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2006 World Men's Curling Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 2006 World Men's Curling Championship |
| Host city | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States |
| Arena | Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell |
| Dates | April 1–9, 2006 |
| Winner | **** |
| Curling club | none |
| Skip | David Murdoch |
| Third | Ewan MacDonald |
| Second | Warwick Smith |
| Lead | Euan Byers |
| Alternate | Peter Smith |
| Coach | Tom Pendreigh |
| Finalist | (Jean-Michel Ménard) |
| prev | 2005 |
| next | 2007 |

The 2006 World Men's Curling Championship was held April 1–9, 2006 at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the tournament defeating Canada in the final.
Teams
| Ireland |
|---|
| Oulunkylä Curling, Helsinki |
| Tokoro CC, Tokoro |
| Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg |
*** Finnish skip Markku Uusipaavalniemi missed the first three games with a wrist injury; Kiiskinen skipped in his place. Markku returned April 3; threw second rocks in the early draw and third stones in the remainder of the competition.
Round-robin standings
Scoring for the tournament was done by CurlingZone.com. They calculated the player percentages differently than normal. They used a five-point system with a multiplier for degree of difficulty in shots.
| Country | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Ends | |||||||||
| Lost | Blank | |||||||||
| Ends | Stolen | |||||||||
| Ends | Shot | |||||||||
| Pct. | ||||||||||
| David Murdoch | 9 | 2 | 82 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 10 | 23 | 86% | |
| Jean-Michel Ménard | 8 | 3 | 77 | 63 | 52 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 83% | |
| Thomas Ulsrud | 7 | 4 | 75 | 61 | 48 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 79% | |
| Pete Fenson | 7 | 4 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 82% | |
| Nils Carlsén | 6 | 5 | 80 | 63 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 83% | |
| Ralph Stöckli | 6 | 5 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 15 | 18 | 81% | |
| Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 6 | 5 | 71 | 66 | 41 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 78% | |
| Ulrik Schmidt | 5 | 6 | 68 | 70 | 42 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 79% | |
| Hugh Millikin | 5 | 6 | 66 | 74 | 47 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 77% | |
| Sebastian Stock | 4 | 7 | 41 | 62 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 72% | |
| Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | 2 | 9 | 40 | 64 | 33 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 72% | |
| Douglas Dryburgh | 1 | 10 | 47 | 84 | 38 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 76% |
Round-robin results
Draw 1
April 1, 09:00 | 0|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|3|0|8 | 2|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|2|0|1|9 | 1|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|1|1| |5 | 0|1|0|2|1|0|0|2|0|0| |6 | 1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3 | 0|1|0|0|3|3|0|3|X|X| |10 | 0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|2| |4 | 0|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|1|0| |5
Draw 2
April 1, 16:00 | 0|3|0|2|0|1|1|0|0|2| |9 | 1|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0|0| |4 | 1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|1| |6 | 0|1|3|0|1|0|2|0|1|0| |8 | 0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|3|0|1|6 | 0|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|5 | 2|0|0|3|0|1|0|1|0|1| |8 | 0|3|1|0|0|0|1|0|2|0| |7
Draw 3
April 2, 09:00 | 0|2|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|8 | 1|0|1|0|1|0|3|0|2|0|1|9 | 2|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|0| |7 | 0|2|2|0|0|2|0|3|0|0| |9
Draw 4
April 2, 14:00 | 1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X|X| |4 | 0|2|0|3|0|3|0|1|X|X| |9 | 0|1|0|1|2|0|0|1|1|0|0|6 | 1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|1|7 | 0|2|0|1|1|0|2|1|0|0| |7 | 0|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0| |4 | 2|0|3|0|0|1|1|0|1|X| |8 | 0|2|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|X| |4
Draw 5
April 2, 19:00 | 0|1|0|0|1|1|2|1|0|1| |7 | 1|0|2|1|0|0|0|0|1|0| |5 | 0|1|0|0|1|0|0|3|1|2| |8 | 0|0|2|0|0|3|0|0|0|0| |5 | 2|0|2|4|0|1|0|0|X|X| |9 | 0|1|0|0|1|0|1|1|X|X| |4 | 0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|X|X| |4 | 3|0|4|0|0|2|0|1|X|X| |10
Draw 6
April 3, 09:00 | 0|0|1|1|0|0|0|1|1|0| |4 | 1|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|1| |6 | 1|0|0|2|0|2|1|2|X|X| |8 | 0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|X|X| |3 | 1|0|0|2|0|0|0|0|2|1|1|7 | 0|1|1|0|2|0|0|2|0|0|0|6 | 0|3|0|2|0|1|0|0|2|0| |8 | 1|0|2|0|1|0|1|3|0|1| |9
Draw 7
April 3, 14:00 | 0|0|1|1|1|0|1|2|0|0| |6 | 0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0| |1 | 0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0| |3 | 0|1|0|0|3|0|1|0|1|0| |6 | 0|0|0|0|1|0|3|0|2|2| |8 | 0|0|1|2|0|1|0|1|0|0| |5 | 1|0|1|0|1|0|X|X|X|X| |3 | 0|2|0|2|0|5|X|X|X|X| |9
Draw 8
April 3, 19:00 | 0|1|0|0|0|2|1|0|2|2| |8 | 1|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0| |3 | 0|0|0|1|0|2|1|0|1|1| |6 | 1|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0| |4 | 0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0| |3 | 0|0|1|1|0|2|0|0|0|1| |5 | 0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|2| |7 (Ménard) | 2|0|1|1|0|2|0|2|0|0| |8
Draw 9
April 4, 09:00 | 0|0|1|0|1|1|0|0|0|X| |3 | 1|1|0|2|0|0|1|2|1|X| |8 | 1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|X|X| |4 | 0|2|1|0|3|1|0|3|X|X| |10 | 0|0|1|0|1|0|3|0|1|0|0|6 | 0|1|0|1|0|3|0|0|0|1|1|7 | 1|1|1|0|1|0|0|3|0|X| |7 | 0|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|X| |4
Draw 10
April 4, 14:00 | 0|2|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|1| |5 | 1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|0| |4 | 0|0|2|0|2|0|2|3|0|0| |9 | 2|1|0|2|0|1|0|0|1|1| |8 | 1|1|1|2|3|0|X|X|X|X| |8 | 0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X|X|X| |1 | 0|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|1|0| |5 | 0|1|0|3|2|1|0|1|0|1| |9
Draw 11
April 4, 19:00 | 0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|0| |3 | 0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|2| |4 | 2|0|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|1| |7 | 0|1|1|1|0|0|2|0|0|0| |5 | 0|0|0|3|0|1|0|2|3|X| |9 | 1|0|0|0|3|0|1|0|0|X| |5 | 2|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|3| |9 | 0|2|0|2|0|1|2|1|0|0| |8
Draw 12
April 5, 09:00 | 3|2|0|4|0|3|X|X|X|X| |12 | 0|0|1|0|2|0|X|X|X|X| |3 | 0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|X|X| |1 | 2|0|0|4|0|0|0|1|X|X| |7 | 1|0|3|0|0|3|1|2|X|X| |10 | 0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X| |2 | 0|2|0|3|0|1|4|X|X|X| |10 | 0|0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X|X| |1
Draw 13
April 5, 14:00 | 0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|X| |3 | 3|0|0|2|1|0|0|1|1|X| |8 | 0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|2|X| |4 | 2|1|0|0|2|0|1|1|0|X| |7 | 0|0|0|0|0|2|1|1|0|0| |4 | 0|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|2|1| |5 | 0|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|X| |3 | 2|0|1|1|1|0|1|1|0|X| |7
Draw 14
April 5, 19:00 | 1|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0| |4 | 0|2|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|1| |5 | 0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|3| |9 | 1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|1|0| |6 | 3|0|2|1|0|0|1|0|0|1| |8 | 0|1|0|0|1|1|0|1|1|0| |5 | 0|3|0|2|0|0|1|0|3|0| |9 | 3|0|1|0|1|2|0|2|0|1| |10
Draw 15
April 6, 09:00 | 0|1|0|0|1|4|0|1|0|1| |8 | 0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0| |5 | 1|0|2|1|3|0|1|X|X|X| |8 | 0|2|0|0|0|0|0|X|X|X| |2 | 0|2|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|1| |6 | 1|0|1|0|2|0|3|0|0|0| |7 | 0|1|0|0|2|1|0|2|0|1| |7 | 0|0|1|1|0|0|2|0|1|0| |5
Draw 16
April 6, 14:00 | 1|1|1|0|0|0|1|1|0|1| |6 | 0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|0| |2 | 0|1|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0| |4 | 1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|2| |5 | 1|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|1| |6 | 0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|2|0| |4 | 0|2|3|0|1|0|0|2|X|X| |8 | 1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3
Draw 17
April 7, 19:00 | 1|0|3|0|0|2|0|0|0|0| |6 | 0|3|0|2|1|0|0|2|0|1| |9 | 1|0|0|1|0|2|0|3|1|0| |8 | 0|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0|2| |5 | 1|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|1| |6 | 0|3|0|0|2|0|1|1|0|0| |7 | 0|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|6 | 0|0|0|0|2|0|2|1|1|0|1|7
Playoffs
Brackets
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2=**** | RD1-score2=8 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=8 | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=5 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=**** | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4 | RD3-seed1=2 | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=1 | RD3-team2=**** | RD3-score2=7
1 vs. 2 game
April 7, 14:00 | 0|0|0|1|0|1|X|X|X|X| |2 | 1|3|1|0|3|0|X|X|X|X| |8
| Player percentages |
|---|
| Euan Byers |
| Warwick Smith |
| Ewan MacDonald |
| David Murdoch |
| Total |
3 vs. 4 game
April 7, 19:00 | 0|3|0|0|3|0|0|1|0|1| |8 | 0|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|0| |5
| Player percentages |
|---|
| Jan Thoresen |
| Thomas Due |
| Torger Nergård |
| Thomas Ulsrud |
| Total |
Semi-final
April 8, 13:00 | 0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|2| |6 | 0|0|2|1|0|0|0|0|1|0| |4
| Player percentages |
|---|
| Euan Byers |
| Warwick Smith |
| Ewan MacDonald |
| David Murdoch |
| Total |
Final
April 9, 12:30 | 0|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0| |4 | 1|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|1| |7
| Player percentages |
|---|
| Euan Byers |
| Warwick Smith |
| Ewan MacDonald |
| David Murdoch |
| Total |
Round robin player percentages
| SCO Euan Byers | 82 | SUI Pascal Sieber | 82 | USA Shawn Rojeski | 81 | USA Pete Fenson | 80 |
|---|
References
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References
- (2006-04-01). "Finland Skip Sidelines With Wrist Injury". [[The Canadian Press]].
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