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{{Infobox curling
| Name = 2008 World Men's Curling Championship
| Host city = [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]], [[United States|USA]]
| Arena = [[Ralph Engelstad Arena]]
| Dates = April 4–13, 2008
| Attendance = 51,731
| Winner = '''{{CAN}}'''
| Curling club = [[Saville Sports Centre|Saville SC]], [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
| Skip = [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]]
| Third = [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]]
| Second = [[Marc Kennedy]]
| Lead = [[Ben Hebert]]
| Alternate = [[Adam Enright]]
| Coach = [[Jules Owchar]]
| Finalist = {{SCO}} ([[David Murdoch]])
| prev = [[2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship|2007]]
| next = [[2009 World Men's Curling Championship|2009]]
}}
The '''2008 [[World Curling Championship|World Men's Curling Championship]]''' was held from April 4–13, 2008 at [[Ralph Engelstad Arena]] in [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]] in the [[United States|USA]]. The 12-team tournament took place in the 11,643 seat [[ice hockey|hockey]] arena on the grounds of the [[University of North Dakota]].

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable"
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{AUS}}
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{CAN}}
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{CHN}}
|-
|''Sydney Harbour CC, [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]]'' <br>
'''Skip:''' [[Hugh Millikin]]* <br>
'''Fourth:''' [[Ian Palangio]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Sean Hall (curler)|Sean Hall]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Stephen Johns (curler)|Stephen Johns]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Stephen Hewitt]] <br>
''(*Throws third rocks)''
|''[[Saville Sports Centre]], [[Edmonton]]''<br>
'''Skip:''' [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Marc Kennedy]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Ben Hebert]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Adam Enright]]
|''Harbin CC, [[Harbin]]'' <br>
'''Skip:''' [[Wang Fengchun]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Liu Rui (curler)|Liu Rui]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Xu Xiaoming]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Zang Jialang]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Li Dongyan]]
|-
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{CZE}}
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{DEN}}
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{FRA}}
|-
|''CK Brno, [[Brno]]'' <br>
'''Skip:''' [[Jiří Snítil]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Martin Snítil]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Jindřich Kitzberger]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Marek Vydra]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Miloš Hoferka]]
|''Hvidovre CC, [[Hvidovre]]'' <br>
'''Skip:''' [[Johnny Frederiksen]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Lars Vilandt]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Bo Jensen]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Ulrik Schmidt]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Mikkel Poulson]]
| ''Chamonix CC, [[Chamonix]]'' <br>
'''Skip:''' [[Thomas Dufour]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Tony Angiboust]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Jan Ducroz]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Richard Ducroz]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Raphael Mathieu]]
|-
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{GER}}
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{NOR}}
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{SCO}}
|-
|''CC Füssen, [[Füssen]]''<br>
'''Skip:''' [[Andy Kapp]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Andreas Lang]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Holger Höhne]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Andreas Kempf]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Felix Schulze]]
|''Snarøen CK, [[Bærum]]'' <br>
'''Skip:''' [[Thomas Ulsrud]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Torger Nergård]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Christoffer Svae]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Havard Vad Petersson]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Thomas Due]]
|''Lockerbie Ice Rink, [[Lockerbie]]'' <br>
'''Skip:''' [[David Murdoch]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Graeme Connal]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Peter Smith (curler)|Peter Smith]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Euan Byers]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Peter Loudon]]
|-
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{SWE}}
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{SUI}}
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="200"|{{USA}}
|-
|''Stocksunds CC, [[Stocksund]]'' <br>
'''Skip:''' [[Anders Kraupp]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Peder Folke]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Björn Brandberg]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Anton Sandström]]  <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Mats Nyberg (Stocksund curler)|Mats Nyberg]]  <br>
|''CC St. Galler Bär, [[St. Gallen]]''<br>
'''Skip:''' [[Claudio Pescia]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Patrick Hürlimann]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[Pascal Sieber]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Marco Battilana]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Toni Müller]]
|''St. Paul CC, [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] & <br>Madison CC, [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]  ''<br>
'''Skip:''' [[Craig Brown (curler)|Craig Brown]] <br>
'''Third:''' [[Rich Ruohonen]] <br>
'''Second:''' [[John Dunlop (curler)|John Dunlop]] <br>
'''Lead:''' [[Pete Annis]] <br>
'''Alternate:''' [[Kevin Kakela]]
|}

==Round-robin standings==
{| class="wikitable"
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="160"|Country
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="160"|Skip
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|PF
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|PA
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Ends <br> Won
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Ends <br> Lost
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Blank <br> Ends
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Stolen <br> Ends
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Shot <br> Pct.
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"
|{{CAN}}||[[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]]|| 10 || 1 || 87 || 47 || 49 || 37 || 10 || 14 || 87%
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"
|{{SCO}}||[[David Murdoch]]|| 8 || 3 || 74 || 54 || 46 || 38 || 20 || 10 || 85%
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"
|{{CHN}}||[[Wang Fengchun]]|| 7 || 4 || 66 || 65 || 43 || 43 || 18 || 9 || 81%
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"
|{{NOR}}||[[Thomas Ulsrud]] || 7 || 4 || 80 || 72 || 52 || 47 || 10 || 11 || 84%
|-
|{{FRA}}||[[Thomas Dufour]]|| 6 || 5 || 63 || 53 || 42 || 35 || 18 || 11 || 78%
|-
|{{AUS}}||[[Hugh Millikin]]|| 5 || 6 || 62 || 64 || 42 || 45 || 20 || 8 || 78%
|-
|{{USA}}||[[Craig Brown (curler)|Craig Brown]]|| 5 || 6 || 65 || 67 || 40 || 44 || 13 || 6 || 81%
|-
|{{GER}}||[[Andy Kapp]]|| 5 || 6 || 73 || 72 || 47 || 43 || 17 || 14 || 80%
|-
|{{DEN}}||[[Johnny Frederiksen]]|| 4 || 7 || 64 || 80 || 45 || 50 || 6 || 11 || 78%
|-
|{{SWE}}||[[Anders Kraupp]]|| 4 || 7 || 61 || 77 || 38 || 49 || 17 || 4 || 79%
|-
|{{SUI}}||[[Claudio Pescia]]|| 3 || 8 || 63 || 78 || 42 || 49 || 15 || 7 || 78%
|-
|{{CZE}}||[[Jiří Snítil]]|| 2 || 9 || 61 || 79 || 43 || 48 || 10 || 7 || 75%
|-
|}

==Round-robin results==
===Draw 1===
''April 5, 14:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 2| 0| |6
| team2 = {{USA}} (Brown)
| 0| 2| 0| 0| 3| 0| 0| 2| 0| 1| |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{FRA}} (Dufour)
| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 3| 0| 3| 1| X| |7
| team2 = {{CHN}} (Wang) {{X}}
| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| X| |2
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{GER}} (Kapp)
| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 2| 3| 0| 0| 0| |9
| team2 = {{SUI}} (Pescia) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 3| 1| |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 2| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| X| |7
| team2 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch)
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 2| X| |5
}}

===Draw 2===
''April 5, 19:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{SUI}} (Pescia)
| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| X| X| |1
| team2 = {{FRA}} (Dufour) {{X}}
| 0| 0| 1| 4| 1| 0| 1| 0| X| X| |7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 2| |6
| team2 = {{AUS}} (Millikin) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 3| 0| |5
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen)
| 0| 0| 1| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| X| |3
| team2 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
| 3| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 3| 1| X| |9
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{GER}} (Kapp) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 1| 1| 3| 0| 2| 1| 1| X| |11
| team2 = {{CHN}} (Wang)
| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 3| 0| 0| 0| X| |5
}}

===Draw 3===
''April 6, 09:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch) {{X}}
| 4| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 0| 2| 1| X| |10
| team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud)
| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0| X| |6
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 2| 2| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| |7
| team2 = {{USA}} (Brown)
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 2| |6
}}

===Draw 4===
''April 6, 14:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{AUS}} (Millikin)
| 4| 0| 2| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| X| |10
| team2 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen) {{X}}
| 0| 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 2| 1| 0| X| |7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{CHN}} (Wang) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| |7
| team2 = {{SUI}} (Pescia)
| 0| 1| 0| 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| |5
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{FRA}} (Dufour)
| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 3| 0| 1| 0| 0| |5
| team2 = {{GER}} (Kapp) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 3| 0| 1| 1| |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp) {{X}}
| 1| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| |5
| team2 = {{CAN}} (Martin)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 3| 0| 2| 0| 2| |8
}}

===Draw 5===
''April 6, 19:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{USA}} (Brown) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 1| 2| |7
| team2 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch)
| 0| 2| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| |6
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 2| 0| 0| 3| 1| 0| 1| X| |9
| team2 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| X| |5
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 2| 0| 0| 3| 2| 0| X| X| |9
| team2 = {{AUS}} (Millikin)
| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| X| X| |3
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{X}}
| 3| 1| 0| 2| 1| 0| 1| 0| X| X| |8
| team2 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil)
| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| X| X| |4
}}

===Draw 6===
''April 7, 09:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 3| 0| 0| 1| 1| |7
| team2 = {{GER}} (Kapp)
| 1| 0| 1| 0| 5| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| |9
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch)
| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| |5
| team2 = {{FRA}} (Dufour) {{X}}
| 2| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| |4
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{X}}
| 0| 2| 0| 0| 3| 0| 0| 2| 0| 2| |9
| team2 = {{SUI}} (Pescia)
| 1| 0| 2| 1| 0| 2| 0| 0| 2| 0| |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{USA}} (Brown)
| 0| 1| 0| 2| 2| 3| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1|9
| team2 = {{CHN}} (Wang) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 3| 0| 1| 0|8
}}

===Draw 7===
''April 7, 14:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{FRA}} (Dufour)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| X| X| X| X| |2
| team2 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{x}}
| 2| 3| 0| 2| 1| 0| X| X| X| X| |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{GER}} (Kapp)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| |3
| team2 = {{AUS}} (Millikin) {{x}}
| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 0| 1| |5
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{CHN}} (Wang)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 3| 0| 1| 0| 3| X| |8
| team2 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen) {{x}}
| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| X| |5
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{SUI}} (Pescia) {{x}}
| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| |5
| team2 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| |4
}}

===Draw 8===
''April 7, 19:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp) {{x}}
| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0|5
| team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud)
| 1| 0| 3| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 2|7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen) {{x}}
| 0| 2| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 1| 1| |7
| team2 = {{USA}} (Brown)
| 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| |6
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{AUS}} (Millikin)
| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 3| 0| 1| 1| |8
| team2 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{x}}
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 3| 0| 0| |5
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{x}}
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 1| 1| 0| 1| |6
| team2 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch)
| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| |5
}}

===Draw 9===
''April 8, 09:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{AUS}} (Millikin) {{X}}
| 0| 2| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| 1| 0| X| |6
| team2 = {{USA}} (Brown)
| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 1| X| |4
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 4| 0| 1| 0| 1 |9
| team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud)
| 0| 2| 1| 0| 2| 0| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0 |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 0| 0| 3| 0| 3| 0| 1| 0| X| |7
| team2 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch) {{X}}
| 2| 2| 0| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 4| X| |11
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen)
| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0| 4| 0| 1| 0| 1| |8
| team2 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 0| 1| 1| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| |7
}}

===Draw 10===
''April 8, 14:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch) {{x}}
| 1| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 2| 2| x| |8
| team2 = {{CHN}} (Wang)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| x| |2
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| |7
| team2 = {{SUI}} (Pescia)
| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{USA}} (Brown)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| |5
| team2 = {{FRA}} (Dufour) {{X}}
| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| |6
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{X}}
| 1| 2| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| |7
| team2 = {{GER}} (Kapp)
| 0| 0| 1| 2| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| |6
}}

===Draw 11===
''April 8, 19:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{SUI}} (Pescia) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| X| |4
| team2 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen)
| 1| 0| 2| 2| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| X| |7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{GER}} (Kapp)
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| X| |4
| team2 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
| 3| 0| 2| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 2| X| |9
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{CHN}} (Wang) {{X}}
| 2| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 3| X| X| X| |8
| team2 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| X| X| X| |2
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{FRA}} (Dufour)
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 2| 1| |6
| team2 = {{AUS}} (Millikin) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| |4
}}

===Draw 12===
''April 9, 09:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{GER}} (Kapp) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| |5
| team2 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 3| |6
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{FRA}} (Dufour) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| 2| 0| 2| X| |7
| team2 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen)
| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| X| |4
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{SUI}} (Pescia) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| X| |6
| team2 = {{AUS}} (Millikin)
| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 2| 2| 0| 0| X| |7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{CHN}} (Wang)
| 0| 1| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1|6
| team2 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
| 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0|5
}}

===Draw 13===
''April 9, 14:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{CAN}} (Martin)
| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 0| X| X| X| X| |6
| team2 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| X| X| X| X| |1
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{AUS}} (Millikin)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| |4
| team2 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 1| |6
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen)
| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 0| X| |3
| team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 3| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| X| |7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| |6
| team2 = {{USA}} (Brown) {{X}}
| 0| 2| 0| 3| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| |8
}}

===Draw 14===
''April 9, 19:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud)
| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0| 3| 0| 0| X| |6
| team2 = {{FRA}} (Dufour) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0| 1| X| |4
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{USA}} (Brown) {{X}}
| 0| 0| 2| 2| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| X| |8
| team2 = {{GER}} (Kapp)
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 2| X| |5
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 1| X| |3
| team2 = {{CHN}} (Wang)
| 0| 0| 2| 0| 3| 0| 0| 2| 0| X| |7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch)
| 1| 0| 3| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| X| |6
| team2 = {{SUI}} (Pescia) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| X| |4
}}

===Draw 15===
''April 10, 09:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{CHN}} (Wang) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| |5
| team2 = {{AUS}} (Millikin)
| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| |3
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{SUI}} (Pescia)
| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| |6
| team2 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 2| 1| 0| 0| 1| 1| 0| 1| |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{FRA}} (Dufour) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| 1| X| |5
| team2 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 0| 4| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| X| |7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{GER}} (Kapp)
| 1| 0| 1| 3| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 0| 3|10
| team2 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 1| 3| 0| 0| 1| 0|7
}}

===Draw 16===
''April 10, 14:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{USA}} (Brown) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| |7
| team2 = {{SUI}} (Pescia)
| 0| 1| 0| 2| 1| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| |8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| 1| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0|7
| team2 = {{CHN}} (Wang)
| 0| 1| 0| 3| 0| 0| 1| 0| 2| 0| 1|8
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch) {{X}}
| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 1| X| |5
| team2 = {{GER}} (Kapp)
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| X| |3
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| X| |3
| team2 = {{FRA}} (Dufour)
| 1| 0| 0| 1| 0| 0| 4| 0| 4| X| |10
}}

===Draw 17===
''April 10, 19:00''
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = A
| team1 = {{DEN}} (Frederiksen)
| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| X| |4
| team2 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 2| X| |7
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{SWE}} (Kraupp)
| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 2| 0| 0| 0| 3| |8
| team2 = {{CZE}} (J. Snítil) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 1| 1| 0| |6
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
| 3| 0| 2| 0| 2| 0| 0| 3| X| X| |10
| team2 = {{USA}} (Brown)
| 0| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| X| X| |4
}}
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = D
| team1 = {{AUS}} (Millikin)
| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 3| 1| 0| 0|7
| team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{X}}
| 2| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 1| 0| 0| 2| 2|9
}}

==Playoffs==
{{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1='''[[Page playoff system]]'''
| RD2=Semifinal
| RD3=Gold medal game
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{CAN}}
| RD1-score1=6
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2='''{{SCO}}'''
| RD1-score2='''7'''
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3={{CHN}}
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4='''{{NOR}}'''
| RD1-score4='''7'''
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1='''{{CAN}}'''
| RD2-score1='''5'''
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2={{NOR}}
| RD2-score2=4
| RD3-seed1=2
| RD3-team1={{SCO}}
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=1
| RD3-team2='''{{CAN}}'''
| RD3-score2='''6'''
}}
{{2TeamBracket | RD1=Bronze medal game
| RD1-seed1=3
| RD1-team1={{CHN}}
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2='''{{NOR}}'''
| RD1-score2='''8'''
}}

===3 vs 4===
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{CHN}} (Wang) {{X}}
|2|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |5
| team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud)
|0|3|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|X| |7
}}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=4 width=400|Player percentages
|-
!colspan=2 width=200|{{CHN}}
!colspan=2 width=200|{{NOR}}
|-
|[[Zang Jialiang]] || 91% || [[Havard Vad Petersson]] || 82%
|-
|[[Xu Xiaoming]] || 76% || [[Christoffer Svae]] || 96%
|-
|[[Wang Fengchun]] || 80% || [[Torger Nergård]] || 90%
|-
|[[Liu Rui (curler)|Liu Rui]] || 78% || [[Thomas Ulsrud]] || 96%
|-
|'''Total''' || 81% || '''Total''' || 91%
|}

===1 vs 2===
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch)
|0|0|2|0|0|2|1|0|1|1| |7
| team2 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
|0|3|0|3|0|0|0|0|0|0| |6
}}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=4 width=400|Player percentages
|-
!colspan=2 width=200|{{SCO}}
!colspan=2 width=200|{{CAN}}
|-
|[[Euan Byers]] || 96% || [[Ben Hebert]] || 99%
|-
|[[Peter Smith (curler)|Peter Smith]] || 78% || [[Marc Kennedy]] || 88%
|-
|[[Graeme Connal]] || 86% || [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] || 91%
|-
|[[David Murdoch]] || 80% || [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] || 74%
|-
|'''Total''' || 85% || '''Total''' || 88%
|}

===Semifinal===
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = C
| team1 = {{CAN}} (Martin) {{X}}
|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|0| |5
| team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud)
|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|1| |4
}}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=4 width=400|Player percentages
|-
!colspan=2 width=200|{{NOR}}
!colspan=2 width=200|{{CAN}}
|-
|[[Havard Vad Petersson]] || 99% || [[Ben Hebert]] || 92%
|-
|[[Christoffer Svae]] || 80% || [[Marc Kennedy]] || 95%
|-
|[[Torger Nergård]] || 84% || [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] || 91%
|-
|[[Thomas Ulsrud]] || 88% || [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] || 94%
|-
|'''Total''' || 88% || '''Total''' || 93%
|}

===Bronze medal game===
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{CHN}} (Wang)
|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|X| |3
| team2 = {{NOR}} (Ulsrud) {{X}}
|2|0|0|0|0|3|2|0|1|X| |8
}}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=4 width=400|Player percentages
|-
!colspan=2 width=200|{{CHN}}
!colspan=2 width=200|{{NOR}}
|-
|[[Zang Jialiang]] || 92% || [[Havard Vad Petersson]] || 90%
|-
|[[Xu Xiaoming]] || 85% || [[Christoffer Svae]]  || 89%
|-
|[[Wang Fengchun]] || 85% || [[Torger Nergård]] || 88%
|-
|[[Liu Rui (curler)|Liu Rui]] || 68% || [[Thomas Ulsrud]] || 89%
|-
|'''Total''' || 82% || '''Total''' || 89%
|}

===Gold medal game===
{{ Curlingbox
| sheet = B
| team1 = {{CAN}} (Martin)
|0|1|0|0|2|1|0|0|2|X| |6
| team2 = {{SCO}} (Murdoch) {{X}}
|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|2|0|X| |3
}}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=4 width=400|Player percentages
|-
!colspan=2 width=200|{{CAN}}
!colspan=2 width=200|{{SCO}}
|-
|[[Ben Hebert]] || 85% || [[Euan Byers]] || 95%
|-
|[[Marc Kennedy]] || 95% || [[Peter Smith (curler)|Peter Smith]]  || 78%
|-
|[[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] || 95% || [[Graeme Connal]] || 85%
|-
|[[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] || 89% || [[David Murdoch]] || 78%
|-
|'''Total''' || 91% || '''Total''' || 85%
|}

{{winners-other|2008 Ford Men's World Curling Championship Winners|CAN|[[Canada]]|31st}}

==Player percentages==
Top five percentages per position during the round robin.
{| class="wikitable"
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| Leads
| %
| Seconds
| %
| Thirds
| %
| Skips
| %
|-
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Havard Vad Petersson]] || 88
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Marc Kennedy]] || 86
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] || 90
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] || 87
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Ben Hebert]] || 87
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Peter Smith (curler)|Peter Smith]] || 84
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Graeme Connal]]  || 86
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Murdoch]] || 82
|-
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Zang Jialiang]] ||86
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Christoffer Svae]]   || 84
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Liu Rui (curler)|Liu Rui]]  || 83
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Thomas Ulsrud]]  || 80
|-
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Euan Byers]]  || 86
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Sean Hall (curler)|Sean Hall]]  || 82
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Torger Nergård]]  || 83
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Andy Kapp]] || 80
|-
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Peter Annis (curler)|Peter Annis]] || 86
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Holger Höhne]]  || 81
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Rich Ruohonen|Richard Ruohonen]] || 83
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Thomas Dufour]]  || 78
|}

==See also==
* [[2008 Tim Hortons Brier|2008 Brier]]
* [[2008 World Junior Curling Championships]]
* [[2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]]
* [[2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship]]
* [[2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]]

==References==
*{{cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=290|title=World Men's Curling Championship 2008|publisher=[[World Curling Federation]]|access-date=2010-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121210228/http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=290|archive-date=2014-01-21|url-status=dead}}

==External links==
*[http://www.theralph.com Ralph Engelstad Arena website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080404032945/http://www.worldmenscurling2008.com/ Official Website]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080422193537/http://www.curlingscoops.com/events/wmcc08.html 2008 World Men's Updates]}}

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