1981 Air Canada Silver Broom
Host cityLondon, Ontario, Canada
ArenaThompson Arena
DatesMarch 23–29, 1981
Winner  Switzerland
Curling clubLausanne-Riviera CC
SkipJürg Tanner
ThirdJürg Hornisberger
SecondPatrik Lörtscher
LeadFranz Tanner
Finalist United States (Bud Somerville)
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The 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from at the Thompson Arena in London, Ontario, Canada.

Teams

 Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Italy
Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Skip: Kerry Burtnyk
Third: Mark Olson
Second: Jim Spencer
Lead: Ron Kammerlock

 Hvidovre CC

Skip: Tommy Stjerne
Third: Oluf Olsen
Second: Steen Hansen
Lead: Peter Andersen

 Megève CC, Megève

Fourth: Gerard Ravello
Third: André Jouvent
Second: Jacques Joulien
Skip: Gérard Alazet

 CC Schwenningen

Skip: Keith Wendorf
Third: Hans Dieter Kiesel
Second: Sven Saile
Lead: Heiner Martin

 Tofane CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Fourth: Andrea Pavani
Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin
Second: Giancarlo Valt
Lead: Enea Pavani

 Norway  Scotland  Sweden   Switzerland  United States
Bygdøy CC, Oslo

Skip: Kristian Sørum
Third: Eigil Ramsfjell
Second: Gunnar Meland
Lead: Dagfinn Loen

 Carrington CC, Edinburgh

Skip: Colin Hamilton
Third: W. Michael Dick
Second: David Ramsay
Lead: Richard Pretsel

 Härnösands CK

Skip: Jan Ullsten
Third: Anders Thidholm
Second: Anders Nilsson
Lead: Hans Söderström

 Lausanne-Riviera CC

Skip: Jürg Tanner
Third: Jürg Hornisberger
Second: Patrik Lörtscher
Lead: Franz Tanner

 Superior CC, Wisconsin

Fourth: Bob Nichols
Skip: Bud Somerville
Second: Bob Christman
Lead: Bob Buchanan

Round-robin standings

Country Skip W L
 CanadaKerry Burtnyk81
 NorwayKristian Sørum72
 United StatesBud Somerville63
  SwitzerlandJürg Tanner63
 SwedenJan Ullsten54
 ScotlandColin Hamilton54
 ItalyGiuseppe Dal Molin36
 DenmarkTommy Stjerne27
 GermanyKeith Wendorf27
 FranceGérard Alazet18

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
Switzerland
2nd title
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