Men's Curling World Championship 1978

Winnipeg

Venue: Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada

The men's curling world championship 1978 (officially: Air Canada Silver Broom 1978 ) was the 20th edition (including the Scotch Cup ) of the men's curling world title . It was from 27 March to 2 April year in Canada Winnipeg , Manitoba , in Winnipeg Arena hosts.

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 .

For the first time Norway advanced to the final of the World Cup, where they lost to the USA 6-4.

Participating Nations

BR Germany	Denmark	France	Italy	Canada
Munchener EV , Munich Skip: Keith Wendorf Third: Balint from Bery Second: Sascha Fischer-Weppler Lead: Heino from L'Estocq	Hvidovre CC , Hvidovre Skip: Arvid Petersen Third: Arne Pedersen Second: John Christiansen Lead: Erik Kelnaes	Mont d 'Arbois CC , Megève Skip: Pierre Boan Third: Pierre Duclos Second: Honore Brangi Lead: Jean-Claude Gachet	Cortina CC , Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Leone Rezzadore Third: Roberto Zangara Second: Franco Caldara Lead: Roberto Bocus	Medicine Hat CC , Medicine Hat , AB Skip: Ed Lukowich Third: Mike Chernoff Second: Dave Johnston Lead: Ron Schindle
Norway	Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Trondheim CC , Trondheim Skip: Kristian Sørum Third: Morten Sørum Second: Eigil Ramsfjell Lead: Gunnar Meland	Oxenfoord CC , Edinburgh Skip: James Sanderson Third: Iain Baxter Second: Willie Sanderson Lead: Colin Baxter	Djursholms CK , Stockholm Fourth: Tom Schaeffer Third: Svante Ödman Skip: Fred Ridderstad Lead: Claes-Göran "Boa" Carlman	Bern-Zähringer CC , Bern Fourth: Fred Collioud Third: Roland Schneider Skip: René Collioud Lead: Kurt Schneider	Superior CC , Superior , WI Skip: Bob Nichols Third: Bill Strum Second: Tom Locken Lead: Bob Christman

Table of Round Robin

key
	Qualified for the play-offs
	Tie breaker

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

Round Robin results

Round 1

Canada	Norway
14th	3

BR Germany	France
8th	4th

Sweden	Switzerland
10	4th

United States	Scotland
5	4th

Italy	Denmark
9	4th

round 2

Sweden	Denmark
8th	3

Norway	United States
3	9

France	Italy
6th	5

Switzerland	Canada
6th	3

Scotland	BR Germany
4th	7th

Round 3

Scotland	Italy
5	3

Denmark	Canada
5	11

BR Germany	Norway
6th	7th

Sweden	France
11	4th

United States	Switzerland
5	4th

Round 4

United States	France
7th	5

Italy	Switzerland
8th	3

Canada	Scotland
4th	6th

Denmark	BR Germany
7th	5

Norway	Sweden
7th	8th

Round 5

Denmark	Scotland
5	8th

Canada	BR Germany
9	3

United States	Sweden
7th	9

Norway	Italy
11	3

Switzerland	France
8th	7th

Round 6

Norway	Switzerland
9	6th

France	Denmark
5	7th

Italy	BR Germany
3	12

Canada	United States
8th	6th

Sweden	Scotland
4th	10

Round 7

France	Canada
6th	8th

Scotland	Norway
6th	7th

Switzerland	Denmark
7th	5

Italy	Sweden
5	3

BR Germany	United States
4th	7th

Round 8

Italy	United States
3	5

Sweden	Canada
5	8th

Scotland	France
2	6th

BR Germany	Switzerland
7th	2

Denmark	Norway
3	8th

Round 9

BR Germany	Sweden
3	8th

Switzerland	Scotland
3	10

Denmark	United States
4th	6th

France	Norway
5	4th

Canada	Italy
9	2

Tie breaker

The teams from Norway and Scotland tied for points played the fourth participant in the semi-finals.

Norway	Scotland
4th	1

Play-off

Tournament tree

	Semifinals					final
	1	Canada	2
	4th	Norway	6th
						4th	Norway	4th
						2	United States	6th
	2	United States	6th
	3	Sweden	5

Semifinals

Canada	Norway
2	6th

United States	Sweden
6th	5

final

United States	Norway
6th	4th

Final score

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

Web links

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