# 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.

## Teams

| 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

| 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
### Draw 1

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

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

### Semifinals

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

### Final

| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Tanner) | 2 |
| United States (Somerville) | 1 |
* 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom
* Switzerland 2nd title