1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship

The 1988 World Men's Curling Championship took place at the Icehalle in Lausanne, Switzerland from April 11–17. The gold medal was won by Team Norway, who also won the Curling competition in the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Canada took the silver medal, and Scotland the bronze.

1988 Hexagon World Men's
Curling Championship
Host cityLausanne, Switzerland
ArenaIcehalle
DatesApril 11–17, 1988
Winner Norway
Curling clubSnarøen CC, Oslo
SkipEigil Ramsfjell
ThirdSjur Loen
SecondMorten Søgaard
LeadBo Bakke
Finalist Canada (Pat Ryan)
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Teams

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  Canada   Denmark   Finland   France   Germany
Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta

Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Randy Ferbey
Second: Don Walchuk
Lead: Don McKenzie

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Gert Larsen
Third: Oluf Olsen
Second: Jan Hansen
Lead: Michael Harry

Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää

Skip: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Petri Tsutsunen
Second: Jari Laukkanen
Lead: Jarmo Jokivalli
Alternate: Juhani Heinonen

Megève CC

Skip: Christophe Boan
Third: Thierry Mercier
Second: Gerard Ravello
Lead: Alain Brangi

SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Skip: Rainer Schöpp
Third: Dieter Kolb
Second: Norbert Petrasch
Lead: Reinhard Ernst

  Norway   Scotland   Sweden   Switzerland   United States
Snarøen CC, Oslo

Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell
Third: Sjur Loen
Second: Morten Søgaard
Lead: Bo Bakke

St. Martins CC, Perth

Skip: David Smith
Third: Mike Hay
Second: Peter Smith
Lead: David Hay

Karlstads CK, Karlstad

Skip: Sören Grahn
Third: Henrik Holmberg
Second: Per Axelsson
Lead: Håkan Funk

Kloten CC

Skip: Daniel Model
Third: Beat Stephan
Second: Michael Lips
Lead: Richard Mähr
Alternate: Daniel Müller

Granite CC, Seattle

Skip: Doug Jones
Third: Bard Nordlund
Second: Murphy Tomlinson
Lead: Mike Grennan

Round-robin standings

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Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Country Skip W L
  Canada Pat Ryan 9 0
  Scotland David Smith 7 2
  Norway Eigil Ramsfjell 7 2
  Switzerland Daniel Model 5 4
  Sweden Sören Grahn 4 5
  Germany Rainer Schöpp 3 6
  France Christophe Boan 3 6
  Denmark Gert Larsen 3 6
  Finland Jussi Uusipaavalniemi 2 7
  United States Doug Jones 2 7

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Team Final
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 4
  Germany (Schöpp) 6
Team Final
  United States (Jones) 2
  Scotland (Smith) 5
Team Final
  Sweden (Grahn) 2
  Switzerland (Müller) 5
Team Final
  Denmark (Larsen) 4
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 6
Team Final
  Canada (Ryan) 8
  France (Boan) 4

Draw 2

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Team Final
  Scotland (Smith) 7
  France (Boan) 4
Team Final
  Canada (Ryan) 8
  Sweden (Grahn) 3
Team Final
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 8
  Germany (Schöpp) 4
Team Final
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 3
  Switzerland (Müller) 4
Team Final
  Denmark (Larsen) 8
  United States (Jones) 5

Draw 3

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Team Final
  Canada (Ryan) 8
  Denmark (Larsen) 4
Team Final
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 6
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 3
Team Final
  France (Boan) 7
  United States (Jones) 2
Team Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 2
  Sweden (Grahn) 8
Team Final
  Scotland (Smith) 7
  Switzerland (Müller) 2

Draw 4

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Team Final
  United States (Jones) 4
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 8
Team Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 2
  Switzerland (Müller) 6
Team Final
  Canada (Ryan) 6
  Scotland (Smith) 2
Team Final
  France (Boan) 9
  Denmark (Larsen) 3
Team Final
  Sweden (Grahn) 5
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 6

Draw 5

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Team Final
  France (Boan) 1
  Switzerland (Müller) 7
Team Final
  Sweden (Grahn) 3
  United States (Jones) 6
Team Final
  Denmark (Larsen) 8
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2
Team Final
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 4
  Scotland (Smith) 6
Team Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 4
  Canada (Ryan) 7

Draw 6

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Team Final
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 1
  Canada (Ryan) 8
Team Final
  Denmark (Larsen) 4
  Germany (Schöpp) 6
Team Final
  Scotland (Smith) 5
  Sweden (Grahn) 6
Team Final
  Switzerland (Müller) 6
  United States (Jones) 3
Team Final
  France (Boan) 1
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2

Draw 7

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Team Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 4
  Scotland (Smith) 8
Team Final
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2
  Canada (Ryan) 8
Team Final
  United States (Jones) 3
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 9
Team Final
  Sweden (Grahn) 5
  France (Boan) 6
Team Final
  Switzerland (Müller) 4
  Denmark (Larsen) 6

Draw 8

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Team Final
  Denmark (Larsen) 4
  Sweden (Grahn) 7
Team Final
  France (Boan) 5
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 6
Team Final
  Switzerland (Müller) 3
  Canada (Ryan) 4
Team Final
  Scotland (Smith) 7
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 1
Team Final
  United States (Jones) 5
  Germany (Schöpp) 3

Draw 9

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Team Final
  Switzerland (Müller) 3
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 8
Team Final
  Scotland (Smith) 6
  Denmark (Larsen) 5
Team Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 8
  France (Boan) 3
Team Final
  United States (Jones) 5
  Canada (Ryan) 6
Team Final
  Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2
  Sweden (Grahn) 4

Tiebreakers

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Team Final
  France (Boan) 3
  Germany (Schöpp) 7
Team Final
  France (Boan) 8
  Denmark (Larsen) 6

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1   Canada 4
4   Switzerland 2
1   Canada 4
3   Norway 5
2   Scotland 2
3   Norway 7 Bronze medal
4   Switzerland 3
2   Scotland 4

Semifinals

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Team Final
  Scotland (Smith) 2
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 7
Team Final
  Canada (Ryan) 4
  Switzerland (Müller) 2

Bronze medal match

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Team Final
  Scotland (Smith) 4
  Switzerland (Müller) 3

Gold medal match

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Team Final
  Canada (Ryan) 4
  Norway (Ramsfjell) 5
1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship
 
Norway
3rd title

References

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General
  • "1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship Results". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
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