2014 World Men's Curling Championship

The 2014 World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 29 to April 6 at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.[1][2]

2014 World Men's Curling Championship
2014 World Men's Curling Championship
Host cityBeijing, China
ArenaCapital Indoor Stadium
DatesMarch 29 – April 6, 2014
Winner Norway
Curling clubSnarøen CC, Oslo
SkipThomas Ulsrud
ThirdTorger Nergård
SecondChristoffer Svae
LeadHåvard Vad Petersson
AlternateMarkus Høiberg
CoachPål Trulsen
Finalist Sweden (Oskar Eriksson)
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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:

Teams

 Canada  China  Czech Republic
Glencoe CC, Calgary

Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: Pat Simmons
Second: Carter Rycroft
Lead: Nolan Thiessen
Alternate: Jamie King

Harbin CC, Harbin

Skip: Liu Rui
Third: Xu Xiaoming
Second: Ba Dexin
Lead: Zang Jialiang
Alternate: Zou Dejia

Brno CK, Brno

Skip: Jiří Snítil
Third: Martin Snítil
Second: Jindřich Kitzberger
Lead: Jakub Bareš
Alternate: Marek Vydra

 Denmark  Germany[3]  Japan
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Rasmus Stjerne
Third: Johnny Frederiksen
Second: Lars Vilandt
Lead: Troels Harry
Alternate: Oliver Dupont

CC Hamburg, Hamburg

Fourth: Felix Schulze
Skip: John Jahr
Second: Christopher Bartsch
Lead: Sven Goldemann
Alternate: Peter Rickmers

Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa

Skip: Yusuke Morozumi
Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Second: Tetsuro Shimizu
Lead: Kosuke Morozumi

 Norway  Russia  Scotland
Snarøen CC, Oslo

Skip: Thomas Ulsrud
Third: Torger Nergård
Second: Christoffer Svae
Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson
Alternate: Markus Høiberg

Moskvitch 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 Muirhead

 Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Lits CC, Lit

Skip: Oskar Eriksson
Third: Kristian Lindström
Second: Markus Eriksson
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
Alternate: Gustav Eskilsson

CC Genève, Geneva

Fourth: Benoît Schwarz
Skip: Peter de Cruz
Second: Dominik Märki
Lead: Valentin Tanner
Alternate: Claudio Pätz

Bemidji CC, Bemidji

Skip: Pete Fenson
Third: Shawn Rojeski
Second: Joe Polo
Lead: Ryan Brunt
Alternate: Jared Zezel

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreaker
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
 NorwayThomas Ulsrud10182475138121386%
 CanadaKevin Koe838058494361584%
 SwitzerlandPeter de Cruz7479684844171180%
 SwedenOskar Eriksson7472574641151581%
 JapanYusuke Morozumi7474704545101282%
 ChinaLiu Rui656767454319982%
 Czech RepublicJiří Snítil6571734345171078%
 GermanyJohn Jahr567375464391178%
 ScotlandEwan MacDonald386484454991078%
 United StatesPete Fenson3861764348161181%
 RussiaEvgeny Arkhipov295584384910778%
 DenmarkRasmus Stjerne295473415012678%

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Saturday, March 29, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 20010100217
 Russia (Arkhipov)02001032008
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson) 10020200207
 Czech Republic (Snítil)01003003029
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Germany (Jahr)102020033X11
 China (Liu) 020201000X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Scotland (MacDonald)01010101XX4
 Sweden (Eriksson) 30201020XX8

Draw 2

Saturday, March 29, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Denmark (Stjerne)010000101X3
 Canada (Koe) 102110010X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Russia (Arkhipov) 01010102005
 Germany (Jahr)10201010229
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 02011010218
 United States (Fenson)30100002006
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)01010402019
 Japan (Morozumi) 00101020105

Draw 3

Sunday, March 30, 9:00

Sheet B1234567891011Final
 China (Liu) 1020030020311
 Scotland (MacDonald)010100130208
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 200221101X9
 Czech Republic (Snítil)021000010X4

Draw 4

Sunday, March 30, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Eriksson)02001002005
 Germany (Jahr) 10110200027
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 10100310129
 Canada (Koe)02012001006
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Denmark (Stjerne)00101010XX3
 Norway (Ulsrud) 21020201XX8
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 United States (Fenson) 100200020016
 Russia (Arkhipov)010000201105

Draw 5

Sunday, March 30, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Snítil)001100210X5
 Norway (Ulsrud) 130040001X9
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) 000020002105
 Switzerland (de Cruz)020100020016
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 201012003X9
 Scotland (MacDonald)010100020X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
 China (Liu) 10110010206
 Canada (Koe)01002302019

Draw 6

Monday, March 31, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson)21000011005
 Japan (Morozumi) 00021100239
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 210010101X6
 Sweden (Eriksson)001001010X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe)1111005XXX9
 Russia (Arkhipov) 0000010XXX1
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Denmark (Stjerne)040410XXXX9
 Germany (Jahr) 102001XXXX4

Draw 7

Monday, March 31, 14:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Russia (Arkhipov)100100020206
 Sweden (Eriksson) 021002001017
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Snítil)00100030105
 China (Liu) 02020100016
Sheet C12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson) 10302110XX8
 Germany (Jahr)01010001XX3
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 300301101009
 Scotland (MacDonald)0200200203110

Draw 8

Monday, March 31, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)00011020015
 China (Liu) 00100002003
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 2022002XXX8
 Japan (Morozumi)0100020XXX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Scotland (MacDonald) 02102000106
 Denmark (Stjerne)00020201027
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe)010202014X10
 Czech Republic (Snítil) 202020000X6

Draw 9

Tuesday, April 1, 9:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Germany (Jahr)010101020106
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 100010301017
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson)02011001016
 Scotland (MacDonald) 10200110308
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Snítil) 00010002115
 Sweden (Eriksson)00000120003
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Russia (Arkhipov) 01001010104
 China (Liu)10010101015

Draw 10

Tuesday, April 1, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe)020110201X7
 United States (Fenson) 101001010X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 0210204XXX9
 Denmark (Stjerne)1001020XXX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Russia (Arkhipov)03010001117
 Japan (Morozumi) 20103110008
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Germany (Jahr)020201001017
 Norway (Ulsrud) 201010010106

Draw 11

Tuesday, April 1, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Snítil)02001002016
 Scotland (MacDonald) 00110100205
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 100201010X5
 Norway (Ulsrud)031010103X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 China (Liu)00202002006
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 02020210007
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 0200204XXX8
 Denmark (Stjerne)0010010XXX2

Draw 12

Wednesday, April 2, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 China (Liu) 210002010X6
 Denmark (Stjerne)001100101X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi)11002001027
 Czech Republic (Snítil) 00100110205
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)111000102X6
 Scotland (MacDonald) 000111010X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 110002202X8
 Switzerland (de Cruz)000110020X4

Draw 13

Wednesday, April 2, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 02000302018
 Sweden (Eriksson)00310010106
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Scotland (MacDonald) 102102100X7
 Russia (Arkhipov)020010002X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Germany (Jahr)020010100X4
 Czech Republic (Snítil) 301100021X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
 China (Liu) 001213001X8
 United States (Fenson)000000310X4

Draw 14

Wednesday, April 2, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi)00020220028
 Germany (Jahr) 02002001207
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) 201000010105
 United States (Fenson)000011102016
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 110111001X6
 Canada (Koe)001000010X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 305102XXXX11
 Russia (Arkhipov)010010XXXX2

Draw 15

Thursday, April 3, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 United States (Fenson) 100200100X4
 Norway (Ulsrud)030002010X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Germany (Jahr)0010310XXX5
 Canada (Koe) 1404002XXX11
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) 10101010105
 Russia (Arkhipov)01010101026
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Sweden (Eriksson)10300223XX11
 Japan (Morozumi) 01012000XX4

Draw 16

Thursday, April 3, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Scotland (MacDonald)01001020105
 Canada (Koe) 10010202017
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 110021001017
 Switzerland (de Cruz)000100210206
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi)000101020X4
 China (Liu) 210010101X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Snítil) 20020201018
 Denmark (Stjerne)02002010207

Draw 17

Thursday, April 3, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Russia (Arkhipov)001102020X6
 Czech Republic (Snítil) 230000104X10
Sheet B12345678910Final
 China (Liu) 10000100215
 Sweden (Eriksson)02012001006
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 00200302018
 United States (Fenson)00011010205
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Scotland (MacDonald) 0100200XXX3
 Germany (Jahr)1050022XXX10

Tiebreaker

Friday, April 4, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 20102030008
 Japan (Morozumi)02010101117
Player percentages
 Sweden  Japan
Christoffer Sundgren80%Kosuke Morozumi74%
Markus Eriksson86%Tetsuro Shimizu74%
Kristian Lindström88%Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi64%
Oskar Eriksson74%Yusuke Morozumi78%
Total82%Total72%

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1  Norway31  Norway8
2  Canada24  Sweden3
2  Canada8
4  Sweden10
3  Switzerland2
4  Sweden5
Bronze medal game
   
2  Canada5
3  Switzerland7

1 vs. 2

Saturday, April 5, 11:00[4]

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 10000010013
 Canada (Koe)00010000102
Player percentages
 Norway  Canada
Håvard Vad Petersson66%Nolan Thiessen74%
Christoffer Svae79%Carter Rycroft81%
Torger Nergård83%Pat Simmons80%
Thomas Ulsrud91%Kevin Koe89%
Total80%Total81%

3 vs. 4

Friday, April 4, 19:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 100000100X2
 Sweden (Eriksson)020200001X5
Player percentages
 Switzerland  Sweden
Valentin Tanner89%Christoffer Sundgren82%
Dominik Märki86%Markus Eriksson90%
Peter de Cruz94%Kristian Lindström88%
Benoît Schwarz78%Oskar Eriksson89%
Total87%Total87%

Semifinal

Saturday, April 5, 16:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 20101021018
 Sweden (Eriksson)040103002010
Player percentages
 Canada  Sweden
Nolan Thiessen98%Christoffer Sundgren92%
Carter Rycroft84%Markus Eriksson95%
Pat Simmons91%Kristian Lindström85%
Kevin Koe83%Oskar Eriksson85%
Total89%Total89%

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 6, 10:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 00201001015
 Switzerland (de Cruz)11010200207
Player percentages
 Canada  Switzerland
Nolan Thiessen89%Valentin Tanner93%
Carter Rycroft85%Dominik Märki75%
Pat Simmons91%Peter de Cruz91%
Kevin Koe72%Benoît Schwarz80%
Total84%Total85%

Final

Sunday, April 6, 15:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 11210102XX8
 Sweden (Eriksson)00001020XX3
Player percentages
 Norway  Sweden
Håvard Vad Petersson79%Christoffer Sundgren92%
Christoffer Svae81%Markus Eriksson86%
Torger Nergård91%Kristian Lindström84%
Thomas Ulsrud84%Oskar Eriksson56%
Total84%Total80%
2014 World Men's Curling Championship winner

Norway
4th title

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round robin only

Leads%
Nolan Thiessen87
Håvard Vad Petersson86
Zang Jialiang86
Ryan Brunt86
Christoffer Sundgren84
Seconds%
Carter Rycroft86
Christoffer Svae84
Joe Polo84
Tetsuro Shimizu83
Ba Dexin82
Thirds%
Torger Nergård88
Pat Simmons84
Johnny Frederiksen82
Xu Xiaoming82
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi82
Skips%
Thomas Ulsrud89
Kevin Koe84
Oskar Eriksson80
Felix Schulze (Fourth)79
Yusuke Morozumi79

References

General
  • Results from the World Curling Federation
  • "2014 World Men's Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
Specific

External links