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1979 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1979 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 26–April 1 at the Allmend Eisstadion in Bern, Switzerland.

1979 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host cityBern, Switzerland
ArenaAllmend Eisstadion
DatesMarch 26 – April 1, 1979
Winner Norway
Curling clubBygdøy CC, Oslo
SkipKristian Sørum
ThirdMorten Sørum
SecondEigil Ramsfjell
LeadGunnar Meland
Finalist Switzerland (Peter Attinger, Jr.)
« 1978
1980 »

Teams edit

  Canada   Denmark   France   Germany   Italy
Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Skip: Barry Fry
Third: Bill Carey
Second: Gordon Sparkes
Lead: Bryan Wood

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Jørn Blach
Third: Freddy Bartelsen
Second: Bent Jørgensen
Lead: Antonny Hinge

Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève

Skip: Georges Mangier
Third: Pierre Saas
Second: René Robert
Lead: Gérard Wendling

Munchener EV, Munich

Skip: Keith Wendorf
Third: Balint von Bery
Second: Sascha Fischer-Weppler
Lead: Heino von L'Estocq

Tofane CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin
Third: Andrea Pavani
Second: Giancarlo Valt
Lead: Enea Pavani

  Norway   Scotland   Sweden   Switzerland   United States
Bygdøy CC, Oslo

Skip: Kristian Sørum
Third: Morten Sørum
Second: Eigil Ramsfjell
Lead: Gunnar Meland

Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton

Skip: Jimmy Waddell
Third: Willie Frame
Second: Jim Forrest
Lead: George Bryan

Sundsvalls CK

Fourth: Anders Grahn
Third: Ken Bruneflod
Skip: Karl-Erik Bruneflod
Lead: Roger Bredin

Dübendorf CC

Skip: Peter Attinger, Jr.
Third: Bernhard Attinger
Second: Mattias Neuenschwander
Lead: Ruedi Attinger

Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota

Skip: Scott Baird
Third: Dan Haluptzok
Second: Mark Haluptzok
Lead: Bob Fenson

Round-robin standings edit

Country Skip W L
  Switzerland Peter Attinger, Jr. 7 2
  Norway Kristian Sørum 6 3
  Canada Barry Fry 6 3
  Germany Keith Wendorf 6 3
  United States Scott Baird 6 3
  Scotland Jimmy Waddell 5 4
  Sweden Karl-Erik Bruneflod 3 6
  Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin 3 6
  France Georges Magnier 2 7
  Denmark Jørn Blach 1 8

Round-robin results edit

Draw 1 edit

Team Final
  United States (Baird) 8
  France (Magnier) 3
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 7
  Italy (Dal Molin) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 4
  Denmark (Blach) 3
Team Final
  Scotland (Waddell) 4
  Canada (Fry) 3
Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 12
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 3

Draw 2 edit

Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 6
  Switzerland (Attinger) 5
Team Final
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 7
  Scotland (Waddell) 6
Team Final
  United States (Baird) 11
  Italy (Dal Molin) 5
Team Final
  France (Magnier) 6
  Denmark (Blach) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 6
  Canada (Fry) 4

Draw 3 edit

Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 8
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 5
Team Final
  Canada (Fry) 6
  France (Magnier) 4
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 10
  Scotland (Waddell) 7
Team Final
  United States (Baird) 9
  Germany (Wendorf) 6
Team Final
  Italy (Dal Molin) 8
  Denmark (Blach) 3

Draw 4 edit

Team Final
  Scotland (Waddell) 12
  Denmark (Blach) 3
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 6
  United States (Baird) 5
Team Final
  Canada (Fry) 6
  Germany (Wendorf) 3
Team Final
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 10
  Italy (Dal Molin) 2
Team Final
  France (Magnier) 7
  Switzerland (Attinger) 4

Draw 5 edit

Team Final
  Canada (Fry) 6
  Italy (Dal Molin) 4
Team Final
  Scotland (Waddell) 5
  France (Magnier) 3
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 5
  Denmark (Blach) 2
Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 9
  Norway (Sørum) 6
Team Final
  United States (Baird) 9
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 2

Draw 6 edit

Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 4
  United States (Baird) 3
Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 8
  Italy (Dal Molin) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 6
  Scotland (Waddell) 5
Team Final
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 10
  France (Magnier) 4
Team Final
  Canada (Fry) 9
  Denmark (Blach) 4

Draw 7 edit

Team Final
  Canada (Fry) 6
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 5
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 5
  Norway (Sørum) 4
Team Final
  Italy (Dal Molin) 6
  France (Magnier) 3
Team Final
  United States (Baird) 8
  Denmark (Blach) 2
Team Final
  Scotland (Waddell) 7
  Germany (Wendorf) 5

Draw 8 edit

Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 8
  Denmark (Blach) 5
Team Final
  Canada (Fry) 6
  United States (Baird) 4
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 7
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 6
Team Final
  Scotland (Waddell) 7
  Italy (Dal Molin) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 6
  France (Magnier) 1

Draw 9 edit

Team Final
  Italy (Dal Molin) 7
  Norway (Sørum) 6
Team Final
  Denmark (Blach) 5
  Sweden (Bruneflod) 4
Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 7
  France (Magnier) 4
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 6
  Canada (Fry) 5
Team Final
  United States (Baird) 5
  Scotland (Waddell) 4

Tiebreakers edit

Tiebreaker 1 edit

Team Final
  Canada (Fry) 8
  United States (Baird) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 6
  Germany (Wendorf) 5

Tiebreaker 2 edit

Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 7
  United States (Baird) 4

Playoffs edit

Semifinals Final
      
1   Switzerland 9
4   Germany 5
1   Switzerland 4
2   Norway 5
2   Norway 6
3   Canada 3

Semifinals edit

Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 6
  Canada (Fry) 3
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 9
  Germany (Wendorf) 5

Final edit

Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 5
  Switzerland (Attinger) 4
1979 Air Canada Silver Broom
 
Norway
1st title

External links edit

  • "1979 Air Canada Silver Broom". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29.
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