| 2007 World Men's Curling Championship | |
| Host City: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Arena: | Rexall Place |
| Dates: | March 31 – April 8, 2007 |
| Attendance: | 184,970 |
| Curling Club: | Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater |
| Skip: | Glenn Howard |
| Third: | Richard Hart |
| Second: | Brent Laing |
| Lead: | Craig Savill |
| Alternate: | Steve Bice |
| Coach: | Scott Taylor |
| Finalist: | (Andy Kapp) |
| Prev: | 2006 |
| Next: | 2008 |
The 2007 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from March 31 to April 8. Team Canada skipped by Glenn Howard won the gold medal over Germany's Andy Kapp by a score of 8-3. This was Howard's third world championship, and his first as skip. Kapp claimed the silver for the second time in his career, and Team USA (skipped by Todd Birr) won the bronze medal, the first medal for the USA at the men's world championship since 1993.
The total attendance for the event was 184,970, a world championship record.[1]
| Australia Curling Club Fourth: Ian Palangio Skip: Hugh Millikin* Second: Sean Hall Lead: Mike Woloschuk Alternate: David Imlah (*Throws third rocks) | Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater Skip: Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Steve Bice | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Johnny Frederiksen Third: Lars Vilandt Second: Bo Jensen Lead: Kenneth Hertsdahl Alternate: Ivan Frederiksen | |
| Oulunkylän Curlinghalli, Helsinki Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Kalle Kiiskinen Second: Jani Sullanmaa Lead: Teemu Salo Alternate: Jari Rouvinen | Chamonix CC, Chamonix Skip: Thomas Dufour Third: Tony Angiboust Second: Jan Ducroz Lead: Richard Ducroz Alternate: Rafi Mathieu | CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Andy Kapp Third: Uli Kapp Second: Andreas Lang Lead: Andreas Kempf Alternate: Holger Höhne | |
| Gangwon Docheong, Chuncheon Skip: Lee Jae-ho Third: Beak Jong-chul Second: Yang Se-young Lead: Kwon Young-il Alternate: Park Kwon-il | Snarøen CC, Bærum Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Thomas Due Lead: Jan Thoresen Alternate: Thomas Løvold | Perth CC, Perth Skip: Warwick Smith Third: Craig Wilson Second: David Smith Lead: Ross Hepburn Alternate: Ewan MacDonald | |
| Östersunds CK, Östersund Skip: Peja Lindholm Third: James Dryburgh Second: Viktor Kjäll Lead: Anders Eriksson Alternate: Magnus Swartling | CC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen Skip: Ralph Stöckli Third: Jan Hauser Second: Markus Eggler Lead: Simon Strübin Alternate: Andreas Schwaller | Caledonian CC, Mankato & Appleton CC, Appleton Skip: Todd Birr Third: Bill Todhunter Second: Greg Johnson Lead: Kevin Birr Alternate: Zach Jacobson |
Final round-robin standings
| Key | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | ||
| Teams to Tiebreaker | ||
| Country | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Howard | 10 | 1 | 93 | 40 | 51 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 91% | |
| Todd Birr | 8 | 3 | 69 | 57 | 49 | 36 | 22 | 16 | 83% | |
| Ralph Stöckli | 7 | 4 | 73 | 65 | 44 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 84% | |
| 6 | 5 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 11 | 14 | 83% | ||
| Peja Lindholm | 6 | 5 | 66 | 64 | 43 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 81% | |
| Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 6 | 5 | 72 | 61 | 41 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 83% | |
| 6 | 5 | 71 | 74 | 41 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 77% | ||
| Thomas Ulsrud | 4 | 7 | 61 | 69 | 46 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 84% | |
| 4 | 7 | 59 | 69 | 40 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 83% | ||
| 4 | 7 | 66 | 74 | 45 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 80% | ||
| 4 | 7 | 56 | 85 | 38 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 78% | ||
| Lee Jae-ho | 1 | 10 | 44 | 79 | 29 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 79% | |
March 31, 12:30
March 31, 18:00
April 1, 08:30
April 1, 13:00
April 1, 19:30
April 2, 08:30
April 2, 13:00
April 2, 18:00
April 3, 08:30
April 3, 13:00
April 3, 18:00
April 4, 08:30
April 4, 13:00
April 4, 19:30
April 5, 08:30
April 5, 13:00
April 5, 18:00
April 6, 9:00
| Player Percentages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84% | 83% | |||
| 74% | 74% | |||
| 81% | 75% | |||
| 83% | 84% | |||
| Total | 80% | Total | 79% |
| Player Percentages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88% | 88% | |||
| 64% | 80% | |||
| 94% | 75% | |||
| 88% | 76% | |||
| Total | 83% | Total | 80% |
April 6, 14:00
| Player Percentages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88% | 89% | |||
| 89% | 88% | |||
| 88% | 83% | |||
| 89% | 75% | |||
| Total | 88% | Total | 84% |
April 6, 21:30
| Player Percentages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92% | 85% | |||
| 75% | 86% | |||
| 88% | 95% | |||
| 92% | 53% | |||
| Total | 87% | Total | 79% |
April 6, 21:30
| Player Percentages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91% | 90% | |||
| 90% | 91% | |||
| 85% | 90% | |||
| 84% | 90% | |||
| Total | 88% | Total | 90% |
April 7, 10:30
| Player Percentages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80% | 89% | |||
| 91% | 84% | |||
| 78% | 89% | |||
| 73% | 85% | |||
| Total | 80% | Total | 87% |
April 8, 11:30
| Player Percentages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92% | 91% | |||
| 86% | 78% | |||
| 98% | 72% | |||
| 98% | 80% | |||
| Total | 94% | Total | 80% |
| Leads | % | Seconds | % | Thirds | % | Skips | % | |
| 92 | 90 | 91 | 91 | |||||
| 91 | 85 | 85 | 87 | |||||
| 88 | 85 | 84 | 85 | |||||
| 88 | 84 | 83 | 82 | |||||
| 87 | 83 | 83 | 81 |