Background Facts

Please note that the information is calculated as of the tournament start date and is not updated thereafter.

 

Teams

  Association Latest result Best Result
Flag for Australia Australia 15 Gerald Chick (2016) 3 Hugh Millikin (2014), Hugh Millikin (2011), Hugh Millikin (2010)
Flag for Belgium Belgium 26 Stef Van Heddegem (2016) 26 Stef Van Heddegem (2016)
Flag for Canada Canada 2 Randy Neufeld (2016) 1 Mike Kennedy (2014), Robert Armitage (2013), Mark Johnson (2011), Eugene Hritzuk (2009), Pat Ryan (2008), Les Rogers (2006), Bas Buckle (2005), Bas Buckle (2004), Tom Reed (2003)
Flag for Czechia Czechia 19 Petr Kovac (2016) 12 Matej Neznal (2015)
Flag for Denmark Denmark 4 Ole de Neergaard (2016) 4 Ole de Neergaard (2016), Ole de Neergaard (2015), Bent Juul Kristoffersen (2011), Johannes Jensen (2006)
Flag for England England 12 Tommy Campbell (2016) 4 D. Michael Sutherland (2005)
Flag for Finland Finland 11 Kari Keranen (2016) 5 Timo Kauste (2007)
Flag for France France 17 Pascal Adam (2016) 9 Maurice Arozamena (2007)
Flag for Germany Germany 9 Uwe Saile (2016) 4 Charlie Kapp (2003), Charlie Kapp (2002)
Flag for Ireland Ireland 3 Peter Wilson (2016) 1 Johnjo Kenny (2012)
Flag for Israel Israel 14 Gary Gumprich (2016) 14 Gary Gumprich (2016)
Flag for Italy Italy 21 Adriano Regis (2016) 9 Dino Zardini (2003)
Flag for Japan Japan 25 Kenji Komoda (2016) 5 Satoru Asakawa (2007)
Flag for Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 23 Viktor Kim (2015) 23 Viktor Kim (2015)
Flag for Norway Norway 5 Stig-Arne Gunnestad (2016) 4 Eigil Ramsfjell (2012), Tormod Andreassen (2004)
Flag for New Zealand New Zealand 5 Hans Frauenlob (2016) 2 Hans Frauenlob (2013)
Flag for Poland Poland 23 Henryk Skowronski (2016) 22 Andrzej Janowski (2015)
Flag for Russia Russia 24 Dmitry Dmitrievskiy (2016) 9 Aleksander Kolesnikov (2010)
Flag for Scotland Scotland 5 Gordon Muirhead (2016) 1 Keith Prentice (2007)
Flag for Switzerland Switzerland 10 Stefan Karnusian (2016) 3 Werner Attinger (2013), Peter, Jr Attinger (2005), Mattias Neuenschwander (2004)
Flag for Sweden Sweden 1 Mats Wranå (2016) 1 Mats Wranå (2016)
Flag for United States of America United States of America 5 Geoff Goodland (2016) 1 Lyle Sieg (2015), Paul Pustovar (2010), Larry Johnson (2002)
Flag for Wales Wales 16 Adrian Meikle (2016) 11 Hugh Meikle (2008), Peter Williams (2007), Hugh Meikle (2003)

Experience

Participations
Chris Wells (WAL) 8
Hugh Millikin (AUS) 6
Tommy Campbell (ENG) 6
David Whyte (IRL) 6
Sergey Korolenko (RUS) 6
Sergey Narudinov (RUS) 5
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 4
Championships
Mikael Hasselborg (SWE) 1
Anders Eriksson (SWE) 1
Mats Wranå (SWE) 1
Johnjo Kenny (IRL) 1
David Whyte (IRL) 1
Bill Gray (IRL) 1
David Hume (IRL) 1
Finals played
Mikael Hasselborg (SWE) 1
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 1
Lorne Depape (NZL) 1
Dan Mustapic (NZL) 1
Geoff Goodland (USA) 1
Tim Solin (USA) 1
Anders Eriksson (SWE) 1
Medals won
Hugh Millikin (AUS) 3
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 2
Jim Allan (AUS) 2
Lorne Depape (NZL) 2
Dan Mustapic (NZL) 2
Mikael Hasselborg (SWE) 1
John Theriault (AUS) 1
Games Played
Hugh Millikin (AUS) 53
Chris Wells (WAL) 47
Tommy Campbell (ENG) 42
Sergey Korolenko (RUS) 42
David Whyte (IRL) 40
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 33
Lorne Depape (NZL) 32
Games Won
Hugh Millikin (AUS) 38
David Whyte (IRL) 29
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 25
Lorne Depape (NZL) 24
Jim Allan (AUS) 22
Dan Mustapic (NZL) 21
Johnjo Kenny (IRL) 21
Rookies
Stephen Johns (AUS)
Peter Suter (BEL)
John Robillard (BEL)
Gery Hermans (BEL)
Bryan Cochrane (CAN)
Doug Johnston (CAN)
Howard Rajala (CAN)
Ian MacAulay (CAN)
Ken Sullivan (CAN)
Jan Letal (CZE)
Ulrik Schmidt (DEN)
Mikael Qvist (DEN)
Christian Thune-Jacobsen (DEN)
Niels Siggaard Andersen (DEN)
Michael Spain (ENG)
Oiva Manninen (FIN)
Jari Häkkinen (FIN)
Risto Lehtinen (FIN)
Hannu Siitari (FIN)
Hannu Hokkanen (FIN)
Jean-Claude Girodon (FRA)
Joel Bibier Cocatrix (FRA)
Alain Musard (FRA)
Guy Barbier (FRA)
Michel Paraillous (FRA)
Alex Pokras (ISR)
Kevin Golberg (ISR)
Valter Bombassei (ITA)
Marco Constantini (ITA)
Gianandrea Gallinatto (ITA)
Mauro Ottino (ITA)
Stefano Benedetto (ITA)
Tadashi Fujimaki (JPN)
Yoshikazu Uchida (JPN)
Junichiro Shimizu (JPN)
Naofumi Den (JPN)
Nurlan Syzdykov (KAZ)
Vladimir Torkin (KAZ)
Flemming Davanger (NOR)
Espen de Lange (NOR)
Robert Wood (NOR)
Waldemar Zabczyk (POL)
Krzysztof Nowak (POL)
Janusz Tomica (POL)
Andrew Hemming (SCO)
Ian Drysdale (SCO)
David McQueen (SCO)
Ronnie Wilson (SCO)
Graham Lindsay (SCO)
Kurt Reichenbach (SUI)
Stewart Dryburgh (SUI)
Mike Farbelow (USA)

Ages

Players with age known: 68 of 106

Average age of the field: 57.5 years

Youngest
Janusz Tomica () 51y 0m
Stephen Johns () 51y 6m
Mikael Qvist () 52y 1m
Adrian Meikle () 52y 1m
Mats Wranå () 52y 3m
Ian Drysdale () 52y 5m
Gery Hermans () 52y 8m
Oldest
David Hume () 70y 1m
Alain Musard () 68y 1m
Nurlan Syzdykov () 67y 11m
Graham Lindsay () 65y 5m
Michel Paraillous () 65y 5m
Wayne Fitzpatrick () 64y 9m
Guy Barbier () 64y 6m
Youngest skips
Adrian Meikle () 52y 1m
Mats Wranå () 52y 3m
Ian Drysdale () 52y 5m
Mike Farbelow () 54y 0m
Oldest skips
Oiva Manninen () 62y 0m
Karel Kubeska () 61y 10m
Waldemar Zabczyk () 60y 9m
John Robillard () 60y 6m