The 2008 World Curling Championships for men and women were held separately in time and space.
The women's tournament took place from March 22nd to 30th at the Wesbild Center in the Canadian city of Vernon , British Columbia . The men played their tournament from April 5th to 13th at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks , North Dakota , USA .
Women's tournament (in Vernon)
Men's tournament (in Grand Forks)
Attendees
Australia Australia
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China People's Republic People's Republic of China
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Denmark Denmark
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Sydney Harbor CC, Sydney
Skip: Hugh Millikin
Third: Ian Palangio
Second: Sean Hall
Lead: Stephen John's
replacement: Stephen Hewitt
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Harbin CC, Harbin
Skip: Wang Fengchun
Third: Liu Rui
Second: Xu Xiaoming
Lead: Li Dongyan
Substitute: Zhang Zhipeng
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Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Skip: Johnny Frederiksen
Third: Lars Vilandt
Second: Bo Jensen
Lead: Kenneth Hertsdahl
Substitute: Mikkel Poulsen
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Germany Germany
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France France
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Canada Canada
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CC Füssen, Füssen
Skip: Andreas Kapp
Third: Andreas Lang
Second: Holger Höhne
Lead: Andreas Kempf
Substitute: Felix Schulze
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Chamonix CC, Chamonix
Skip: Thomas Dufour
Third: Tony Angiboust
Second: Jan Henri Ducroz
Lead: Richard Ducroz
Substitute: Raphaël Mathieu
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Saville Sports Center, Edmonton
Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: John Morris
Second: Marc Kennedy
Lead: Ben Hebert
Substitute: Adam Enright
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Norway Norway
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Scotland Scotland
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Sweden Sweden
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Snarøen CC, Bærum
Skip: Thomas Ulsrud
Third: Torger Nergård
Second: Christoffer Svae
Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson
Substitute: Thomas Due
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Lockerbie Lce Rink, Lockerbie
Skip: David Murdoch
Third: Graeme Connal
Second: Peter Smith
Lead: Euan Byers
Substitute: Peter Loudon
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Stocksunds CC, Stocksund
Skip: Anders Kraupp
Third: Peder Folke
Second: Björn Brandberg
Lead: Anton Sandström
Substitute: Mats Nyberg
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Switzerland Switzerland
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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United States United States
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CC St. Gallen Bear, St. Gallen
Skip: Claudio Pescia
Third: Patrick Hürlimann
Second: Pascal Sieber
Lead: Marco Battilana
Replacement: Toni Müller
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CK Brno, Brno
Skip: Jiří Snítil
Third: Martin Snítil
Second: Jindřich Kitzberger
Lead: Marek Vydra
Substitute: Miloš Hoferka
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St. Paul CC, St. Paul
Madison CC, Madison
Skip: Craig Brown
Third: Rich Ruohonen
Second: John Dunlop
Lead: Pete Annis
Substitute: Kevin Kakela
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Round robin
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time
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encounter
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result
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| April 5th |
14:00 |
Norway - USA
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6: 8
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France - China |
7: 2
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Germany - Switzerland |
9: 8
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Czech Republic - Scotland |
7: 5
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19:00 |
Switzerland - France
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1: 7
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Sweden - Australia |
6: 5
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Denmark - Canada
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3: 9
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Germany - China |
11: 5
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| April 6th |
09:00 |
Scotland - Norway |
10: 6
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Czech Republic - USA |
7: 6
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14:00 |
Australia - Denmark |
10: 7
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China - Switzerland |
7: 5
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France - Germany
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5: 8
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Sweden - Canada
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5: 8
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19:00 |
USA - Scotland |
7: 6
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Denmark - Sweden |
9: 5
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Canada - Australia |
9: 3
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Norway - Czech Republic |
8: 4
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| 7th of April |
09:00 |
Czech Republic - Germany
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7: 9
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Scotland - France |
5: 4
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Norway - Switzerland |
9: 8
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USA - China |
9: 8
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14:00 |
France - Canada
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2: 8
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Germany - Australia
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3: 5
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China - Denmark |
8: 5
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Switzerland - Sweden |
5: 4
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19:00 |
Sweden - Norway
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5: 7
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Denmark - USA |
7: 6
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Australia - Czech Republic |
8: 5
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Canada - Scotland |
6: 5
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| April 8th |
09:00 |
Australia - USA |
6: 4
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Canada - Norway |
9: 8
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Sweden - Scotland
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7:11
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Denmark - Czech Republic |
8: 7
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| date
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time
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encounter
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result
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| April 8th |
14:00 |
Scotland - China |
8: 2
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Czech Republic - Switzerland
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7: 8
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USA - France
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5: 6
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Norway - Germany |
7: 6
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19:00 |
Switzerland - Denmark
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4: 7
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Germany - Canada
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4: 9
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China - Sweden |
8: 2
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France - Australia |
6: 4
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| 9th April |
09:00 |
Germany - Sweden
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5: 6
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France - Denmark |
7: 4
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Switzerland - Australia
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6: 7
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China - Canada |
6: 5
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14:00 |
Canada - Czech Republic |
6: 1
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Australia - Scotland
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4: 6
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Denmark - Norway
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3: 7
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Sweden - USA
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6: 8
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19:00 |
Norway - France |
6: 4
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USA - Germany |
8: 5
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Czech Republic - China
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3: 7
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Scotland - Switzerland |
6: 4
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| 10th of April |
09:00 |
China - Australia |
5: 3
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Switzerland - Canada
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6: 8
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France - Sweden
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5: 7
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Germany - Denmark |
10: 7
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14:00 |
USA - Switzerland
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7: 8
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Norway - China
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7: 8
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Scotland - Germany |
5: 3
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Czech Republic - France
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3:10
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19:00 |
Denmark - Scotland
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4: 7
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Sweden - Czech Republic |
8: 6
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Canada - USA |
10: 4
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Australia - Norway
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7: 9
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Playoffs
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Third against fourth : April 11, 1:00 p.m.
First versus second : April 11th, 6:00 pm
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team
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1
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2
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3
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4th
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5
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9
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10
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Total
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Canada Canada
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0
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3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6th
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Scotland Scotland
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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2
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1
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0
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1
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1
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7th
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Semi-finals : April 12, 1:30 p.m.
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team
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1
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2
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3
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4th
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5
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9
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10
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Total
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Canada Canada
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2
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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5
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Norway Norway
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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4th
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Bronze medal game : April 12, 7:00 p.m.
Final : April 13th, 1:30 pm
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team
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1
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2
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3
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4th
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5
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9
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10
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Total
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Scotland Scotland
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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X
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3
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Canada Canada
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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0
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1
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0
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2
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X
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6th
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Final score
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