2009 World Men's Curling Championship


The 2009 World Men's Curling Championship was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from April 4–12, 2009, at the Moncton Coliseum. The event, which formally celebrated 50 years of World Men's Curling plus the 225th anniversary of the host province of New Brunswick, kicked off with a three-hour extravaganza combining the Opening Ceremonies and Opening Banquet, an unprecedented start to the World Men's Curling Championship.

Teams

* Throws third stones

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
Kevin Martin1019243473371188%
David Murdoch8386594538171183%
Ralph Stöckli7467624441151380%
Thomas Ulsrud7471584237181483%
John Shuster7479714941111978%
Andy Kapp7477664546171081%
Ulrik Schmidt5665744444151279%
Thomas Dufour475269333919675%
Wang Fengchun4769784547111181%
Yusuke Morozumi385974384511979%
Jiří Snítil385475394612875%
Kalle Kiiskinen110489035497774%

Results

All draw times local

Draw 1

April 4, 3:00pm

Draw 2

April 4, 7:30pm

Draw 3

April 5, 8:30am

Draw 4

April 5, 1:00pm

Draw 5

April 5, 7:30pm

Draw 6

April 6, 10:00am

Draw 7

April 6, 3:00pm

Draw 8

April 6, 7:30pm

Draw 9

April 7, 10:00am

Draw 10

April 7, 3:00pm

Draw 11

April 7, 7:30pm

Draw 12

April 8, 10:00am

Draw 13

April 8, 3:00pm

Draw 14

April 8, 7:30pm

Draw 15

April 9, 10:00am

Draw 16

April 9, 3:00pm

Draw 17

April 9, 7:30pm

Tiebreakers

April 10, 3:00pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

April 10, 7:30pm

3 vs. 4

April 11, 10:00am

Semifinal

April 11, 4:00pm

Bronze Medal Game

April 12, 1:00pm

Gold Medal Game

April 12, 7:30pm

Top 5 percentages per position, round robin

Qualification

Two teams from the Americas region, two Pacific region teams and eight teams from the European region. For the first time ever, a third country from the Americas expressed intent to participate in the qualification process, necessitating a qualifying tournament between the United States and Brazil held between January 30 and February 1, 2009. Canada, as defending champions and hosts do not have to qualify, as they automatically get to participate.
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