The 2008 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 4–13, 2008 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota in the USA. The 12-team tournament took place in the 11,643 seat hockey arena on the grounds of the University of North Dakota.
Teams Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney Skip: Hugh Millikin* Fourth: Ian Palangio Second: Sean Hall Lead: Stephen Johns Alternate: Stephen Hewitt (*Throws third rocks)Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: John Morris Second: Marc Kennedy Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Adam EnrightHarbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Fengchun Third: Liu Rui Second: Xu Xiaoming Lead: Zang Jialang Alternate: Li DongyanCK Brno, Brno Skip: Jiří Snítil Third: Martin Snítil Second: Jindřich Kitzberger Lead: Marek Vydra Alternate: Miloš HoferkaHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Johnny Frederiksen Third: Lars Vilandt Second: Bo Jensen Lead: Ulrik Schmidt Alternate: Mikkel Poulson Chamonix CC, Chamonix Skip: Thomas Dufour Third: Tony Angiboust Second: Jan Ducroz Lead: Richard Ducroz Alternate: Raphael MathieuCC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Andy Kapp Third: Andreas Lang Second: Holger Höhne Lead: Andreas Kempf Alternate: Felix SchulzeSnarøen CK, Bærum Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Christoffer Svae Lead: Havard Vad Petersson Alternate: Thomas DueLockerbie Ice Rink, Lockerbie Skip: David Murdoch Third: Graeme Connal Second: Peter Smith Lead: Euan Byers Alternate: Peter LoudonStocksunds CC, Stocksund Skip: Anders Kraupp Third: Peder Folke Second: Björn Brandberg Lead: Anton Sandström Alternate: Mats Nyberg CC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen Skip: Claudio Pescia Third: Patrick Hürlimann Second: Pascal Sieber Lead: Marco Battilana Alternate: Toni MüllerSt. Paul CC, St. Paul & Madison CC, Madison Skip: Craig Brown Third: Rich Ruohonen Second: John Dunlop Lead: Pete Annis Alternate: Kevin Kakela
Round-robin standings CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct.Kevin Martin 10 1 87 47 49 37 10 14 87%David Murdoch 8 3 74 54 46 38 20 10 85%Wang Fengchun 7 4 66 65 43 43 18 9 81%Thomas Ulsrud 7 4 80 72 52 47 10 11 84%Thomas Dufour 6 5 63 53 42 35 18 11 78%Hugh Millikin 5 6 62 64 42 45 20 8 78%Craig Brown 5 6 65 67 40 44 13 6 81%Andy Kapp 5 6 73 72 47 43 17 14 80%Johnny Frederiksen 4 7 64 80 45 50 6 11 78%Anders Kraupp 4 7 61 77 38 49 17 4 79%Claudio Pescia 3 8 63 78 42 49 15 7 78%Jiří Snítil 2 9 61 79 43 48 10 7 75%
Round-robin results Draw 1 April 5, 14:00
Draw 2 April 5, 19:00
Draw 3 April 6, 09:00
Draw 4 April 6, 14:00
Draw 5 April 6, 19:00
Draw 6 April 7, 09:00
Draw 7 April 7, 14:00
Draw 8 April 7, 19:00
Draw 9 April 8, 09:00
Draw 10 April 8, 14:00
Draw 11 April 8, 19:00
Draw 12 April 9, 09:00
Draw 13 April 9, 14:00
Draw 14 April 9, 19:00
Draw 15 April 10, 09:00
Draw 16 April 10, 14:00
Draw 17 April 10, 19:00
Playoffs
3 vs 4
Player percentagesZang Jialiang 91% Havard Vad Petersson 82%Xu Xiaoming 76% Christoffer Svae 96%Wang Fengchun 80% Torger Nergård 90%Liu Rui 78% Thomas Ulsrud 96%Total 81% Total 91%
1 vs 2
Player percentagesEuan Byers 96% Ben Hebert 99%Peter Smith 78% Marc Kennedy 88%Graeme Connal 86% John Morris 91%David Murdoch 80% Kevin Martin 74%Total 85% Total 88%
Semifinal
Player percentagesHavard Vad Petersson 99% Ben Hebert 92%Christoffer Svae 80% Marc Kennedy 95%Torger Nergård 84% John Morris 91%Thomas Ulsrud 88% Kevin Martin 94%Total 88% Total 93%
Bronze medal game
Player percentagesZang Jialiang 92% Havard Vad Petersson 90%Xu Xiaoming 85% Christoffer Svae 89%Wang Fengchun 85% Torger Nergård 88%Liu Rui 68% Thomas Ulsrud 89%Total 82% Total 89%
Gold medal game
Player percentagesBen Hebert 85% Euan Byers 95%Marc Kennedy 95% Peter Smith 78%John Morris 95% Graeme Connal 85%Kevin Martin 89% David Murdoch 78%Total 91% Total 85%
Player percentages Top five percentages per position during the round robin. Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Havard Vad Petersson 88 Marc Kennedy 86 John Morris 90 Kevin Martin 87 Ben Hebert 87 Peter Smith 84 Graeme Connal 86 David Murdoch 82 Zang Jialiang 86 Christoffer Svae 84 Liu Rui 83 Thomas Ulsrud 80 Euan Byers 86 Sean Hall 82 Torger Nergård 83 Andy Kapp 80 Peter Annis 86 Holger Höhne 81 Richard Ruohonen 83 Thomas Dufour 78
See also 2008 Brier 2008 World Junior Curling Championships 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
References
External links Ralph Engelstad Arena website Official Website