| 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom |
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| Host city | Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
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| Arena | Pointe Claire Arena |
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| Dates | March 20–24, 1968 |
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| Winner | .svg.png) Canada |
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| Curling club | Calgary CC, Calgary |
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| Skip | Ron Northcott |
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| Third | Jimmy Shields |
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| Second | Bernie Sparkes |
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| Lead | Fred Storey |
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| Finalist |  Scotland (Chuck Hay) |
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The 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada at the Pointe Claire Arena.
Teams
| Canada
|
 France
|
 Germany
|
 Norway
|
Calgary CC, Calgary
Skip: Ron Northcott
Third: Jimmy Shields
Second: Bernie Sparkes
Lead: Fred Storey
|
Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève
Fourth: Pierre Boan
Third: Martino Parodi
Skip: Guy Parodi*
Lead: Francois Parodi
|
EC Bad Tölz
Skip: Werner Fischer-Weppler
Third: Herbert Kellner
Second: Rolf Klug
Lead: Heinz Kellner
|
Bygdøy CC, Oslo
Skip: Thor Andresen
Third: Lars Askersrud
Second: Øivind Tandberg
Lead: Anders Landemoen
|
| Scotland
|
 Sweden
|
.svg.png) Switzerland
|
.png) United States
|
Kilgraston & Moncrieffe CC, Perth
Skip: Chuck Hay
Third: John Bryden
Second: Alan Glen
Lead: David Howie
|
IF Göta, Karlstad
Fourth: Roy Berglöf
Skip: Kjell Grengmark**
Second: Sven Carlsson
Lead: Stig Håkansson
|
Thun CC, Thun
Skip: Franz Marti
Third: Ueli Stauffer
Second: Peter Staudenmann
Lead: Rudolf Rütti
|
Superior CC, Wisconsin
Skip: Bud Somerville
Third: Bill Strum
Second: Al Gagne
Lead: Tom Wright
|
*Throws second stones.
**Throws third stones.
Standings
Results
Draw 1
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
16
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
14
|
| France (Parodi)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
21
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
X
|
18
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
7
|
Draw 2
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| France (Parodi)
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
Draw 3
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
22
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
| France (Parodi)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
17
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
Draw 4
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
| France (Parodi)
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
Draw 5
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| France (Parodi)
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Draw 6
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
19
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
| France (Parodi)
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
19
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Draw 7
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
23
|
| France (Parodi)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
16
|
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Scotland (Hay)
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
| Norway (Andresen)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Sweden (Grengmark)
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
| Switzerland (Marti)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
Playoffs
Brackets
Semifinals
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
12
|
| United States (Somerville)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
Final
| Team
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
Final
|
| Canada (Northcott)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
8
|
Scotland (Hay) 
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
6
|
| 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom Winners
|
Canada
8th title
|
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