2005 FORD WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

The '2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship' was held from April 2 - 10 at the new Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. The tournament was the first since the 1988 event that was held separately from the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship (held in Paisley, Scotland in March 2005). The winner was Randy Ferbey and his team from Canada. Ferbey won his fourth world championship, the rest of his team won their third. As a country, it was Canada's 29th World Championship. Scotland won silver, and Germany bronze.

Contents

Teams

Standings

Results

Tie-breakers

Playoffs

Player Percentages

External links

Teams

One reason for the separation of the men's and women's tournaments was to allow for an expansion from 10 to 12 teams. This expansion was deemed appropriate because more countries are now producing competitive rinks, particularly in Europe but also including Japan and even New Zealand. Teams included 3 time World Champion Randy Ferbey of Canada, 2002 Silver medalist Pål Trulsen of Norway, 2001 Silver medalist Andreas Schwaller of Switzerland, 1997 Silver medalist Andy Kapp of Germany, 2 time World bronze medalist Markku Uusipaavalniemi of Finland, 1993 bronze medalist Pete Fenson of the United States, 7 time World Championship participant Hugh Millikin of Australia, 3 time participant Sean Becker of New Zealand, 2 time participant Johnny Frederiksen of Denmark and making their first appearances were Stefano Ferronato's team from Italy, David Murdoch's team from Scotland and Eric Carlsén's team from Sweden.

''Sydney Harbour CC'' 'Skip:' Hugh Millikin ★ 'Fourth:' Ian Palangio 'Second:' John Theriault 'Lead:' Stephen Johns 'Alternate:' Stephen Hewitt ( ★ Throws third rocks)	''Granite CC, Edmonton'' 'Skip:' Randy Ferbey ★ 'Fourth:' David Nedohin 'Second:' Scott Pfeifer 'Lead:' Marcel Rocque 'Alternate:' Dan Holowaychuk ( ★ Throws third rocks)	''Hvidovre CC'' 'Skip:' Johnny Frederiksen 'Third:' Lars Vilandt 'Second:' Kenneth Hertsdahl 'Lead:' Bo Jensen 'Alternate:' Ivan Frederiksen
''Oulunkylä Curlinghalli, Helsinki'''Skip:' Markku Uusipaavalniemi 'Third:' Wille Mäkelä 'Second:' Kalle Kiiskinen 'Lead:' Teemu Salo 'Alternate:' Perttu Piilo	''CC Füssen'''Skip:' Andy Kapp 'Third:' Uli Kapp 'Second:' Oliver Axnick 'Lead:' Holger Höhne 'Alternate:' Andreas Kempf	''CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo'' 'Skip:' Stefano Ferronato 'Third:' Fabio Alvera 'Second:' Marco Mariani 'Lead:' Alessandro Zisa 'Alternate:' Joel Retornaz
''Ranfurly CC'''Skip:' Sean Becker 'Third:' Hans Frauenlob 'Second:' Dan Mustapic 'Lead:' Lorne De Pape 'Alternate:' Warren Dobson	''Stabekk CC, Oslo'''Skip:' Pål Trulsen 'Third:' Lars Vågberg 'Second:' Flemming Davanger 'Lead:' Bent Ånund Ramsfjell 'Alternate:' Niels Siggaard Andersen	''Lockerbie CC'' 'Skip:' David Murdoch 'Third:' Craig Wilson 'Second:' Neil Murdoch 'Lead:' Euan Byers 'Alternate:' Ewan MacDonald
''Härnösands CK, Härnösand'''Skip:' Eric Carlsén 'Third:' Andreas Prytz 'Second:' Daniel Prytz 'Lead:' Patric Håkansson 'Alternate:' Mathias Carlsson	''Baden Regio-Privera CC'''Skip:' Andreas Schwaller 'Third:' Markus Eggler 'Second:' Marco Ramstein 'Lead:' Christof Schwaller 'Alternate:' Stefan Karnusian	''Bemidji CC, Minnesota'''Skip:' Pete Fenson 'Third:' Shawn Rojeski 'Second:' Joe Polo 'Lead:' John Shuster 'Fifth:' Scott Baird

Standings

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
	David Murdoch	8	3	71	62	46	43	16	7	82%
	Andy Kapp	8	3	74	62	44	53	16	10	80%
	Pål Trulsen	8	3	81	55	46	39	17	11	83%
	Randy Ferbey	8	3	85	60	50	42	11	13	86%
	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	8	3	78	59	50	52	16	11	81%
	Pete Fenson	8	3	79	66	49	45	18	10	84%
	Andreas Schwaller	6	5	67	64	49	44	15	11	81%
	Sean Becker	5	6	62	71	47	53	15	5	80%
	Eric Carlsén	3	8	63	73	41	46	14	8	77%
	Hugh Millikin	2	9	60	78	45	49	14	9	78%
	Johnny Frederiksen	1	10	59	88	44	45	13	11	75%
	Stefano Ferronato	1	10	55	92	39	50	15	7	77%

To first break the massive 6-way tie at 8-3, the two teams with the best record against the other teams involved (Scotland and Germany) were given automatic playoff spots. The other teams were ranked based on their record against each other, or if that didn't break the tie, a draw to the button which occurred before the tournament began. These other four teams then played tie-breakers to determine the other 2 playoff spots.

Results

''All times Eastern Daylight Time''

'Draw 1' April 2, 14:00

★ '' 7-6

★ '' 8-5

★ '' 10-5

★ 2-7 ''
'Draw 2' April 2, 21:30

★ '' 10-5

★ '' 9-5

★ 5-7 ''

★ '' 6-5
'Draw 3' April 3, 12:30

★ 5-9 ''

★ 6-7 ''
'Draw 4' April 3, 17:00

★ 4-9 ''

★ 1-9 ''

★ '' 5-4

★ 5-6 ''
'Draw 5' April 3, 21:30

★ 5-6 ''

★ '' 8-5

★ '' 10-2

★ '' 7-6
'Draw 6' April 4, 12:00

★ 4-10 ''

★ 3-7 ''

★ '' 8-7

★ 2-10 ''
'Draw 7' April 4, 18:00

★ 6-9 ''

★ '' 7-5

★ 3-7 ''

★ '' 8-6
'Draw 8' April 4, 22:30

★ '' 7-5

★ '' 9-5

★ 4-10 ''

★ 4-9 ''
'Draw 9' April 5, 12:00

★ 4-5 '' (11)

★ 5-10 ''

★ '' 6-5 (11)

★ '' 12-6
'Draw 10' April 5, 18:00

★ '' 8-6

★ 4-9 ''

★ 7-8 ''

★ 5-6 '' (11)
'Draw 11' April 5, 22:30

★ 4-5 ''

★ 6-8 ''

★ 4-7 ''

★ 4-6 ''
'Draw 12' April 6, 12:00

★ 4-9 ''

★ 2-9 ''

★ '' 10-7

★ 4-5 '' (11)
'Draw 13' April 6, 18:00

★ '' 8-4

★ 5-7 '' (11)

★ '' 6-3

★ '' 6-5
'Draw 14' April 6, 22:30

★ '' 7-6 (11)

★ 6-8 ''

★ 5-6 ''

★ 3-7 ''
'Draw 15' April 7, 12:00

★ '' 11-7

★ '' 8-4

★ 3-9 ''

★ '' 8-5
'Draw 16' April 7, 18:00

★ 7-8 ''

★ '' 8-6 (11)

★ 6-7 ''

★ 7-8 ''
'Draw 17' April 7, 22:30

★ 6-8 ''

★ '' 8-5

★ '' 6-5

★ 6-10 ''

Tie-breakers

April 8, 12:00

Two tie-breaker games were played, with the two winners facing off in the 3-4 page playoff game.

'Team'	'1'	'2'	'3'	'4'	'5'	'6'	'7'	'8'	'9'	'10'	'Final'
(Trulsen)	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	2	'10'
(Fenson)	0	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	'6'

Player percentages:

★ Bent Ramsfjell 88% ★ Flemming Davanger 80% ★ Lars Vagberg 76% ★ Pål Trulsen 78% ★ 'TOTAL:' 80%	★ John Shuster 93% ★ Joe Polo 80% ★ Shawn Rojeski 68% ★ Pete Fenson 61% ★ 'TOTAL:' 75%

'Team'	'1'	'2'	'3'	'4'	'5'	'6'	'7'	'8'	'9'	'10'	'Final'
(Uusipaavalniemi)	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	X	'5'
(Ferbey)	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	3	0	X	'9'

Player percentages:

★ Teemu Salo 88% ★ Kalle Kiiskinen 68% ★ Wille Mäkelä 67% ★ Markku Uusipaavalniemi 67% ★ 'TOTAL:' 72%	★ Marcel Rocque 91% ★ Scott Pfeifer 89% ★ Randy Ferbey 89% ★ David Nedohin 82% ★ 'TOTAL:' 88%

Playoffs

For the first time ever, the World championships used the page playoff system where the top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.

Scotland

Germany

Norway

''(Clockwise from left: David Murdoch's Scottish rink, Andy Kapp's German rink, Randy Ferbey's Alberta (Canada) rink, and Pål Trulsen's Norwegian rink.)''


'3 vs. 4 game' April 8, 18:00
Canada steals one in the tenth end to win the 3-4 game, as Pål Trulsens last shot was a miss. Facing two Canada rocks in the house, Trulsen had a fairly easy double for a point, and the win. Instead, he only hit one giving up the point. With the win, Canada advances to the semi-final versus the loser of the 1-2 game.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final x- (Trulsen) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 '6' ' (Ferbey)' 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 '7'

Player percentages:

Bent Ramsfjell 88% Flemming Davanger 81% Lars Vagberg 88% Pål Trulsen 75% 'TOTAL:' 83%	Marcel Rocque 98% Scott Pfeifer 79% Randy Ferbey 85% David Nedohin 91% 'TOTAL:' 88%

'1 vs. 2 game' April 8, 22:30

A steal of one in the tenth end is not enough for the Germans, as Scotland comes away with an 8-7 victory to advance to the championship game. Germany must beat Canada in the semi-final if they want to join Scotland.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final x- (Kapp) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 '7' ' (Murdoch)' 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 '8'

Player percentages:

Holger Höhne 91% Oliver Axnick 89% Uli Kapp 70% Andy Kapp 79% 'TOTAL:' 82%	Euan Byers 73% Neil Murdoch 83% Craig Wilson 80% David Murdoch 81% 'TOTAL:' 79%

'Semi-final' April 9, 14:00

Faced with an easy hit to keep himself alive in the tenth and final end, German skip Andy Kapp flashes his last shot, giving Canada three points. Canadian fourth David Nedohin would not have to play his last shot, as the three points would be enough to give Canada the victory and a shot at the finals against Scotland.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final (Kapp) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 '6' x-' (Ferbey)' 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 '8'

Player percentages:

Andreas Kempf 84% Oliver Axnick 76% Uli Kapp 76% Andy Kapp 81% 'TOTAL:' 79%	Marcel Rocque 88% Scott Pfeifer 81% Randy Ferbey 86% David Nedohin 79% 'TOTAL:' 84%

'Final' April 10, 12:30

In the Final, Canada broke a record not once but twice, as they scored a record 5 points in an end in a final game at the world championships twice: In the third and seventh ends. This was too much for the David Murdoch foursome of Scotland to handle, as they shook hands after the eighth end.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final x- (Murdoch) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X '4' ' (Ferbey)' 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 X X '11'

Player percentages:

Euan Byers 86% Neil Murdoch 83% Craig Wilson 81% David Murdoch 67% 'TOTAL:' 79%	Marcel Rocque 93% Scott Pfeifer 84% Randy Ferbey 89% David Nedohin 95% 'TOTAL:' 90%

Player Percentages

''Round-robin, minimum 8 games''
'Leads'
#Marcel Rocque, 91%
#Christof Schwaller, 89%
#John Shuster, 88%
#Bent Ramsfjell, 87%
'Seconds'
#Joe Polo, 85%
#Scott Pfeifer, 83%
#Dan Mustapic, 83%
#Kalle Kiiskinen, 82%
#Flemming Davanger, 81%
#Marco Mariani, 81%
'Thirds'
#Randy Ferbey, 85%
#Shawn Rojeski, 82%
#Craig Wilson, 81%
#Uli Kapp, 81%
#Lars Vagberg, 80%
#Wille Mäkelä, 80%
'Skips'
#Pål Trulsen, 84%
#David Nedohin, 83%
#David Murdoch, 82%
#Pete Fenson, 81%
#Andreas Schwaller, 79%
#Ian Palangio, 79%

External links

★ Official site