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1999 World Men's Curling Championship

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1999 World Men's Curling Championship
Host citySaint John, New Brunswick
ArenaHarbour Station
DatesApril 3–11, 1999
Attendance96,429 (combined men's and women's)[1]
Winner Scotland
Curling clubInverness Curling Club
SkipHammy McMillan
ThirdWarwick Smith
SecondEwan MacDonald
LeadPeter Loudon
AlternateGordon Muirhead
Finalist Canada (Jeff Stoughton)
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The 1999 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 1999 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick from April 3–11, 1999.

Teams

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 Canada  Denmark  Finland  Germany  New Zealand
Charleswood CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Skip: Jeff Stoughton
Third: Jon Mead
Second: Garry Vandenberghe
Lead: Doug Armstrong
Alternate: Steve Gould

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Ulrik Schmidt
Third: Lasse Lavrsen
Second: Brian Hansen
Lead: Carsten Svensgaard
Alternate: Frants Gufler

Vierumäki CR, Vierumäki

Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Wille Mäkelä
Second: Tommi Häti
Lead: Jari Laukkanen
Alternate: Raimo Lind

Füssen CC, Füssen

Skip: Andy Kapp
Third: Uli Kapp
Second: Oliver Axnick
Lead: Holger Höhne
Alternate: Sebastian Linkemann

Ranfurly CC, Ranfurly

Skip: Sean Becker
Third: Hans Frauenlob
Second: Jim Allan
Lead: Lorne De Pape
Alternate: Darren Carson

 Norway  Scotland  Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Stabekk CC, Oslo

Skip: Pål Trulsen
Third: Lars Vågberg
Second: Flemming Davanger
Lead: Bent Ånund Ramsfjell
Alternate: Thomas Ulsrud

Inverness CC, Inverness

Skip: Hammy McMillan
Third: Warwick Smith
Second: Ewan MacDonald
Lead: Peter Loudon
Alternate: Gordon Muirhead

Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall

Skip: Per Carlsén
Third: Mikael Norberg
Second: Tommy Olin
Lead: Niklas Berggren
Alternate: Jan Strandlund

Lausanne-Olympique CC, Lausanne

Skip: Patrick Hürlimann
Third: Dominic Andres
Second: Martin Romang
Lead: Diego Perren
Alternate: Patrik Lörtscher

St. Paul CC, St. Paul

Skip: Tim Somerville
Third: Don Barcome Jr.
Second: Myles Brundidge
Lead: John Gordon
Alternate: Mark Haluptzok

Round-robin standings

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Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreaker
Country Skip W L
 Canada Jeff Stoughton 8 1
 Scotland Hammy McMillan 6 3
 United States Tim Somerville 6 3
 Switzerland Patrick Hürlimann 5 4
 Norway Pål Trulsen 5 4
 Denmark Ulrik Schmidt 5 4
 Germany Andy Kapp 4 5
 Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 4 5
 Sweden Per Carlsén 2 7
 New Zealand Sean Becker 0 9

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Sheet A Final
 Sweden (Carlsén) 4
 Germany (Kapp) 10
Sheet B Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 7
 Scotland (McMillan) 3
Sheet C Final
 Norway (Trulsen) 9
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 6
Sheet D Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 5
 United States (Somerville) 8
Sheet E Final
 Canada (Stoughton) 7
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 5

Draw 2

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Sheet A Final
 United States (Somerville) 4
 Scotland (McMillan) 7
Sheet B Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 10
 Norway (Trulsen) 7
Sheet C Final
 Sweden (Carlsén) 6
 Denmark (Schmidt) 7
Sheet D Final
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 4
 Canada (Stoughton) 9
Sheet E Final
 Germany (Kapp) 7
 New Zealand (Becker) 6

Draw 3

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Sheet A Final
 Norway (Trulsen) 7
 Sweden (Carlsén) 6
Sheet B Final
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 10
 New Zealand (Becker) 4
Sheet C Final
 Scotland (McMillan) 5
 Canada (Stoughton) 6
Sheet D Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 1
 Germany (Kapp) 11
Sheet E Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 6
 United States (Somerville) 7

Draw 4

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Sheet A Final
 Germany (Kapp) 5
 Denmark (Schmidt) 6
Sheet B Final
 Canada (Stoughton) 8
 Sweden (Carlsén) 3
Sheet C Final
 United States (Somerville) 4
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2
Sheet D Final
 Scotland (McMillan) 10
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 7
Sheet E Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 6
 Norway (Trulsen) 10

Draw 5

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Sheet A Final
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 8
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 5
Sheet B Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 3
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0
Sheet C Final
 Canada (Stoughton) 9
 Norway (Trulsen) 6
Sheet D Final
 United States (Somerville) 7
 Sweden (Carlsén) 10
Sheet E Final
 Scotland (McMillan) 6
 Germany (Kapp) 5

Draw 6

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Sheet A Final
 Canada (Stoughton) 7
 United States (Somerville) 4
Sheet B Final
 Scotland (McMillan) 3
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 8
Sheet C Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 3
 Sweden (Carlsén) 8
Sheet D Final
 Germany (Kapp) 4
 Norway (Trulsen) 5
Sheet E Final
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 6
 Denmark (Schmidt) 5

Draw 7

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Sheet A Final
 Scotland (McMillan) 6
 New Zealand (Becker) 5
Sheet B Final
 Norway (Trulsen) 7
 United States (Somerville) 8
Sheet C Final
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 5
 Germany (Kapp) 4
Sheet D Final
 Canada (Stoughton) 11
 Denmark (Schmidt) 4
Sheet E Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 7
 Sweden (Carlsén) 4

Draw 8

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Sheet A Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 1
 Norway (Trulsen) 9
Sheet B Final
 Germany (Kapp) 9
 Canada (Stoughton) 4
Sheet C Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 7
 New Zealand (Becker) 4
Sheet D Final
 Sweden (Carlsén) 6
 Scotland (McMillan) 8
Sheet E Final
 United States (Somerville) 11
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 4

Draw 9

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Sheet A Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 6
 Canada (Stoughton) 7
Sheet B Final
 Sweden (Carlsén) 4
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 7
Sheet C Final
 Germany (Kapp) 5
 United States (Somerville) 7
Sheet D Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 6
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 5
Sheet E Final
 Norway (Trulsen) 3
 Scotland (McMillan) 8

Tiebreakers

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Sheet A Final
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 7
 Denmark (Schmidt) 4


Sheet A Final
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 5
 Norway (Trulsen) 4

Playoffs

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Brackets

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Semi-final Final
      
1  Canada 8
4  Switzerland 5
1  Canada 5
2  Scotland 6
2  Scotland 6
3  United States 4 Bronze medal
3  United States 3
4  Switzerland 8

Final

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In the final end, Hammy McMillan made a draw to the 4-foot against two Canadian stones to secure the win.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Canada (Stoughton) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
 Scotland (McMillan) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
1999 Ford World Curling Championship
Scotland
Scotland
3rd title

References

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  1. ^ "For Canada, second isn't good enough". Toronto Star. April 13, 1999. p. 46. Retrieved March 14, 2024.