2013 World Men's Curling Championship

The 2013 World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 30 to April 7, 2013 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This marked the twenty-first time that Canada hosted the World Men's Championship, the fifth time that the province of British Columbia hosted the World Men's Championship, and the second time that Victoria hosted the World Men's Championship. Victoria previously hosted the championships in 2005. The event was also a qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics, awarding points to countries based on performance at this tournament.

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship:

One team from the Americas zone
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Eight teams from the 2012 European Curling Championships
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Two teams from the 2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
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Teams

The teams are listed as follows:


Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: Ryan Fry Second: E. J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Matt Dumontelle	Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Liu Rui Third: Xu Xiaoming Second: Ba Dexin Lead: Zang Jialiang Alternate: Zou Dejia	Brno CK, Brno Skip: Jiří Snítil Third: Martin Snítil Second: Jakub Bareš Lead: Marek Vydra Alternate: Jindřich Kitzberger

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Johnny Frederiksen Second: Mikkel Poulsen Lead: Troels Harry Alternate: Lars Vilandt	M-Curling, Vantaa Skip: Aku Kauste Third: Jani Sullanmaa Second: Pauli Jäämies Lead: Janne Pitko Alternate: Leo Mäkelä	Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Tetsuro Shimizu Lead: Kosuke Morozumi Alternate: Yoshiro Shimizu

Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Thomas Løvold Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson Alternate: Markus Høiberg	Moskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Andrey Drozdov Third: Alexey Stukalskiy Second: Alexey Tselousov Lead: Petr Dron Alternate: Anton Kalalb	Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen Skip: David Murdoch Third: Tom Brewster Second: Scott Andrews Lead: Michael Goodfellow Alternate: Greg Drummond

Karlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Niklas Edin Third: Sebastian Kraupp Second: Fredrik Lindberg Lead: Viktor Kjäll Alternate: Oskar Eriksson	CC Adelboden, Adelboden Skip: Sven Michel Third: Claudio Pätz Second: Sandro Trolliet Lead: Simon Gempeler Alternate: Benoît Schwarz	Granite CC, Seattle Skip: Brady Clark Third: Sean Beighton Second: Darren Lehto Lead: Phil Tilker Alternate: Greg Persinger

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Torger Nergård, who usually plays third, was not present at the Worlds due to the upcoming birth of his child, so Løvold, the team's longtime alternate, played in his place. Høiberg served as the alternate.

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Country	Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot %
	David Murdoch	8	3	75	62	47	46	11	11	86%
	Niklas Edin	7	4	78	71	49	48	16	7	86%
	Rasmus Stjerne	7	4	66	57	45	46	16	9	86%
	Brad Jacobs	7	4	76	64	47	43	9	11	87%
	Thomas Ulsrud	6	5	73	71	47	46	12	7	83%
	Liu Rui	6	5	71	62	51	40	16	16	87%
	Sven Michel	6	5	68	62	44	41	21	6	86%
	Jiří Snítil	6	5	69	72	44	46	15	6	81%
	Brady Clark	5	6	73	75	44	45	16	5	80%
	Andrey Drozdov	3	8	55	74	42	49	14	9	80%
	Yusuke Morozumi	3	8	67	79	48	54	9	6	81%
	Aku Kauste	2	9	62	82	44	49	11	12	79%

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time.

Draw 1

Saturday, March 30, 14:00

Draw 2

Saturday, March 30, 19:00

Draw 3

Sunday, March 31, 9:00

Draw 4

Sunday, March 31, 14:00

Draw 5

Sunday, March 31, 19:00

Draw 6

Monday, April 1, 9:00

Draw 7

Monday, April 1, 14:00

Draw 8

Monday, April 1, 19:00

Draw 9

Tuesday, April 2, 9:00

Draw 10

Tuesday, April 2, 14:00

Draw 11

Tuesday, April 2, 19:00

Draw 12

Wednesday, April 3, 8:30

Draw 13

Wednesday, April 3, 13:30

Draw 14

Wednesday, April 3, 19:00

Draw 15

Thursday, April 4, 9:00

Draw 16

Thursday, April 4, 14:00

Draw 17

Thursday, April 4, 19:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, April 5, 19:00

3 vs. 4

Saturday, April 6, 11:00

Semifinal

Saturday, April 6, 16:00

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 7, 11:00

Gold medal game

Sunday, April 7, 16:00

Statistics

Top 5 player percentages

Round robin only

Perfect games