1987 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship

1987 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship
Host city	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Arena	B.C. Place Stadium
Dates	March 30 – April 5, 1987
Winner	Canada
Curling club	Penetang CC Penetanguishene, Ontario
Skip	Russ Howard
Third	Glenn Howard
Second	Tim Belcourt
Lead	Kent Carstairs
Alternate	Larry Merkley [1]
Finalist	Germany (Rodger Gustaf Schmidt)
«  1986 1988  »

The 1987 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 30 to April 5 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Teams

Canada	Denmark	England	France	Germany
Penetang CC, Penetanguishene Skip: Russ Howard Third: Glenn Howard Second: Tim Belcourt Lead: Kent Carstairs Alternate: Larry Merkley [1]	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Gert Larsen Third: Oluf Olsen Second: Jan Hansen Lead: Michael Harry Alternate: Steen Hansen [1]	Province of London CC, London Skip: Bob Martin Third: Ronnie Brock Second: John Brown Lead: Robin Gemmell Alternate: Phil Atherton [1]	Megève CC, Megève Skip: Jean-Francois Orset Third: Claude Feige Second: Jean-Louis Sibuet Lead: Marc Sibuet Alternate: Patrick Philippe [1]	EV Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf Skip: Rodger Gustaf Schmidt Third: Wolfgang Burba Second: Johnny Jahr Lead: Hans-Joachim Burba Alternate: Philip Seitz [1]
Norway	Scotland	Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell Third: Sjur Loen Second: Morten Søgaard Lead: Bo Bakke Alternate: Gunnar Meland [1]	Forest Hills Trossachs CC, Aberfoyle Skip: Grant McPherson Third: Hammy McMillan Second: Robert Wilson Lead: Richard Harding Alternate: Billy Andres [1]	CK Ena, Enköping Skip: Göran Roxin Third: Claes Roxin Second: Björn Roxin Lead: Lars-Eric Roxin Alternate: Anders Ehrling [1]	Stäfa CC, Stäfa Skip: Felix Luchsinger Third: Thomas Grendelmeier Second: Daniel Streiff Lead: Fritz Luchsinger	Granite CC, Seattle Skip: Jim Vukich Third: Ron Sharpe Second: George Pepelnjak Lead: Gary Joraanstad

Round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to playoffs
	Teams to tiebreaker

Country	Skip	W	L
Norway	Eigil Ramsfjell	8	1
Canada	Russ Howard	7	2
Denmark	Gert Larsen	6	3
Germany	Rodger Gustaf Schmidt	5	4
United States	Jim Vukich	5	4
Sweden	Göran Roxin	4	5
Switzerland	Felix Luchsinger	4	5
Scotland	Grant McPherson	3	6
France	Jean-Francois Orset	2	7
England	Bob Martin	1	8

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Monday, March 30, 12:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
France (Orset)	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	0	X	7
Canada (Howard)	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
England (Martin)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	2
Denmark (Larsen)	2	0	1	1	3	0	2	0	X	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Roxin)	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	X	7
Germany (Schmidt)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Vukich)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	4
Scotland (McPherson)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	2

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Ramsfjell)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	5
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4

Draw 2

Monday, March 30, 18:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Roxin)	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	7
Scotland (McPherson)	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Howard)	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	X	6
Norway (Ramsfjell)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
United States (Vukich)	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	7
England (Martin)	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Schmidt)	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	3
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	5	X	X	11

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
France (Orset)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	1
Denmark (Larsen)	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	1	X	X	7

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 31, 12:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Larsen)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	X	6
Germany (Schmidt)	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	X	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Roxin)	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	1	7
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
England (Martin)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	X	X	X	3
Canada (Howard)	3	2	0	0	3	0	3	X	X	X	11

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Ramsfjell)	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	X	5
United States (Vukich)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	2

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Scotland (McPherson)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	7
France (Orset)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 31, 18:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
England (Martin)	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	X	X	X	2
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	2	0	2	4	4	0	X	X	X	X	12

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Schmidt)	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	X	7
France (Orset)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	2

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Larsen)	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	5
United States (Vukich)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Scotland (McPherson)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	2
Canada (Howard)	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	X	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Roxin)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	6
Norway (Ramsfjell)	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	7

Draw 5

Wednesday, April 1, 12:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Scotland (McPherson)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	2
Norway (Ramsfjell)	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	X	X	X	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Vukich)	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	X	6
Sweden (Roxin)	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Howard)	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	5	X	9
Denmark (Larsen)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	X	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	3	X	X	10
France (Orset)	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	X	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Schmidt)	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	X	8
England (Martin)	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	6

Draw 6

Wednesday, April 1, 18:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4
Denmark (Larsen)	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Scotland (McPherson)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	2
Germany (Schmidt)	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Ramsfjell)	3	1	1	3	1	2	X	X	X	X	11
France (Orset)	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	0

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
England (Martin)	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	X	7
Sweden (Roxin)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	3

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Vukich)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	X	X	3
Canada (Howard)	2	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	X	X	7

Draw 7

Thursday, April 2, 12:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Vukich)	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	X	4
France (Orset)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	2

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Ramsfjell)	0	3	1	0	1	6	X	X	X	X	11
England (Martin)	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	2

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Scotland (McPherson)	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	X	X	8
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	X	3

Sheet D	Final
Canada (Howard)	L
Germany (Schmidt)	W

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Larsen)	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	7
Sweden (Roxin)	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	6

Draw 8

Thursday, April 2, 18:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Howard)	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	5	11
Sweden (Roxin)	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Larsen)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	X	6
Scotland (McPherson)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Schmidt)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	2
Norway (Ramsfjell)	2	0	0	2	4	0	2	X	X	X	10

Sheet D	Final
France (Orset)	W
England (Martin)	L

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3
United States (Vukich)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Draw 9

Friday, April 2, 9:30

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Germany (Schmidt)	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	8
United States (Vukich)	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Luchsinger)	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	X	4
Canada (Howard)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
France (Orset)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	3
Sweden (Roxin)	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	X	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Denmark (Larsen)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	4
Norway (Ramsfjell)	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
England (Martin)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	3
Scotland (McPherson)	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	X	7

Tiebreaker

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Schmidt)	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7
United States (Vukich)	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Gold medal game
	1	Norway	5
	4	Germany	6
						4	Germany	5
						2	Canada	9
	2	Canada	4
	3	Denmark	3			Bronze medal game
						1	Norway	11
						3	Denmark	6

Semifinals

Saturday, April 4, 12:00

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Ramsfjell)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	5
Germany (Schmidt)	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Howard)	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	4
Denmark (Larsen)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	3

Bronze medal game

Saturday, April 4, 19:30

Team	Final
Norway (Ramsfjell)	11
Denmark (Larsen)	6

Final

Sunday, April 5, 11:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Germany (Schmidt)	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
Canada (Howard)	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	9

1987 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship
Canada 18th title

References

1. "World curling facts". The Province. 29 March 1987. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

External links

• Results from the World Curling Federation
• Vince Kreiser (2013-11-25). "BC Place Stadium to Host An Ice Event". Recreation Studies. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07.