The 2009 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship presented by Atlantic Lottery for sponsorship reasons) was held in

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, Canada from April 4–12, 2009, at the Moncton Coliseum. The event, which formally celebrated 50 years of World Men's Curling (1959-2009) plus the 225th anniversary of the host province of New Brunswick, kicked off with a three-hour extravaganza combining the Opening Ceremonies and Opening Banquet, an unprecedented start to the World Men's Curling Championship.

Qualification

Two teams from the Americas region (including Canada as host), two Pacific region teams (via the

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) and eight teams from the European region (via the 2008 European Curling Championships). For the first time ever, a third country from the Americas expressed intent to participate in the qualification process, necessitating a qualifying tournament between the

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and

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held between January 30 and February 1, 2009. Canada, as defending champions and hosts do not have to qualify, as they automatically get to participate. * (Host country and defending champion) * (

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) * ( Pacific champion) * ( Pacific runner-up) * Top seven finishers from the 2008 European Curling Championships ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * (winner of World Challenge series vs. )

Teams

''* Throws third stones''

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Round-robin results

All draw times local (GMT-3 or Atlantic Daylight Time)

Draw 1

''April 4, 3:00pm''

Draw 2

''April 4, 7:30pm''

Draw 3

''April 5, 8:30am''

Draw 4

''April 5, 1:00pm''

Draw 5

''April 5, 7:30pm''

Draw 6

''April 6, 10:00am''

Draw 7

''April 6, 3:00pm''

Draw 8

''April 6, 7:30pm''

Draw 9

''April 7, 10:00am''

Draw 10

''April 7, 3:00pm''

Draw 11

''April 7, 7:30pm''

Draw 12

''April 8, 10:00am''

Draw 13

''April 8, 3:00pm''

Draw 14

''April 8, 7:30pm''

Draw 15

''April 9, 10:00am''

Draw 16

''April 9, 3:00pm''

Draw 17

''April 9, 7:30pm''

Tiebreakers

''April 10, 3:00pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''April 10, 7:30pm''

3 vs. 4

''April 11, 10:00am''

Semifinal

''April 11, 4:00pm''

Bronze medal game

''April 12, 1:00pm''

Gold medal game

''April 12, 7:30pm''

Player percentages

Top five percentages per position during the round robin.

References

External links

Official Website
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