2010 World Men's Curling Championship
Introduction The '''2010 World Men's Curling Championship''' (branded as the '''Capital One World Men's Curling Championship 2010''' for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 3–11, 2010 at the Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Qualification * (Host country)* (Defending champions)* (Top Americas finisher from the 2009 World Championship)* (Pacific champion) * (Pacific runner-up)*Six teams from the 2009 European Championship:** ** ** ** ** ** *American berth from the 2010 USA-Brazil Challenge**
Teams  ''Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton'''''Skip:''' Kevin Koe '''Third:''' Blake MacDonald '''Second:''' Carter Rycroft '''Lead:''' Nolan Thiessen '''Alternate:''' ''Jamie King'' ''Harbin CC, Harbin'''''Fourth:''' Liu Rui '''Third:'''  Xu Xiaoming '''Skip:'''  Wang Fengchun '''Lead:''' Zang Jialiang '''Alternate:''' ''Ba Dexin'' ''Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre'' '''Fourth:''' Johnny Frederiksen '''Skip:''' Ulrik Schmidt '''Second:''' Bo Jensen '''Lead:''' Lars Vilandt '''Alternate:''' ''Mikkel Poulsen'' ''Chamonix CC, Chamonix'' '''Skip:''' Thomas Dufour '''Third:''' Tony Angiboust '''Second:''' Jan Ducroz '''Lead:''' Richard Ducroz '''Alternate:''' ''Raphael Mathieu'' ''CC Füssen, Füssen'' '''Skip:''' Andy Kapp '''Third:''' Andreas Lang '''Second:''' Holger Höhne '''Lead:''' Andreas Kempf '''Alternate:''' ''Daniel Herberg''''Trentino CC, Cembra'' '''Skip:''' Joel Retornaz'''Third:''' Silvio Zanotelli '''Second:''' Davide Zanotelli '''Lead:''' Julien Genre '''Alternate:''' ''Giorgio Da Rin'' ''Kitami Curling Association'' '''Skip:''' Makoto Tsuruga '''Third:''' Yuki Sawamukai '''Second:''' Yusaku Shibaya '''Lead:''' Ryosuke Haneishi '''Alternate:''' ''Ryuya Ishigaki'' ''Snarøen CK, Bærum'''''Skip:''' Torger Nergård* '''Third:''' Thomas Løvold '''Second:''' Christoffer Svae '''Lead:''' Håvard Vad Petersson'''Alternate:''' None ''Airleywight CC &  St. Matkins CC, Perth  Gogar Park CC, Edinburgh'''''Fourth:''' Warwick Smith '''Skip:''' David Smith '''Second:''' Craig Wilson '''Lead:''' Ross Hepburn '''Alternate:''' ''David Murdoch'' ''Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall'' '''Skip:''' Per Carlsén '''Third:''' Nils Carlsén '''Second:''' Eric Carlsén '''Lead:''' Niklas Berggren '''Alternate:''' Mikael Norberg ''St. Moritz CC, St. Moritz '''''Skip:''' Stefan Karnusian '''Third:''' Christof Schwaller '''Second:''' Robert Hürlimann '''Lead:''' Rolf Iseli '''Alternate:''' ''Dominic Andres''''Bemidji CC, Bemidji'' '''Skip:''' Pete Fenson '''Third:''' Shawn Rojeski '''Second:''' Joe Polo '''Lead:''' Tyler George '''Alternate:''' ''Mark Haluptzok''''* Thomas Ulsrud withdrew before the start of competition due to an illness in the family.''
Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings''CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds  WonEnds  LostBlank  Ends Stolen  Ends Shot  Pct. Torger Nergård  10  1  78  43  52  32  14  18  85%  Kevin Koe 9  2  86  47  47  35  6  15  86%  Pete Fenson  8  3  73  52  43  40  16  9  80% David Smith  8  3  74  57  40  38  22  7  80%  Ulrik Schmidt 7  4  71  62  44  46  12  6  79%  Stefan Karnusian 5  6  55  72  36  47  18  5  78%  Andy Kapp  5  6  62  67  42  42  17  7  73%  Per Carlsén  4  7  54  72  37  38  17  8  76%  Thomas Dufour  3  8  58  69  38  40  20  11  74%  Joel Retornaz  3  8  63  81  48  48  13  12  74%  Wang Fengchun  3  8  52  71  38  43  22  9  77%  Makoto Tsuruga  1  10  53  86  38  52  11  3  70%
Round-robin results All draw times listed are in Central European Time===Draw 1===''Saturday, April 3, 14:00''===Draw 2===''Saturday, April 3, 19:00''===Draw 3===''Sunday, April 4th, 9:00''===Draw 4===''Sunday, April 4th, 14:00''===Draw 5===''Sunday, April 4th, 19:00''===Draw 6===''Monday, April 5th, 8:00''===Draw 7===''Monday, April 5th, 13:00''===Draw 8===''Monday, April 5th, 18:00''===Draw 9===''Tuesday, April 6th, 10:00''===Draw 10===''Tuesday, April 6th, 15:00''===Draw 11===''Tuesday, April 6th, 20:00''===Draw 12===''Wednesday, April 7th, 10:00''===Draw 13===''Wednesday, April 7th, 15:00''===Draw 14===''Wednesday, April 7th, 20:00''===Draw 15===''Thursday, April 8th, 10:00''===Draw 16===''Thursday, April 8th, 15:00''===Draw 17===''Thursday, April 8th, 20:00''
Playoffs ===1 vs. 2===''Friday, April 9, 19:00''Player percentagesHåvard Vad Petersson  92%  Nolan Thiessen  93%Christoffer Svae  77%  Carter Rycroft  89%Thomas Løvold  80%  Blake MacDonald  89%Torger Nergård  75%  Kevin Koe  84%'''Total'''  81%  '''Total'''  89%===3 vs. 4===''Saturday, April 10, 10:00''Player percentagesRoss Hepburn  90%  Tyler George  75%Craig Wilson  76%  Joe Polo  74%David Smith  78%  Shawn Rojeski  72%Warwick Smith   84%  Pete Fenson  78%'''Total'''  82%   '''Total'''  75%===Semifinal===''Saturday, April 10th, 16:30''Player percentages  Håvard Vad Petersson  76%  Ross Hepburn 84%Christoffer Svae  90%  Craig Wilson 71%Thomas Løvold  75%  David Smith 64%Torger Nergård  85%  Warwick Smith 76%'''Total'''  82%  '''Total'''  74%===Bronze medal game===''Sunday, April 11th, 10:00''Player percentages   Tyler George  81%  Ross Hepburn  82% Joe Polo  83%  Craig Wilson  80%Shawn Rojeski  79%  David Smith  76%Pete Fenson   78%  Warwick Smith  80%'''Total'''  80%  '''Total'''  80%===Gold medal game===''Sunday, April 11th, 16:00''Player percentages  Nolan Thiessen  77% Håvard Vad Petersson 95%Carter Rycroft  95% Christoffer Svae 89%Blake MacDonald  95% Thomas Løvold 73%Kevin Koe  95% Torger Nergård 72%'''Total'''  91%  '''Total'''  82%
Top five player percentages  Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips %  Nolan Thiessen  89  Christoffer Svae  87  Blake MacDonald  84  Kevin Koe  86  Rolf Iseli  87  Joe Polo  84  Thomas Løvold  84  Torger Nergård  85  Håvard Vad Petersson  84  Carter Rycroft  83  Ulrik Schmidt (Skip)  81  Warwick Smith (Fourth)  81  Tyler George  83  Craig Wilson  82  Shawn Rojeski  78  Pete Fenson  77  Lars Vilandt  82  Mikkel Poulsen  77  David Smith (Skip)  78  Johnny Frederiksen (Fourth)  76
References ;General*;Specific
External links * Official site of tournament