The 2008 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 4–13, 2008 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota in the USA. The 12-team tournament took place in the 11,643 seat hockey arena on the grounds of the University of North Dakota.
Teams
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|Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney <br>
Skip: Hugh Millikin* <br>
Fourth: Ian Palangio <br>
Second: Sean Hall <br>
Lead: Stephen Johns <br>
Alternate: Stephen Hewitt <br>
(*Throws third rocks)
|Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton<br>
Skip: Kevin Martin <br>
Third: John Morris <br>
Second: Marc Kennedy <br>
Lead: Ben Hebert <br>
Alternate: Adam Enright
|Harbin CC, Harbin <br>
Skip: Wang Fengchun <br>
Third: Liu Rui <br>
Second: Xu Xiaoming <br>
Lead: Zang Jialang <br>
Alternate: Li Dongyan
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|CK Brno, Brno <br>
Skip: Jiří Snítil <br>
Third: Martin Snítil <br>
Second: Jindřich Kitzberger <br>
Lead: Marek Vydra <br>
Alternate: Miloš Hoferka
|Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre <br>
Skip: Johnny Frederiksen <br>
Third: Lars Vilandt <br>
Second: Bo Jensen <br>
Lead: Ulrik Schmidt <br>
Alternate: Mikkel Poulson
| Chamonix CC, Chamonix <br>
Skip: Thomas Dufour <br>
Third: Tony Angiboust <br>
Second: Jan Ducroz <br>
Lead: Richard Ducroz <br>
Alternate: Raphael Mathieu
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|CC Füssen, Füssen<br>
Skip: Andy Kapp <br>
Third: Andreas Lang <br>
Second: Holger Höhne <br>
Lead: Andreas Kempf <br>
Alternate: Felix Schulze
|Snarøen CK, Bærum <br>
Skip: Thomas Ulsrud <br>
Third: Torger Nergård <br>
Second: Christoffer Svae <br>
Lead: Havard Vad Petersson <br>
Alternate: Thomas Due
|Lockerbie Ice Rink, Lockerbie <br>
Skip: David Murdoch <br>
Third: Graeme Connal <br>
Second: Peter Smith <br>
Lead: Euan Byers <br>
Alternate: Peter Loudon
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|Stocksunds CC, Stocksund <br>
Skip: Anders Kraupp <br>
Third: Peder Folke <br>
Second: Björn Brandberg <br>
Lead: Anton Sandström <br>
Alternate: Mats Nyberg <br>
|CC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen<br>
Skip: Claudio Pescia <br>
Third: Patrick Hürlimann <br>
Second: Pascal Sieber <br>
Lead: Marco Battilana <br>
Alternate: Toni Müller
|St. Paul CC, St. Paul & <br>Madison CC, Madison <br>
Skip: Craig Brown <br>
Third: Rich Ruohonen <br>
Second: John Dunlop <br>
Lead: Pete Annis <br>
Alternate: Kevin Kakela
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Round-robin standings
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! width="20"|W
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! width="20"|PF
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! width="20"|Ends <br> Won
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! width="20"|Stolen <br> Ends
! width="20"|Shot <br> Pct.
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|||Kevin Martin|| 10 || 1 || 87 || 47 || 49 || 37 || 10 || 14 || 87%
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|||David Murdoch|| 8 || 3 || 74 || 54 || 46 || 38 || 20 || 10 || 85%
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|||Wang Fengchun|| 7 || 4 || 66 || 65 || 43 || 43 || 18 || 9 || 81%
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|||Thomas Ulsrud || 7 || 4 || 80 || 72 || 52 || 47 || 10 || 11 || 84%
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|||Thomas Dufour|| 6 || 5 || 63 || 53 || 42 || 35 || 18 || 11 || 78%
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|||Hugh Millikin|| 5 || 6 || 62 || 64 || 42 || 45 || 20 || 8 || 78%
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|||Craig Brown|| 5 || 6 || 65 || 67 || 40 || 44 || 13 || 6 || 81%
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|||Andy Kapp|| 5 || 6 || 73 || 72 || 47 || 43 || 17 || 14 || 80%
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|||Johnny Frederiksen|| 4 || 7 || 64 || 80 || 45 || 50 || 6 || 11 || 78%
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|||Anders Kraupp|| 4 || 7 || 61 || 77 || 38 || 49 || 17 || 4 || 79%
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|||Claudio Pescia|| 3 || 8 || 63 || 78 || 42 || 49 || 15 || 7 || 78%
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|||Jiří Snítil|| 2 || 9 || 61 || 79 || 43 || 48 || 10 || 7 || 75%
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Round-robin results
Draw 1
April 5, 14:00
Draw 2
April 5, 19:00
Draw 3
April 6, 09:00
Draw 4
April 6, 14:00
Draw 5
April 6, 19:00
Draw 6
April 7, 09:00
Draw 7
April 7, 14:00
Draw 8
April 7, 19:00
Draw 9
April 8, 09:00
Draw 10
April 8, 14:00
Draw 11
April 8, 19:00
Draw 12
April 9, 09:00
Draw 13
April 9, 14:00
Draw 14
April 9, 19:00
Draw 15
April 10, 09:00
Draw 16
April 10, 14:00
Draw 17
April 10, 19:00
Playoffs
3 vs 4
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|Zang Jialiang || 91% || Havard Vad Petersson || 82%
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|Xu Xiaoming || 76% || Christoffer Svae || 96%
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|Wang Fengchun || 80% || Torger Nergård || 90%
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|Liu Rui || 78% || Thomas Ulsrud || 96%
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|Total || 81% || Total || 91%
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1 vs 2
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|Euan Byers || 96% || Ben Hebert || 99%
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|Peter Smith || 78% || Marc Kennedy || 88%
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|Graeme Connal || 86% || John Morris || 91%
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|David Murdoch || 80% || Kevin Martin || 74%
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|Total || 85% || Total || 88%
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Semifinal
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|Havard Vad Petersson || 99% || Ben Hebert || 92%
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|Christoffer Svae || 80% || Marc Kennedy || 95%
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|Torger Nergård || 84% || John Morris || 91%
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|Thomas Ulsrud || 88% || Kevin Martin || 94%
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|Total || 88% || Total || 93%
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Bronze medal game
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|Zang Jialiang || 92% || Havard Vad Petersson || 90%
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|Xu Xiaoming || 85% || Christoffer Svae || 89%
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|Wang Fengchun || 85% || Torger Nergård || 88%
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|Liu Rui || 68% || Thomas Ulsrud || 89%
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|Total || 82% || Total || 89%
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Gold medal game
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|Ben Hebert || 85% || Euan Byers || 95%
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|Marc Kennedy || 95% || Peter Smith || 78%
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|John Morris || 95% || Graeme Connal || 85%
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|Kevin Martin || 89% || David Murdoch || 78%
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|Total || 91% || Total || 85%
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Player percentages
Top five percentages per position during the round robin.
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| Leads
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| Seconds
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| Skips
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| Havard Vad Petersson || 88
| Marc Kennedy || 86
| John Morris || 90
| Kevin Martin || 87
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| Ben Hebert || 87
| Peter Smith || 84
| Graeme Connal || 86
| David Murdoch || 82
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| Zang Jialiang ||86
| Christoffer Svae || 84
| Liu Rui || 83
| Thomas Ulsrud || 80
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| Euan Byers || 86
| Sean Hall || 82
| Torger Nergård || 83
| Andy Kapp || 80
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| Peter Annis || 86
| Holger Höhne || 81
| Richard Ruohonen || 83
| Thomas Dufour || 78
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See also
- 2008 Brier
- 2008 World Junior Curling Championships
- 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
- 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
- 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
References
External links
- Ralph Engelstad Arena website
- Official Website