1991 World Men's Curling Championship

1991 World Men's Curling Championship
Host cityWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
ArenaWinnipeg Arena
DatesMarch 23–31, 1991
Winner Scotland
Curling clubSt. Martins CC, Perth
SkipDavid Smith
ThirdGraeme Connal
SecondPeter Smith
LeadDavid Hay
AlternateMike Hay
Finalist Canada (Kevin Martin)
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The 1991 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 1991 Canada Safeway World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) took place from March 23 to 31 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Teams

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 Canada  Denmark  Finland  France  Germany
Avonair CC, Edmonton, Alberta

Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: Kevin Park
Second: Dan Petryk
Lead: Don Bartlett
Alternate: Jules Owchar

Hvidovre CC

Skip: Christian Thune
Third: Niels Siggaard
Second: Henrik Jakobsen
Lead: Lasse Lavrsen
Alternate: Anders Søderblom

Hyvinkää CC

Skip: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Jari Laukkanen
Second: Jori Aro
Lead: Marko Poikolainen
Alternate: Juhani Heinonen

Megève CC

Skip: Dominique Dupont-Roc
Third: Claude Feige
Second: Thierry Mercier
Lead: Patrick Philippe
Alternate: Daniel Moratelli

EV Füssen

Skip: Andy Kapp
Third: Florian Zörgiebel
Second: Cristopher Huber
Lead: Michael Schäffer
Alternate: Ulrich Schneider

 Norway  Scotland  Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Snarøen CC, Oslo

Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell
Third: Sjur Loen
Second: Niclas Järund
Lead: Morten Skaug
Alternate: Dagfinn Loen

St. Martins CC, Perth

Skip: David Smith
Third: Graeme Connal
Second: Peter Smith
Lead: David Hay
Alternate: Mike Hay

Karlstads CK

Skip: Dan-Ola Eriksson
Third: Sören Grahn
Second: Jonas Sjölander
Lead: Stefan Holmén
Alternate: Håkan Funk

Biel-Touring CC, Biel

Skip: Markus Eggler
Third: Frédéric Jean
Second: Stefan Hofer
Lead: Björn Schröder

Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin

Skip: Steve Brown
Third: Paul Pustovar
Second: George Godfrey
Lead: Wally Henry
Alternate: Mike Fraboni

Round-robin standings

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Key
Teams to playoffs
Country Skip W L
 Canada Kevin Martin 9 0
 Scotland David Smith 7 2
 United States Steve Brown 6 3
 Norway Eigil Ramsfjell 6 3
 Switzerland Markus Eggler 5 4
 Sweden Dan-Ola Eriksson 4 5
 Germany Andy Kapp 3 6
 Denmark Christian Thune 2 7
 France Dominique Dupont-Roc 2 7
 Finland Jussi Uusipaavalniemi 1 8

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Sheet A Final
 Canada (Martin) 8
 United States (Brown) 2
Sheet B Final
 Scotland (Smith) 6
 France (Dupont-Roc) 5
Sheet C Final
 Switzerland (Eggler) 5
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0
Sheet D Final
 Denmark (Thune) 6
 Sweden (Eriksson) 8
Sheet E Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 4
 Germany (Kapp) 5

Draw 2

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Sheet A Final
 Germany (Kapp) 6
 Denmark (Thune) 8
Sheet B Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 6
 Sweden (Eriksson) 3
Sheet C Final
 France (Dupont-Roc) 4
 Switzerland (Eggler) 7
Sheet D Final
 Canada (Martin) 7
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 4
Sheet E Final
 United States (Brown) 5
 Scotland (Smith) 6

Draw 3

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Sheet A Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 5
 Canada (Martin) 7
Sheet B Final
 Denmark (Thune) 4
 Switzerland (Eggler) 5
Sheet C Final
 Scotland (Smith) 7
 Germany (Kapp) 3
Sheet D Final
 France (Dupont-Roc) 8
 United States (Brown) 6
Sheet E Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 3
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 6

Draw 4

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Sheet A Final
 Scotland (Smith) 5
 Switzerland (Eggler) 8
Sheet B Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 7
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 1
Sheet C Final
 United States (Brown) 5
 Denmark (Thune) 2
Sheet D Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 2
 Canada (Martin) 7
Sheet E Final
 Germany (Kapp) 6
 France (Dupont-Roc) 1

Draw 5

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Sheet A Final
 Canada (Martin) 6
 France (Dupont-Roc) 5
Sheet B Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 1
 Scotland (Smith) 7
Sheet C Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 8
 Denmark (Thune) 3
Sheet D Final
 Germany (Kapp) 6
 Switzerland (Eggler) 5
Sheet E Final
 United States (Brown) 8
 Sweden (Eriksson) 5

Draw 6

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Sheet A Final
 Canada (Martin) 7
 Denmark (Thune) 3
Sheet B Final
 Switzerland (Eggler) 9
 Sweden (Eriksson) 3
Sheet C Final
 Germany (Kapp) 2
 United States (Brown) 9
Sheet D Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 2
 Scotland (Smith) 4
Sheet E Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 3
 France (Dupont-Roc) 5

Draw 7

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Sheet A Final
 Switzerland (Eggler) 3
 United States (Brown) 5
Sheet B Final
 Denmark (Thune) 5
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 6
Sheet C Final
 France (Dupont-Roc) 3
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 4
Sheet D Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 8
 Germany (Kapp) 4
Sheet E Final
 Scotland (Smith) 5
 Canada (Martin) 8

Draw 8

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Sheet A Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 6
 Germany (Kapp) 5
Sheet B Final
 United States (Brown) 9
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2
Sheet C Final
 Canada (Martin) 8
 Switzerland (Eggler) 7
Sheet D Final
 Scotland (Smith) 6
 Denmark (Thune) 3
Sheet E Final
 France (Dupont-Roc) 4
 Sweden (Eriksson) 7

Draw 9

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Sheet A Final
 Sweden (Eriksson) 4
 Scotland (Smith) 7
Sheet B Final
 Germany (Kapp) 1
 Canada (Martin) 7
Sheet C Final
 Denmark (Thune) 7
 France (Dupont-Roc) 6
Sheet D Final
 United States (Brown) 6
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 4
Sheet E Final
 Switzerland (Eggler) 6
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 4

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1  Canada 5
4  Norway 3
1  Canada 2
2  Scotland 7
2  Scotland 4
3  United States 2

Semifinals

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Team Final
 Canada (Martin) 5
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 3
Team Final
 Scotland (Smith) 4
 United States (Brown) 2

Final

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Martin) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2
 Scotland (Smith) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 X X 7
1991 Safeway Curling Championship
Scotland
Scotland
2nd title

References

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  • "Men's Canada Safeway World Curling Championships 1991". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  • Video: 1991 World Men's Curling Championship, final, Canada (Kevin Martin) vs Scotland (David Smith) on YouTube