2006 World Men's Curling Championship Explained

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.

Teams

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-RomualdSkip: 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
		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
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
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.

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
		9	2	82	54	55	40	10	23	86%
		8	3	77	63	52	44	13	13	83%
		7	4	75	61	48	44	16	13	79%
		7	4	67	55	43	40	23	13	82%
		6	5	80	63	43	46	15	9	83%
		6	5	68	59	47	39	15	18	81%
		6	5	71	66	41	39	14	10	78%
		5	6	68	70	42	46	13	9	79%
		5	6	66	74	47	45	18	12	77%
		4	7	41	62	33	38	18	8	72%
		2	9	40	64	33	46	14	3	72%
		1	10	47	84	38	54	15	6	76%

Round-robin results

Draw 1

April 1, 09:00

Draw 2

April 1, 16:00

Draw 3

April 2, 09:00

Draw 4

April 2, 14:00

Draw 5

April 2, 19:00

Draw 6

April 3, 09:00

Draw 7

April 3, 14:00

Draw 8

April 3, 19:00

Draw 9

April 4, 09:00

Draw 10

April 4, 14:00

Draw 11

April 4, 19:00

Draw 12

April 5, 09:00

Draw 13

April 5, 14:00

Draw 14

April 5, 19:00

Draw 15

April 6, 09:00

Draw 16

April 6, 14:00

Draw 17

April 7, 19:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 game

April 7, 14:00

Player percentages
	85%		85%
	80%		89%
	53%		83%
	52%		89%
Total	67%	Total	86%

3 vs. 4 game

April 7, 19:00

Player percentages
	79%		95%
	83%		90%
	85%		79%
	87%		76%
Total	84%	Total	85%

Semi-final

April 8, 13:00

Player percentages
	74%		75%
	73%		68%
	68%		69%
	75%		68%
Total	73%	Total	70%

Final

April 9, 12:30

Player percentages
	81%		85%
	82%		76%
	86%		72%
	87%		76%
Total	84%	Total	77%

Round robin player percentages

Leads	%	Seconds	%	Thirds	%	Skips	%
	89		86		86		87
	84		86		85		84
	84		84		83		82
	84		84		81		82
	82		82		81		80

References

General

• Web site: World Men's Curling Championship 2006 . . 2010-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120506141224/http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=226 . 2012-05-06 . dead.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: Finland Skip Sidelines With Wrist Injury . . 2006-04-01 . 2010-03-28.