# 1971 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1971 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 16 to 21 at the Palais de Sports in Megève, France.

## Teams

| Canada | France | Germany | Norway |
| Granite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Skip: Don Duguid Third: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: Bryan Wood | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Skip: Pierre Boan Third: André Mabboux Second: André Tronc Lead: Richard Duvillard Alternate: Gerard Pasquier | EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf Skip: Manfred Räderer Third: Peter Jacoby Second: Peder Ledosquet Lead: Hansjörg Jacoby | Stabekk CC, Oslo Skip: Knut Bjaanaes Third: Sven Kroken Second: Per Dammen Lead: Kjell Ulrichsen |
| Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh Skip: James Sanderson Third: Willie Sanderson Second: Iain Baxter Lead: Colin Baxter | IF Göta, Karlstad Fourth: Roy Berglöf Skip: Kjell Grengmark* Second: Erik Berglöf Lead: Lars-Erik Håkansson | Zug CC, Zug Skip: Cesare Canepa Third: Werner Oswald Second: Jakob Kluser Lead: Hans-Ruedi Werren | Edmore CC, Edmore, North Dakota Skip: Dale Dalziel Third: Dennis Melland Second: Clark Sampson Lead: Rodney Melland |
*Throws third rocks.

## Standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Don Duguid | 7 | 0 |
| Scotland | James Sanderson | 5 | 2 |
| United States | Dale Dalziel | 4 | 3 |
| Switzerland | Cesare Canepa | 3 | 4 |
| Sweden | Kjell Grengmark | 3 | 4 |
| France | Pierre Boan | 2 | 5 |
| Germany | Manfred Räderer | 2 | 5 |
| Norway | Knut Bjaanaes | 2 | 5 |

## Results
### Draw 1

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 9 |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 7 |
| Germany (Räderer) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 13 |
| France (Boan) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) | 6 |
| United States (Dalziel) | 5 |

### Draw 2

| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 11 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 9 |
| United States (Dalziel) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 9 |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan) | 11 |
| Germany (Räderer) | 9 |

### Draw 3

| Team | Final |
| United States (Dalziel) | 12 |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Räderer) | 7 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan) | 9 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 7 |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) | 6 |

### Draw 4

| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 8 |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 9 |
| France (Boan) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Dalziel) | 14 |
| Germany (Räderer) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 6 |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 5 |

### Draw 5

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 10 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) | 4 |
| France (Boan) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 9 |
| Germany (Räderer) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 6 |
| United States (Dalziel) | 4 |

### Draw 6

| Team | Final |
| United States (Dalziel) | 12 |
| France (Boan) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 9 |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 8 |
| Germany (Räderer) | 4 |

### Draw 7

| Team | Final |
| Germany (Räderer) | 5 |
| Norway (Bjaanaes) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Dalziel) | 3 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 2 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 10 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 6 |
| France (Boan) | 5 |

## Tiebreaker

| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |

## Playoffs

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Canada | 9 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 5 | 1 | Canada | 9 |
| | | | 2 | Scotland | 5 |
| 2 | Scotland | 7 | 2 | Scotland | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 6 | | | |

### Semifinals

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Switzerland (Canepa) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| United States (Dalziel) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Final

| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Duguid) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* 1971 Air Canada Silver Broom
* Canada 11th title