| Size | 280 |
|---|---|
| Host city | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Arena | Scotiabank Centre |
| Dates | March 28 – April 5, 2015 |
| Attendance | 56,837[1] |
| Winner | ' |
| Curling club | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
| Skip | Niklas Edin |
| Third | Oskar Eriksson |
| Second | Kristian Lindström |
| Lead | Christoffer Sundgren |
| Finalist | (Thomas Ulsrud) |
| Prev | 2014 |
| Next | 2016 |
The 2015 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 28 to April 5 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It marked the first time that a World Curling Championship had been held in Halifax, and the first time that a World Curling Championship event had been held in the province since the World Junior Curling Championships were held in Dartmouth in 1986.[2]
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship:
- (host country)
- One team from the 2015 USA–Brazil Challenge[3]
- Eight teams from the 2014 European Curling Championships
- (winner of the World Challenge Games)
- Two teams from the 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Teams
WCT ranking
World Curling Tour Order of Merit ranking of national teams (year to date total)[5]
| Country (Skip) | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|
| (Edin) | 7 | 124.500 |
| (Simmons/Morris) | 14 | 78.000 |
| (Ulsrud) | 16 | 68.355 |
| (Shuster) | 21 | 51.411 |
| (Morozumi) | 22 | 51.348 |
| (Pfister) | 29 | 40.310 |
| (Zang) | 30 | 38.049 |
| (Snítil) | 37 | 28.575 |
| (Retornaz/Mosaner) | 52 | 20.000 |
| (Kauste) | 58 | 18.025 |
| (Arkhipov) | 61 | 17.500 |
| (MacDonald) | 98 | 9.440 |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Country | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ulsrud | 10 | 1 | 94 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 81% | |
| Pat Simmons | 10 | 1 | 85 | 54 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 16 | 85% | |
| Niklas Edin | 8 | 3 | 84 | 59 | 45 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 84% | |
| Aku Kauste | 6 | 5 | 76 | 69 | 52 | 45 | 14 | 16 | 78% | |
| John Shuster | 6 | 5 | 74 | 71 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 79% | |
| Yusuke Morozumi | 5 | 6 | 72 | 66 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 79% | |
| Marc Pfister | 5 | 6 | 60 | 61 | 38 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 79% | |
| Zang Jialiang | 4 | 7 | 70 | 71 | 50 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 80% | |
| Jiří Snítil | 4 | 7 | 61 | 84 | 42 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 78% | |
| Joël Retornaz | 3 | 8 | 49 | 73 | 32 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 75% | |
| Ewan MacDonald | 3 | 8 | 56 | 86 | 41 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 79% | |
| Evgeny Arkhipov | 2 | 9 | 52 | 76 | 37 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 77% |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).[6]
Draw 1
Saturday, March 28, 14:30
Draw 2
Saturday, March 28, 19:30
Draw 3
Sunday, March 29, 9:30
Draw 4
Sunday, March 29, 14:30
Draw 5
Sunday, March 29, 19:30
Draw 6
Monday, March 30, 9:30
Draw 7
Monday, March 30, 14:30
Draw 8
Monday, March 30, 19:30
Draw 9
Tuesday, March 31, 9:30
Draw 10
Tuesday, March 31, 14:30
Draw 11
Tuesday, March 31, 19:30
Draw 12
Wednesday, April 1, 9:30
Draw 13
Wednesday, April 1, 14:30
Draw 14
Wednesday, April 1, 19:30
Draw 15
Thursday, April 2, 9:30
Draw 16
Thursday, April 2, 14:30
Draw 17
Thursday, April 2, 19:30
Tiebreaker
Friday, April 3, 14:30
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, April 3, 19:30
3 vs. 4
Saturday, April 4, 14:30
Semifinal
Saturday, April 4, 19:30
Bronze medal game
Sunday, April 5, 10:00
Final
Sunday, April 5, 16:00
Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
Round robin only
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Perfect games
| Player | Team | Position | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler George | Third | ||
| Niklas Edin | Skip | (semifinal) |
References
- General
- Specific
- ^ "Curling Canada | Sweden heads home with Ford Worlds gold"
- ^ "Halifax, Canada to host Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015". World Curling Federation. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Brazil set to challenge USA for berth in Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015". World Curling Federation. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Craig Brown and Patti Lank move on to finals". USA Curling. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ CurlingZone
- ^ "2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship Draw Schedule". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.