1974 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1974 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 18 to 23 at the Allmend Eisstadion in Bern, Switzerland.

1974 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host cityBern, Switzerland
ArenaAllmend Eisstadion
DatesMarch 18–23, 1974
Winner United States
Curling clubSuperior CC, Wisconsin, United States
SkipRaymond "Bud" Somerville
ThirdBob Nichols
SecondBill Strum
LeadTom Locken
Finalist Sweden
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Teams

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  Canada   Denmark   France   Germany   Italy
St. Albert CC, St. Albert

Skip: Hector Gervais
Third: Ron Anton
Second: Warren Hansen
Lead: Darrel Sutton

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Flemming Pedersen
Third: Arne Pedersen
Second: Arvid Petersen
Lead: Hans Henriksen

Megève CC, Megève

Skip: Pierre Duclos
Third: Raymond Bouvet
Second: Maurice Mercier
Lead: Aldo Merlin

EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf

Skip: Manfred Räderer
Third: Franz Sperger
Second: Hansjörg Jacoby
Lead: Roland Liedtke

Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip: Renato Ghezze
Third: Lino Mariani Maier
Second: Roberto Zangara
Lead: Andrea Pavani

  Norway   Scotland   Sweden   Switzerland   United States
Brumunddal CC, Oslo

Skip: Sjur Loen
Third: Hans Bekkelund
Second: Morten Søgaard
Lead: Hans Økelsrud

Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton

Skip: Jimmy Waddell
Third: Jim Steele
Second: Robert Kirkland
Lead: Willie Frame

Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall

Skip: Jan Ullsten
Third: Tom Berggren
Second: Anders Grahn
Lead: Roger Bredin

Dübendorf CC, Dübendorf

Skip: Peter Attinger Jr.
Third: Bernhard Attinger
Second: Mattias Neuenschwander
Lead: Jürg Geiler

Superior CC, Superior

Skip: Raymond "Bud" Somerville
Third: Bob Nichols
Second: Bill Strum
Lead: Tom Locken

Round-robin standings

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Country Skip W L
  Switzerland Peter Attinger, Jr. 9 0
  Canada Hector Gervais 7 2
  United States Bud Somerville 6 3
  Sweden Jan Ullsten 6 3
  Denmark Flemming Pedersen 4 5
  France Pierre Duclos 4 5
  Germany Manfred Räderer 4 5
  Scotland Jimmy Waddell 2 7
  Norway Sjur Loen 2 7
  Italy Renato Ghezze 1 8

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 10
  Denmark (Pedersen) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Loen) 3
  Canada (Gervais) 7
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 6
  France (Duclos) 5
Team Final
  Scotland (Waddell) 3
  Italy (Ghezze) 6
Team Final
  Sweden (Ullsten) 4
  Germany (Räderer) 3

Draw 2

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Team Final
  Italy (Ghezze) 2
  Germany (Räderer) 11
Team Final
  France (Duclos) 5
  Scotland (Waddell) 7
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 8
  Norway (Loen) 4
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 6
  Sweden (Ullsten) 2
Team Final
  Denmark (Pedersen) 2
  Canada (Gervais) 11

Draw 3

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Team Final
  Norway (Loen) 4
  Scotland (Waddell) 8
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 6
  Germany (Räderer) 10
Team Final
  Denmark (Pedersen) 7
  Sweden (Ullsten) 10
Team Final
  Canada (Gervais) 9
  France (Duclos) 2
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 10
  Italy (Ghezze) 2

Draw 4

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Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 7
  Canada (Gervais) 3
Team Final
  Norway (Loen) 2
  Switzerland (Attinger) 6
Team Final
  France (Duclos) 3
  Germany (Räderer) 7
Team Final
  Denmark (Pedersen) 8
  Italy (Ghezze) 7
Team Final
  Scotland (Waddell) 3
  Sweden (Ullsten) 8

Draw 5

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Team Final
  Denmark (Pedersen) 4
  France (Duclos) 5
Team Final
  Canada (Gervais) 3
  Scotland (Waddell) 2
Team Final
  Norway (Loen) 8
  Italy (Ghezze) 7
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 4
  Sweden (Ullsten) 5
Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 6
  Germany (Räderer) 4

Draw 6

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Team Final
  Canada (Gervais) 3
  Switzerland (Attinger) 5
Team Final
  Italy (Ghezze) 2
  Sweden (Ullsten) 9
Team Final
  Denmark (Pedersen) 4
  Scotland (Waddell) 3
Team Final
  Norway (Loen) 7
  Germany (Räderer) 5
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 12
  France (Duclos) 2

Draw 7

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Team Final
  France (Duclos) 7
  Sweden (Ullsten) 5
Team Final
  Scotland (Waddell) 3
  Germany (Räderer) 5
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 4
  Switzerland (Attinger) 5
Team Final
  Canada (Gervais) 8
  Italy (Ghezze) 4
Team Final
  Denmark (Pedersen) 5
  Norway (Loen) 4

Draw 8

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Team Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 13
  Scotland (Waddell) 5
Team Final
  Norway (Loen) 7
  France (Duclos) 12
Team Final
  Canada (Gervais) 5
  Sweden (Ullsten) 2
Team Final
  Denmark (Pedersen) 7
  Germany (Räderer) 6
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 9
  Italy (Ghezze) 2

Draw 9

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Team Final
  Norway (Loen) 3
  Sweden (Ullsten) 4
Team Final
  Denmark (Pedersen) 5
  Switzerland (Attinger) 11
Team Final
  France (Duclos) 13
  Italy (Ghezze) 8
Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 8
  Scotland (Waddell) 2
Team Final
  Canada (Gervais) 7
  Germany (Räderer) 1

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1   Switzerland 2
4   United States 3
3   Sweden 4
4   United States 11
2   Canada 7
3   Sweden 8

Semifinals

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Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Switzerland (Attinger) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
  United States (Somerville) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sweden (Ullsten) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 8
  Canada (Gervais) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 7

Final

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Team Final
  United States (Somerville) 11
  Sweden (Ullsten) 4
1974 Air Canada Silver Broom
 
United States
2nd title

References

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  • "Air Canada Silver Broom 1974". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
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