2006 World Men's Curling Championship
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The 2006 World Men's Curling Championship was held April 1-9, 2006 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Team Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch won the tournament defeating Canada in the final.
Teams
| Australia Curling Club Skip: Hugh Millikin Third: Ricky Tasker Second: Mike Woloschuk Lead: Stephen Johns Alternate: Ian Palangio | CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy & CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: François Roberge Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Maxime Elmaleh Alternate: Jean Gagnon | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Ulrik Schmidt Third: Lasse Lavrsen Second: Carsten Svensgaard Lead: Joel Ostrowski Alternate: Kenneth Jørgensen |
Ireland | ||
| Oulunkylä Curling, Helsinki Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi*** Third: Kalle Kiiskinen Second: Jani Sullanmaa Lead: Teemu Salo Alternate: Jari Rouvinen | EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf Skip: Sebastian Stock Third: Daniel Herberg Second: Markus Messenzehl Lead: Patrick Hoffman Alternate: Bernhard Mayr | ICA National Team Skip: Douglas Dryburgh Third: Peter Wilson Second: Robin Gray Lead: John Kenny Alternate: Peter J.D. Wilson |
| Tokoro CC, Tokoro Skip: Yoshiyuki Ohmiya Third: Makoto Tsuruga Second: Tsuyoshi Ryutaki Lead: Kazuhiko Ikawa Alternate: Yuji Hirama | Snarøen CC, Bærum Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Thomas Due Lead: Jan Thoresen Alternate: Christoffer Svae | Lockerbie CC, Lockerbie Skip: David Murdoch Third: Ewan MacDonald Second: Warwick Smith Lead: Euan Byers Alternate: Peter Smith |
| Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg Skip: Nils Carlsén Third: Niklas Edin Second: Marcus Hasselborg Lead: Emanuel Allberg Alternate: Daniel Tenn | CC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen Skip: Ralph Stöckli Third: Claudio Pescia Second: Pascal Sieber Lead: Simon Strübin Alternate: Marco Battilana | Bemidji CC, Bemidji Skip: Pete Fenson Third: Shawn Rojeski Second: Joseph Polo Lead: John Shuster Alternate: Scott Baird |
Standings
Scoring for the tournament was done by [CurlingZone.com]. They calculated the player percentages differently than normal. They used a five-point system with a multiplier for degree of difficulty in shots.
| Country | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Murdoch | 9 | 2 | 82 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 10 | 23 | 85.7 | |
| Jean-Michel Ménard | 8 | 3 | 77 | 63 | 52 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 83.2 | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | 4 | 75 | 61 | 48 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 79.3 | |
| Pete Fenson | 7 | 4 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 82.1 | |
| Nils Carlsén | 6 | 5 | 80 | 63 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 82.8 | |
| Ralph Stöckli | 6 | 5 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 15 | 18 | 80.8 | |
| Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 6 | 5 | 71 | 66 | 41 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 78.4 | |
| Ulrik Schmidt | 5 | 6 | 68 | 70 | 42 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 79.4 | |
| Hugh Millikin | 5 | 6 | 66 | 74 | 47 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 77.1 | |
| Sebastian Stock | 4 | 7 | 41 | 62 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 72.3 | |
| Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | 2 | 9 | 40 | 64 | 33 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 71.6 | |
Ireland | Douglas Dryburgh | 1 | 10 | 47 | 84 | 38 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 75.8 |
Results
Round robin
Draw 1 April 1, 09:00- 9-8 (11)
- 10-3
- 6-5
- 5-4
- 4-9
- 8-6
Ireland 5-6 (11)
- 9-8 (11)
- 9-7
- 9-4
- 4-7
- 7-6 (11)
Ireland 4-8Draw 5 April 2, 19:00
- 5-7
- 4-9 '''
Ireland'''
- 6-4
- 6-7 (11)
- 3-8
- 9-8
Ireland 1-6
- 3-8
- 5-3
- 4-6
- 8-7
IrelandDraw 9 April 4, 09:00
- 8-3
- 7-6 (11)
- 10-4
Ireland
- 4-5
- 1-8
- 8-9
- 9-5
- 4-3
Ireland 5-9
- 3-12
- 2-10
- 7-1
Ireland 1-10Draw 13 April 5, 14:00
- 8-3
Ireland
- 5-4
- 5-8
- 6-9
- 10-9
- 5-8
- 7-6
Ireland 2-8
- 2-6
- 4-6
- 5-4
- 3-8
- 9-6
- 7-6
Ireland
Playoffs
| RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=8
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=8 | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=5
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4
| RD3-seed1=2 | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=1 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=7 }}
1 vs. 2 game
April 7, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| (Murdoch)
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| (Ménard) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Player Percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| David Murdoch | 52 | Jean-Michel Ménard | 89 |
| Ewan MacDonald | 53 | François Roberge | 83 |
| Warwick Smith | 80 | Éric Sylvain | 89 |
| Euan Byers | 85 | Maxime Elmaleh | 85 |
| Total | 67 | Total | 86 |
3 vs. 4 game
April 7, 19:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| (Ulsrud)
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| (Fenson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Player Percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ulsrud | 87 | Pete Fenson | 76 |
| Torger Nergård | 85 | Shawn Rojeski | 79 |
| Thomas Due | 83 | Joseph Polo | 90 |
| Jan Thoresen | 79 | John Shuster | 95 |
| Total | 84 | Total | 85 |
Semi-final
April 8, 13:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| (Murdoch)
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| (Ulsrud) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Player Percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| David Murdoch | 75 | Thomas Ulsrud | 68 |
| Ewan MacDonald | 68 | Torger Nergård | 69 |
| Warwick Smith | 73 | Thomas Due | 68 |
| Euan Byers | 74 | Jan Thoresen | 75 |
| Total | 73 | Total | 70 |
Final
April 9, 12:30
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| (Murdoch)
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| (Ménard) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Player Percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| David Murdoch | 87 | Jean-Michel Ménard | 76 |
| Ewan MacDonald | 86 | François Roberge | 72 |
| Warwick Smith | 82 | Éric Sylvain | 76 |
| Euan Byers | 81 | Maxime Elmaleh | 85 |
| Total | 84 | Total | 77 |
Top Percentages
(Round robin. Five best players from each position. Minimum 160 shots.
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