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2012 World Men's Curling Championship

FieldValue
Name2012 World Men's Curling Championship
Logo2012 World Mens Curling Championship.png
Size250
Host cityBasel, Switzerland
ArenaSt. Jakobshalle
DatesMarch 31 – April 8, 2012
Winner****
Curling clubColdwater & District CC
Coldwater, Ontario
SkipGlenn Howard
ThirdWayne Middaugh
SecondBrent Laing
LeadCraig Savill
AlternateScott Howard
CoachScott Taylor
Finalist(Tom Brewster)
prev2011
next2013

Coldwater, Ontario The 2012 World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 31 to April 8, 2012 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. The 2012 World Men's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

In the final, Canada's Glenn Howard defeated Scotland's Tom Brewster after making a draw to score the winning point, wrapping up the game with a score of 8–7. Canada won its third consecutive gold medal and thirty-fourth overall gold medal. Howard won his fourth gold medal and his second gold medal as skip, while Brewster won his second consecutive silver medal.

Qualification

  • (defending champions)
  • (host nation)
  • One team from the North American zone:

Seven teams from the 2011 European Curling Championships:

    • Two teams from the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships:

    Teams

    The teams are listed as follows:

    Karlstads CK, Karlstad
    Glarus CC, Glarus
    Ardsley CC, Irvington

    *Kraupp, Edin's third, filled in as skip for Edin, who is experiencing back pain from sciatica. Edin was not scheduled to be out for the whole tournament, and was able to return to skip three games.

    **Schwarz, the Swiss alternate, replaced Müller at the fourth position for six games. Müller played at lead, while Bamert sat out as the alternate.

    ***Løvold, the Norwegian alternate, replaced Svae at the second position for six games in the round robin, while Svae sat out as the alternate. Løvold also played as second in the playoffs.

    Round-robin standings

    Final round-robin standings

    Key
    CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds
    WonEnds
    LostBlank
    EndsStolen
    EndsShot %
    Glenn Howard101885850459988%
    Tom Brewster8377594644161084%
    Thomas Ulsrud8371614738191083%
    Sebastian Kraupp7468683740191082%
    Peter de Boer746771444216879%
    Liu Rui6573634646151684%
    Rasmus Stjerne6553644843131280%
    Heath McCormick477370494661477%
    Jan Hauser386173414614679%
    Thomas Dufour386383454814779%
    John Jahr295276394717577%
    Jiří Snítil296184434915678%

    Round-robin results

    All times are listed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

    Draw 1

    Saturday, March 31, 2:00 pm |0|0|1|4|0|1|0|0|0|0| |6 |1|0|0|0|2|0|2|1|1|1| |8 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|0|1|1|0|2|0|0|1|X| |5 |0|0|0|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|3|6 |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|3 |0|1|0|1|1|0|3|0|0|1| |7 |1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|0| |5

    Draw 2

    Saturday, March 31, 7:00 pm |1|2|1|1|0|3|0|3|X|X| |11 |0|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|X|X| |4 |2|2|0|0|2|0|0|3|0|X| |9 |0|0|1|1|0|1|1|0|1|X| |5 |0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|X| |4 |0|0|1|2|0|3|0|2|0|X| |8 |0|3|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|X| |6 |0|0|2|2|0|0|2|0|5|X| |11

    Draw 3

    Sunday, April 1, 9:00 am |0|1|0|1|0|3|1|1|0|1| |8 |1|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|1|0| |6 |4|0|2|2|0|1|X|X|X|X| |9 |0|1|0|0|1|0|X|X|X|X| |2

    Draw 4

    Sunday, April 1, 2:00 pm |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|2|X| |5 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|1| |7 |3|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|1|0| |9 |0|2|0|0|3|0|2|0|0|X| |7 |1|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |4 |0|0|0|0|0|2|2|0|1|1| |6 |0|0|3|1|2|0|0|1|0|0| |7

    Draw 5

    Sunday, April 1, 7:00 pm |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|3|0| |5 |0|2|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|1| |6 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|2|X| |4 |0|2|0|2|0|0|1|2|0|X| |7 |0|3|0|0|2|0|2|1|0|X| |8 |0|0|2|0|0|2|0|0|1|X| |5 |1|0|3|0|0|1|0|1|1|0| |7 |0|2|0|2|1|0|2|0|0|1| |8

    Draw 6

    Monday, April 2, 9:00 am |1|0|2|1|0|2|0|2|X|X| |8 |0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X| |3 |0|2|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0| |6 |2|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|2| |7 |0|1|0|0|3|1|0|1|0|0| |6 |1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X| |3 |0|2|1|0|0|3|0|1|1|X| |8

    Draw 7

    Monday, April 2, 2:00 pm |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|X| |3 |0|0|3|1|0|0|0|2|2|X| |8 |1|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|1| |6 |0|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0| |4 |0|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|2|1| |7 |0|1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0| |4 |0|0|0|2|1|0|2|0|1|0| |6 |1|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|2| |7

    Draw 8

    Monday, April 2, 7:00 pm |2|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0| |7 |0|1|0|0|0|1|1|1|0|1| |5 |0|2|2|0|3|0|0|2|X|X| |9 |1|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|X|X| |4 |1|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |3 |0|3|0|2|0|0|0|0|4|X| |9 |1|0|5|0|0|2|0|1|1|0| |10 |0|2|0|0|1|0|4|0|0|1| |8

    Draw 9

    Tuesday, April 3, 9:00 am |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|0| |3 |1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1| |4 |0|0|0|0|1|0|X|X|X|X| |1 |1|2|3|3|0|1|X|X|X|X| |10 |0|0|1|1|1|0|2|3|X|X| |8 |0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|X|X| |2 |1|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|6 |0|2|1|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|1|7

    Draw 10

    Tuesday, April 3, 2:00 pm |1|0|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|1| |5 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0| |3 |0|3|0|0|0|2|0|0|2|1| |8 |2|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0| |5 |0|0|2|3|0|0|0|0|1|0| |6 |0|0|0|0|2|2|0|1|0|3| |8 |0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|X|X| |4 |2|0|0|3|0|3|0|1|X|X| |9

    Draw 11

    Tuesday, April 3, 8:00 pm |1|0|2|0|0|3|1|2|X|X| |9 |0|2|0|1|1|0|0|0|X|X| |4 |0|0|2|0|0|3|0|2|0|0| |7 |1|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|0|1| |6 |0|1|0|0|0|3|1|0|3|X| |8 |0|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|X| |3 |2|0|0|1|0|0|3|0|2|X| |8 |0|2|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|X| |5

    Draw 12

    Wednesday, April 4, 9:00 am |1|1|0|0|0|1|0|2|1|1| |7 |0|0|2|1|0|0|2|0|0|0| |5 |0|1|0|3|1|0|3|0|1|X| |9 |2|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|X| |6 |0|1|0|2|0|3|0|1|0|2| |9 |1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|2|0| |8 |0|0|2|0|3|1|0|1|0|X| |7 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|X| |4

    Draw 13

    Wednesday, April 4, 2:00 pm |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |6 |2|0|2|0|1|0|3|0|2|X| |10 |2|0|0|2|0|2|2|0|0|3| |11 |0|2|1|0|2|0|0|2|2|0| |9 |2|0|0|0|0|2|1|0|2|X| |7 |0|2|1|1|0|0|0|1|0|X| |5 |2|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|7 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|6

    Draw 14

    Wednesday, April 4, 7:00 pm |0|2|0|0|4|2|0|2|X|X| |10 |1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|X|X| |4 |0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|2|0| |6 |1|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|1| |7 |1|0|1|1|0|1|1|0|0|2| |7 |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|0| |5 |1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|X| |3 |0|1|0|0|2|0|1|3|1|X| |8

    Draw 15

    Thursday, April 5, 9:00 am |0|1|2|0|1|0|2|0|2|1| |9 |1|0|0|0|0|2|0|3|0|0| |6 |0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|0| |3 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|1| |6 |1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|1| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|0| |4 |0|2|0|1|0|1|2|0|0|X| |6 |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|1|X| |4

    Draw 16

    Thursday, April 5, 2:00 pm |1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |4 |0|1|0|2|1|1|0|0|1|X| |6 |0|0|0|2|1|1|0|1|0|1| |6 |2|1|2|0|0|0|1|0|2|0| |8 |0|2|0|1|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|6 |1|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|3|9 |0|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|2|0|7 |1|0|1|0|2|1|1|0|1|0|2|9

    Draw 17

    Thursday, April 5, 7:00 pm |0|0|4|0|2|0|2|0|2|X| |10 |1|1|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |6 |0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|2| |7 |2|0|3|0|0|2|0|1|0|0| |8 |2|0|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|2| |7 |0|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0| |4 |0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0| |6 |1|0|1|1|0|2|0|1|0|1| |7

    Tiebreaker

    Friday, April 6, 2:00 pm |2|1|0|2|0|0|5|X|X|X| |10 |0|0|0|0|2|0|0|X|X|X| |2

    Player percentages
    Viktor Kjäll
    Oskar Eriksson
    Fredrik Lindberg
    Sebastian Kraupp
    Total

    Playoffs

    | RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= **** | RD1-score1= 7 | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2= 6 | RD1-seed3= 3 | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3= 6 | RD1-seed4= 4 | RD1-team4= **** | RD1-score4= 8

    | RD2-seed1= 2 | RD2-team1= **** | RD2-score1= 7 | RD2-seed2= 4 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2= 6

    | RD3-seed1= 1 | RD3-team1= **** | RD3-score1= 8 | RD3-seed2= 2 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2= 7

    | RD1-seed1= 4 | RD1-team1= **** | RD1-score1= 9 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2= 8

    1 vs. 2

    Saturday, April 7, 2:00 pm |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|4|0|0|1|7 |0|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|2|1|0|6

    Player percentages
    Craig Savill
    Brent Laing
    Wayne Middaugh
    Glenn Howard
    Total

    3 vs. 4

    Saturday, April 7, 9:00 am |1|0|0|0|1|1|0|2|0|1| |6 |0|1|2|2|0|0|2|0|1|0| |8

    Player percentages
    Håvard Vad Petersson
    Thomas Løvold
    Torger Nergård
    Thomas Ulsrud
    Total

    Semifinal

    Saturday, April 7, 8:00 pm |1|0|1|0|3|0|0|2|0|0| |7 |0|1|0|1|0|1|1|0|1|1| |6

    Player percentages
    Michael Goodfellow
    Scott Andrews
    Greg Drummond
    Tom Brewster
    Total

    Bronze medal game

    Sunday, April 8, 11:00 am |2|0|0|2|0|3|0|0|1|0|1|9 |0|0|1|0|2|0|2|1|0|2|0|8

    Player percentages
    Viktor Kjäll
    Oskar Eriksson
    Fredrik Lindberg
    Sebastian Kraupp
    Total

    Gold medal game

    Sunday, April 8, 4:00 pm |0|0|3|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|1|8 |1|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|7

    | Craig Savill | 90% | Brent Laing | 76% | Wayne Middaugh | 85% | Glenn Howard | 81% | Michael Goodfellow | 89% | Scott Andrews | 81% | Greg Drummond | 84% | Tom Brewster | 89%

    Player percentages

    The top five player percentages of the round robin are as follows:

    Leads%
    CAN Craig Savill93
    CHN Zang Jialiang89
    SWE Viktor Kjäll88
    SCO Michael Goodfellow87
    GER Sven Goldemann87
    Seconds%
    CHN Ba Dexin86
    CAN Brent Laing85
    SWE Oskar Eriksson84
    SCO Scott Andrews83
    DEN Mikkel Poulsen82
    Thirds%
    CAN Wayne Middaugh90
    NOR Torger Nergård85
    SCO Greg Drummond83
    SWE Fredrik Lindberg82
    CHN Xu Xiaoming81
    Skips%
    CAN Glenn Howard84
    SCO Tom Brewster82
    NOR Thomas Ulsrud80
    DEN Rasmus Stjerne80
    SWE Sebastian Kraupp79

    |}

    References

    ;General

    ;Specific

    References

    1. (2009-12-06). "Basel, Switzerland to host World Men’s Championship in 2012". [[World Curling Federation]].
    2. (8 April 2012). "Howard Wins his Fourth World Title: "It feels sweet!"". [[Canadian Curling Association]].
    3. (10 January 2012). "Brazil withdraws from Americas Challenge". [[United States Curling Association]].
    4. (25 November 2011). "Pacific-Asia Teams decided for 2012 World Championships". [[World Curling Federation]].
    5. "2012 World Men's Curling Championship – Confirmed Teams". [[World Curling Federation]].
    6. "2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship – Teams".
    7. (11 March 2012). "Canada to be represented by Team Glenn Howard". [[World Curling Federation]].
    8. (15 December 2011). "Team New Zealand announced for World Men's Curling Championship 2012". [[New Zealand Curling Association]].
    9. "Team Brewster wins Scotland World Championship Berth". [[World Curling Federation]].
    10. (10 March 2012). "Team Edin picked to represent Sweden". [[World Curling Federation]].
    11. (27 February 2012). "Swiss Curling Championships". [[Swiss Curling Association]].
    12. (18 February 2012). "Heath McCormick's team captures USA World Championship spot". [[World Curling Federation]].
    13. (18 February 2012). "Team McCormick captures men's title". [[USA Curling]].
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    15. (2 April 2012). "World Men's Curling Championship 2012 – Draw 8". [[World Curling Federation]].
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    17. "2012 World Men's Curling Championship – Statistics: Cumulative Percentage by Position".
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