1978 Air Canada Silver Broom

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1978 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host city Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Arena Winnipeg Arena
DatesMarch 27 – April 2, 1978
WinnerFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Curling clubSuperior CC, Wisconsin
Skip Bob Nichols
Third Bill Strum
Second Tom Locken
Lead Bob Christman
FinalistFlag of Norway.svg  Norway (Kristian Sørum)
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The 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 27 to April 2 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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
Medicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat, Alberta

Fourth: Ed Lukowich
Skip: Mike Chernoff
Second: Dale Johnston
Lead: Ron Schindle

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Arvid Petersen
Third: Arne Pedersen
Second: John Christiansen
Lead: Erik Kelnaes

Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève

Skip: Pierre Boan
Third: Pierre Duclos
Second: Honore Brangi
Lead: Jean-Claude Gachet

Munchener EV, Munich

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

66 CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip: Leone Rezzadore
Third: Roberto Zangara
Second: Franco Caldara
Lead: Roberto Bocus

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Trondheim CC

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

Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh

Skip: James Sanderson
Third: Iain Baxter
Second: Willie Sanderson
Lead: Colin Baxter

Djursholms CK, Stockholm

Skip: Tom Schaeffer
Third: Svante Ödman
Second: Fred Ridderstad
Lead: Claes-Göran Carlman

Bern-Zähringer CC, Bern

Skip: Fred Collioud
Third: Roland Schneider
Second: René Collioud
Lead: Kurt Schneider

Superior CC, Wisconsin

Skip: Bob Nichols
Third: Bill Strum
Second: Tom Locken
Lead: Bob Christman

Round robin standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mike Chernoff 72
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Bob Nichols 72
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Tom Schaeffer 63
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Kristian Sørum 54
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland James Sanderson 54
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Keith Wendorf 45
Flag of France.svg  France Pierre Boan 36
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Leone Rezzadore 36
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Fred Collioud 36
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Arvid Petersen 27

Round robin results

Draw 1

TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)14
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)8
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)10
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)4
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)5
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)9
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)4

Draw 2

TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)8
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)9
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)6
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)7

Draw 3

TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)11
TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)6
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)11
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)4
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)5
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)4

Draw 4

TeamFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)7
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)8
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)8

Draw 5

TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)5
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)8
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)9
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)3
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)9
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)11
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)8
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)7

Draw 6

TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)9
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)6
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)5
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)12
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)8
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)10

Draw 7

TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)8
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)6
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)7
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)7

Draw 8

TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)8
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)2
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)7
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)8

Draw 9

TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)8
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Collioud)3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)10
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Petersen)4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)6
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Boan)5
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)9
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rezzadore)2

Tiebreaker

TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Sanderson)1

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
4 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6
4 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6
2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6
3 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5

Semifinals

TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Chernoff)2
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)6
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)6
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Schaeffer)5

Final

TeamFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Nichols)6
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)4
1978 Air Canada Silver Broom
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
4th title

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