title: 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom
text: # 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
  