1999 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

1999 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
Host city	Saint John, New Brunswick
Arena	Harbour Station
Dates	April 3-11, 1999
Winner	Scotland
Curling club	Inverness Curling Club
Skip	Hammy McMillan
Third	Warwick Smith
Second	Ewan MacDonald
Lead	Peter Loudon
Alternate	Gordon Muirhead
Finalist	Canada

The 1999 Ford World Men's Curling Championship was held at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick from April 3-11, 1999.

Teams

Canada	Denmark	Finland	Germany
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
New Zealand	Norway	Scotland	Sweden
Ranfurly CC, Ranfurly Skip: Sean Becker Third: Hans Frauenlob Second: Jim Allan Lead: Lorne De Pape Alternate: Darren Carson	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
Switzerland	United States
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

Standings

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

Results

Draw 1

Sheet A	Final
Sweden (Carlsén)	4
Germany (Kapp)	10

Sheet B	Final
Denmark (Schmidt)	7
Scotland (McMillan)	0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tie breaker 1

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Hürlimann)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7
Denmark (Schmidt)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4

Tie breaker 2

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Switzerland (Hürlimann)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
Norway (Trulsen)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4

Playoffs

Brackets

	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

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 3rd title