Men's Curling World Championship 1976

Duluth

Location: Duluth, Minnesota in the United States

The men's curling world championship in 1976 (officially: Air Canada Silver Broom 1976 ) was the 18th edition (including the Scotch Cup ) of the men's curling world title . It was held March 22-28 that year in Duluth , Minnesota , United States, at the Duluth Memorial Auditorium .

The World Curling Championships the men was in a round-robin tournament ( round-robin ) between the teams from Scotland , Canada , the United States , the Federal Republic of Germany , Sweden , Norway , France , the Switzerland , Denmark and Italy played out.

The games were scheduled for ten ends .

The United States team took advantage of their home advantage and beat Scotland 6-5 in the final. It was the USA's third world title. For record world champions Canada, ninth place meant by far the worst result at a men's curling World Cup to date.

Participating Nations

BR Germany	Denmark	France	Italy	Canada
EC Bad Toelz , Bad Toelz Skip: Klaus Kanz Third: Manfred Rösgen Second: Manfred Schulze Lead: Adalbert Mayer	Hvidovre CC , Hvidovre Skip: Ole Larsen Third: Jørn Blach Second: Freddy Bartelsen Lead: Jørn Jørgensen	Mont d 'Arbois CC , Megève Skip: André Tronc Third: Gerard Pasquier Second: Richard Duvillard Lead: Henri Woehrling	Cortina CC , Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin Third: Andrea Pavani Second: Enea Pavani Lead: Leone Rezzadore	St. John's CC , St. John's , NL Skip: Jack MacDuff Third: Toby McDonald Second: Doug Hudson Lead: Ken Templeton
Norway	Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Trondheim CC , Trondheim Skip: Kristian Sørum Third: Eigil Ramsfjell Second: Gunnar Meland Lead: Gunnar Sigstadsø	St. Martin's CC , Perth Skip: Bill Muirhead Third: Roger Svanberg Second: Len Dudman Lead: Roy Sinclair	Oden CK , Ostersund Fourth: Kjell Edfalk Third: Bengt Cederwallm Skip: Christer Mårtensson Lead: Mats Olofsson	Olten CC , Olten Fourth: Adolf Aerni Third: Martin Sägesser Skip: Martin Plüss Lead: Robert Stettler	Hibbing CC , Hibbing , MN Skip: Bruce Roberts Third: Joe Roberts Second: Gary Kleffman Lead: Jerry Scott

Table of Round Robin

key
	Qualified for the play-offs
	Tie breaker

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

Round Robin results

Round 1

• March 22, 1976 2:00 p.m.

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

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

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
United States		2	0	0	6th	0	4th	1	0	2	X	15th
France		0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	3

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

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

round 2

• March 22, 1976 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 3

• March 23, 1976 2:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 4

• March 23, 1976 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 5

• March 24, 1976 2:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 6

• March 24, 1976 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 7

• March 25, 1976 2:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 8

• March 25, 1976 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Round 9

• March 26, 1976 9:30 am

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

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

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

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

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

Tie breaker

The teams from Sweden and Italy tied for points played the fourth participant in the semifinals.

• March 26, 1976 7:30 p.m.

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

Play-off

Tournament tree

	Semifinals					final
	March 27, 1976 1:00 p.m.
	1	United States	9
	4th	Sweden	3			March 28, 1976 2:00 p.m.
						1	United States	6th
	March 27, 1976 1:00 p.m.					2	Scotland	5
	2	Scotland	5
	3	Switzerland	3
						Game for the bronze medal
						3	Switzerland	?
						4th	Sweden	?

Semifinals

• March 27, 1976 1:00 p.m.

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

• March 27, 1976 1:00 p.m.

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

final

• March 28, 1976 2:00 p.m.

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

Final score

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

Web links

• Results database of the World Curling Federation results.worldcurling.org (English)