1974 Air Canada Silver Broom

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1974 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host city Bern, Switzerland
Arena Allmend Eisstadion
DatesMarch 18–23, 1974
WinnerFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Curling clubSuperior CC, Wisconsin, United States
Skip Raymond "Bud" Somerville
Third Bob Nichols
Second Bill Strum
Lead Tom Locken
FinalistFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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The 1974 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 18 to 23 at the Allmend Eisstadion in Bern, Switzerland.

Contents

Teams

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
St. Albert CC, St. Albert

Skip: Hector Gervais
Third: Ron Anton
Second: Warren Hansen
Lead: Darrel Sutton

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Flemming Pedersen
Third: Arne Pedersen
Second: Arvid Petersen
Lead: Hans Henriksen

Megève CC, Megève

Skip: Pierre Duclos
Third: Raymond Bouvet
Second: Maurice Mercier
Lead: Aldo Merlin

EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf

Skip: Manfred Räderer
Third: Franz Sperger
Second: Hansjörg Jacoby
Lead: Roland Liedtke

Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip: Renato Ghezze
Third: Lino Mariani Maier
Second: Roberto Zangara
Lead: Andrea Pavani

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Brumunddal CC, Oslo

Skip: Sjur Loen
Third: Hans Bekkelund
Second: Morten Søgaard
Lead: Hans Økelsrud

Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton

Skip: Jimmy Waddell
Third: Jim Steele
Second: Robert Kirkland
Lead: Willie Frame

Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall

Skip: Jan Ullsten
Third: Tom Berggren
Second: Anders Grahn
Lead: Roger Bredin

Dübendorf CC, Dübendorf

Skip: Peter Attinger Jr.
Third: Bernhard Attinger
Second: Mattias Neuenschwander
Lead: Jürg Geiler

Superior CC, Superior

Skip: Raymond "Bud" Somerville
Third: Bob Nichols
Second: Bill Strum
Lead: Tom Locken

Round-robin standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Peter Attinger, Jr. 90
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Hector Gervais 72
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bud Somerville 63
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jan Ullsten 63
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flemming Pedersen 45
Flag of France.svg  France Pierre Duclos 45
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Manfred Räderer 45
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Jimmy Waddell 27
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Sjur Loen 27
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Renato Ghezze 18

Round-robin results

Draw 1

TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)10
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)6
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)3

Draw 2

TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)11
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)5
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)7
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)8
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)6
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)11

Draw 3

TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)8
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)6
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)10
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)10
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)9
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)10
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)2

Draw 4

TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)6
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)8

Draw 5

TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)4
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)7
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)4
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)6
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)4

Draw 6

TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)9
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)5
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)12
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)2

Draw 7

TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)5
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)5
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)4

Draw 8

TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)13
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)7
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)12
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)6
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)9
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)2

Draw 9

TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Loen)3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Pedersen)5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)11
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Duclos)13
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Ghezze)8
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)8
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Waddell)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Räderer)1

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2
4Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3
3 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
4Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 11
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8

Semifinals

Sheet B123456789101112Final
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Attinger)0001000100002
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)0010000010013
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)01102020028
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Gervais)10010300207

Final

TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)11
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)4
1974 Air Canada Silver Broom
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2nd title

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