2010 World Men's Curling Championship Explained

2010 World Men's Curling Championship
Size:	220
Host City:	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Arena:	Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio
Dates:	April 3–11, 2010
Winner:
Curling Club:	Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip:	Kevin Koe
Third:	Blake MacDonald
Second:	Carter Rycroft
Lead:	Nolan Thiessen
Alternate:	Jamie King
Coach:	John Dunn
Finalist:	(Torger Nergård)
Prev:	2009
Next:	2011

The 2010 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the Capital One World Men's Curling Championship 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 3–11, 2010 at the Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Qualification

• (Host country)
• (Defending champions)
• (Top Americas finisher from the 2009 World Championship)
• (Pacific champion)
• (Pacific runner-up)
• Six teams from the 2009 European Championship:
  • • • • • • • • • • • • American berth from the 2010 USA-Brazil Challenge

Teams

Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Koe Third: Blake MacDonald Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Nolan Thiessen Alternate: Jamie King	Harbin CC, Harbin Fourth: Liu Rui Third: Xu Xiaoming Skip: Wang Fengchun Lead: Zang Jialiang Alternate: Ba Dexin	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Fourth: Johnny Frederiksen Skip: Ulrik Schmidt Second: Bo Jensen Lead: Lars Vilandt Alternate: Mikkel Poulsen
Chamonix CC, Chamonix Skip: Thomas Dufour Third: Tony Angiboust Second: Jan Ducroz Lead: Richard Ducroz Alternate: Raphael Mathieu	CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Andy Kapp Third: Andreas Lang Second: Holger Höhne Lead: Andreas Kempf Alternate: Daniel Herberg	Trentino CC, Cembra Skip: Joel Retornaz Third: Silvio Zanotelli Second: Davide Zanotelli Lead: Julien Genre Alternate: Giorgio Da Rin
Kitami Curling Association Skip: Makoto Tsuruga Third: Yuki Sawamukai Second: Yusaku Shibaya Lead: Ryosuke Haneishi Alternate: Ryuya Ishigaki	Snarøen CK, Bærum Skip: Torger Nergård* Third: Thomas Løvold Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: None	Airleywight CC & St. Matkins CC, Perth Gogar Park CC, EdinburghFourth: Warwick Smith Skip: David Smith Second: Craig Wilson Lead: Ross Hepburn Alternate: David Murdoch
Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall Skip: Per Carlsén Third: Nils Carlsén Second: Eric Carlsén Lead: Niklas Berggren Alternate: Mikael Norberg	St. Moritz CC, St. Moritz Skip: Stefan Karnusian Third: Christof Schwaller Second: Robert Hürlimann Lead: Rolf Iseli Alternate: Dominic Andres	Bemidji CC, Bemidji Skip: Pete Fenson Third: Shawn Rojeski Second: Joe Polo Lead: Tyler George Alternate: Mark Haluptzok

• Thomas Ulsrud withdrew before the start of competition due to an illness in the family.^{[1] [2]}

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
		10	1	78	43	52	32	14	18	85%
	Kevin Koe	9	2	86	47	47	35	6	15	86%
		8	3	73	52	43	40	16	9	80%
		8	3	74	57	40	38	22	7	80%
	Ulrik Schmidt	7	4	71	62	44	46	12	6	79%
	Stefan Karnusian	5	6	55	72	36	47	18	5	78%
		5	6	62	67	42	42	17	7	73%
		4	7	54	72	37	38	17	8	76%
		3	8	58	69	38	40	20	11	74%
		3	8	63	81	48	48	13	12	74%
		3	8	52	71	38	43	22	9	77%
		1	10	53	86	38	52	11	3	70%

Round-robin results

All draw times listed are in Central European Time

Draw 1

Saturday, April 3, 14:00

Draw 2

Saturday, April 3, 19:00

Draw 3

Sunday, April 4th, 9:00

Draw 4

Sunday, April 4th, 14:00

Draw 5

Sunday, April 4th, 19:00

Draw 6

Monday, April 5th, 8:00

Draw 7

Monday, April 5th, 13:00

Draw 8

Monday, April 5th, 18:00

Draw 9

Tuesday, April 6th, 10:00

Draw 10

Tuesday, April 6th, 15:00

Draw 11

Tuesday, April 6th, 20:00

Draw 12

Wednesday, April 7th, 10:00

Draw 13

Wednesday, April 7th, 15:00

Draw 14

Wednesday, April 7th, 20:00

Draw 15

Thursday, April 8th, 10:00

Draw 16

Thursday, April 8th, 15:00

Draw 17

Thursday, April 8th, 20:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, April 9, 19:00

Player percentages
	92%		93%
	77%		89%
	80%		89%
	75%		84%
Total	81%	Total	89%

3 vs. 4

Saturday, April 10, 10:00

Player percentages
	90%		75%
	76%		74%
	78%		72%
	84%		78%
Total	82%	Total	75%

Semifinal

Saturday, April 10th, 16:30

Player percentages
	76%	Ross Hepburn	84%
	90%	Craig Wilson	71%
	75%	David Smith	64%
	85%	Warwick Smith	76%
Total	82%	Total	74%

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 11th, 10:00

Player percentages
	81%		82%
	83%		80%
	79%		76%
	78%		80%
Total	80%	Total	80%

Gold medal game

Sunday, April 11th, 16:00

Player percentages
	77%		95%
	95%		89%
	95%		73%
	95%		72%
Total	91%	Total	82%

Top five player percentages

Leads	%	Seconds	%	Thirds	%	Skips	%
	89		87		84		86
	87		84		84		85
	84		83	Ulrik Schmidt (Skip)	81	Warwick Smith (Fourth)	81
	83		82		78		77
	82		77	David Smith (Skip)	78	Johnny Frederiksen (Fourth)	76

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References

General

• Web site: Capital One World Men's Curling Championship 2010 . . 2010-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100405184037/http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=355 . 5 April 2010 . dead .

Specific

External links

• Official site of tournament

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Notes and References

1. http://www.curling.no/vm-menn-2010/289-thomas-lovold-inn-pa-vm-laget{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. Web site: World curling rosters. Regina Leader-Post. 2010-04-03. 2010-04-03.
3. Web site: Capital One World Men's Curling Championship 2010 . 2015-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100405184037/http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=355 . 2010-04-05 .