1999 World Men's Curling Championship Explained

1999 World Men's Curling Championship
Host City:Saint John, New Brunswick
Arena:Harbour Station
Dates:April 3–11, 1999
Attendance:96,429 (combined men's and women's)[1]
Curling Club:Inverness Curling Club
Skip:Hammy McMillan
Third:Warwick Smith
Second:Ewan MacDonald
Lead:Peter Loudon
Alternate:Gordon Muirhead
Finalist: (Jeff Stoughton)
Prev:1998
Next:2000

The 1999 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 1999 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick from April 3–11, 1999.

Teams

Charleswood CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Skip: Jeff Stoughton
Third: Jon Mead
Second: Garry Vandenberghe
Lead: Doug Armstrong
Alternate: Steve Gould
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Skip: Ulrik Schmidt
Third: Lasse Lavrsen
Second: Brian Hansen
Lead: Carsten Svensgaard
Alternate: Frants Gufler
Vierumäki CR, Vierumäki
Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Wille Mäkelä
Second: Tommi Häti
Lead: Jari Laukkanen
Alternate: Raimo Lind
Füssen CC, Füssen
Skip: Andy Kapp
Third: Uli Kapp
Second: Oliver Axnick
Lead: Holger Höhne
Alternate: Sebastian Linkemann
Ranfurly CC, Ranfurly
Skip: Sean Becker
Third: Hans Frauenlob
Second: Jim Allan
Lead: Lorne De Pape
Alternate: Darren Carson
Stabekk CC, Oslo
Skip: Pål Trulsen
Third: Lars Vågberg
Second: Flemming Davanger
Lead: Bent Ånund Ramsfjell
Alternate: Thomas Ulsrud
Inverness CC, Inverness
Skip: Hammy McMillan
Third: Warwick Smith
Second: Ewan MacDonald
Lead: Peter Loudon
Alternate: Gordon Muirhead
Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall
Skip: Per Carlsén
Third: Mikael Norberg
Second: Tommy Olin
Lead: Niklas Berggren
Alternate: Jan Strandlund
St. Paul CC, St. Paul
Skip: Tim Somerville
Third: Don Barcome Jr.
Second: Myles Brundidge
Lead: John Gordon
Alternate: Mark Haluptzok

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreaker
Country SkipWL
8 1
6 3
6 3
5 4
5 4
5 4
4 5
4 5
2 7
0 9

Round-robin results

Draw 9

Playoffs

Final

In the final end, Hammy McMillan made a draw to the 4-foot against two Canadian stones to secure the win.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: For Canada, second isn't good enough. April 13, 1999. 46. Toronto Star. March 14, 2024.