2016 World Men's Curling Championship

The 2016 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 2 to 10 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

2016 World Men's Curling Championship
Host cityBasel, Switzerland
ArenaSt. Jakobshalle
DatesApril 2–10, 2016
Winner Canada
Curling clubThe Glencoe Club, Calgary
SkipKevin Koe
ThirdMarc Kennedy
SecondBrent Laing
LeadBen Hebert
AlternateScott Pfeifer
CoachJohn Dunn
Finalist Denmark (Rasmus Stjerne)
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Canada, skipped by Kevin Koe, won its first World Men's Championship in four years defeating the Rasmus Stjerne rink from Denmark in the final, 5–3. The ninth end marked the turning point in the game after Stjerne just missed a double runback raise, leaving Koe with an open draw for two. In the 10th end, Canada third Marc Kennedy made a runback double takeout that dashed any chance for the Danes to come back. Stjerne froze his last rock of the game, but Koe was able to pick it out for the win. It was the first time Denmark had made it to the World Men's finals. The U.S. (John Shuster) won the bronze medal, beating Japan (Yusuke Morozumi) 8–6 in the third place game.[1]

Qualification

The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship:

Teams

 Canada  Denmark  Finland
The Glencoe Club, Calgary

Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: Brent Laing
Lead: Ben Hebert
Alternate: Scott Pfeifer

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Rasmus Stjerne
Third: Johnny Frederiksen
Second: Mikkel Poulsen
Lead: Troels Harry
Alternate: Oliver Dupont

Kisakallio CC, Lohja

Skip: Aku Kauste
Third: Kasper Hakunti
Second: Pauli Jäämies
Lead: Janne Pitko
Alternate: Kalle Kiiskinen

 Germany  Norway  Japan
Baden Hills G&CC, Rheinmünster

Skip: Alexander Baumann
Third: Manuel Walter
Second: Marc Muskatewitz
Lead: Sebastian Schweizer
Alternate: Daniel Rothballer

Snarøen CC, Oslo

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

Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa

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

 Russia  Scotland  South Korea
Adamant CC, Saint Petersburg

Skip: Alexey Tselousov
Third: Artyom Shmakov
Second: Roman Kutuzov
Lead: Alexey Timofeev
Alternate: Aleksandr Kozyrev

Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen

Skip: Tom Brewster
Third: Glen Muirhead
Second: Ross Paterson
Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr.
Alternate: Scott Andrews

Gangwon Curling, Gangwon Province

Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk
Third: Kim Tae-hwan
Second: Park Jong-duk
Lead: Nam Yoon-ho
Alternate: Yoo Min-hyeon

 Sweden  Switzerland  United States[2]
Karlstads CK, Karlstad

Skip: Niklas Edin
Third: Oskar Eriksson
Second: Kristian Lindström
Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
Alternate: Henrik Leek

CC Adelboden, Adelboden

Skip: Sven Michel
Third: Marc Pfister
Second: Enrico Pfister
Lead: Simon Gempeler
Alternate: Raphael Märki

Duluth CC, Duluth

Skip: John Shuster
Third: Tyler George
Second: Matt Hamilton
Lead: John Landsteiner
Alternate: Kroy Nernberger

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
LocaleSkipWLPFPAEnds
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
 CanadaKevin Koe10181424729231288%
 DenmarkRasmus Stjerne8382565036151384%
 JapanYusuke Morozumi836959403918885%
 United StatesJohn Shuster838167474411983%
 NorwayThomas Ulsrud747056424116885%
 SwedenNiklas Edin656460444019986%
 ScotlandTom Brewster566660393633786%
 FinlandAku Kauste5667644638111182%
 SwitzerlandSven Michel476774394517681%
 RussiaAlexey Tselousov294383314616478%
 South KoreaKim Soo-hyuk295786365212379%
 GermanyAlexander Baumann1104080294419377%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Draw 1

Saturday, April 2, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin)10201020028
 Japan (Morozumi) 01020002005
Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim)00100020XX3
 Scotland (Brewster) 02002302XX9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 20020043XX11
 Russia (Tselousov)02001000XX3
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Germany (Baumann) 00101000XX2
 Switzerland (Michel)11030201XX8

Draw 2

Saturday, April 2, 19:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Russia (Tselousov)030020100219
 South Korea (Kim) 201102002008
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)00001000XX1
 Denmark (Stjerne) 20100112XX7
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 101011003X7
 Finland (Kauste)010100010X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 02000000103
 Scotland (Brewster)10200011016

Draw 3

Sunday, April 3, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Michel) 200100020X5
 Sweden (Edin)011022003X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Germany (Baumann) 10000101XX3
 Japan (Morozumi)03013010XX8

Draw 4

Sunday, April 3, 14:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) 030110020108
 Canada (Koe)1010022020311
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Scotland (Brewster)001010103X6
 Russia (Tselousov) 010403010X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 20201010006
 Norway (Ulsrud)04010102019
Sheet D12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)02010200027
 Finland (Kauste) 10102010005

Draw 5

Sunday, April 3, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 102040020X9
 Switzerland (Michel)020201001X6
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Canada (Koe) 2010020202110
 United States (Shuster)020020203009
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Finland (Kauste)0001010XXX2
 Denmark (Stjerne) 0210303XXX9
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin) 02012010208
 Germany (Baumann)00100102004

Draw 6

Monday, April 4, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Germany (Baumann) 101000XXXX2
 Norway (Ulsrud)020213XXXX8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Michel) 303042XXXX12
 South Korea (Kim)020200XXXX4
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Sweden (Edin) 000001011014
 Russia (Tselousov)000100100103
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi)00102000216
 Scotland (Brewster) 01000040005

Draw 7

Monday, April 4, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim)02010000104
 Finland (Kauste) 10101011016
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 20010103018
 Denmark (Stjerne)01001020206
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Scotland (Brewster)002010000X3
 Canada (Koe) 020100002X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Russia (Tselousov)020110200X6
 United States (Shuster) 202002012X9

Draw 8

Monday, April 4, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)030401XXXX8
 Sweden (Edin) 101010XXXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 012510XXXX9
 Japan (Morozumi)000002XXXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) 2200032XXX9
 Germany (Baumann)0010000XXX1
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Finland (Kauste) 102010211412
 Switzerland (Michel)02030100006

Draw 9

Tuesday, April 5, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) 10101021017
 Japan (Morozumi)01020200005
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Finland (Kauste) 101103011X8
 Sweden (Edin)020010300X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster) 200202021X9
 Switzerland (Michel)022010200X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 003002001X6
 Germany (Baumann)000200010X3

Draw 10

Tuesday, April 5, 14:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Switzerland (Michel) 000020020015
 Scotland (Brewster)000102000104
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Germany (Baumann)01101103XX7
 Russia (Tselousov) 00010010XX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 001020102X6
 South Korea (Kim)000100020X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin)100201000X4
 Norway (Ulsrud) 002010111X6

Draw 11

Tuesday, April 5, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Russia (Tselousov)01000010XX2
 Canada (Koe) 20110003XX7
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Scotland (Brewster)020020010207
 United States (Shuster) 202000102029
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)020100301X7
 Finland (Kauste) 101001020X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 10020100228
 Denmark (Stjerne)01101002005

Draw 12

Wednesday, April 6, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)00001200XX3
 United States (Shuster) 12110021XX8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0100010XXX2
 Canada (Koe)1031103XXX9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Russia (Tselousov)001000XXXX1
 Denmark (Stjerne) 030204XXXX9
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Scotland (Brewster) 01021003XX7
 Finland (Kauste)00200010XX3

Draw 13

Wednesday, April 6, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Finland (Kauste)110304XXXX9
 Germany (Baumann) 000010XXXX1
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Denmark (Stjerne)010100202017
 Switzerland (Michel) 001001020206
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Canada (Koe) 000001010103
 Sweden (Edin)000000102014
Sheet D12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)00201020207
 Japan (Morozumi) 01020202018

Draw 14

Wednesday, April 6, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin) 220101001X7
 South Korea (Kim)001020010X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi)00100021026
 Norway (Ulsrud) 10000100204
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Germany (Baumann)003000020106
 Scotland (Brewster) 210001002017
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Michel) 010220100X6
 Russia (Tselousov)001001010X3

Draw 15

Thursday, April 7, 9:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Scotland (Brewster)003001002006
 Denmark (Stjerne) 010020200117
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Russia (Tselousov)01101000XX3
 Finland (Kauste) 20030022XX9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim)02021010006
 United States (Shuster) 20100201118
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Norway (Ulsrud)020100010X4
 Canada (Koe) 102000201X6

Draw 16

Thursday, April 7, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi)102202XXXX7
 Russia (Tselousov) 010010XXXX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Edin)01020010004
 Scotland (Brewster) 00102000036
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Michel)00200100104
 Norway (Ulsrud) 01022001017
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Germany (Baumann) 20010100206
 South Korea (Kim)00204002019

Draw 17

Thursday, April 7, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 020100203X8
 Switzerland (Michel)000001010X2
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Shuster)00020101026
 Germany (Baumann) 20000020105
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Finland (Kauste) 010101020X5
 Japan (Morozumi)001030201X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Denmark (Stjerne)02020101028
 Sweden (Edin) 10202010107

Playoffs

Bronze medal game
   
3  Japan6
4  United States8

1 vs. 2

Friday, April 8, 19:00

Team12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 101000300X5
 Denmark (Stjerne)010010001X3
Player percentages
 Canada  Denmark
Ben Hebert90%Troels Harry91%
Brent Laing94%Mikkel Poulsen83%
Marc Kennedy90%Johnny Frederiksen78%
Kevin Koe83%Rasmus Stjerne75%
Total89%Total82%

3 vs. 4

Saturday, April 9, 14:00

Team12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 01100100104
 United States (Shuster)10000003015
Player percentages
 Japan  United States
Kosuke Morozumi84%John Landsteiner83%
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi94%Matt Hamilton85%
Tetsuro Shimizu80%Tyler George80%
Yusuke Morozumi69%John Shuster78%
Total82%Total81%

Semifinal

Saturday, April 9, 19:00

Team12345678910Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) 20303001XX9
 United States (Shuster)00020010XX3
Player percentages
 Denmark  United States
Troels Harry85%John Landsteiner85%
Mikkel Poulsen88%Matt Hamilton80%
Johnny Frederiksen94%Tyler George81%
Rasmus Stjerne81%John Shuster70%
Total87%Total79%

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 10, 10:00

Team12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi)00202020006
 United States (Shuster) 31010101018
Player percentages
 Japan  United States
Kosuke Morozumi90%John Landsteiner73%
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi90%Matt Hamilton89%
Tetsuro Shimizu91%Tyler George90%
Yusuke Morozumi68%John Shuster84%
Total85%Total84%

Final

Sunday, April 10, 15:00

Team12345678910Final
 Canada (Koe) 100020002X5
 Denmark (Stjerne)002001000X3
Player percentages
 Canada  Denmark
Ben Hebert95%Troels Harry93%
Brent Laing91%Mikkel Poulsen89%
Marc Kennedy91%Johnny Frederiksen79%
Kevin Koe91%Rasmus Stjerne88%
Total92%Total87%
2016 World Men's Curling Championship winner

Canada
35th title

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round robin only

Leads%
Christoffer Sundgren89
Hammy McMillan Jr.88
Håvard Vad Petersson88
Simon Gempeler87
Troels Harry86
Seconds%
Brent Laing88
Ross Paterson87
Kristian Lindström86
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi86
Matt Hamilton84
Thirds%
Marc Kennedy88
Torger Nergård88
Oskar Eriksson86
Johnny Frederiksen85
Tetsuro Shimizu85
Skips%
Kevin Koe90
Rasmus Stjerne87
Tom Brewster85
Thomas Ulsrud84
Yusuke Morozumi84

References

General
  • "2016 World Men's Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
Specific