| 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom | |
|---|---|
| Host city | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Arena | Thompson Arena |
| Dates | March 23–29, 1981 |
| Winner |  Switzerland |
| Curling club | Lausanne-Riviera CC |
| Skip | Jürg Tanner |
| Third | Jürg Hornisberger |
| Second | Patrik Lörtscher |
| Lead | Franz Tanner |
| Finalist |  United States (Bud Somerville) |
| « 1980 1982 » | |
The 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from at the Thompson Arena in London, Ontario, Canada.
Teams
Round-robin standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
 Canada |
Kerry Burtnyk | 8 | 1 |
 Norway |
Kristian Sørum | 7 | 2 |
| United States |
Bud Somerville | 6 | 3 |
| Switzerland |
Jürg Tanner | 6 | 3 |
 Sweden |
Jan Ullsten | 5 | 4 |
 Scotland |
Colin Hamilton | 5 | 4 |
 Italy |
Giuseppe Dal Molin | 3 | 6 |
 Denmark |
Tommy Stjerne | 2 | 7 |
 Germany |
Keith Wendorf | 2 | 7 |
 France |
Gérard Alazet | 1 | 8 |
Round-robin results
Draw 1
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
9 |
| France (Alazet)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
7 |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
11 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
2 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
6 |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
8 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
4 |
| United States (Nichols)
|
8 |
Draw 2
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
7 |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
10 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
4 |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
5 |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Somerville)
|
4 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
13 |
| France (Alazet)
|
3 |
Draw 3
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
11 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
8 |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
2 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
5 |
| United States (Somerville)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Alazet)
|
3 |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
11 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
6 |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
4 |
Draw 4
| Team | Final |
| United States (Somerville)
|
4 |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Alazet)
|
4 |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
17 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
6 |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
7 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
7 |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
4 |
Draw 5
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
10 |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Somerville)
|
6 |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
5 |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
2 |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
9 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Alazet)
|
3 |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
15 |
Draw 6
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
9 |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
3 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
9 |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
8 |
| France (Alazet)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Somerville)
|
5 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
7 |
Draw 7
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
6 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
3 |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
8 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
5 |
| France (Alazet)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
4 |
| United States (Somerville)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
6 |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
5 |
Draw 8
| Team | Final |
| France (Alazet)
|
2 |
| United States (Somerville)
|
8 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
10 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
2 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
5 |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
3 |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
7 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
4 |
Draw 9
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Stjerne)
|
3 |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
9 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Dal Molin)
|
4 |
| United States (Somerville)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Alazet)
|
4 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
12 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
5 |
| Scotland (Hamilton)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Ullsten)
|
9 |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
5 |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Switzerland
| 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Switzerland
| 2 | |||||||
| 2 | United States
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Norway
| 4 | |||||||
| 3 | United States
| 7 | |||||||
Semifinals
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
4 |
| United States (Somerville)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Burtnyk)
|
4 |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
7 |
Final
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Tanner)
|
2 |
| United States (Somerville)
|
1 |
| 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom |
|---|
 Switzerland 2nd title |
External links
- "1981 Air Canada Silver Broom". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29.