2006 World Men's Curling Championship

The 2006 World Men's Curling Championship was held April 1–9, 2006 at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the tournament defeating Canada in the final.

2006 World Men's Curling Championship
Host cityLowell, Massachusetts, United States
ArenaTsongas Center at UMass Lowell
DatesApril 1–9, 2006
Winner Scotland
SkipDavid Murdoch
ThirdEwan MacDonald
SecondWarwick Smith
LeadEuan Byers
AlternatePeter Smith
CoachTom Pendreigh
Finalist Canada (Jean-Michel Ménard)
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The Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell was the location of the Championship

Teams

 Australia  Canada  Denmark
Australia Curling Club

Skip: Hugh Millikin
Third: Ricky Tasker
Second: Mike Woloschuk
Lead: Stephen Johns
Alternate: Ian Palangio

CC Victoria, Sainte-Foy and
CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald

Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard
Third: François Roberge
Second: Éric Sylvain
Lead: Maxime Elmaleh
Alternate: Jean Gagnon

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Ulrik Schmidt
Third: Lasse Lavrsen
Second: Carsten Svensgaard
Lead: Joel Ostrowski
Alternate: Kenneth Jørgensen

 Finland  Germany  Ireland
Oulunkylä Curling, Helsinki

Fourth: Kalle Kiiskinen
Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi***
Second: Jani Sullanmaa
Lead: Teemu Salo
Alternate: Jari Rouvinen

EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf

Skip: Sebastian Stock
Third: Daniel Herberg
Second: Markus Messenzehl
Lead: Patrick Hoffman
Alternate: Bernhard Mayr

ICA National Team

Skip: Douglas Dryburgh
Third: Peter Wilson
Second: Robin Gray
Lead: John Kenny
Alternate: Peter J.D. Wilson

 Japan  Norway  Scotland
Tokoro CC, Tokoro

Skip: Yoshiyuki Ohmiya
Third: Makoto Tsuruga
Second: Tsuyoshi Ryutaki
Lead: Kazuhiko Ikawa
Alternate: Yuji Hirama

Snarøen CC, Bærum

Skip: Thomas Ulsrud
Third: Torger Nergård
Second: Thomas Due
Lead: Jan Thoresen
Alternate: Christoffer Svae

Lockerbie CC, Lockerbie

Skip: David Murdoch
Third: Ewan MacDonald
Second: Warwick Smith
Lead: Euan Byers
Alternate: Peter Smith

 Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg

Skip: Nils Carlsén
Third: Niklas Edin
Second: Marcus Hasselborg
Lead: Emanuel Allberg
Alternate: Daniel Tenn

CC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen

Skip: Ralph Stöckli
Third: Claudio Pescia
Second: Pascal Sieber
Lead: Simon Strübin
Alternate: Marco Battilana

Bemidji CC, Bemidji

Skip: Pete Fenson
Third: Shawn Rojeski
Second: Joseph Polo
Lead: John Shuster
Alternate: Scott Baird

*** Finnish skip Markku Uusipaavalniemi missed the first three games with a wrist injury;[1] Kiiskinen skipped in his place. Markku returned April 3; threw second rocks in the early draw and third stones in the remainder of the competition.

Round-robin standings

Scoring for the tournament was done by CurlingZone.com. They calculated the player percentages differently than normal. They used a five-point system with a multiplier for degree of difficulty in shots.

CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
 ScotlandDavid Murdoch9282545540102386%
 CanadaJean-Michel Ménard8377635244131383%
 NorwayThomas Ulsrud7475614844161379%
 United StatesPete Fenson7467554340231382%
 SwedenNils Carlsén658063434615983%
 SwitzerlandRalph Stöckli6568594739151881%
 FinlandMarkku Uusipaavalniemi6571664139141078%
 DenmarkUlrik Schmidt566870424613979%
 AustraliaHugh Millikin5666744745181277%
 GermanySebastian Stock474162333818872%
 JapanYoshiyuki Ohmiya294064334614372%
 IrelandDouglas Dryburgh1104784385415676%

Round-robin results

Draw 1

April 1, 09:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Australia (Millikin)002001020308
 Scotland (Murdoch) 200020202019
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Germany (Stock)10100010115
 Norway (Ulsrud) 01021002006
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)10010010XX3
 Switzerland (Stöckli) 01003303XX10
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Sweden (Carlsén)00010100024
 Canada (Ménard) 00101011105

Draw 2

April 1, 16:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Stöckli)03020110029
 Germany (Stock) 10201000004
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Denmark (Schmidt)10010201016
 Japan (Ohmiya)01301020108
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 United States (Fenson)000101003016
 Ireland (Dryburgh)001010110105
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)20030101018
 Norway (Ulsrud)03100010207

Draw 3

April 2, 09:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Canada (Ménard)020201010208
 Australia (Millikin) 101010302019
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Carlsén) 20002010207
 Scotland (Murdoch)02200203009

Draw 4

April 2, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Ohmiya) 10101010XX4
 United States (Fenson)02030301XX9
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)010120011006
 Switzerland (Stöckli) 102000200117
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Germany (Stock) 02011021007
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)00100200104
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 203001101X8
 Ireland (Dryburgh)020100010X4

Draw 5

April 2, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Scotland (Murdoch) 01001121017
 Canada (Ménard)10210000105
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson) 01001003128
 Denmark (Schmidt)00200300005
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Ireland (Dryburgh) 20240100XX9
 Japan (Ohmiya)01001011XX4
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin) 01011010XX4
 Sweden (Carlsén)30400201XX10

Draw 6

April 3, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Carlsén)00110001104
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 11001020016
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Ménard) 10020212XX8
 Germany (Stock)00201000XX3
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Australia (Millikin)100200002117
 Switzerland (Stöckli) 011020020006
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Scotland (Murdoch)03020100208
 Norway (Ulsrud) 10201013019

Draw 7

April 3, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Germany (Stock)00111012006
 Ireland (Dryburgh) 01000000001
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)00010101003
 Japan (Ohmiya) 01003010106
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)00001030228
 United States (Fenson) 00120101005
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Stöckli)101010XXXX3
 Denmark (Schmidt) 020205XXXX9

Draw 8

April 3, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Denmark (Schmidt)01000210228
 Australia (Millikin) 10001001003
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson)00010210116
 Scotland (Murdoch) 10101001004
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Ohmiya)00002010003
 Sweden (Carlsén) 00110200015
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Ireland (Dryburgh)01001020127
 Canada (Ménard) 20110202008

Draw 9

April 4, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Ohmiya) 001011000X3
 Scotland (Murdoch)110200121X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Ireland (Dryburgh) 10020010XX4
 Australia (Millikin)02103103XX10
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Denmark (Schmidt)001010301006
 Canada (Ménard) 010103000117
Sheet D12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson)111010030X7
 Sweden (Carlsén) 000100201X4

Draw 10

April 4, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Canada (Ménard)02010100015
 Norway (Ulsrud) 10100020004
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Carlsén)00202023009
 Switzerland (Stöckli) 21020100118
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Scotland (Murdoch)111230XXXX8
 Germany (Stock) 000001XXXX1
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin)00200020105
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 01032101019

Draw 11

April 4, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Stöckli)00100001103
 United States (Fenson) 00001010024
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 20000202017
 Denmark (Schmidt)01110020005
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)000301023X9
 Ireland (Dryburgh) 100030100X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Germany (Stock) 20202000039
 Japan (Ohmiya)02020121008

Draw 12

April 5, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)320403XXXX12
 Denmark (Schmidt) 001020XXXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Germany (Stock)00100000XX1
 United States (Fenson) 20040001XX7
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Stöckli) 10300312XX10
 Japan (Ohmiya)01010000XX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 0203014XXX10
 Ireland (Dryburgh)0010000XXX1

Draw 13

April 5, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Ireland (Dryburgh)010002000X3
 Sweden (Carlsén) 300210011X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Ohmiya)001001002X4
 Canada (Ménard) 210020110X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson)00000211004
 Australia (Millikin) 00110000215
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Denmark (Schmidt)010001001X3
 Scotland (Murdoch) 201110110X7

Draw 14

April 5, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin) 10001001104
 Germany (Stock)02000020015
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Scotland (Murdoch)02010102039
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 10200020106
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Sweden (Carlsén) 30210010018
 Norway (Ulsrud)01001101105
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Ménard)03020010309
 Switzerland (Stöckli) 301012020110

Draw 15

April 6, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)01001401018
 Japan (Ohmiya) 00020010205
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Stöckli)1021301XXX8
 Ireland (Dryburgh) 0200000XXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Germany (Stock)02010100116
 Denmark (Schmidt) 10102030007
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 01002102017
 United States (Fenson)00110020105

Draw 16

April 6, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Scotland (Murdoch) 11100011016
 Switzerland (Stöckli)00000200002
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin)01101001004
 Norway (Ulsrud) 10010010025
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Ménard) 10200101016
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi)01010000204
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Sweden (Carlsén)02301002XX8
 Germany (Stock) 10010010XX3

Draw 17

April 7, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson) 10300200006
 Canada (Ménard)03021002019
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 10010203108
 Sweden (Carlsén)00102000025
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Ireland (Dryburgh)10010200116
 Scotland (Murdoch) 03002011007
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Japan (Ohmiya) 000202000206
 Australia (Millikin)000020211017

Playoffs

Brackets

Page playoffsSemifinalFinal
1  Scotland22  Canada4
2  Canada81  Scotland7
1  Scotland6
3  Norway4
3  Norway8
4  United States5

1 vs. 2 game

April 7, 14:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Scotland (Murdoch) 000101XXXX2
 Canada (Ménard)131030XXXX8
Player percentages
 Scotland  Canada
Euan Byers85%Maxime Elmaleh85%
Warwick Smith80%Éric Sylvain89%
Ewan MacDonald53%François Roberge83%
David Murdoch52%Jean-Michel Ménard89%
Total67%Total86%

3 vs. 4 game

April 7, 19:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 03003001018
 United States (Fenson)00020200105
Player percentages
 Norway  United States
Jan Thoresen79%John Shuster95%
Thomas Due83%Joseph Polo90%
Torger Nergård85%Shawn Rojeski79%
Thomas Ulsrud87%Pete Fenson76%
Total84%Total85%

Semi-final

April 8, 13:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Scotland (Murdoch) 01002010026
 Norway (Ulsrud)00210000104
Player percentages
 Scotland  Norway
Euan Byers74%Jan Thoresen75%
Warwick Smith73%Thomas Due68%
Ewan MacDonald68%Torger Nergård69%
David Murdoch75%Thomas Ulsrud68%
Total73%Total70%

Final

April 9, 12:30

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Ménard)01010200004
 Scotland (Murdoch) 10102000217
Player percentages
 Scotland  Canada
Euan Byers81%Maxime Elmaleh85%
Warwick Smith82%Éric Sylvain76%
Ewan MacDonald86%François Roberge72%
David Murdoch87%Jean-Michel Ménard76%
Total84%Total77%
2006 Ford World Curling Championship

Scotland
4th title

Round robin player percentages

Leads%Seconds%Thirds%Skips%
Maxime Elmaleh89 Warwick Smith86 Ewan MacDonald86 David Murdoch87
Joel Ostrowski84 Joe Polo86 Markku Uusipaavalniemi85 Thomas Ulsrud84
Simon Strübin84 Eric Sylvain84 Niklas Edin83 Jean-Michel Ménard82
John Shuster84 Marcus Hasselborg84 Claudio Pescia81 Nils Carlsén82
Euan Byers82 Pascal Sieber82 Shawn Rojeski81 Pete Fenson80

References

General
  • "World Men's Curling Championship 2006". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
Specific