2011 World Senior Curling Championships

2011 World Senior Curling Championships 2011 World Senior Curling Championships (emblem).jpg 300 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Saint Paul Curling Club April 15–24, 2011 Thistle CC Edmonton, Alberta Mark Johnson Marvin Wirth Ken McLean Millard Evans Brad Hannah (Geoff Goodland) Juan de Fuca CC Victoria, British Columbia Christine Jurgenson Cheryl Noble Pat Sanders Roselyn Craig Lena West (Ingrid Meldahl) 2010 2012 The 2011 World Senior Curling Championships were held at the Saint Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States from April 15 to 24, 2011. The event was held in conjunction with the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Canada swept the seniors event, winning both the men's and women's championships. Canada's Mark Johnson defeated the American hosts skipped by Geoff Goodland in an extra end, stealing a point to win 5–4, while Canada's Christine Jurgenson won a six-end game 9–2 over former world senior champion Ingrid Meldahl and her Swedish rink. The Australian rink under Hugh Millikin won their second consecutive bronze medal by defeating Denmark's Bent Kristoffersen with a tally of 8–5, while the Swiss rink under Chantal Forrer took the bronze medal with a 5-4 after a single in the last end to wrap up a tight game against the American hosts under Margie Smith.http://www.curling.ca/2011/04/23/canada-sweeps-gold-medals-at-world-seniors/ Canada Sweeps Gold Medals at World Seniors Canadian Curling Association 23 April 2011 23 April 2011 Men 2011 World Senior Curling Championships – Men's tournament The men's tournament consisted of 21 teams playing in three groups of seven, an increase from last year's tournament, which consisted of 12 teams in two groups of six. The groups played a round-robin tournament within their own groups, and the top eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals and played a single-knockout round to determine the winner. The top eight teams included the top two teams from each group and two of the third-ranked teams among the groups. Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Draw Shot Challenge (team with best moves to playoffs, other two play in qualification game) Blue Group Skip W L Geoff Goodland 6 0 Michael Sutherland 4 2 Ken Horton 4 2 András Rókusfalvy 3 3 Nobuyuki Kato 3 3 Christophe Lehuenen 1 5 Wim Neeleman 0 6 Red Group Skip W L Mark Johnson 6 0 Bent Kristoffersen 5 1 Klaus Unterstab 4 2 Per Carlsén 3 3 Timo Kauste 2 4 Petr Slavik 1 5 Danilo Capriolo 0 6 Green Group Skip W L Dieter Strub 6 0 Hugh Millikin 5 1 Peter Becker 4 2 Ireland 4prov Peter Wilson 3 3 Chris Wells 2 4 Sergey Melnikov 1 5 Pēteris Šveisbergs 0 6 Playoffs Qualification Game R3 3 B3 6 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold Medal Match R1 9 B3 3 G2 5 B2 4 G1 4 R2 5 B1 6 G3 2 R1 11 G2 1 R2 2 B1 11 R1 5 B1 4 Bronze Medal Match G2 8 R2 5 Bronze Medal Game Saturday, April 23, 14:00 B (Millikin) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 8 (Kristoffersen) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 Gold Medal Game Saturday, April 23, 14:00 C (Johnson) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 (Goodland) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 2011 World Senior Men's Curling Championship Winner CAN Canada 7th Women 2011 World Senior Curling Championships – Women's tournament The women's tournament consisted of eleven teams playing a round robin tournament. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals and play a single-knockout round to determine the winner. Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Teams Skip W L Christine Jurgenson 10 0 Margie Smith 8 2 Chantal Forrer 7 3 Ingrid Meldahl 7 3 Linda Young 6 4 Lenka Safranková 4 6 Eriko Igarashi 4 6 Ireland 4prov Marie O'Kane 3 7 Sandra Moorcroft 2 8 Wendy Becker 2 8 Liudmila Murova 2 8 Playoffs Semifinals Final 1 6 4 5 2 5 3 7 1 9 3 2 Bronze Medal Match 150 4 5 2 4 Bronze Medal Game Saturday, April 23, 14:00 (Forrer) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 5 (Smith) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 Gold Medal Game Saturday, April 23, 14:00 (Jurgenson) 3 0 4 0 0 2 X X 9 (Meldahl) 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 2 2011 World Women's Senior Curling Championship Winner CAN Canada 7th References General http://www.2011worldcurling.com/ Official Site http://www.worldcurling.org/world-senior-curling-championships-2011 World Curling Federation 2010-05-21 World Senior Curling Championships 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20180228111520/http://www.worldcurling.org/world-senior-curling-championships-2011 2018-02-28 dead Specific World Senior Curling Championships, 2011 Category:World Senior Curling Championships Category:International curling competitions hosted by the United States Category:April 2011 sports events in the United States Category:2011 in sports in Minnesota Category:Curling competitions in Minnesota Category:2010s in Saint Paul, Minnesota Category:Sports competitions in Saint Paul, Minnesota