The 2015 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 28 to April 5 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It marked the first time that a World Curling Championship had been held in Halifax, and the first time that a World Curling Championship event had been held in the province since the World Junior Curling Championships were held in Dartmouth in 1986.
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship: (host country) One team from the 2015 USA–Brazil Challenge
Eight teams from the 2014 European Curling Championships
(winner of the World Challenge Games) Two teams from the 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Teams Glencoe CC, Calgary Skip: Pat Simmons Third: John Morris Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Nolan Thiessen Alternate: Tom SallowsHarbin CC, Harbin Skip: Zang Jialiang Third: Zou Dejia Second: Ba Dexin Lead: Wang Jinbo Alternate: Zhang RongruiCK Brno, Brno Skip: Jiří Snítil Third: Lukáš Klíma Second: Martin Snítil Lead: Jindřich Kitzberger Alternate: Samuel MokrišKisakallio CC, Lohja Skip: Aku Kauste Third: Kasper Hakunti Second: Pauli Jäämies Lead: Janne Pitko Alternate: Leo MäkeläA.S.D. Trentino Curling, Cembra Fourth: Amos Mosaner Skip: Joël Retornaz Second: Daniele Ferrazza Lead: Andrea Pilzer Alternate: Sebastiano ArmanKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Tetsuro Shimizu Lead: Kosuke Morozumi Alternate: Yuta MatsumuraSnarøen CC, Bærum Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Markus Snøve HøibergMoskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Evgeny Arkhipov Third: Alexander Kozyrev Second: Artur Razhabov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Alexey StukalskiyCitadel CC, Inverness Skip: Ewan MacDonald Third: Duncan Fernie Second: Ruairidh Greenwood Lead: Euan Byers Alternate: David MurdochKarlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Kristian Lindström Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Henrik LeekCC Bern, Bern Skip: Marc Pfister Third: Enrico Pfister Second: Reto Keller Lead: Raphael Märki Alternate: Sven MichelDuluth CC, Duluth Skip: John Shuster Third: Tyler George Second: Matt Hamilton Lead: John Landsteiner Alternate: Craig Brown
WCT ranking World Curling Tour Order of Merit ranking of national teams (year to date total)CurlingZone Country (Skip) Rank Points (Edin) 7 124.500 (Simmons/Morris) 14 78.000 (Ulsrud) 16 68.355 (Shuster) 21 51.411 (Morozumi) 22 51.348 (Pfister) 29 40.310 (Zang) 30 38.049 (Snítil) 37 28.575 (Retornaz/Mosaner) 52 20.000 (Kauste) 58 18.025 (Arkhipov) 61 17.500 (MacDonald) 98 9.440
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Thomas Ulsrud 10 1 94 63 52 43 7 12 81% Pat Simmons 10 1 85 54 49 35 14 16 85% Niklas Edin 8 3 84 59 45 39 10 9 84% Aku Kauste 6 5 76 69 52 45 14 16 78% John Shuster 6 5 74 71 43 46 13 7 79% Yusuke Morozumi 5 6 72 66 45 42 9 11 79% Marc Pfister 5 6 60 61 38 41 20 6 79% Zang Jialiang 4 7 70 71 50 42 12 15 80% Jiří Snítil 4 7 61 84 42 49 13 7 78% Joël Retornaz 3 8 49 73 32 44 18 7 75% Ewan MacDonald 3 8 56 86 41 51 12 10 79% Evgeny Arkhipov 2 9 52 76 37 49 20 8 77%
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 28, 14:30
Draw 2 Saturday, March 28, 19:30
Draw 3 Sunday, March 29, 9:30
Draw 4 Sunday, March 29, 14:30
Draw 5 Sunday, March 29, 19:30
Draw 6 Monday, March 30, 9:30
Draw 7 Monday, March 30, 14:30
Draw 8 Monday, March 30, 19:30
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 31, 9:30
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 31, 14:30
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 31, 19:30
Draw 12 Wednesday, April 1, 9:30
Draw 13 Wednesday, April 1, 14:30
Draw 14 Wednesday, April 1, 19:30
Draw 15 Thursday, April 2, 9:30
Draw 16 Thursday, April 2, 14:30
Draw 17 Thursday, April 2, 19:30
Tiebreaker Friday, April 3, 14:30
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, April 3, 19:30
3 vs. 4 Saturday, April 4, 14:30
Semifinal Saturday, April 4, 19:30
Bronze medal game Sunday, April 5, 10:00
Final Sunday, April 5, 16:00
Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only Leads % Christoffer Sundgren 90 Euan Byers 86 Nolan Thiessen 85 Anton Kalalb 84 Wang Jinbo 83 Seconds % Christoffer Svae 86 Carter Rycroft 85 Kristian Lindström 84 Tetsuro Shimizu 83 Ba Dexin 80 Thirds % John Morris 84 Oskar Eriksson 84 Tyler George 82 Torger Nergård 81 Enrico Pfister 80 Skips % Pat Simmons 84 Niklas Edin 83 Thomas Ulsrud 83 Zang Jialiang 82 John Shuster 80
Perfect games Player Team Position Opponent Tyler George Third Niklas Edin Skip (semifinal)
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