# 1979 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1979 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 26–April 1 at the Allmend Eisstadion in Bern, Switzerland.

## Teams

| Canada | Denmark | France | Germany | Italy |
| Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Skip: Barry Fry Third: Bill Carey Second: Gordon Sparkes Lead: Bryan Wood | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Jørn Blach Third: Freddy Bartelsen Second: Bent Jørgensen Lead: Antonny Hinge | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Skip: Georges Mangier Third: Pierre Saas Second: René Robert Lead: Gérard Wendling | Munchener EV, Munich Skip: Keith Wendorf Third: Balint von Bery Second: Sascha Fischer-Weppler Lead: Heino von L'Estocq | Tofane CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin Third: Andrea Pavani Second: Giancarlo Valt Lead: Enea Pavani |
| Norway | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Bygdøy CC, Oslo Skip: Kristian Sørum Third: Morten Sørum Second: Eigil Ramsfjell Lead: Gunnar Meland | Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton Skip: Jimmy Waddell Third: Willie Frame Second: Jim Forrest Lead: George Bryan | Sundsvalls CK Fourth: Anders Grahn Third: Ken Bruneflod Skip: Karl-Erik Bruneflod Lead: Roger Bredin | Dübendorf CC Skip: Peter Attinger, Jr. Third: Bernhard Attinger Second: Mattias Neuenschwander Lead: Ruedi Attinger | Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota Skip: Scott Baird Third: Dan Haluptzok Second: Mark Haluptzok Lead: Bob Fenson |

## Round-robin standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Switzerland | Peter Attinger, Jr. | 7 | 2 |
| Norway | Kristian Sørum | 6 | 3 |
| Canada | Barry Fry | 6 | 3 |
| Germany | Keith Wendorf | 6 | 3 |
| United States | Scott Baird | 6 | 3 |
| Scotland | Jimmy Waddell | 5 | 4 |
| Sweden | Karl-Erik Bruneflod | 3 | 6 |
| Italy | Giuseppe Dal Molin | 3 | 6 |
| France | Georges Magnier | 2 | 7 |
| Denmark | Jørn Blach | 1 | 8 |

## Round-robin results
### Draw 1

| Team | Final |
| United States (Baird) | 8 |
| France (Magnier) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 7 |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 4 |
| Denmark (Blach) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 4 |
| Canada (Fry) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 12 |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 3 |

### Draw 2

| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 6 |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 7 |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Baird) | 11 |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Magnier) | 6 |
| Denmark (Blach) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| Canada (Fry) | 4 |

### Draw 3

| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 8 |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Fry) | 6 |
| France (Magnier) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 10 |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Baird) | 9 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 8 |
| Denmark (Blach) | 3 |

### Draw 4

| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 12 |
| Denmark (Blach) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| United States (Baird) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Fry) | 6 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 10 |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 2 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Magnier) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 4 |

### Draw 5

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Fry) | 6 |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 5 |
| France (Magnier) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 5 |
| Denmark (Blach) | 2 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 9 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Baird) | 9 |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 2 |

### Draw 6

| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 4 |
| United States (Baird) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 8 |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 10 |
| France (Magnier) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Fry) | 9 |
| Denmark (Blach) | 4 |

### Draw 7

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Fry) | 6 |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 5 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 6 |
| France (Magnier) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Baird) | 8 |
| Denmark (Blach) | 2 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 7 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 5 |

### Draw 8

| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 8 |
| Denmark (Blach) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Fry) | 6 |
| United States (Baird) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 7 |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 7 |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| France (Magnier) | 1 |

### Draw 9

| Team | Final |
| Italy (Dal Molin) | 7 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Blach) | 5 |
| Sweden (Bruneflod) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 7 |
| France (Magnier) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 6 |
| Canada (Fry) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Baird) | 5 |
| Scotland (Waddell) | 4 |

## Tiebreakers
### Tiebreaker 1

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Fry) | 8 |
| United States (Baird) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 5 |

### Tiebreaker 2

| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 7 |
| United States (Baird) | 4 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Switzerland | 9 | | | |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 1 | Switzerland | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Norway | 5 |
| 2 | Norway | 6 | 2 | Norway | 5 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | | | |

### Semifinals

| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| Canada (Fry) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 9 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 5 |

### Final

| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 5 |
| Switzerland (Attinger) | 4 |
* 1979 Air Canada Silver Broom
* Norway 1st title