What kind of scoring system is used in curling?

Answer 1

A competitive game usually consists of ten ends. Recreational games are most commonly eight ends. An end consists of each player from both teams throwing two rocks down the sheet with the players on each side alternating shots, for a total of sixteen rocks. If the teams are tied at the completion of ten ends, play continues for as many ends as may be required to break the tie. The winner is the team with the highest score after all ends have been completed

After both teams have delivered eight rocks, the team with the rock closest to the button is awarded one point for each of its own rocks that is closer than the opponent's closest rock. Rocks that are not in the house (further from the center than the outer edge of the 12-foot (3.7 m) ring) do not score even if no opponent's rock is closer. A rock is considered in the house if any portion of its edge is over any portion of the 12-foot (3.7 m) ring. Since the bottom of the rock is rounded, a rock just barely in the house will not have any actual contact with the ring, which will pass under the rounded edge of the stone, but it still counts. This type of rock is known as a "biter." Canada2346Points123456789101112131415Blank ends Finland1587

Eight points (all the rocks thrown by one team counting) is the highest possible score possible in an end, and is known as an "eight-ender" or "snowman." Scoring an eight-ender against a relatively competent team is very difficult; in curling, it is considered the equivalent of pitching a perfect game in Baseball. Probably the most well known snowman came at the 2006 Players' Championships. Future (2007) World Champion Kelly Scott scored eight points in one of her games against 1998 World bronze medalist Cathy King.Shooting Percentages: (All Shots, All Turns), CurlingZone.