The 2009 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship presented by Atlantic Lottery for sponsorship reasons) was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from April 4–12, 2009, at the Moncton Coliseum. The event, which formally celebrated 50 years of World Men's Curling (1959-2009) plus the 225th anniversary of the host province of New Brunswick, kicked off with a three-hour extravaganza combining the Opening Ceremonies and Opening Banquet, an unprecedented start to the World Men's Curling Championship.
In the final end of the Canada–Scotland final, Canada skip Kevin Martin opted to throw away his first stone instead of attempting to make a shot, saying "If I don't shoot, what does (Scottish skip David Murdoch) do?" The way the rock angles were set up meant that a slight miss could help Scotland, so he figured throwing it away would be his best option. The team had called two timeouts and spent several minutes discussing possible shots before Martin's throw away. Murdoch then makes his last shot, a quiet weight hit that rolled infront of a Canadian stone to sit one. This forced Martin into a difficult double takeout, which he missed, handing Scotland the World Championship.
Qualification Two teams from the Americas region (including Canada as host), two Pacific region teams (via the 2008 Pacific Curling Championships) and eight teams from the European region (via the 2008 European Curling Championships). For the first time ever, a third country from the Americas expressed intent to participate in the qualification process, necessitating a qualifying tournament between the United States and Brazil held between January 30 and February 1, 2009. Canada, as defending champions and hosts do not have to qualify, as they automatically get to participate.
(Host country and defending champion) (Americas) (Pacific champion) (Pacific runner-up) Top seven finishers from the 2008 European Curling Championships
(winner of World Challenge series vs. )
Teams Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: John Morris Second: Marc Kennedy Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Terry MeekHarbin CC, Harbin Fourth: Liu Rui Skip: Wang Fengchun* Second: Xu Xiaoming Lead: Zang Jialiang Alternate: Chen Lu-AnCK Brno, Brno Skip: Jiří Snítil Third: Martin Snítil Second: Jindřich Kitzberger Lead: Karel Uher Alternate: Miloš HoferkaHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Fourth: Johnny Frederiksen Skip: Ulrik Schmidt* Second: Bo Jensen Lead: Lars Vilandt Alternate: Mikkel PoulsonOulunkylän Curling, Helsinki Skip: Kalle Kiiskinen Third: Teemu Salo Second: Jani Sullanmaa Lead: Jari Rouvinen Alternate: Juha Pekaristo Chamonix CC, Chamonix Skip: Thomas Dufour Third: Tony Angiboust Second: Jan Ducroz Lead: Richard Ducroz Alternate: Raphael Mathieu CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Andy Kapp Third: Andreas Lang Second: Holger Höhne Lead: Andreas Kempf Alternate: Daniel HerbergKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Tetsuro Shimizu Lead: Kosuke Morozumi Alternate: Keita SatohSnarøen CK, Bærum Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Thomas LøvoldLockerbie Curling Club, Lockerbie Skip: David Murdoch Third: Ewan MacDonald Second: Peter Smith Lead: Euan Byers Alternate: Graeme ConnalCC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen Skip: Ralph Stöckli Third: Jan Hauser Second: Markus Eggler Lead: Simon Strübin Alternate: Toni MüllerDuluth Curling Club, Duluth Skip: John Shuster Third: Jason Smith Second: Jeff Isaacson Lead: John Benton Alternate: Chris Plys * Throws third stones
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsTeams to tiebreaker
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Kevin Martin 10 1 92 43 47 33 7 11 88% David Murdoch 8 3 86 59 45 38 17 11 83% John Shuster 7 4 79 71 49 41 11 19 78% Andy Kapp 7 4 77 66 45 46 17 10 81% Ralph Stöckli 7 4 67 62 44 41 15 13 80% Thomas Ulsrud 7 4 71 58 42 37 18 14 83% Ulrik Schmidt 5 6 65 74 44 44 15 12 79% Thomas Dufour 4 7 52 69 33 39 19 6 75% Wang Fengchun 4 7 69 78 45 47 11 11 81% Yusuke Morozumi 3 8 59 74 38 45 11 9 79% Jiří Snítil 3 8 54 75 39 46 12 8 75% Kalle Kiiskinen 1 10 48 90 35 49 7 7 74%
Round-robin results All draw times local (GMT-3 or Atlantic Daylight Time)
Draw 1 April 4, 3:00pm
Draw 2 April 4, 7:30pm
Draw 3 April 5, 8:30am
Draw 4 April 5, 1:00pm
Draw 5 April 5, 7:30pm
Draw 6 April 6, 10:00am
Draw 7 April 6, 3:00pm
Draw 8 April 6, 7:30pm
Draw 9 April 7, 10:00am
Draw 10 April 7, 3:00pm
Draw 11 April 7, 7:30pm
Draw 12 April 8, 10:00am
Draw 13 April 8, 3:00pm
Draw 14 April 8, 7:30pm
Draw 15 April 9, 10:00am
Draw 16 April 9, 3:00pm
Draw 17 April 9, 7:30pm
Tiebreakers April 10, 3:00pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 April 10, 7:30pm
Player percentagesBen Hebert 96% Euan Byers 98%Marc Kennedy 81% Peter Smith 66% John Morris 79% Ewan MacDonald 89% Kevin Martin 72% David Murdoch 80% Total 82% Total 83%
3 vs. 4 April 11, 10:00am
Player percentagesSimon Strübin 91% Håvard Vad Petersson 86%Markus Eggler 85% Christoffer Svae 92%Jan Hauser 82% Torger Nergård 84%Ralph Stöckli 78% Thomas Ulsrud 72%Total 84% Total 84%
Semifinal April 11, 4:00pm
Player percentagesSimon Strübin 90% Ben Hebert 97%Markus Eggler 84% Marc Kennedy 95% Jan Hauser 90% John Morris 88% Ralph Stöckli 85% Kevin Martin 90% Total 87% Total 93%
Bronze medal game April 12, 1:00pm
Player percentagesSimon Strübin 89% Håvard Vad Petersson 80%Markus Eggler 88% Christoffer Svae 90%Jan Hauser 70% Torger Nergård 85%Ralph Stöckli 63% Thomas Ulsrud 84%Total 78% Total 85%
Gold medal game April 12, 7:30pm
Player percentagesEuan Byers 90% Ben Hebert 91%Peter Smith 73% Marc Kennedy 94% Ewan MacDonald 88% John Morris 85% David Murdoch 91% Kevin Martin 89% Total 85% Total 90%
Player percentages Top five percentages per position during the round robin. Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Ben Hebert 89 Marc Kennedy 90 Ewan MacDonald 88 Kevin Martin 88 Håvard Vad Petersson 88 Peter Smith 85 John Morris 87 David Murdoch 80 Andreas Kempf 88 Bo Jensen 83 Torger Nergård 83 Liu Rui 79 Kosuke Morozumi 86 Christoffer Svae 83 Wang Fengchun 82 Thomas Ulsrud 79 Simon Strübin 85 Xu Xiaoming 81 Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 79 Ralph Stöckli 78
References
External links Official Website