1981 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from at the Thompson Arena in London, Ontario, Canada.

1981 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host cityLondon, Ontario, Canada
ArenaThompson Arena
DatesMarch 23–29, 1981
Winner Switzerland
Curling clubLausanne-Riviera CC
SkipJürg Tanner
ThirdJürg Hornisberger
SecondPatrik Lörtscher
LeadFranz Tanner
Finalist United States (Bud Somerville)
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Teams

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  Canada   Denmark   France   Germany   Italy
Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Skip: Kerry Burtnyk
Third: Mark Olson
Second: Jim Spencer
Lead: Ron Kammerlock

Hvidovre CC

Skip: Tommy Stjerne
Third: Oluf Olsen
Second: Steen Hansen
Lead: Peter Andersen

Megève CC, Megève

Fourth: Gerard Ravello
Third: André Jouvent
Second: Jacques Joulien
Skip: Gérard Alazet

CC Schwenningen

Skip: Keith Wendorf
Third: Hans Dieter Kiesel
Second: Sven Saile
Lead: Heiner Martin

Tofane CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Fourth: Andrea Pavani
Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin
Second: Giancarlo Valt
Lead: Enea Pavani

  Norway   Scotland   Sweden   Switzerland   United States
Bygdøy CC, Oslo

Skip: Kristian Sørum
Third: Eigil Ramsfjell
Second: Gunnar Meland
Lead: Dagfinn Loen

Carrington CC, Edinburgh

Skip: Colin Hamilton
Third: W. Michael Dick
Second: David Ramsay
Lead: Richard Pretsel

Härnösands CK

Skip: Jan Ullsten
Third: Anders Thidholm
Second: Anders Nilsson
Lead: Hans Söderström

Lausanne-Riviera CC

Skip: Jürg Tanner
Third: Jürg Hornisberger
Second: Patrik Lörtscher
Lead: Franz Tanner

Superior CC, Wisconsin

Fourth: Bob Nichols
Skip: Bud Somerville
Second: Bob Christman
Lead: Bob Buchanan

Round-robin standings

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Country Skip W L
  Canada Kerry Burtnyk 8 1
  Norway Kristian Sørum 7 2
  United States Bud Somerville 6 3
  Switzerland Jürg Tanner 6 3
  Sweden Jan Ullsten 5 4
  Scotland Colin Hamilton 5 4
  Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin 3 6
  Denmark Tommy Stjerne 2 7
  Germany Keith Wendorf 2 7
  France Gérard Alazet 1 8

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Team Final
  Switzerland (Tanner) 9
  France (Alazet) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 7
  Scotland (Hamilton) 3
Team Final
  Canada (Burtnyk) 11
  Germany (Wendorf) 2
Team Final
  Sweden (Ullsten) 6
  Italy (Dal Molin) 8
Team Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 4
  United States (Nichols) 8

Draw 2

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Team Final
  Scotland (Hamilton) 7
  Sweden (Ullsten) 10
Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 4
  Denmark (Stjerne) 6
Team Final
  Italy (Dal Molin) 5
  Switzerland (Tanner) 7
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 4
  Norway (Sørum) 6
Team Final
  Canada (Burtnyk) 13
  France (Alazet) 3

Draw 3

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Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 11
  Germany (Wendorf) 3
Team Final
  Canada (Burtnyk) 8
  Italy (Dal Molin) 2
Team Final
  Sweden (Ullsten) 5
  United States (Somerville) 7
Team Final
  France (Alazet) 3
  Denmark (Stjerne) 11
Team Final
  Scotland (Hamilton) 6
  Switzerland (Tanner) 4

Draw 4

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Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 4
  Canada (Burtnyk) 5
Team Final
  France (Alazet) 4
  Sweden (Ullsten) 17
Team Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 6
  Scotland (Hamilton) 7
Team Final
  Switzerland (Tanner) 7
  Germany (Wendorf) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 7
  Italy (Dal Molin) 4

Draw 5

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Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 10
  Italy (Dal Molin) 4
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 6
  Switzerland (Tanner) 5
Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 5
  Canada (Burtnyk) 7
Team Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 2
  Sweden (Ullsten) 9
Team Final
  France (Alazet) 3
  Scotland (Hamilton) 15

Draw 6

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Team Final
  Canada (Burtnyk) 9
  Scotland (Hamilton) 5
Team Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 3
  Norway (Sørum) 5
Team Final
  Switzerland (Tanner) 9
  Sweden (Ullsten) 6
Team Final
  Italy (Dal Molin) 8
  France (Alazet) 5
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 5
  Germany (Wendorf) 7

Draw 7

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Team Final
  Sweden (Ullsten) 6
  Norway (Sørum) 7
Team Final
  Switzerland (Tanner) 3
  Canada (Burtnyk) 8
Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 5
  France (Alazet) 6
Team Final
  Scotland (Hamilton) 4
  United States (Somerville) 7
Team Final
  Italy (Dal Molin) 6
  Denmark (Stjerne) 5

Draw 8

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Team Final
  France (Alazet) 2
  United States (Somerville) 8
Team Final
  Sweden (Ullsten) 10
  Germany (Wendorf) 2
Team Final
  Scotland (Hamilton) 5
  Italy (Dal Molin) 4
Team Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 3
  Canada (Burtnyk) 7
Team Final
  Switzerland (Tanner) 7
  Norway (Sørum) 4

Draw 9

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Team Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 3
  Switzerland (Tanner) 9
Team Final
  Italy (Dal Molin) 4
  United States (Somerville) 6
Team Final
  France (Alazet) 4
  Norway (Sørum) 12
Team Final
  Germany (Wendorf) 5
  Scotland (Hamilton) 6
Team Final
  Sweden (Ullsten) 9
  Canada (Burtnyk) 5

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1   Canada 4
4   Switzerland 7
4   Switzerland 2
2   United States 1
2   Norway 4
3   United States 7

Semifinals

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Team Final
  Norway (Sørum) 4
  United States (Somerville) 7
Team Final
  Canada (Burtnyk) 4
  Switzerland (Tanner) 7

Final

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Team Final
  Switzerland (Tanner) 2
  United States (Somerville) 1
1981 Air Canada Silver Broom
 
Switzerland
2nd title
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  • "1981 Air Canada Silver Broom". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29.