The 2011 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 presented by Richardson for sponsorship reasons) was held at the

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in Regina,

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, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the final,

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skipped the Canadian rink to a 6–5 victory over

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, who was playing in his first World Championship. Scotland took the early lead, going up 3–1 after four ends, thanks to successful double and triple take outs. Stoughton picked out a Scottish stone in the four-foot in the fifth end to score three, and take a 4–3 lead into the break. After Scotland tied the game in the sixth, Canada blanked the seventh, with Stoughton showing off his 360 degree "spin-o-rama" delivery on his last, as it was only a throw-through. In the eighth, Canada scored a deuce, thanks to a draw to the button for Stoughton, taking a 6–4 lead. In the 9th, Brewster was wide on his takeout attempt for two, settling for a single, to trail 6–5 heading into the final end. In the 10th, Brewster was light on his final rock, and Stoughton didn't have to throw his final rock, as victory had been assured. The gold medal was Stoughton's second and Canada's 33rd gold medal at the world. A sellout crowd of 5,854 spectators attended the game. Sweden's

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rink won the bronze medal over Norway's

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, 7–6. This broke a seven year medal-less streak for Sweden.

Qualification

* (host country & defending champions) * *Top eight teams from the

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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Top two teams from the

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** (winner) ** (runner-up)

Teams

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings'' Sweden placed third by virtue of a pre-event draw challenge used to rank teams in case round-robin results failed to provide separation.

Results

''All times local (

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Draw 1

''Saturday, April 2, 1:30pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, April 2, 7:00pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, April 3, 8:30am''

Draw 4

''Sunday, April 3, 1:30pm''

Draw 5

''Sunday, April 3, 7:00pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, April 4, 8:30am''

Draw 7

''Monday, April 4, 1:30pm''

Draw 8

''Monday, April 4, 7:30pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, April 5, 8:30am''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, April 5, 1:30pm''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, April 5, 7:30pm''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, April 6, 8:30am''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, April 6, 1:30pm''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, April 6, 7:30pm''

Draw 15

''Thursday, April 7, 8:30am''

Draw 16

''Thursday, April 7, 1:30pm''

Draw 17

''Thursday, April 7, 7:30pm''

Tiebreaker

''Friday, April 8, 1:30pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Friday, April 8, 7:30pm''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, April 9, 12:30pm''

Semifinal

''Saturday, April 9, 5:00pm''

Bronze medal game

''Sunday, April 10, 12:00pm''

Gold medal game

''Sunday, April 10, 5:00pm''

Top five player percentages

References

;Notes ;Sources *

External links

2011 WMCC Home PageOfficial Event Information
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