title: 2000 World Men's Curling Championship
text: # 2000 World Men's Curling Championship
  
  The 2000 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2000 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Braehead Arena in Renfrew, Scotland from April 1–9, 2000.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Canada | Denmark | Finland | France | Japan |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Royal City CC, New Westminster, British Columbia Skip: Greg McAulay Third: Brent Pierce Second: Bryan Miki Lead: Jody Sveistrup Alternate: Darin Fenton | Hvidovre CC Skip: Ulrik Schmidt Third: Lasse Lavrsen Second: Brian Hansen Lead: Carsten Svensgaard Alternate: Frants Gufler | Helsinki CC Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Wille Mäkelä Second: Tommi Häti Lead: Jari Laukkanen Alternate: Perttu Piilo | Megève CC Skip: Thierry Mercier Third: Cyrille Prunet Second: Eric Laffin Lead: Gerard Ravello Alternate: Lionel Tournier | Miyota CC Skip: Hiroaki Kashiwagi Third: Kazuto Yanagizawa Second: Takanori Ichimura Lead: Keita Yanagizawa Alternate: Yuki Inoue |
  | Norway | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
  | Stabekk CC, Oslo Skip: Pål Trulsen Third: Lars Vågberg Second: Flemming Davanger Lead: Bent Ånund Ramsfjell Alternate: Jan Thoresen | Inverness CC Skip: Robert Kelly Third: Neil Hampton Second: Tom Pendreigh Lead: Ross Hepburn Alternate: Gordon Muirhead | Östersunds CK Skip: Peter Lindholm Third: Tomas Nordin Second: Magnus Swartling Lead: Peter Narup Alternate: Marcus Feldt | Lausanne-Olympique CC Skip: Patrick Hürlimann Third: Dominic Andres Second: Martin Romang Lead: Diego Perren Alternate: Patrik Lörtscher | Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin Skip: Craig Brown Third: Ryan Quinn Second: Jon Brunt Lead: John Dunlop Alternate: Steve Brown |
  
  ## Round robin standings
  
  Key :
  
  * Teams to playoffs
  
  | Country | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada | Greg McAulay | 8 | 1 |
  | Sweden | Peja Lindholm | 7 | 2 |
  | Finland | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 7 | 2 |
  | United States | Craig Brown | 5 | 4 |
  | Denmark | Ulrik Schmidt | 4 | 5 |
  | Switzerland | Patrick Hürlimann | 4 | 5 |
  | Norway | Pål Trulsen | 4 | 5 |
  | Scotland | Robert Kelly | 3 | 6 |
  | France | Thierry Mercier | 2 | 7 |
  | Japan | Hiroaki Kashiwagi | 1 | 8 |
  
  ## Round robin results
  
  ### Draw 1
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 5 |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 6 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 6 |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 7 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 7 |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 8 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | United States (Brown) | 10 |
  | Japan (Kashiwagi) | 4 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | France (Mercier) | 2 |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 8 |
  
  ### Draw 2
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | France (Mercier) | 1 |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 8 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 9 |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 2 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 4 |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 10 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 10 |
  | France (Mercier) | 2 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 9 |
  | United States (Brown) | 11 |
  
  ### Draw 3
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 7 |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 3 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 9 |
  | United States (Brown) | 6 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 3 |
  | France (Mercier) | 7 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 11 |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 7 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 9 |
  | Japan (Kashiwagi) | 5 |
  
  ### Draw 4
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 8 |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 6 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | France (Mercier) | 6 |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 5 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | Japan (Kashiwagi) | 2 |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 11 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 2 |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 10 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | United States (Brown) | 4 |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 9 |
  
  ### Draw 5
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 3 |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 0 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | United States (Brown) | 8 |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 4 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | France (Mercier) | 5 |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 9 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | Japan (Kashiwagi) | 1 |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 14 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 8 |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 5 |
  
  ### Draw 6
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | France (Mercier) | 3 |
  | Japan (Kashiwagi) | 11 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 4 |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 7 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | United States (Brown) | 5 |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 7 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 6 |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 11 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 8 |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 5 |
  
  ### Draw 7
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 2 |
  | United States (Brown) | 8 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 7 |
  | Japan (Kashiwagi) | 6 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 8 |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 4 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | France (Mercier) | 4 |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 8 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 6 |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 4 |
  
  ### Draw 8
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 7 |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 10 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 7 |
  | France (Mercier) | 4 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 8 |
  | United States (Brown) | 4 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 7 |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 3 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | Japan (Kashiwagi) | 6 |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 10 |
  
  ### Draw 9
  
  | Sheet A | Final |
  | - | - |
  | United States (Brown) | 4 |
  | France (Mercier) | 2 |
  | Sheet B | Final |
  | Norway (Trulsen) | 6 |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 2 |
  | Sheet C | Final |
  | Denmark (Schmidt) | 10 |
  | Japan (Kashiwagi) | 3 |
  | Sheet D | Final |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 8 |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 7 |
  | Sheet E | Final |
  | Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 7 |
  | Scotland (Kelly) | 3 |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Brackets
  
  | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Canada | 11 | | | |
  | 4 | United States | 3 | | | |
  | 4 | United States | 3 | 1 | Canada | 9 |
  | | | | 2 | Sweden | 4 |
  | 2 | Sweden | 9 | 2 | Sweden | 4 |
  | 3 | Finland | 2 | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
  | | | | 3 | Finland | 9 |
  | | | | 4 | United States | 4 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada (McAulay) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
  | Sweden (Lindholm) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
  
  * 2000 Ford World Curling Championship
  * Canada 26th title
  