The 1980 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 10 to 15 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.[1] The tournament only had a men's event.[2]
| 1980 World Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Arena | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium |
| Dates | March 10–15 |
| Men's winner |  Scotland (1st title) |
| Skip | Andrew McQuistin |
| Third | Norman Brown |
| Second | Hugh Aitken |
| Lead | Dick Adams |
| Finalist |  Canada (Mert Thompsett) |
« 1979 1981 » | |
Teams edit
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Mert Thompsett | Lyle Derry | Joel Gagne | Mike Friesen | |
 Denmark |
Jack Kjaerulf | Lasse Lavrsen | Kim Dupont | Henrik Jakobsen | Hvidovre CC |
 France |
Yves Tronc | Christophe Boan | Gerard Ravello | André Jouvent | |
 West Germany |
Christoph Möckel | Kai Meidele | Stephan Koch | Hagen Waegerle | |
 Italy |
Adriano Lorenzi | Enrico Fumagalli | Alessandro Dal Fabbro | Roberto De Rigo | |
 Norway |
Pål Trulsen | Flemming Davanger | Stig-Arne Gunnestad | Kjell Berg | Risenga CK, Oslo |
| Scotland |
Andrew McQuistin | Norman Brown | Hugh Aitken | Dick Adams | |
 Sweden |
Thomas Norgren | Peter Svedlund | Conny Ekholm | Erik Pettersson | CK Skvadern, Sundsvall |
 Switzerland |
Rico Simen | Thomas Kläy | Jürg Dick | Urs Dick | |
 United States |
Scott Dalziel | Todd Dalziel | Scott Gerrard | Paul Thompson |
Round robin edit
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
* | 4:2 | 7:4 | 6:7 | 15:2 | 9:3 | 7:4 | W | 7:6 | 7:3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Scotland |
2:4 | * | 7:6 | 5:4 | 8:5 | 7:5 | W | 9:4 | 10:2 | 6:2 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | United States |
4:7 | 6:7 | * | 7:6 | W | 6:3 | 7:4 | 7:5 | 5:6 | 10:5 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden |
7:6 | 4:5 | 6:7 | * | 5:3 | 6:4 | 6:7 | 5:3 | 5:2 | 10:1 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | West Germany |
2:15 | 5:8 | L | 3:5 | * | 8:5 | 5:4 | 3:7 | 9:6 | 6:5 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Denmark |
3:9 | 5:7 | 3:6 | 4:6 | 5:8 | * | 10:9 | 8:7 | 6:5 | W | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland |
4:7 | L | 4:7 | 7:6 | 4:5 | 9:10 | * | 9:6 | 8:6 | 10:6 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | France |
L | 4:9 | 5:7 | 3:5 | 7:3 | 7:8 | 6:9 | * | 7:5 | 8:7 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Norway |
6:7 | 2:10 | 6:5 | 2:5 | 6:9 | 5:6 | 6:8 | 5:7 | * | 11:4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Italy |
3:7 | 2:6 | 5:10 | 1:10 | 5:6 | L | 6:10 | 7:8 | 4:11 | * | 0 | 9 |
- Teams to playoffs
Playoffs edit
| Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Scotland
| 5 | |||||||
| 2 | Scotland
| 4 | |||||||
| 3 | United States
| 3 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 4 | Sweden
| 9 | |||||||
| 2 | United States
| 7 | |||||||
Final standings edit
| Place | Team | Games played |
Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Scotland |
11 | 10 | 1 |
 |
Canada |
11 | 9 | 2 |
 |
Sweden |
11 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | United States |
11 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | West Germany |
9 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Denmark |
9 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland |
9 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | France |
9 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Norway |
9 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Italy |
9 | 0 | 9 |
Awards edit
- WJCC Sportsmanship Award:
Andrew McQuistin
All-Star Team:
- Skip:
Mert Thompsett - Third: Lyle Derry
- Second: Hugh Aitken
- Lead:
Erik Pettersson
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Canada wins first game". Edmonton Journal. March 10, 1980.
- ^
- Results from the World Curling Federation