1968 Air Canada Silver Broom
# 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada at the Pointe Claire Arena.

## Teams

| Canada | France | Germany | Norway |
| - | - | - | - |
| Calgary CC, Calgary Skip: Ron Northcott Third: Jimmy Shields Second: Bernie Sparkes Lead: Fred Storey | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Fourth: Pierre Boan Third: Martino Parodi Skip: Guy Parodi* Lead: Francois Parodi | EC Bad Tölz Skip: Werner Fischer-Weppler Third: Herbert Kellner Second: Rolf Klug Lead: Heinz Kellner | Bygdøy CC, Oslo Skip: Thor Andresen Third: Lars Askersrud Second: Øivind Tandberg Lead: Anders Landemoen |
| Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Kilgraston & Moncrieffe CC, Perth Skip: Chuck Hay Third: John Bryden Second: Alan Glen Lead: David Howie | IF Göta, Karlstad Fourth: Roy Berglöf Skip: Kjell Grengmark** Second: Sven Carlsson Lead: Stig Håkansson | Thun CC, Thun Skip: Franz Marti Third: Ueli Stauffer Second: Peter Staudenmann Lead: Rudolf Rütti | Superior CC, Wisconsin Skip: Bud Somerville Third: Bill Strum Second: Al Gagne Lead: Tom Wright |

*Throws second stones. **Throws third stones.

## Standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scotland | Chuck Hay | 7 | 0 |
| Canada | Ron Northcott | 6 | 1 |
| United States | Bud Somerville | 5 | 2 |
| Sweden | Kjell Grengmark | 4 | 3 |
| France | Guy Parodi | 2 | 5 |
| Norway | Thor Andresen | 2 | 5 |
| Switzerland | Franz Marti | 2 | 5 |
| Germany | Werner Fischer-Weppler | 0 | 7 |

## Results

### Draw 1

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scotland (Hay) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| France (Parodi) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 18 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |

### Draw 2

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada (Northcott) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| United States (Somerville) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| France (Parodi) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |

### Draw 3

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| France (Parodi) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

### Draw 4

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norway (Andresen) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| France (Parodi) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| United States (Somerville) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 5

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States (Somerville) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Canada (Northcott) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Norway (Andresen) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| France (Parodi) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 6

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scotland (Hay) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| France (Parodi) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Canada (Northcott) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 7

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada (Northcott) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| France (Parodi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| United States (Somerville) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Germany (Fischer-Weppler) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Norway (Andresen) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Sweden (Grengmark) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Switzerland (Marti) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |

## Playoffs

### Brackets

| Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Scotland | 6 |
| 2 | Canada | 12 | 2 | Canada | 8 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | | | |

### Semifinals

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada (Northcott) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | 12 |
| United States (Somerville) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 |

### Final

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada (Northcott) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |

* 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom Winners
* Canada 8th title
