Men's Curling Championship
The2017World Men's Curling Championship (branded asFord World Men's Curling Championship 2017 for sponsorship reasons) was acurling event that was held from April 1 to 9 atNorthlands Coliseum inEdmonton ,Alberta .
Canada won the title for the 36th time overall and the second consecutive year. LikeRachel Homan 's team at the women's tournament,Brad Gushue and his teammates finished with a perfect 13–0 record, which included defeating eventual runner-upNiklas Edin of Sweden three times.[ 2] Switzerland won the bronze medal.
With the win, Gushue became the first skip in the history of the sport to win the world junior title, the Olympic gold medal, and the world men's title, and Canada became the first country ever to be in simultaneous possession of Olympic and World championships in both men's and women's curling.
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2017 World Men's Curling Championship:
Canada China Germany Bally Haly G&CC &St. John's CC ,St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Thomas Sallows
Harbin CC ,Harbin Skip: Liu Rui Third: Xu Xiaoming Second: Ba Dexin Lead: Zang Jialiang Alternate: Zou Qiang
Baden Hills G&CC ,Rheinmünster Skip: Alexander Baumann Third: Manuel Walter Second: Daniel Herberg Lead: Ryan Sherrard Alternate: Sebastian Schweizer
Italy Japan Netherlands A.S.D. Trentino Curling ,Cembra Fourth: Amos Mosaner Skip: Joël Retornaz Second: Andrea Pilzer Lead: Daniele Ferrazza Alternate: Simone Gonin
Karuizawa CC ,Karuizawa Skip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tetsuro Shimizu Second: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Lead: Kosuke Morozumi Alternate: Kosuke Hirata
CC PWA Zoetermeer ,Zoetermeer Skip: Jaap van Dorp Third: Wouter Gösgens Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Alexander Magan
Norway Russia Scotland Oppdal CK ,Oppdal Skip: Steffen Walstad Third: Markus Høiberg Second: Magnus Nedregotten Lead: Alexander Lindström Alternate: Sander Rølvåg
Moskvitch CC ,Moscow Skip: Alexey Timofeev 1 Third: Alexey Stukalskiy 1 Second: Timur Gadzhikanov Lead: Artur Razhabov Alternate: Evgeny Klimov
Curl Aberdeen ,Aberdeen Skip: David Murdoch Third: Greg Drummond Second: Scott Andrews Lead: Michael Goodfellow Alternate: Ross Paterson
Sweden Switzerland United States Karlstads CK ,Karlstad Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Henrik Leek
CC Genève ,Geneva Fourth: Benoît Schwarz Third: Claudio Pätz Skip: Peter de Cruz Lead: Valentin Tanner Alternate: Romano Meier
Duluth CC ,Duluth Skip: John Shuster Third: Tyler George Second: Matt Hamilton Lead: John Landsteiner Alternate: Joe Polo
Notes ^ Stuklaskiy threw skip stones during Draws 1, 3 and 17 while Timofeev threw third stones.Year to dateWorld Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[ 4]
Round-robin standings [ edit ] Final round-robin standings
Round-robin results [ edit ] All times listed inMountain Daylight Time (UTC−6 ).[ 5]
Saturday, April 1, 14:00
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Morozumi)1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 X 9 Italy (Retornaz)0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Netherlands (van Dorp)1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 Germany (Baumann)0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
Saturday, April 1, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scotland (Murdoch)0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 Norway (Walstad)0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Retornaz)0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 7 Germany (Baumann)2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final China (Liu)0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 7 Sweden (Edin)3 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 10
Sunday, April 2, 9:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Morozumi)0 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 X 9 Netherlands (van Dorp)2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Stukalskiy)0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X X 3 Canada (Gushue)2 4 0 2 0 3 X X X X 11
Sunday, April 2, 14:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Baumann)0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 Sweden (Edin)0 0 2 3 0 0 3 X X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final China (Liu)0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3 Italy (Retornaz)0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 X 8
Sunday, April 2, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final China (Liu)0 2 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 X 9 Russia (Timofeev)0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Gushue)0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 8 Sweden (Edin)2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Norway (Walstad)0 2 3 0 0 3 1 X X X 9 Netherlands (van Dorp)0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Morozumi)0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 Scotland (Murdoch)1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 7
Monday, April 3, 9:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scotland (Murdoch)1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 China (Liu)0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Edin)0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 8 Norway (Walstad)0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 6
Monday, April 3, 14:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Netherlands (van Dorp)0 1 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3 China (Liu)2 0 0 4 0 3 X X X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Norway (Walstad)0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 Russia (Timofeev)1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Edin)2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 8 Japan (Morozumi)0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scotland (Murdoch)0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 Canada (Gushue)2 0 2 2 1 0 1 X X X 8
Monday, April 3, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Timofeev)0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2 Switzerland (de Cruz)3 0 3 0 3 0 X X X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Baumann)0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4 Japan (Morozumi)1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Retornaz)2 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 4 X 13 Netherlands (van Dorp)0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 X 6
Tuesday, April 4, 9:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Edin)0 3 0 4 1 0 X X X X 8 Italy (Retornaz)0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Baumann)2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 China (Liu)0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
Tuesday, April 4, 14:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Morozumi)0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 9 Norway (Walstad)1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Gushue)0 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 X X 9 China (Liu)2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Edin)0 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 X 10 Russia (Timofeev)1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
Tuesday, April 4, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Baumann)0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2 Canada (Gushue)2 1 0 4 0 1 X X X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final United States (Shuster)0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7 Japan (Morozumi)1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Timofeev)0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 5 Italy (Retornaz)0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 X 9
Wednesday, April 5, 9:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Sweden (Edin)1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 Scotland (Murdoch)0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final China (Liu)0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 7 Norway (Walstad)1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Timofeev)0 2 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 4 Japan (Morozumi)4 0 2 3 0 0 3 X X X 12
Wednesday, April 5, 14:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Gushue)2 0 0 5 0 1 2 X X X 10 Japan (Morozumi)0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Retornaz)0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 Switzerland (de Cruz)0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Netherlands (van Dorp)0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 Russia (Timofeev)0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Wednesday, April 5, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Norway (Walstad)0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 Germany (Baumann)1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Italy (Retornaz)0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 Scotland (Murdoch)2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 X 6
Thursday, April 6, 9:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Russia (Timofeev)2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 Germany (Baumann)0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Morozumi)0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 Switzerland (de Cruz)1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Gushue)0 2 0 5 0 2 X X X X 9 Italy (Retornaz)0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Thursday, April 6, 14:00
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Norway (Walstad)1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 X 7 Italy (Retornaz)0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Germany (Baumann)0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 Scotland (Murdoch)0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 X 7
Thursday, April 6, 19:00
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Scotland (Murdoch)1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 7 Russia (Timofeev)0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Norway (Walstad)0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4 Canada (Gushue)1 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Japan (Morozumi)0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2 China (Liu)3 2 1 1 0 2 X X X X 9
Friday, April 7, 19:00
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Gushue)1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 7 Sweden (Edin)0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Saturday, April 8, 14:00
Saturday, April 8, 19:00
Sunday, April 9, 12:00
Sunday, April 9, 18:00
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Canada (Gushue)0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 Sweden (Edin)0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
2017 World Men's Curling Championship winner Canada 36th title
Top 5 player percentages [ edit ] Round robin only
Round Robin only
The awards and all-star team are as follows:
All-Star Team [ 6]
Collie Campbell Memorial Award
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