The 1979 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 11 to 17 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] The tournament only consisted of a men's event.[2]
| 1979 World Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Dates | March 11–17 |
| Men's winner |  United States (1st title) |
| Skip | Donald Barcome Jr. |
| Third | Randy Darling |
| Second | Bobby Stalker |
| Lead | Earl Barcome |
| Finalist |  Scotland (Andrew McQuistin) |
« 1978 1980 » | |
Teams edit
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
Darren Fish | Lorne Barker | Murray Ursulak | Randy Ursuliak | |
 Denmark |
Tommy Stjerne | Oluf Olsen | Steen Hansen | Peter Andersen | Hvidovre CC |
 France |
Claude Feige | Gilles Marin-Pache | Gerard Ravello | Christophe Boan | |
 West Germany |
Roland Jentsch | Hans-Joachim Burba | Wolfgang Burba | Werner Kolb | |
 Italy |
Massimo Alvera | Franco Sovilla | Stefano Morona | Dennis Ghezze | Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
 Norway |
Sjur Loen | Morten Skaug | Olav Saugstad | Tom Sørlundsengen | Brumunddal CC, Oslo |
| Scotland |
Andrew McQuistin | Neale McQuistin | Hugh Aitken | Dick Adams | |
 Sweden |
Tony Eng | Sören Grahn | Lars Grengmark | Anders Svennerstedt | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
 Switzerland |
Eric Rudolph | Manuel Guiger | Pasqual Bianchi | Tony Weil | |
| United States |
Donald Barcome Jr. | Randy Darling | Bobby Stalker | Earl Barcome | Grand Forks CC, North Dakota |
Round robin edit
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
* | 4:8 | 6:5 | 6:4 | 6:5 | 5:4 | 9:7 | 6:4 | 10:5 | 11:2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | United States |
8:4 | * | 7:3 | 5:6 | 6:5 | 9:3 | 6:7 | 6:3 | 7:5 | 10:2 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway |
5:6 | 3:7 | * | 8:7 | 6:4 | 4:6 | 5:2 | 9:6 | 7:5 | 8:4 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Scotland |
4:6 | 6:5 | 7:8 | * | 5:3 | 7:3 | 2:7 | 13:2 | 6:5 | 7:6 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Switzerland |
5:6 | 5:6 | 4:6 | 3:5 | * | 6:5 | 8:7 | 6:4 | 4:2 | 6:5 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Denmark |
4:5 | 3:9 | 6:4 | 3:7 | 5:6 | * | 4:2 | 6:4 | 11:5 | 9:4 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden |
7:9 | 7:6 | 2:5 | 7:2 | 7:8 | 2:4 | * | 7:4 | 7:6 | 6:4 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy |
4:6 | 3:6 | 6:9 | 2:13 | 4:6 | 4:6 | 4:7 | * | 9:6 | 7:5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | France |
5:10 | 5:7 | 5:7 | 5:6 | 2:4 | 5:11 | 6:7 | 6:9 | * | 11:5 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Germany |
2:11 | 2:10 | 4:8 | 6:7 | 5:6 | 4:9 | 4:6 | 5:7 | 5:11 | * | 0 | 9 |
- Teams to playoffs
Playoffs edit
| Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Scotland
| 5 | |||||||
| 1 | Scotland
| 4 | |||||||
| 3 | United States
| 5 | |||||||
| 2 | United States
| 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Norway
| 4 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 8 | |||||||
| 3 | Norway
| 4 | |||||||
Final standings edit
| Place | Team | Games played |
Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
11 | 9 | 2 |
 |
Scotland |
11 | 7 | 4 |
 |
Canada |
11 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Norway |
11 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Switzerland |
9 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Denmark |
9 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden |
9 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy |
9 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | France |
9 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Germany |
9 | 0 | 9 |
Awards edit
- WJCC Sportsmanship Award:
Andrew McQuistin
All-Star Team:
- Skip:
Sjur Loen - Third:
Lorne Barker - Second: Hugh Aitken
- Lead: Randy Ursuliak
References edit
- ^ "Tempo picking up for world junior final". Regina Leader-Post. March 19, 1979.
- ^
- Results from the World Curling Federation