# 1996 World Men's Curling Championship

The 1996 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 1996 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from March 23–31, 1996.

## Teams

| Australia | Canada | England | Germany |
| Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney Skip: Hugh Millikin Third: Stephen Johns Second: Gerald Chick Lead: Andy Campbell Alternate: Stephen Hewitt | Charleswood CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jeff Stoughton Third: Ken Tresoor Second: Garry Vandenberghe Lead: Steve Gould Alternate: Darryl Gunnlaugson | Wigan CC, Wigan Haigh CC, Wigan Skip: Alistair Burns Third: Andrew Hemming Second: Neil Hardie Lead: Stephen Watt Alternate: Phil Atherton | CC Hamburg Skip: Johnny Jahr Third: Sven Goldemann Second: Andreas Feldenkirchen Lead: Till Thomsen Alternate: Dirk Hornung |
| Italy | Norway | Scotland | Sweden |
| Auros, Auronzo Skip: Claudio Pescia Third: Gian Paolo Zandegiacomo Second: Valter Bombassei Lead: Diego Bombassei Alternate: Davide Zandiegiacomo | Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell Third: Anthon Grimsmo Second: Jan Thoresen Lead: Tore Torvbråten Alternate: Sjur Loen | Airleywight CC, Perth Skip: Warwick Smith Third: David Smith Second: Peter Smith Lead: David Hay Alternate: Richard Dickson | Sollefteå CK Skip: Mikael Hasselborg Third: Stefan Hasselborg Second: Hans Nordin Lead: Peter Eriksson Alternate: Lars-Åke Nordström |
| Switzerland | United States | | |
| Lausanne-Olympique CC Skip: Patrick Hürlimann Third: Patrik Lörtscher Second: Daniel Gutknecht Lead: Diego Perren Alternate: Stephan Keiser | Superior CC, Wisconsin Skip: Tim Somerville Third: Mike Schneeberger Second: Myles Brundidge Lead: John Gordon Alternate: Donald Barcome Jr. | | |

## Round-robin standings

Key :
* Teams to playoffs
* Teams to tiebreakers
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Jeff Stoughton | 8 | 1 |
| Scotland | Warwick Smith | 7 | 2 |
| Switzerland | Patrick Hürlimann | 6 | 3 |
| Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | 4 | 5 |
| Sweden | Mikael Hasselborg | 4 | 5 |
| England | Alistair Burns | 4 | 5 |
| United States | Tim Somerville | 4 | 5 |
| Italy | Claudio Pescia | 3 | 6 |
| Germany | Johnny Jahr | 3 | 6 |
| Australia | Hugh Millikin | 2 | 7 |

## Round-robin results
### Draw 1

| Sheet A | Final |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 5 |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 8 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 4 |
| Scotland (Smith) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Germany (Jahr) | 7 |
| Italy (Pescia) | 8 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| England (Burns) | 9 |
| Australia (Millikin) | 2 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 7 |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 9 |

### Draw 2

| Sheet A | Final |
| Australia (Millikin) | 6 |
| Scotland (Smith) | 9 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 8 |
| Germany (Jahr) | 4 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 2 |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 5 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Italy (Pescia) | 8 |
| United States (Somerville) | 10 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 6 |
| England (Burns) | 5 |

### Draw 3

| Sheet A | Final |
| Germany (Jahr) | 10 |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 3 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Italy (Pescia) | 8 |
| England (Burns) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Scotland (Smith) | 1 |
| United States (Somerville) | 10 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 6 |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 5 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 12 |
| Australia (Millikin) | 5 |

### Draw 4

| Sheet A | Final |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 6 |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 7 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 5 |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 8 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Australia (Millikin) | 5 |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 11 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Scotland (Smith) | 10 |
| Italy (Pescia) | 5 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| England (Burns) | 8 |
| Germany (Jahr) | 6 |

### Draw 5

| Sheet A | Final |
| Italy (Pescia) | 5 |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 7 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| England (Burns) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 7 |
| Germany (Jahr) | 9 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Australia (Millikin) | 2 |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 7 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Scotland (Smith) | 9 |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 6 |

### Draw 6

| Sheet A | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 10 |
| Australia (Millikin) | 3 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Scotland (Smith) | 3 |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 4 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| England (Burns) | 8 |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 11 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 7 |
| Germany (Jahr) | 5 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Italy (Pescia) | 8 |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 9 |

### Draw 7

| Sheet A | Final |
| Scotland (Smith) | 6 |
| England (Burns) | 4 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Germany (Jahr) | 4 |
| Australia (Millikin) | 10 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Italy (Pescia) | 1 |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 9 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 4 |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 6 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 7 |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 5 |

### Draw 8

| Sheet A | Final |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 6 |
| Germany (Jahr) | 9 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 8 |
| United States (Somerville) | 10 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 6 |
| England (Burns) | 5 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 5 |
| Scotland (Smith) | 14 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Australia (Millikin) | 6 |
| Italy (Pescia) | 9 |

### Draw 9

| Sheet A | Final |
| England (Burns) | 5 |
| United States (Somerville) | 4 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 8 |
| Italy (Pescia) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 6 |
| Australia (Millikin) | 9 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 7 |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 6 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Germany (Jahr) | 4 |
| Scotland (Smith) | 6 |

## Tiebreakers
### Round 1

| Sheet A | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 3 |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 9 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 5 |
| England (Burns) | 4 |

### Round 2

| Sheet A | Final |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) | 3 |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 9 |

## Playoffs

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Canada | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 1 | Canada | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Scotland | 2 |
| 2 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | Scotland | 2 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | 3 | Switzerland | 9 |
| | | | 4 | Norway | 6 |

### Final

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Canada (Stoughton) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Scotland (Smith) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
* 1996 Ford World Curling Championship
* Canada 24th title