2011 World Senior Curling Championships
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.
| 2011 World Senior Curling Championships | |
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| Host city | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Arena | Saint Paul Curling Club |
| Dates | April 15–24, 2011 |
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| Curling club | Thistle CC Edmonton, Alberta |
| Skip | Mark Johnson |
| Third | Marvin Wirth |
| Second | Ken McLean |
| Lead | Millard Evans |
| Alternate | Brad Hannah |
| Finalist |  |
| Women's winner | |
| Curling club | Juan de Fuca CC Victoria, British Columbia |
| Skip | Christine Jurgenson |
| Third | Cheryl Noble |
| Second | Pat Sanders |
| Lead | Roselyn Craig |
| Alternate | Lena West |
| Finalist |  |
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| Events at the 2011 World Senior Curling Championships | ||
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
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.[1]
Men
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
| Key | |
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| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Draw Shot Challenge (team with best moves to playoffs, other two play in qualification game) | |
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Playoffs
| Qualification Game | ||||
| R3 |  | 3 | ||
| B3 |  | 6 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||||||
| R1 | | 9 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | | 3 | ||||||||||||
| R1 | | 11 | ||||||||||||
| G2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | ||||||||||||
| G2 | | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B2 |  | 4 | ||||||||||||
| R1 | | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | | 4 | ||||||||||||
| G1 |  | 4 | ||||||||||||
| R2 |  | 5 | ||||||||||||
| R2 | | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | | 11 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | | 6 | ||||||||||||
| G3 |  | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Bronze Medal Match | ||||
| G2 | | 8 | ||
| R2 | | 5 | ||
Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, April 23, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Gold Medal Game
Saturday, April 23, 14:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 World Senior Men's Curling Championship Winner |
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Canada 7th title |
Women
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
| Key | |
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| Teams 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 |
 | Marie O'Kane | 3 | 7 |
| Sandra Moorcroft | 2 | 8 |
| Wendy Becker | 2 | 8 |
 | Liudmila Murova | 2 | 8 |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | | 5 | |||||||
| 1 | | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | | 7 | |||||||
| Bronze Medal Match | ||||
| 4 | | 5 | ||
| 2 | | 4 | ||
Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, April 23, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
References
- General
- "Official Site".
- "World Senior Curling Championships 2011". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- Specific
- "Canada Sweeps Gold Medals at World Seniors". Canadian Curling Association. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.