The 2006 World Men's Curling Championship was held April 1–9, 2006 at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the tournament defeating Canada in the final.
Teams Australia Curling Club Skip: Hugh Millikin Third: Ricky Tasker Second: Mike Woloschuk Lead: Stephen Johns Alternate: Ian PalangioCC Victoria, Sainte-Foy andCC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Third: François Roberge Second: Éric Sylvain Lead: Maxime Elmaleh Alternate: Jean GagnonHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Ulrik Schmidt Third: Lasse Lavrsen Second: Carsten Svensgaard Lead: Joel Ostrowski Alternate: Kenneth JørgensenOulunkylä Curling, Helsinki Fourth: Kalle Kiiskinen Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi*** Second: Jani Sullanmaa Lead: Teemu Salo Alternate: Jari RouvinenEC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf Skip: Sebastian Stock Third: Daniel Herberg Second: Markus Messenzehl Lead: Patrick Hoffman Alternate: Bernhard MayrICA National Team Skip: Douglas Dryburgh Third: Peter Wilson Second: Robin Gray Lead: John Kenny Alternate: Peter J.D. WilsonTokoro CC, Tokoro Skip: Yoshiyuki Ohmiya Third: Makoto Tsuruga Second: Tsuyoshi Ryutaki Lead: Kazuhiko Ikawa Alternate: Yuji HiramaSnarøen CC, Bærum Skip: Thomas Ulsrud Third: Torger Nergård Second: Thomas Due Lead: Jan Thoresen Alternate: Christoffer SvaeLockerbie CC, Lockerbie Skip: David Murdoch Third: Ewan MacDonald Second: Warwick Smith Lead: Euan Byers Alternate: Peter Smith Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg Skip: Nils Carlsén Third: Niklas Edin Second: Marcus Hasselborg Lead: Emanuel Allberg Alternate: Daniel TennCC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen Skip: Ralph Stöckli Third: Claudio Pescia Second: Pascal Sieber Lead: Simon Strübin Alternate: Marco BattilanaBemidji CC, Bemidji Skip: Pete Fenson Third: Shawn Rojeski Second: Joseph Polo Lead: John Shuster Alternate: Scott Baird
*** Finnish skip Markku Uusipaavalniemi missed the first three games with a wrist injury; Kiiskinen skipped in his place. Markku returned April 3; threw second rocks in the early draw and third stones in the remainder of the competition.
Round-robin standings Scoring for the tournament was done by CurlingZone.com. They calculated the player percentages differently than normal. They used a five-point system with a multiplier for degree of difficulty in shots.
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. David Murdoch 9 2 82 54 55 40 10 23 86% Jean-Michel Ménard 8 3 77 63 52 44 13 13 83% Thomas Ulsrud 7 4 75 61 48 44 16 13 79% Pete Fenson 7 4 67 55 43 40 23 13 82% Nils Carlsén 6 5 80 63 43 46 15 9 83% Ralph Stöckli 6 5 68 59 47 39 15 18 81% Markku Uusipaavalniemi 6 5 71 66 41 39 14 10 78% Ulrik Schmidt 5 6 68 70 42 46 13 9 79% Hugh Millikin 5 6 66 74 47 45 18 12 77% Sebastian Stock 4 7 41 62 33 38 18 8 72% Yoshiyuki Ohmiya 2 9 40 64 33 46 14 3 72% Douglas Dryburgh 1 10 47 84 38 54 15 6 76%
Round-robin results Draw 1 April 1, 09:00
Draw 2 April 1, 16:00
Draw 3 April 2, 09:00
Draw 4 April 2, 14:00
Draw 5 April 2, 19:00
Draw 6 April 3, 09:00
Draw 7 April 3, 14:00
Draw 8 April 3, 19:00
Draw 9 April 4, 09:00
Draw 10 April 4, 14:00
Draw 11 April 4, 19:00
Draw 12 April 5, 09:00
Draw 13 April 5, 14:00
Draw 14 April 5, 19:00
Draw 15 April 6, 09:00
Draw 16 April 6, 14:00
Draw 17 April 7, 19:00
Playoffs Brackets
1 vs. 2 game April 7, 14:00
Player percentagesEuan Byers 85% Maxime Elmaleh 85%Warwick Smith 80% Éric Sylvain 89%Ewan MacDonald 53% François Roberge 83%David Murdoch 52% Jean-Michel Ménard 89% Total 67% Total 86%
3 vs. 4 game April 7, 19:00
Player percentagesJan Thoresen 79% John Shuster 95%Thomas Due 83% Joseph Polo 90%Torger Nergård 85% Shawn Rojeski 79%Thomas Ulsrud 87% Pete Fenson 76% Total 84% Total 85%
Semi-final April 8, 13:00
Player percentagesEuan Byers 74% Jan Thoresen 75%Warwick Smith 73% Thomas Due 68%Ewan MacDonald 68% Torger Nergård 69%David Murdoch 75% Thomas Ulsrud 68%Total 73% Total 70%
Final April 9, 12:30
Player percentagesEuan Byers 81% Maxime Elmaleh 85%Warwick Smith 82% Éric Sylvain 76%Ewan MacDonald 86% François Roberge 72%David Murdoch 87% Jean-Michel Ménard 76%Total 84% Total 77%
Round robin player percentages Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Maxime Elmaleh 89 Warwick Smith 86 Ewan MacDonald 86 David Murdoch 87 Joel Ostrowski 84 Joe Polo 86 Markku Uusipaavalniemi 85 Thomas Ulsrud 84 Simon Strübin 84 Eric Sylvain 84 Niklas Edin 83 Jean-Michel Ménard 82 John Shuster 84 Marcus Hasselborg 84 Claudio Pescia 81 Nils Carlsén 82 Euan Byers 82 Pascal Sieber 82 Shawn Rojeski 81 Pete Fenson 80
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