The 2013 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 30 to April 7, 2013 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This marked the twenty-first time that Canada hosted the World Men's Championship, the fifth time that the province of British Columbia hosted the World Men's Championship, and the second time that Victoria hosted the World Men's Championship. Victoria previously hosted the championships in 2005. The event was also a qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics, awarding points to countries based on performance at this tournament.
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship: (host nation) One team from the Americas zone (given that no challenges in the Americas zone were issued) Eight teams from the 2012 European Curling Championships
(winner of the World Challenge Games) Two teams from the 2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: Ryan Fry Second: E. J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Matt Dumontelle Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Liu Rui Third: Xu Xiaoming Second: Ba Dexin Lead: Zang Jialiang Alternate: Zou DejiaBrno CK, Brno Skip: Jiří Snítil Third: Martin Snítil Second: Jakub Bareš Lead: Marek Vydra Alternate: Jindřich KitzbergerHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Johnny Frederiksen Second: Mikkel Poulsen Lead: Troels Harry Alternate: Lars VilandtM-Curling, Vantaa Skip: Aku Kauste Third: Jani Sullanmaa Second: Pauli Jäämies Lead: Janne Pitko Alternate: Leo MäkeläKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Tetsuro Shimizu Lead: Kosuke Morozumi Alternate: Yoshiro ShimizuSnarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Thomas Løvold Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Markus HøibergMoskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Andrey Drozdov Third: Alexey Stukalskiy Second: Alexey Tselousov Lead: Petr Dron Alternate: Anton KalalbCurl Aberdeen, Aberdeen Skip: David Murdoch Third: Tom Brewster Second: Scott Andrews Lead: Michael Goodfellow Alternate: Greg Drummond Karlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Sebastian Kraupp Second: Fredrik Lindberg Lead: Viktor Kjäll Alternate: Oskar ErikssonCC Adelboden, Adelboden Skip: Sven Michel Third: Claudio Pätz Second: Sandro Trolliet Lead: Simon Gempeler Alternate: Benoît SchwarzGranite CC, Seattle Skip: Brady Clark Third: Sean Beighton Second: Darren Lehto Lead: Phil Tilker Alternate: Greg Persinger Notes Torger Nergård, who usually plays third, was not present at the Worlds due to the upcoming birth of his child, so Løvold, the team's longtime alternate, played in his place. Høiberg served as the alternate.
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffs
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank Ends Stolen Ends Shot % David Murdoch 8 3 75 62 47 46 11 11 86% Niklas Edin 7 4 78 71 49 48 16 7 86% Rasmus Stjerne 7 4 66 57 45 46 16 9 86% Brad Jacobs 7 4 76 64 47 43 9 11 87% Thomas Ulsrud 6 5 73 71 47 46 12 7 83% Liu Rui 6 5 71 62 51 40 16 16 87% Sven Michel 6 5 68 62 44 41 21 6 86% Jiří Snítil 6 5 69 72 44 46 15 6 81% Brady Clark 5 6 73 75 44 45 16 5 80% Andrey Drozdov 3 8 55 74 42 49 14 9 80% Yusuke Morozumi 3 8 67 79 48 54 9 6 81% Aku Kauste 2 9 62 82 44 49 11 12 79%
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 30, 14:00
Draw 2 Saturday, March 30, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, March 31, 9:00
Draw 4 Sunday, March 31, 14:00
Draw 5 Sunday, March 31, 19:00
Draw 6 Monday, April 1, 9:00
Draw 7 Monday, April 1, 14:00
Draw 8 Monday, April 1, 19:00
Draw 9 Tuesday, April 2, 9:00
Draw 10 Tuesday, April 2, 14:00
Draw 11 Tuesday, April 2, 19:00
Draw 12 Wednesday, April 3, 8:30
Draw 13 Wednesday, April 3, 13:30
Draw 14 Wednesday, April 3, 19:00
Draw 15 Thursday, April 4, 9:00
Draw 16 Thursday, April 4, 14:00
Draw 17 Thursday, April 4, 19:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, April 5, 19:00
3 vs. 4 Saturday, April 6, 11:00
Semifinal Saturday, April 6, 16:00
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 7, 11:00
Gold medal game Sunday, April 7, 16:00
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only Leads % Ryan Harnden 91 Zang Jialiang 91 Simon Gempeler 91 Janne Pitko 90 Petr Dron 90 Seconds % E. J. Harnden 89 Ba Dexin 88 Sandro Trolliet 87 Mikkel Poulsen 87 Fredrik Lindberg 86 Thirds % Ryan Fry 87 Xu Xiaoming 87 Johnny Frederiksen 87 Sebastian Kraupp 86 Claudio Pätz 86 Skips % David Murdoch 86 Brady Clark 85 Sven Michel 84 Liu Rui 84 Niklas Edin 84
Perfect games Round robin only Player Team Position Shots Opponent Petr Dron Lead 22 Ryan Harnden Lead 12 Ryan Harnden Lead 22 Zang Jialiang Lead 20
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