2006 World Senior Curling Championships
| 2006 World Senior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Arena | Tårnby Curling Club |
| Dates | March 4–11 |
| Men's winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Skip | Les Rogers |
| Third | Marvin Wirth |
| Second | Ken Mclean |
| Lead | Millard Evans |
| Finalist | .png){kind=small} United States (Brian Simonson) |
| Women's winner |  Sweden |
| Curling club | Stocksunds CK, Stockholm |
| Skip | Ingrid Meldahl |
| Third | Ann-Catrin Kjerr |
| Second | Inger Berg |
| Lead | Sylvia Malmberg |
| Alternate | Birgitta Törn |
| Coach | Gunilla Bergman |
| Finalist | Canada (Joyce Potter) |
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The 2006 World Senior Curling Championships were held from March 4 to 11 at the Tårnby Curling Club in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
Group A of each gender consisted of the best ranked countries from the previous year. The three best teams of the A-groups advanced to the semi-finals as well as the winner of the B-groups. The top ranked team in A will play against the top ranked team in B, the winner went on to the gold medal game and the loser went on to the bronze medal game. The 2nd place team in A played against the 3rd place team in A, and the winner went on to the gold medal game and the loser went on to the bronze medal game.[2]
Men
Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Les Rogers | Marvin Wirth | Ken Mclean | Millard Evans | |||
 Denmark |
Allan Ploug (fourth) | Finn Nielsen | Palle Bork | Johannes Jensen (skip) | Ove O. Sørensen | Tårnby CC | |
 England |
D. Michael Sutherland | John Brown | John MacDougall | Robin Gemmell | Phil Barton | ||
 Estonia |
Leo Jakobson | Toomas Lill | Jüri Rouk | Sven Petermann | |||
 Finland |
Lauri Perkiö | Mauno Nummila | Antti Sundholm | Seppo Stark | Jorma Rinne | ||
 Germany |
Klaus Unterstab | Reinhard Oelschläger | Thomas Frey | Joachim Hagen | Werner Pflaum | ||
 Iceland |
Gisli Kristinsson | Hallgrimur Valsson | Agust Hilmarsson | Björn Sigmindsson | Eiríkur Bóasson | ||
 Ireland |
Tony Tierney | Jim Winning | John Burns | David McClure | |||
 Japan |
Akinori Kashiwagi | Teruo Moriizumi | Kazuyuki Tsuchiya | Kazuaki Tsuchiya | Michiaki Saito | ||
 Norway |
Tormod Andreassen | Sverre Sandbakken | Jan Kolstad | Olaf Carlem | |||
 Scotland |
Ronnie Peat | Allan MacLennan | Jim Jamieson | Michael Burton | |||
| Sweden |
Jan Ullsten | Björn Rudström | Lars Strandqvist | Lars Engblom | Härnösands CK | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
Peter Attinger Jr. | Mattias Neuenschwander | Bernhard Attinger | Tony Knobel | Fritz Widmer | Fritz Widmer | |
| United States |
Brian Simonson | Tom Harms | John Kokotovich | Don Mohawk | Dale Gibbs | ||
 Wales |
Hugh Meikle (fourth) | Chris Wells (skip) | Michael Yuille | Hugh Hodge |
Round robin
Group A
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
* | 8:2 | 5:4 | 8:3 | 10:2 | 8:2 | 5:2 | 7:2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | United States |
2:8 | * | 5:4 | 6:5 | 7:4 | 8:6 | 6:4 | 4:6 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden |
4:5 | 4:5 | * | 4:7 | 8:2 | 8:5 | 6:4 | 9:3 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland |
3:8 | 5:6 | 7:4 | * | 7:6 | 6:5 | 2:8 | 3:4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | England |
2:10 | 4:7 | 2:8 | 6:7 | * | 5:2 | 8:7 | 10:3 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Norway |
2:8 | 6:8 | 5:8 | 5:6 | 2:5 | * | 6:5 | 11:2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Germany |
2:5 | 4:6 | 4:6 | 8:2 | 7:8 | 5:6 | * | 8:3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Scotland |
2:7 | 6:4 | 3:9 | 4:3 | 3:10 | 2:11 | 3:8 | * | 2 | 5 |
Group B
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
* | 8:6 | 3:9 | 10:4 | 10:5 | 11:2 | 9:3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Finland |
6:8 | * | 9:2 | 7:9 | 7:6 | 11:5 | 13:2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan |
9:3 | 2:9 | * | 10:3 | 2:8 | 5:4 | 11:7 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Wales |
4:10 | 9:7 | 3:10 | * | 8:7 | 8:2 | 12:1 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Ireland |
5:10 | 6:7 | 8:2 | 7:8 | * | 8:4 | 8:4 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Iceland |
2:11 | 5:11 | 4:5 | 2:8 | 4:8 | * | 8:2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Estonia |
3:9 | 2:13 | 7:11 | 1:12 | 4:8 | 2:8 | * | 0 | 6 |
- Teams to playoffs
Playoffs
| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| A-1 | Canada
| 9 | |||||||
| B-1 | Denmark
| 3 | |||||||
| Canada
| 9 | ||||||||
| United States
| 1 | ||||||||
| A-2 | United States
| 7 | |||||||
| A-3 | Sweden
| 3 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| Denmark
| 6 | ||||||||
| Sweden
| 12 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
March 10, 16:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark
|
3 | ||||||||
Canada 
|
9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States
|
7 | ||||||||
| Sweden
|
3 |
Bronze medal game
March 11, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark
|
0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 6 |
| Sweden
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 12 |
Final
March 11, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Canada
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | X | X | 9 |
Final standings
| Place | Team | Games played |
Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Canada |
9 | 9 | 0 |
 |
United States |
9 | 6 | 3 |
 |
Sweden |
9 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Denmark |
8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Switzerland |
7 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | England |
7 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Norway |
7 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany |
7 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Scotland |
7 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Finland |
6 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Japan |
6 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Wales |
6 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Ireland |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Iceland |
6 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Estonia |
6 | 0 | 6 |
Women
Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Joyce Potter | Muriel Potter | Janelle Sadler | Bonnie Morris | |||
| Denmark |
Kirsten Jensen | Lone Tordrup | Lone Christiansen | Dorthe Hansen | Tårnby CC | ||
| England |
Glynnice Lauder | Venetia Scott | Hilary Bowyer | Moira Davison | |||
| Finland |
Mimmi Koivula | Helena Timonen | Kirsti Kauste | Terttu Pakarinen | Pirjo Hautanen | ||
| Ireland |
Fiona Turnbull | Jane Moira Paterson | Isobel Fyfe | Kathleen Nixon | |||
| Japan |
Noriko Kaneuchi | Reiko Nihommatsu | Hiroko Oishi | Miyako Sato | |||
 Netherlands |
Sylvia Van Der Pluijm | Els Neeleman | Wil Kerkvliet | Rose-Marie Berghuijs | |||
 New Zealand |
Liz Matthews | Wendy Becker | Christine Bewick | Cathy Fenton | Pauline Farra | ||
| Scotland |
Carolyn Morris | Pat Lockhart | Trudie Milne | Linda Lesperance | |||
| Sweden |
Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Inger Berg | Sylvia Malmberg | Birgitta Törn | Gunilla Bergman | Stocksunds CK, Stockholm |
| Switzerland |
Renate Nedkoff | Lotti Pieper | Silvia Niederer | Brigitta Keller | Irene Goridis | ||
| United States |
Jamie Hutchinson | Shelley Johnson | Carolyn MacLeod | Cheryl Pieske | Karen Gloyd |
Round robin
Group A
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
* | 9:6 | 6:7 | 8:1 | 6:5 | 10:2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
6:9 | * | 8:5 | 6:4 | 6:7 | 8:3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden |
7:6 | 5:8 | * | 5:7 | 7:4 | 11:3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Scotland |
1:8 | 4:6 | 7:5 | * | 11:4 | 10:1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | England |
5:6 | 7:6 | 4:7 | 4:11 | * | 9:3 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Japan |
2:10 | 3:8 | 3:11 | 1:10 | 3:9 | * | 0 | 5 |
Group B
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland |
* | 11:3 | 8:2 | 6:5 | 8:7 | 5:8 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Finland |
3:11 | * | 8:3 | 4:5 | 8:5 | 8:4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Denmark |
2:8 | 3:8 | * | 10:4 | 5:15 | 10:9 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Netherlands |
5:6 | 5:4 | 4:10 | * | 6:5 | 5:6 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | United States |
7:8 | 5:8 | 15:5 | 5:6 | * | 9:1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | New Zealand |
8:5 | 4:8 | 9:10 | 6:5 | 1:9 | * | 2 | 3 |
- Teams to playoffs
- Teams to tiebreaker
Tiebreaker
March 10, 8:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Scotland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Playoffs
| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| A-1 | Canada
| 9 | |||||||
| B-1 | Ireland
| 4 | |||||||
| Canada
| 3 | ||||||||
| Sweden
| 7 | ||||||||
| A-2 | Switzerland
| 5 | |||||||
| A-3 | Sweden
| 8 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| Ireland
| 6 | ||||||||
| Switzerland
| 9 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
March 10, 16:30
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland
|
5 | ||||||||
| Sweden
|
8 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada
|
9 | ||||||||
 Ireland
|
4 |
Bronze medal game
March 11, 10:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Ireland
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Switzerland
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 |
Final
March 11, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Canada
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Final standings
| Place | Team | Games played |
Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sweden |
8 | 6 | 2 |
|
Canada |
7 | 5 | 2 |
|
Switzerland |
7 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Ireland |
7 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Scotland |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | England |
5 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Japan |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Finland |
5 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Denmark |
5 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | United States |
5 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 3 |