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 5 Hugh Millikin (2018) 3 Hugh Millikin (2014), Hugh Millikin (2011), Hugh Millikin (2010)
Flag for Belgium Belgium 26 Walter Verbueken (2018) 16 John Robillard (2017)
Flag for Canada Canada 1 Wade White (2018) 1 Wade White (2018), 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 21 Milos Plzak (2018) 12 Matej Neznal (2015)
Flag for Denmark Denmark 5 Ulrik Schmidt (2018) 4 Ole de Neergaard (2016), Ole de Neergaard (2015), Bent Juul Kristoffersen (2011), Johannes Jensen (2006)
Flag for England England 16 John Brown (2018) 4 D. Michael Sutherland (2005)
Flag for Finland Finland 9 Jussi Uusipaavalniemi (2018) 5 Timo Kauste (2007)
Flag for France France 17 Pascal Adam (2018) 9 Maurice Arozamena (2007)
Flag for Germany Germany 9 Johnny Jahr (2018) 4 Uwe Saile (2017), Charlie Kapp (2003), Charlie Kapp (2002)
Flag for Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, China 24 Peter Chun Ngok Wong (2018) 24 Peter Chun Ngok Wong (2018)
Flag for Ireland Ireland 14 Johnjo Kenny (2018) 1 Johnjo Kenny (2012)
Flag for Italy Italy 15 Roberto Lacedelli (2018) 9 Dino Zardini (2003)
Flag for Japan Japan 19 Masayasu Sato (2018) 5 Satoru Asakawa (2007)
Flag for Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 23 Roman Kazimirchik (2017) 23 Roman Kazimirchik (2017), Viktor Kim (2015)
Flag for Latvia Latvia 18 Ansis Regza (2018) 12 Peteris Sveisbergs (2013)
Flag for Netherlands Netherlands 27 Johannes Koornstra (2018) 9 Gustaf van Imhoff (2014)
Flag for Norway Norway 5 Tormod Andreassen (2018) 4 Eigil Ramsfjell (2012), Tormod Andreassen (2004)
Flag for New Zealand New Zealand 9 Hans Frauenlob (2018) 2 Hans Frauenlob (2013)
Flag for Poland Poland 25 Krzysztof Nowak (2018) 21 Waldemar Zabczyk (2017)
Flag for Russia Russia 22 Igor Minin (2018) 9 Aleksander Kolesnikov (2010)
Flag for Scotland Scotland 4 Gordon Muirhead (2018) 1 Keith Prentice (2007)
Flag for Switzerland Switzerland 5 Dieter Wüest (2018) 3 Werner Attinger (2013), Peter, Jr Attinger (2005), Mattias Neuenschwander (2004)
Flag for Slovakia Slovakia 20 Peter Mocek (2016) 17 Ondrej Marcek (2015)
Flag for Sweden Sweden 2 Mats Wranå (2018) 1 Mats Wranå (2017), Mats Wranå (2016)
Flag for Türkiye Türkiye 23 Murat Akin (2018) 23 Murat Akin (2018)
Flag for United States of America United States of America 3 Jeff Wright (2018) 1 Lyle Sieg (2015), Paul Pustovar (2010), Larry Johnson (2002)
Flag for Wales Wales 9 Adrian Meikle (2018) 5 Adrian Meikle (2017)

Experience

Participations
Hugh Millikin (AUS) 8
David Whyte (IRL) 8
Sergey Korolenko (RUS) 8
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 6
Lorne Depape (NZL) 6
Aivars Purmalis (LAT) 6
Oleg Badilin (RUS) 6
Championships
David Whyte (IRL) 1
Bill Gray (IRL) 1
Eigil Ramsfjell (NOR) 0
Ulrik Schmidt (DEN) 0
Mikael Qvist (DEN) 0
Valter Bombassei (ITA) 0
Antonio Menardi (ITA) 0
Finals played
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 1
Lorne Depape (NZL) 1
Geoff Goodland (USA) 1
David Whyte (IRL) 1
Bill Gray (IRL) 1
Pete Westberg (USA) 1
Bryan Cochrane (CAN) 1
Medals won
Hugh Millikin (AUS) 3
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 2
Lorne Depape (NZL) 2
Peter Wilson (IRL) 2
David Whyte (IRL) 2
Bill Gray (IRL) 2
Mike Fraboni (USA) 1
Games Played
Hugh Millikin (AUS) 68
David Whyte (IRL) 55
Sergey Korolenko (RUS) 54
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 47
Aivars Purmalis (LAT) 44
Lorne Depape (NZL) 43
Bill Gray (IRL) 43
Games Won
Hugh Millikin (AUS) 50
David Whyte (IRL) 38
Hans Frauenlob (NZL) 35
Lorne Depape (NZL) 31
Bill Gray (IRL) 31
Geoff Goodland (USA) 23
Iain Craig (NZL) 21
Rookies
Dirk Heylen (BEL)
Morgan Currie (CAN)
Paul Adams (CAN)
Radek Klima (CZE)
Tomas Klima (CZE)
Miloslav Mantlik (CZE)
David Tranmer (ENG)
Richard Jachnik (ENG)
Phil Townsend (ENG)
William Brampton (ENG)
Graham Stanley (ENG)
Joel Bibier (FRA)
Jean Marie Bouchet (FRA)
Rüdiger Kühlwein (GER)
Randy KinOn Cheung (HKG)
Alan Luk (HKG)
Massimo Tortia (ITA)
Mitsuyoshi Fujisawa (JPN)
Gaku Suzuki (JPN)
Shigemi Kikunaga (JPN)
Shigeru Saito (JPN)
Alexandr Trofimov (KAZ)
Zhakansha Kairbayev (KAZ)
Bent Ånund Ramsfjell (NOR)
Peter Smith (SCO)
David Smith (SCO)
Gordon Sneddon (SCO)
Sandy Hay (SCO)
Florian Zörgiebel (SUI)
Milan Bubenik (SVK)
Dan-Ola Eriksson (SWE)
Tommy Olin (SWE)
Fredrik Hallström (SWE)
Per Noréen (SWE)
Selami Yildiz (TUR)
Todd Birr (USA)
Dan Wiza (USA)
George Fyffe (WAL)

Ages

Players with age known: 69 of 126

Average age of the field: 58.6 years

Youngest
Milan Bubenik () 51y 1m
Bent Ånund Ramsfjell () 51y 4m
Dirk Heylen () 51y 7m
Rüdiger Kühlwein () 51y 7m
Andrew Tanner () 51y 10m
Dan Wiza () 52y 5m
Fredrik Hallström () 52y 9m
Oldest
Richard Jachnik () 71y 2m
Chun Ngok Wong () 68y 8m
George Fyffe () 67y 8m
Michel Paraillous () 67y 5m
Wayne Fitzpatrick () 66y 9m
Randy KinOn Cheung () 66y 8m
Guy Barbier () 66y 6m
Youngest skips
Milan Bubenik () 51y 1m
Ansis Regza () 55y 8m
Flemming Davanger () 56y 0m
Ulrik Schmidt () 56y 8m
Oldest skips
Chun Ngok Wong () 68y 8m
Oiva Manninen () 64y 0m
Viktor Kim () 63y 8m
John Robillard () 62y 6m