The 1983 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from April 11–17, 1983 in the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The final pitted two skips from Toronto, with Canada, skipped by Ed Werenich against West Germany, skipped by Keith Wendorf, who was born there. After Germany lost the coin toss to determine hammer in the first end, the game started with Canada scoring a deuce in the first, thanks in part to a hit and roll by second John Kawaja. The Germans replied with a single in the second. Werenich had a nervous shot against two in the third, having to hit a partially buried German stone, while avoiding knocking the German guard into the house at the same time. Wereinch made the hit to take a 3–1 lead. Canada then tried to play a more defensive game, but had trouble making peels on the "demanding" ice. But the Werenich team was used to playing aggressive, and were able to pivot. Both Wendorf and Werenich made "clutch" draws to the four-foot on their finals stones in the fourth and fifth ends, respectively, which gave Canada a 4–2 lead into the break. Wendorf made a "pressure-packed" hit in the sixth against two Canadian stones to get within a point of Canada. In the seventh, Wendorf missed on his first, ticking on a guard. Werenich replied by coming throw a port to hit a German counter. Wendorf was light on his last rock, and Werenich drew for a second point to give Canada a 6–3 lead. In the eighth, Wendorf was facing four on his last, and attempted a hit and roll to score. Unfortunately for him, he did not roll far enough, with a measurement giving Canada a steal of one. Canada went on to win the game 7–4. It was the best showing for West Germany at the World Championship.
Teams Kitzbühel CC, Kitzbühel Skip: Arthur Fabi Third: Günther Märker Second: Manfred Fabi Lead: Dieter KüchenmeisterAvonlea CC, Don Mills Skip: Ed Werenich Third: Paul Savage Second: John Kawaja Lead: Neil HarrisonHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Tommy Stjerne Third: Oluf Olsen Second: Steen Hansen Lead: Peter AndersenCC Schwenningen, Villingen-Schwenningen Skip: Keith Wendorf Third: Hans Dieter Kiesel Second: Sven Saile Lead: Heiner MartinCortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Fourth: Massimo Alvera Third: Franco Sovilla Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin Lead: Stefano Morona Snarøen CC, Snarøya Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell Third: Sjur Loen Second: Gunnar Meland Lead: Bo BakkeMagnum CC, Irvine Skip: Graeme Adam Third: Ken Horton Second: Andrew McQuistin Lead: Bob CowanSollefteå CK, Sollefteå Skip: Stefan Hasselborg Third: Mikael Hasselborg Second: Hans Nordin Lead: Lars WernblomBern-Wildstrubel CC, Bern Skip: Urs Studer Third: Bruno Binggeli Second: Jürg Studer Lead: Daniel WyserBroadmoor CC, Colorado Springs Skip: Don Cooper Third: Jerry van Brunt Jr. Second: Billy Shipstad Lead: Jack McNelly
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsTeams to tiebreaker
CountrySkipWL Ed Werenich 8 1 79% Keith Wendorf 6 3 73% Stefan Hasselborg 6 3 76% Eigil Ramsfjell 6 3 77% Graeme Adam 6 3 72% Don Cooper 5 4 71% Tommy Stjerne 5 4 71% Urs Studer 2 7 68% Arthur Fabi 1 8 53% Giuseppe Dal Molin 0 9 64%
Results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).
Draw 1 Monday, April 11, 12:00pm
Draw 2 Monday, April 11, 7:30pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, April 12, 12:30pm
Draw 4 Tuesday, April 12, 7:30pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, April 13, 12:30pm
Draw 6 Wednesday, April 13, 7:30pm
Draw 7 Thursday, April 14, 12:30pm
Draw 8 Thursday, April 14, 7:30pm
Draw 9 Friday, April 15, 9:30am
Tiebreakers Round 1 Friday, April 15, 2:30pm
Player percentages Lars Wernblom 96% Bo Bakke 75% Hans Nordin 94% Gunnar Meland 67%Mikael Hasselborg 92% Sjur Loen 92% Stefan Hasselborg 42% Eigil Ramsfjell 79% Total 81% Total 78%
Player percentages Heiner Martin 71% Bob Cowan 92% Sven Saile 82% Andrew McQuistin 74% Hans Dieter Kiesel 83% Ken Horton 72% Keith Wendorf 78% Graeme Adam 78%Total 78% Total 79%
Round 2 Friday, April 15, 7:30pm
Player percentages Lars Wernblom 79% Bob Cowan 64% Hans Nordin 80% Andrew McQuistin 61% Mikael Hasselborg 58% Ken Horton 75% Stefan Hasselborg 66% Graeme Adam 61%Total 71% Total 65%
Playoffs
Semifinals Saturday, April 16, 2:00pm
Player percentages Bo Bakke 80% Heiner Martin 67% Gunnar Meland 84% Sven Saile 84% Sjur Loen 70% Hans Dieter Kiesel 65% Eigil Ramsfjell 86% Keith Wendorf 73% Total 80% Total 72%
Player percentages Neil Harrison 89% Lars Wernblom 79% John Kawaja 73% Hans Nordin 81% Paul Savage 91% Mikael Hasselborg 74% Ed Werenich 71% Stefan Hasselborg 67%Total 81% Total 75%
Final Sunday, April 17, 1:00pm
Player percentages Heiner Martin 80% Neil Harrison 75% Sven Saile 79% John Kawaja 78% Hans Dieter Kiesel 61% Paul Savage 73% Keith Wendorf 68% Ed Werenich 85%Total 72% Total 77%
Top five player percentages
Leads % Bo Bakke 86 Neil Harrison 84 Lars Wernblom 73 Jack McNelly 72 Peter Andersen 71 Bob Cowan 71 Seconds % Hans Nordin 81 John Kawaja 80 Gunnar Meland 76 Billy Shipstad 74 Steen Hansen 72 Sven Saile 72 Thirds % Paul Savage 81 Hans Dieter Kiesel 76 Sjur Loen 76 Oluf Olsen 74 Mikael Hasselborg 74 Skips % Graeme Adam 76 Stefan Hasselborg 76 Ed Werenich 73 Keith Wendorf 73 Eigil Ramsfjell 71
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