikin*
Second: Sean Hall
Lead: Mike Woloschuk
Alternate: David Imlah
(*Throws third rocks)
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Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater
Skip: Glenn Howard
Third: Richard Hart
Second: Brent Laing
Lead: Craig Savill
Alternate: Steve Bice
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Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Skip: Johnny Frederiksen
Third: Lars Vilandt
Second: Bo Jensen
Lead: Kenneth Hertsdahl
Alternate: Ivan Frederiksen
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Oulunkylän Curlinghalli, Helsinki
Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Kalle Kiiskinen
Second: Jani Sullanmaa
Lead: Teemu Salo
Alternate: Jari Rouvinen
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Chamonix CC, Chamonix
Skip: Thomas Dufour
Third: Tony Angiboust
Second: Jan Ducroz
Lead: Richard Ducroz
Alternate: Rafi Mathieu
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CC Füssen, Füssen
Skip: Andy Kapp
Third: Uli Kapp
Second: Andreas Lang
Lead: Andreas Kempf
Alternate: Holger Höhne
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South Korea
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Norway
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Scotland
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Gangwon Docheong, Chuncheon
Skip: Lee Jae-ho
Third: Beak Jong-chul
Second: Yang Se-young
Lead: Kwon Young-il
Alternate: Park Kwon-il
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Snarøen CC, Bærum
Skip: Thomas Ulsrud
Third: Torger Nergård
Second: Thomas Due
Lead: Jan Thoresen
Alternate: Thomas Løvold
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Perth CC, Perth
Skip: Warwick Smith
Third: Craig Wilson
Second: David Smith
Lead: Ross Hepburn
Alternate: Ewan MacDonald
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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United States
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Östersunds CK, Östersund
Skip: Peja Lindholm
Third: James Dryburgh
Second: Viktor Kjäll
Lead: Anders Eriksson
Alternate: Magnus Swartling
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CC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen
Skip: Ralph Stöckli
Third: Jan Hauser
Second: Markus Eggler
Lead: Simon Strübin
Alternate: Andreas Schwaller
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Caledonian CC, Mankato & Appleton CC, Appleton
Skip: Todd Birr
Third: Bill Todhunter
Second: Greg Johnson
Lead: Kevin Birr
Alternate: Zach Jacobson
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Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
Key
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Teams to Playoffs
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Teams to Tiebreaker
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Round-robin results
Draw 1
March 31, 12:30
Draw 2
March 31, 18:00
Draw 3
April 1, 08:30
Draw 4
April 1, 13:00
Draw 5
April 1, 19:30
Draw 6
April 2, 08:30
Draw 7
April 2, 13:00
Draw 8
April 2, 18:00
Draw 9
April 3, 08:30
Draw 10
April 3, 13:00
Draw 11
April 3, 18:00
Draw 12
April 4, 08:30
Draw 13
April 4, 13:00
Draw 14
April 4, 19:30
Draw 15
April 5, 08:30
Draw 16
April 5, 13:00
Draw 17
April 5, 18:00
Tiebreaker
Tie breaker 1
April 6, 9:00
Tie breaker 2
April 6, 14:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 game
April 6, 21:30
3 vs. 4 game
April 6, 21:30
Semifinal
April 7, 10:30
Gold medal game
April 8, 11:30
2007 Ford World Curling Championship
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Canada 30th title
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Player percentages
References
External links