The 1996 World Curling Championship for Men was held in Hamilton ( Ontario , Canada ) from March 23 to March 31, 1996 . The tournament was held for the 38th time. Canada hosted the men's world championship for the 13th time. The tournament was held in Hamilton for the first time.
| Men's Curling World Championship 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  Hamilton |
| Stadiums | Copps coliseum |
| Final Tournament Dates | March 23 - 31, 1996 |
| in the final stage | ten |
| Top places | |
 Champion | Canada (24th time) |
 Second place |  Scotland |
 Third place |  Switzerland |
| Fourth place |  Norway |
| Championship Statistics | |
The world champion became (for the 24th time in her history and the 4th time in a row) the Canadian team , defeating the Scottish team in the final with a score of 6: 2. The third place went to the Swiss national team , who won the Norwegian national team for the 3rd place with a score of 9: 6 [1] .
At the same time as the men's in Hamilton, the 1996 Women's World Cup was also held.
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Competition Format
First, all teams participate in the group stage, in which each team will play once with each. The four best teams go to the playoff semi -finals , the winners of which will play in the final, and the losers in the match for third place.
Member Teams
The Canadian national team (both both the host country and the current champion ; Canada was represented by the winning team of the men's championship of Canada 1996 skip Jeff Stoughton ), seven European men's teams, which took 1st-7th places at the 1995 European Championships, became participants in the tournament , the US team (together with Canada representing North America), as well as the Australian team (qualified according to the results of the Pacific Championship 1995 ).
Lineups
( skips are shown in bold)
| Team | Fourth | Third | Second | The first | Spare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Hugh Millikin | Steven jones | Gerald chick | Andy campbell | Stephen hewitt |
| England | Alistair burns | Andrew Hemming | Neil hardie | Stephen watt | Phil atherton |
| Germany | Johnny yar | Sven Goldman | Andreas Feldenkirchen | Till thomsen | Dirk hornung |
| Italy | Claudio Pesca | Gian paolo zandegiacomo | Valter bombassei | Diego bombassei | Davide zandiegiacomo |
| Canada | Jeff Stoughton | Ken tresoor | Garry vandenberghe | Steve gould | Darryl gunnlaugson |
| Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | Anton Grimsmo | Jan Thoresen | Thore Thorvbroten | Shur Lohen |
| USA | Tim somerville | Mike schneeberger | Myles brundidge | John gordon | Donald Barcome, Jr. |
| Switzerland | Patrick Hurliman | Patrick Lörtsher | Daniel Gutknecht | Diego Perrin | Stephan keiser |
| Sweden | Michael Hasselborg | Stefan Hasselborg | Hans Nordin | Peter Eriksson | Lars-Åke Nordström |
| Scotland | Warwick Smith | David smith | Peter Smith | David hay | Richard Dickson |
Group Stage
| A place | Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | AT | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Canada | * | 4: 3 | 6: 7 | 6: 5 | 7: 5 | 6: 5 | 9: 7 | 7: 5 | 8: 4 | 11: 5 | eight | one |
| 2 | Scotland | 3: 4 | * | 6: 4 | 9: 6 | 14: 5 | 6: 4 | 1:10 | 10: 5 | 6: 4 | 9: 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 7: 6 | 4: 6 | * | 7: 6 | 5: 2 | 6: 7 | 6: 4 | 9: 8 | 6: 9 | 12: 5 | 6 | 3 |
| four | Norway | 5: 6 | 6: 9 | 6: 7 | * | 8: 5 | 6: 5 | 8:10 a.m. | 9: 1 | 7: 5 | 6: 9 | four | five |
| five | Sweden | 5: 7 | 5:14 | 2: 5 | 5: 8 | * | 11: 8 | 8: 5 | 8: 6 | 3:10 | 7: 2 | four | five |
| 6 | England | 5: 6 | 4: 6 | 7: 6 | 5: 6 | 8:11 a.m. | * | 5: 4 | 6: 8 | 8: 6 | 9: 2 | four | five |
| 7 | USA | 7: 9 | 10: 1 | 4: 6 | 10: 8 | 5: 8 | 4: 5 | * | 10: 8 | 7: 9 | 10: 3 | four | five |
| eight | Italy | 5: 7 | 5:10 | 8: 9 | 1: 9 | 6: 8 | 8: 6 | 8:10 a.m. | * | 8: 7 | 9: 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Germany | 4: 8 | 4: 6 | 9: 6 | 5: 7 | 10: 3 | 6: 8 | 9: 7 | 7: 8 | * | 4:10 | 3 | 6 |
| ten | Australia | 5:11 | 6: 9 | 5:12 | 9: 6 | 2: 7 | 2: 9 | 3:10 | 6: 9 | 10: 4 | * | 2 | 7 |
- Go directly to the playoff semi-finals.
- Pass to tie-breaks for 4th place and exit to the playoff semifinal.
Tie-breaks
Since the teams of Norway, Sweden, England and the USA scored the same number of victories at the group stage, an additional draw was held between them (to determine the winner of the 4th place in the playoff semi-final).
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
| Sweden | five | |||||||
| England | four | |||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||
| Norway | 9 | |||||||
| USA | 3 | |||||||
| Norway | 9 | |||||||
As a result, the Norwegian team reached the playoff semifinal from 4th place.
Playoffs
| Semifinals | The final | ||||||
| Canada | 7 | ||||||
| Norway | one | ||||||
| Canada | 6 | ||||||
| Scotland | 2 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| Scotland | five | Switzerland | 9 | ||||
| Switzerland | four | Norway | 6 | ||||
Final classification
| A place | Team | AND | AT | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | eleven | ten | one | |
| Scotland | eleven | eight | 3 | |
| Switzerland | eleven | 7 | four | |
| four | Norway | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| five | Sweden | eleven | five | 6 |
| 6 | England | ten | four | 6 |
| 7 | USA | ten | four | 6 |
| eight | Italy | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Germany | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| ten | Australia | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Rewards
- The Colin Campbell Memorial Award [2] , awarded “for the best embodiment of sportsmanship and sportsmanship”, was awarded to Michael Hasselborg [3] (Sweden).