The 2011 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 presented by Richardson for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011.
In the final, Jeff Stoughton skipped the Canadian rink to a 6–5 victory over Scotland's Tom Brewster, who was playing in his first World Championship. Scotland took the early lead, going up 3–1 after four ends, thanks to successful double and triple take outs. Stoughton picked out a Scottish stone in the four-foot in the fifth end to score three, and take a 4–3 lead into the break. After Scotland tied the game in the sixth, Canada blanked the seventh, with Stoughton showing off his 360 degree "spin-o-rama" delivery on his last, as it was only a throw-through. In the eighth, Canada scored a deuce, thanks to a draw to the button for Stoughton, taking a 6–4 lead. In the 9th, Brewster was wide on his takeout attempt for two, settling for a single, to trail 6–5 heading into the final end. In the 10th, Brewster was light on his final rock, and Stoughton didn't have to throw his final rock, as victory had been assured. The gold medal was Stoughton's second and Canada's 33rd gold medal at the world. A sellout crowd of 5,854 spectators attended the game.
Sweden's Niklas Edin rink won the bronze medal over Norway's Thomas Ulsrud, 7–6. This broke a seven year medal-less streak for Sweden.
Qualification (host country & defending champions)
Top eight teams from the 2010 European Curling Championships
Top two teams from the 2010 Pacific Curling Championships (winner) (runner-up)
Teams Charleswood CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon Mead Second: Reid Carruthers Lead: Steve Gould Alternate: Garth Smith Heilongjiang Club, Harbin Skip: Chen Lu'an Third: Li Guangxu Second: Ji Yansong Lead: Guo Wenli Alternate: Ba Dexin CK Brno, Brno Skip: Jiri Snítil Third: Martin Snítil Second: Jindřich Kitzberger Lead: Marek Vydra Alternate: Jakub Bares Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Tommy Stjerne Third: Per Berg Second: Peter Andersen Lead: Anders Søderblom Alternate: Jan Nebelong Chamonix CC, Chamonix Fourth: Tony Angiboust Skip: Thomas Dufour Second: Lionel Roux Lead: Wilfrid Coulot Alternate: Jan Ducroz CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Andy Kapp Third: Andreas Lang Second: Daniel Herberg Lead: Markus Messenzehl Alternate: Holger Höhne Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Markus Snøve Høiberg Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen Skip: Tom Brewster Third: Greg Drummond Second: Scott Andrews Lead: Michael Goodfellow Alternate: Duncan Fernie Gangwon Province CC, Gangwon-do Skip: Lee Dong-keun Third: Kim Soo-hyuk Second: Kim Tae-hwan Lead: Nam Yoon-ho Alternate: Lee Ye-jun Karlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Sebastian Kraupp Second: Fredrik Lindberg Lead: Viktor Kjäll Alternate: Oskar Eriksson St. Moritz CC, St. Moritz Skip: Christof Schwaller Third: Marco Ramstein Second: Robert Hürlimann Lead: Urs Eichhorn Alternate: Sven MichelBemidji CC, Bemidji Skip: Pete Fenson Third: Shawn Rojeski Second: Joe Polo Lead: Ryan Brunt Alternate: Scott Baird
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsTeams to tiebreaker
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank Ends Stolen Ends Shot Pct. Jeff Stoughton 10 1 84 49 47 37 17 11 90% Tom Brewster 9 2 72 54 42 38 22 10 83% Niklas Edin 7 4 81 58 50 39 9 13 90% Thomas Ulsrud 7 4 64 63 47 42 18 13 84% Thomas Dufour 7 4 75 64 48 37 10 13 83% Andy Kapp 6 5 71 64 48 46 13 11 80% Christof Schwaller 6 5 68 67 47 43 15 16 85% Jiri Snítil 5 6 58 72 38 43 14 7 81% Chen Lu'an 4 7 51 71 35 47 24 4 83% Pete Fenson 3 8 59 67 40 47 14 9 85% Lee Dong-keun 2 9 61 85 39 47 13 7 80% Tommy Stjerne 0 11 50 87 37 45 12 6 78%
Sweden placed third by virtue of a pre-event draw challenge used to rank teams in case round-robin results failed to provide separation.
Results All times local (Central Standard Time)
Draw 1 Saturday, April 2, 1:30pm
Draw 2 Saturday, April 2, 7:00pm
Draw 3 Sunday, April 3, 8:30am
Draw 4 Sunday, April 3, 1:30pm
Draw 5 Sunday, April 3, 7:00pm
Draw 6 Monday, April 4, 8:30am
Draw 7 Monday, April 4, 1:30pm
Draw 8 Monday, April 4, 7:30pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, April 5, 8:30am
Draw 10 Tuesday, April 5, 1:30pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, April 5, 7:30pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, April 6, 8:30am
Draw 13 Wednesday, April 6, 1:30pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, April 6, 7:30pm
Draw 15 Thursday, April 7, 8:30am
Draw 16 Thursday, April 7, 1:30pm
Draw 17 Thursday, April 7, 7:30pm
Tiebreaker Friday, April 8, 1:30pm
Player percentages Wilfrid Coulot 97% Håvard Vad Petersson 88% Lionel Roux 80% Christoffer Svae 84% Thomas Dufour 78% Torger Nergård 85% Tony Angiboust 86% Thomas Ulsrud 94% Total 85% Total 88%
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, April 8, 7:30pm
Player percentages Steve Gould 99% Michael Goodfellow 89% Reid Carruthers 81% Scott Andrews 84% Jon Mead 96% Greg Drummond 81% Jeff Stoughton 79% Tom Brewster 76%Total 89% Total 83%
3 vs. 4 Saturday, April 9, 12:30pm
Player percentages Viktor Kjäll 98% Håvard Vad Petersson 79% Fredrik Lindberg 89% Christoffer Svae 93% Sebastian Kraupp 81% Torger Nergård 84% Niklas Edin 69% Thomas Ulsrud 87%Total 85% Total 86%
Semifinal Saturday, April 9, 5:00pm
Player percentages Michael Goodfellow 90% Håvard Vad Petersson 94% Scott Andrews 84% Christoffer Svae 79% Greg Drummond 90% Torger Nergård 77% Tom Brewster 87% Thomas Ulsrud 87%Total 88% Total 84%
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 10, 12:00pm
Player percentages Viktor Kjäll 93% Håvard Vad Petersson 89% Fredrik Lindberg 84% Christoffer Svae 86% Sebastian Kraupp 89% Torger Nergård 75% Niklas Edin 84% Thomas Ulsrud 75%Total 87% Total 81%
Gold medal game Sunday, April 10, 5:00pm
Player percentages Steve Gould 86% Michael Goodfellow 84% Reid Carruthers 88% Scott Andrews 78% Jon Mead 91% Greg Drummond 76% Jeff Stoughton 93% Tom Brewster 80%Total 89% Total 79%
Top five player percentages Leads % Viktor Kjäll 93 Steve Gould 92 Håvard Vad Petersson 87 Urs Eichhorn 87 Michael Goodfellow 86 Seconds % Reid Carruthers 88 Fredrik Lindberg 86 Christoffer Svae 84 Lionel Roux 83 Robert Hürlimann 82 Thirds % Sebastian Kraupp 87 Jon Mead 87 Thomas Dufour (Skip) 83 Greg Drummond 83 Marco Ramstein 82 Skips % Jeff Stoughton 87 Thomas Ulsrud 86 Niklas Edin 83 Christof Schwaller 82 Tony Angiboust (Fourth) 80
References Notes
Sources
External links 2011 WMCC Home Page Official Event Information by World Curling Federation