| 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Arena | Winnipeg Arena |
| Dates | March 27 – April 2, 1978 |
| Winner |  United States |
| Curling club | Superior CC, Wisconsin |
| Skip | Bob Nichols |
| Third | Bill Strum |
| Second | Tom Locken |
| Lead | Bob Christman |
| Finalist |  Norway (Kristian Sørum) |
| « 1977 1979 » | |
The 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 27 to April 2 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Teams
Round-robin standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
 Canada |
Mike Chernoff | 7 | 2 |
| United States |
Bob Nichols | 7 | 2 |
 Sweden |
Tom Schaeffer | 6 | 3 |
| Norway |
Kristian Sørum | 5 | 4 |
 Scotland |
James Sanderson | 5 | 4 |
 Germany |
Keith Wendorf | 4 | 5 |
 France |
Pierre Boan | 3 | 6 |
 Italy |
Leone Rezzadore | 3 | 6 |
 Switzerland |
Fred Collioud | 3 | 6 |
 Denmark |
Arvid Petersen | 2 | 7 |
Round-robin results
Draw 1
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
14 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
8 |
| France (Boan)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
10 |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols)
|
5 |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
9 |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
4 |
Draw 2
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
8 |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
3 |
| United States (Nichols)
|
9 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan)
|
6 |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
6 |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
4 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
7 |
Draw 3
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
5 |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
5 |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
11 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
6 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
11 |
| France (Boan)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols)
|
5 |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
4 |
Draw 4
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols)
|
7 |
| France (Boan)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
8 |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
4 |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
7 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
7 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
8 |
Draw 5
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
5 |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
8 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
9 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols)
|
7 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
9 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
11 |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
8 |
| France (Boan)
|
7 |
Draw 6
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
9 |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan)
|
5 |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
3 |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
12 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
8 |
| United States (Nichols)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
4 |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
10 |
Draw 7
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan)
|
6 |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
8 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
6 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
7 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
7 |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
5 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
3 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
4 |
| United States (Nichols)
|
7 |
Draw 8
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
3 |
| United States (Nichols)
|
5 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
5 |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
8 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
2 |
| France (Boan)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
7 |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
2 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
3 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
8 |
Draw 9
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Wendorf)
|
3 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
8 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Collioud)
|
3 |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
10 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Petersen)
|
4 |
| United States (Nichols)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| France (Boan)
|
5 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
4 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
9 |
| Italy (Rezzadore)
|
2 |
Tiebreaker
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
4 |
| Scotland (Sanderson)
|
1 |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Norway
| 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Norway
| 4 | |||||||
| 2 | United States
| 6 | |||||||
| 2 | United States
| 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||
Semifinals
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Chernoff)
|
2 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
6 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols)
|
6 |
| Sweden (Schaeffer)
|
5 |
Final
| Team | Final |
| United States (Nichols)
|
6 |
| Norway (Sørum)
|
4 |
| 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom |
|---|
 United States 4th title |
External links
- Results from the World Curling Federation