# 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 27 to April 2 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

## Teams

| Canada | Denmark | France | Germany | Italy |
| Medicine Hat CC, Medicine Hat, Alberta Fourth: Ed Lukowich Skip: Mike Chernoff Second: Dale Johnston Lead: Ron Schindle | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Arvid Petersen Third: Arne Pedersen Second: John Christiansen Lead: Erik Kelnaes | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Skip: Pierre Boan Third: Pierre Duclos Second: Honore Brangi Lead: Jean-Claude Gachet | Munchener EV, Munich Skip: Keith Wendorf Third: Balint von Bery Second: Sascha Fischer-Weppler Lead: Heino von L'Estocq | 66 CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Leone Rezzadore Third: Roberto Zangara Second: Franco Caldara Lead: Roberto Bocus |
| Norway | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Trondheim CC Skip: Kristian Sørum Third: Morten Sørum Second: Eigil Ramsfjell Lead: Gunnar Meland | Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh Skip: James Sanderson Third: Iain Baxter Second: Willie Sanderson Lead: Colin Baxter | Djursholms CK, Stockholm Skip: Tom Schaeffer Third: Svante Ödman Second: Fred Ridderstad Lead: Claes-Göran Carlman | Bern-Zähringer CC, Bern Skip: Fred Collioud Third: Roland Schneider Second: René Collioud Lead: Kurt Schneider | Superior CC, Wisconsin Skip: Bob Nichols Third: Bill Strum Second: Tom Locken Lead: Bob Christman |

## Round-robin standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Mike Chernoff | 7 | 2 |
| United States | Bob Nichols | 7 | 2 |
| Sweden | Tom Schaeffer | 6 | 3 |
| Norway | Kristian Sørum | 5 | 4 |
| Scotland | James Sanderson | 5 | 4 |
| Germany | Keith Wendorf | 4 | 5 |
| France | Pierre Boan | 3 | 6 |
| Italy | Leone Rezzadore | 3 | 6 |
| Switzerland | Fred Collioud | 3 | 6 |
| Denmark | Arvid Petersen | 2 | 7 |

## Round-robin results
### Draw 1

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 14 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 8 |
| France (Boan) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 10 |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols) | 5 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 9 |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 4 |

### Draw 2

| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 8 |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 3 |
| United States (Nichols) | 9 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan) | 6 |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 6 |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 4 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 7 |

### Draw 3

| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 5 |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 5 |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 11 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 6 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 11 |
| France (Boan) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols) | 5 |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 4 |

### Draw 4

| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols) | 7 |
| France (Boan) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 8 |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 4 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 7 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 7 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 8 |

### Draw 5

| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 5 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 9 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols) | 7 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 9 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 11 |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 8 |
| France (Boan) | 7 |

### Draw 6

| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 9 |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan) | 5 |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 3 |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 12 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 8 |
| United States (Nichols) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 4 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 10 |

### Draw 7

| Team | Final |
| France (Boan) | 6 |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 6 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 7 |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 5 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 4 |
| United States (Nichols) | 7 |

### Draw 8

| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 3 |
| United States (Nichols) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 5 |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 2 |
| France (Boan) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 2 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 3 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 8 |

### Draw 9

| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf) | 3 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Collioud) | 3 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 10 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen) | 4 |
| United States (Nichols) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan) | 5 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 9 |
| Italy (Rezzadore) | 2 |

## Tiebreaker

| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum) | 4 |
| Scotland (Sanderson) | 1 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 6 | 4 | Norway | 4 |
| | | | 2 | United States | 6 |
| 2 | United States | 6 | 2 | United States | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | | | |

### Semifinals

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff) | 2 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols) | 6 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer) | 5 |

### Final

| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols) | 6 |
| Norway (Sørum) | 4 |
* 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom
* United States 4th title