Shorter curling matches possible
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SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — The World Curling Federation is reviewing a number of potential rule changes that would shorten matches and reduce the length of world championships.
Among those being considered:
— Reducing games to eight ends from 10.
— Eliminating extra ends and possibly awarding teams three points for a win, one for a tie and none for a loss.
— Eliminating tiebreakers. Ties could be broken based on round-robin performances or a pre-competition skills contest.
— Eliminating timeouts, with the exception of junior championships.
The WCF will vote on the proposals during next month’s Capital One world men’s championship in Cortina, Italy.
“We’re hearing more and more that the games are taking too long,” said Keith Wendorf, the WCF development officer. “We want our game to remain popular. We have to compete with our sport and we want it to be interesting for television and the fans. All these discussions are to improve the game, so we’re not out to make changes just for the sake of making changes. We want to make improvements if there is a big majority of members in favour of them.”
Any of the approved changes would be added to the WCF rule book on June 1 and would be effective for the 2011 season.
— Canwest News Service
