The 2014 World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 29 to April 6 at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.
Norway's Thomas Ulsrud defeated Sweden's Oskar Eriksson in the final with a score of 8–3, securing his first world title and the fourth world title overall for Norway.
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship: (host country) Two teams from the Americas zone
(given that no challenges in the Americas zone are issued) Eight teams from the 2013 European Curling Championships
One team from the 2013 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Teams Glencoe CC, Calgary Skip: Kevin Koe Third: Pat Simmons Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Nolan Thiessen Alternate: Jamie KingHarbin 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: Jindřich Kitzberger Lead: Jakub Bareš Alternate: Marek VydraHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Johnny Frederiksen Second: Lars Vilandt Lead: Troels Harry Alternate: Oliver DupontCC Hamburg, Hamburg Fourth: Felix Schulze Skip: John Jahr Second: Christopher Bartsch Lead: Sven Goldemann Alternate: Peter RickmersKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Tetsuro Shimizu Lead: Kosuke Morozumi Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Markus HøibergMoskvitch CC, Moscow Fourth: Alexey Stukalskiy Third: Sergey Glukhov Skip: Evgeniy Arkhipov Lead: Petr Dron Alternate: Alexander Kozyrev Citadel CC, Inverness Skip: Ewan MacDonald Third: Duncan Fernie Second: Dave Reid Lead: Euan Byers Alternate: Glen MuirheadLits CC, Lit Skip: Oskar Eriksson Third: Kristian Lindström Second: Markus Eriksson Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Gustav EskilssonCC Genève, Geneva Fourth: Benoît Schwarz Skip: Peter de Cruz Second: Dominik Märki Lead: Valentin Tanner Alternate: Claudio PätzBemidji CC, Bemidji Skip: Pete Fenson Third: Shawn Rojeski Second: Joe Polo Lead: Ryan Brunt Alternate: Jared Zezel
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsTeams to tiebreaker
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Thomas Ulsrud 10 1 82 47 51 38 12 13 86% Kevin Koe 8 3 80 58 49 43 6 15 84% Peter de Cruz 7 4 79 68 48 44 17 11 80% Oskar Eriksson 7 4 72 57 46 41 15 15 81% Yusuke Morozumi 7 4 74 70 45 45 10 12 82% Liu Rui 6 5 67 67 45 43 19 9 82% Jiří Snítil 6 5 71 73 43 45 17 10 78% John Jahr 5 6 73 75 46 43 9 11 78% Ewan MacDonald 3 8 64 84 45 49 9 10 78% Pete Fenson 3 8 61 76 43 48 16 11 81% Evgeny Arkhipov 2 9 55 84 38 49 10 7 78% Rasmus Stjerne 2 9 54 73 41 50 12 6 78%
Round-robin results Draw 1 Saturday, March 29, 14:00
Draw 2 Saturday, March 29, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, March 30, 9:00
Draw 4 Sunday, March 30, 14:00
Draw 5 Sunday, March 30, 19:00
Draw 6 Monday, March 31, 9:00
Draw 7 Monday, March 31, 14:00
Draw 8 Monday, March 31, 19:00
Draw 9 Tuesday, April 1, 9:00
Draw 10 Tuesday, April 1, 14:00
Draw 11 Tuesday, April 1, 19:00
Draw 12 Wednesday, April 2, 9:00
Draw 13 Wednesday, April 2, 14:00
Draw 14 Wednesday, April 2, 19:00
Draw 15 Thursday, April 3, 9:00
Draw 16 Thursday, April 3, 14:00
Draw 17 Thursday, April 3, 19:00
Tiebreaker Friday, April 4, 9:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, April 5, 11:00
3 vs. 4 Friday, April 4, 19:00
Semifinal Saturday, April 5, 16:00
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 6, 10:00
Final Sunday, April 6, 15:00
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only Leads % Nolan Thiessen 87 Håvard Vad Petersson 86 Zang Jialiang 86 Ryan Brunt 86 Christoffer Sundgren 84 Seconds % Carter Rycroft 86 Christoffer Svae 84 Joe Polo 84 Tetsuro Shimizu 83 Ba Dexin 82 Thirds % Torger Nergård 88 Pat Simmons 84 Johnny Frederiksen 82 Xu Xiaoming 82 Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 82 Skips % Thomas Ulsrud 89 Kevin Koe 84 Oskar Eriksson 80 Felix Schulze (Fourth) 79 Yusuke Morozumi 79
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