1979 World Junior Curling Championships

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 cityMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
DatesMarch 11–17
Men's winner United States (1st title)
SkipDonald Barcome Jr.
ThirdRandy Darling
SecondBobby Stalker
LeadEarl Barcome
Finalist Scotland (Andrew McQuistin)
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Teams

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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

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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
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Playoffs

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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

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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

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All-Star Team:

References

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  1. ^ "Tempo picking up for world junior final". Regina Leader-Post. March 19, 1979.
  2. ^