| 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 » | |
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]
Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | Eric Rudolf | Manuel Guiger | Pasqual Bianchi | Tony Weil | |
| United States | Donald Barcome Jr. | Randy Darling | Bobby Stalker | Earl Barcome | Grand Forks CC, North Dakota |
Round robin
| 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
| 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
| 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
- WJCC Sportsmanship Award: Andrew McQuistin
All-Star Team:
- Skip: Sjur Loen
- Third: Lorne Barker
- Second: Hugh Aitken
- Lead: Randy Ursuliak
References
- ↑ "Tempo picking up for world junior final". Regina Leader-Post. March 19, 1979.
- ↑
- Results from the World Curling Federation
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