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.
Teams Australia Curling Club Fourth: Ian Palangio Skip: Hugh Millikin* 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 BiceHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Johnny Frederiksen Third: Lars Vilandt Second: Bo Jensen Lead: Kenneth Hertsdahl Alternate: Ivan FrederiksenOulunkylän Curlinghalli, Helsinki Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Kalle Kiiskinen Second: Jani Sullanmaa Lead: Teemu Salo Alternate: Jari RouvinenChamonix 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 HöhneGangwon Docheong, Chuncheon Skip: Lee Jae-ho Third: Beak Jong-chul Second: Yang Se-young Lead: Kwon Young-il Alternate: Park Kwon-ilSnarøen CC, Bærum Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Thomas Due Lead: Jan Thoresen Alternate: Thomas LøvoldPerth CC, Perth Skip: Warwick Smith Third: Craig Wilson Second: David Smith Lead: Ross Hepburn Alternate: Ewan MacDonaldÖstersunds CK, Östersund Skip: Peja Lindholm Third: James Dryburgh Second: Viktor Kjäll Lead: Anders Eriksson Alternate: Magnus SwartlingCC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen Skip: Ralph Stöckli Third: Jan Hauser Second: Markus Eggler Lead: Simon Strübin Alternate: Andreas SchwallerCaledonian CC, Mankato & Appleton CC, Appleton Skip: Todd Birr Third: Bill Todhunter Second: Greg Johnson Lead: Kevin Birr Alternate: Zach Jacobson
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct.Glenn Howard 10 1 93 40 51 33 10 16 91%Todd Birr 8 3 69 57 49 36 22 16 83%Ralph Stöckli 7 4 73 65 44 41 20 8 84%Peja Lindholm 6 5 66 64 43 48 17 8 81%Andy Kapp 6 5 71 64 51 41 11 14 83%Markku Uusipaavalniemi 6 5 72 61 41 42 19 7 83%Thomas Dufour 6 5 71 74 41 44 13 11 77%Thomas Ulsrud 4 7 61 69 46 44 14 11 84%Warwick Smith 4 7 59 69 40 42 19 3 83%Hugh Millikin 4 7 66 74 45 45 14 8 80%Johnny Frederiksen 4 7 56 85 38 50 9 4 78%Lee Jae-ho 1 10 44 79 29 49 26 6 79%
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
Player Percentages 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%
Player Percentages 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%
Tie breaker 2 April 6, 14:00
Player Percentages 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%
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 game April 6, 21:30
Player Percentages 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%
3 vs. 4 game April 6, 21:30
Player Percentages 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%
Semifinal April 7, 10:30
Player Percentages 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%
Gold medal game April 8, 11:30
Player Percentages 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%
Player percentages Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Craig Savill 92 Brent Laing 90 Richard Hart 91 Glenn Howard 91 Jan Thoresen 91 Jani Sullanmaa 85 Bill Todhunter 85 Ralph Stöckli 87 Teemu Salo 88 David Smith 85 Uli Kapp 84 Todd Birr 85 Andreas Kempf 88 Greg Johnson 84 James Dryburgh 83 Thomas Ulsrud 82 Simon Strübin 87 Andreas Lang 83 Jan Hauser 83 Peja Lindholm 81
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