| 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
| Arena | Pointe Claire Arena |
| Dates | March 20–24, 1968 |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Curling club | Calgary CC, Calgary |
| Skip | Ron Northcott |
| Third | Jimmy Shields |
| Second | Bernie Sparkes |
| Lead | Fred Storey |
| Finalist |  Scotland (Chuck Hay) |
« 1967 1969 » | |
The 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada at the Pointe Claire Arena.
| Canada |  France |  Germany |  Norway |
| Calgary CC, Calgary Skip: Ron Northcott | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Fourth: Pierre Boan | EC Bad Tölz Skip: Werner Fischer-Weppler | Bygdøy CC, Oslo Skip: Thor Andresen |
| Scotland |  Sweden |  Switzerland |  United States |
| Kilgraston & Moncrieffe CC, Perth Skip: Chuck Hay | IF Göta, Karlstad Fourth: Roy Berglöf | Thun CC, Thun Skip: Franz Marti | Superior CC, Wisconsin Skip: Bud Somerville |
*Throws second stones.
**Throws third stones.
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | Chuck Hay | 7 | 0 |
| Canada | Ron Northcott | 6 | 1 |
| United States | Bud Somerville | 5 | 2 |
| Sweden | Kjell Grengmark | 4 | 3 |
| France | Guy Parodi | 2 | 5 |
| Norway | Thor Andresen | 2 | 5 |
| Switzerland | Franz Marti | 2 | 5 |
| Germany | Werner Fischer-Weppler | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| France (Parodi) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 18 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| United States (Somerville) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| France (Parodi) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| France (Parodi) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Norway (Andresen) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| France (Parodi) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| United States (Somerville) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Canada (Northcott) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Norway (Andresen) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| France (Parodi) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| France (Parodi) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| France (Parodi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Semi-Final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Scotland | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Canada | 12 | 2 | Canada | 8 | ||||
| 3 | United States | 2 | |||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| United States (Somerville) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
Scotland (Hay)  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom Winners |
|---|
 Canada 8th title |
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