Men's Curling World Championship 1974

Bern

Venue: Bern, Switzerland

The 1974 men's curling world championship (officially: Air Canada Silver Broom 1974 ) was the 16th event (including the Scotch Cup ) of the men's curling world championship. It was held from March 18 to 23 that year in Bern , Switzerland, in the Allmend ice rink .

The men's curling world championship was played in a round robin tournament between teams from Scotland , Canada , the United States , Germany , Sweden , Norway , France , Switzerland , Denmark and Italy .

The games were scheduled for ten ends .

Defending champion Sweden had to bow to the United States 4:11 in the final.

Participating Nations

BR Germany	Denmark	France	Italy	Canada
EC Oberstdorf , Oberstdorf Skip: Manfred Rader Third: Franz Sperger Second: Hansjörg Jacoby Lead: Roland Liedtke	Hvidovre CC , Hvidovre Skip: Flemming Pedersen Third: Arne Pedersen Second: Arvid Petersen Lead: Hans Henriksen	Megève CC , Megève Skip: Pierre Duclos Third: Raymond Bouvet Second: Maurice Mercier Lead: Aldo Merlin	Cortina CC , Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Renato Ghezze Third: Lino Mariani Maier Second: Roberto Zangara Lead: Andrea Pavani	St. Albert CC , Edmonton , AB Skip: Hector Gervais Third: Ron Anton Second: Warren Hansen Lead: Darrel Sutton
Norway	Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Brumunddal CC , Oslo Skip: Sjur Loen Third: Hans Bekkelund Second: Morten Søgaard Lead: Hans Økelsrud	Hamilton & Thornyhill CC , Hamilton Skip: Jimmy Waddell Third: Jim Steele Second: Robert Kirkland Lead: Willie Frame	Sundsvalls CK , Sundsvall Skip: Jan Ullsten Third: Tom Berggren Second: Anders Grahn Lead: Roger Bredin	Dübendorf CC , Dübendorf Fourth: Peter Attinger, Jr. Third: Bernhard Attinger Skip: Mattias Neuenschwander Lead: Jürg Geiler	Superior CC , Superior , WI Skip: Raymond "Bud" Somerville Third: Bob Nichols Second: Bill Strum Lead: Tom Locken

Table of Round Robin

key
	Qualified for the play-offs
	Tie breaker

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Switzerland	9	9	0
2.	Canada	9	7th	2
3.	United States	9	6th	3
4th	Sweden	9	6th	3
5.	Denmark	9	4th	5
6th	France	9	4th	5
7th	BR Germany	9	4th	5
8th.	Scotland	9	2	7th
9.	Norway	9	2	7th
10.	Italy	9	1	8th

Round Robin results

Round 1

• March 18, 1974 1:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		1	1	0	0	4th	2	1	0	0	1	10
Denmark		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Norway		0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3
Canada		2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	7th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Switzerland		0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6th
France		1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Scotland		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
Italy		1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	6th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Sweden		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4th
BR Germany		0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3

round 2

• March 18, 1974 7:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Italy		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	2
BR Germany		0	3	0	2	2	3	1	0	X	X	11

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
France		0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5
Scotland		0	1	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	8th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	8th
Norway		0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	4th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Switzerland		1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	X	6th
Sweden		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	2

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Denmark		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	2
Canada		0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	3	X	11

Round 3

• March 19, 1974 1:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Norway		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4th
Scotland		1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	8th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	6th
BR Germany		0	5	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	10

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Denmark		1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	7th
Sweden		0	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	10

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Canada		4th	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	X	X	9
France		0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	2

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Switzerland		0	2	1	1	0	2	0	4th	X	X	10
Italy		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	2

Round 4

• March 19, 1974 7:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	X	7th
Canada		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	3

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Norway		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	2
Switzerland		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	X	6th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
France		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	3
BR Germany		1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	X	7th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	total
Denmark		0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	1	1	8th
Italy		1	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Scotland		0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	X	3
Sweden		0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	X	5

Round 5

• March 20, 1974 1:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	total
Denmark		0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4th
France		1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	5

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Canada		1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	X	3
Scotland		0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	2

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	total
Norway		0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	8th
Italy		2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4th
Sweden		0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	5

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Switzerland		1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	X	6th
BR Germany		0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	4th

Round 6

• March 20, 1974 7:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Canada		0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	3
Switzerland		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	5

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Italy		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	2
Sweden		0	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	X	9

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	total
Denmark		0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4th
Scotland		1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Norway		2	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	7th
BR Germany		0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	4th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		2	0	2	1	4th	0	2	1	X	X	12
France		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	X	2

Round 7

• March 21, 1974 1:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	total
France		0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	7th
Sweden		0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Scotland		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	X	3
BR Germany		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	X	5

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4th
Switzerland		0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	5

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Canada		0	2	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	X	8th
Italy		1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	4th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Denmark		0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	5
Norway		1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4th

Round 8

• March 21, 1974 7:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Switzerland		2	2	0	0	3	3	0	3	X	X	13
Scotland		0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	X	X	5

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Norway		0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	X	7th
France		2	1	2	0	3	0	0	2	2	X	12

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Canada		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	X	5
Sweden		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	2

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	total
Denmark		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	1	7th
BR Germany		0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		2	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	X	9
Italy		0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	2

Round 9

• March 22, 1974 9:00 am

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Norway		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
Sweden		0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Denmark		0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	X	5
Switzerland		3	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	4th	X	11

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
France		1	2	0	0	2	0	3	3	X	X	11
Italy		0	0	1	4th	0	3	0	0	X	X	8th

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		2	4th	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	X	8th
Scotland		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	2

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Canada		0	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	X	X	7th
BR Germany		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	1

Play-off

Tournament tree

	Semifinals					final
	1	Switzerland	2
	4th	United States	3
						3	Sweden	4th
						1	United States	11
	2	Canada	7th
	3	Sweden	8th

Semifinals

• March 23, 1974 2 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	total
Switzerland		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
United States		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3

• March 23, 1974 2 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Sweden		0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	8th
Canada		1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	7th

final

encounter	result
Sweden - United States	4:11

Final score

space	country
1	United States
2	Sweden
3	Switzerland
4th	Canada
5	Denmark
6th	France
7th	BR Germany
8th	Scotland
9	Norway
10	Italy

Web links

• World Curling Federation results database