1981 Air Canada Silver Broom

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1981 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host city London, Ontario, Canada
Arena Thompson Arena
DatesMarch 23–29, 1981
WinnerFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Curling clubLausanne-Riviera CC
Skip Jürg Tanner
Third Jürg Hornisberger
Second Patrik Lörtscher
Lead Franz Tanner
FinalistFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Bud Somerville)
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The 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from at the Thompson Arena in London, Ontario, 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
Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Skip: Kerry Burtnyk
Third: Mark Olson
Second: Jim Spencer
Lead: Ron Kammerlock

Hvidovre CC

Skip: Tommy Stjerne
Third: Oluf Olsen
Second: Steen Hansen
Lead: Peter Andersen

Megève CC, Megève

Fourth: Gerard Ravello
Third: André Jouvent
Second: Jacques Joulien
Skip: Gérard Alazet

CC Schwenningen

Skip: Keith Wendorf
Third: Hans Dieter Kiesel
Second: Sven Saile
Lead: Heiner Martin

Tofane CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Fourth: Andrea Pavani
Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin
Second: Giancarlo Valt
Lead: Enea 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
Bygdøy CC, Oslo

Skip: Kristian Sørum
Third: Eigil Ramsfjell
Second: Gunnar Meland
Lead: Dagfinn Loen

Carrington CC, Edinburgh

Skip: Colin Hamilton
Third: W. Michael Dick
Second: David Ramsay
Lead: Richard Pretsel

Härnösands CK

Skip: Jan Ullsten
Third: Anders Thidholm
Second: Anders Nilsson
Lead: Hans Söderström

Lausanne-Riviera CC

Skip: Jürg Tanner
Third: Jürg Hornisberger
Second: Patrik Lörtscher
Lead: Franz Tanner

Superior CC, Wisconsin

Fourth: Bob Nichols
Skip: Bud Somerville
Second: Bob Christman
Lead: Bob Buchanan

Round-robin standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kerry Burtnyk 81
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Kristian Sørum 72
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bud Somerville 63
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Jürg Tanner 63
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jan Ullsten 54
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Colin Hamilton 54
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin 36
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Tommy Stjerne 27
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Keith Wendorf 27
Flag of France.svg  France Gérard Alazet 18

Round-robin results

Draw 1

TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)9
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)7
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)11
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)6
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)8
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)4
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Nichols)8

Draw 2

TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)10
TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)4
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)7
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)13
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)3

Draw 3

TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)11
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)3
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)5
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)7
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)11
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)4

Draw 4

TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)5
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)4
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)17
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)6
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)7
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)4

Draw 5

TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)10
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)4
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)9
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)15

Draw 6

TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)5
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)9
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)8
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)5
TeamFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)7

Draw 7

TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)6
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)8
TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)5
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)4
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)6
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)5

Draw 8

TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)2
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)8
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)10
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)2
TeamFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)4
TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)7
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)4

Draw 9

TeamFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)9
TeamFinal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Dal Molin)4
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)6
TeamFinal
Flag of France.svg  France (Alazet)4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)12
TeamFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wendorf)5
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hamilton)6
TeamFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Ullsten)9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)5

Playoffs

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

Semifinals

TeamFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Sørum)4
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)7
TeamFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burtnyk)4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)7

Final

TeamFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Tanner)2
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Somerville)1
1981 Air Canada Silver Broom
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