1980 World Junior Curling Championships

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 cityKitchener, Ontario, Canada
ArenaKitchener Memorial Auditorium
DatesMarch 10–15
Men's winner Scotland (1st title)
SkipAndrew McQuistin
ThirdNorman Brown
SecondHugh Aitken
LeadDick Adams
Finalist Canada (Mert Thompsett)
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Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadCurling club
 CanadaMert ThompsettLyle DerryJoel GagneMike Friesen
 DenmarkJack KjaerulfLasse LavrsenKim DupontHenrik JakobsenHvidovre CC
 FranceYves TroncChristophe BoanGerard RavelloAndré Jouvent
 West GermanyChristoph MöckelKai MeideleStephan KochHagen Waegerle
 ItalyAdriano LorenziEnrico FumagalliAlessandro Dal FabbroRoberto De Rigo
 NorwayPål TrulsenFlemming DavangerStig-Arne GunnestadKjell BergRisenga CK, Oslo
 ScotlandAndrew McQuistinNorman BrownHugh AitkenDick Adams
 SwedenThomas NorgrenPeter SvedlundConny EkholmErik PetterssonCK Skvadern, Sundsvall
  SwitzerlandRico SimenThomas KläyJürg DickUrs Dick
 United StatesScott DalzielTodd DalzielScott GerrardPaul Thompson

Round robin

Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wins Losses
1 Canada*4:27:46:715:29:37:4W7:67:381
2 Scotland2:4*7:65:48:57:5W9:410:26:281
3 United States4:76:7*7:6W6:37:47:55:610:563
4 Sweden7:64:56:7*5:36:46:75:35:210:163
5 West Germany2:155:8L3:5*8:55:43:79:66:545
6 Denmark3:95:73:64:65:8*10:98:76:5W45
7  Switzerland4:7L4:77:64:59:10*9:68:610:645
8 FranceL4:95:73:57:37:86:9*7:58:736
9 Norway6:72:106:52:56:95:66:85:7*11:427
10 Italy3:72:65:101:105:6L6:107:84:11*09
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

  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

Place Team Games
played
Wins Losses
 Scotland11101
 Canada1192
 Sweden1174
4 United States1165
5 West Germany945
6 Denmark945
7  Switzerland945
8 France936
9 Norway927
10 Italy909

Awards

  • WJCC Sportsmanship Award: Andrew McQuistin

All-Star Team:

  • Skip: Mert Thompsett
  • Third: Lyle Derry
  • Second: Hugh Aitken
  • Lead: Erik Pettersson

References

  1. "Canada wins first game". Edmonton Journal. March 10, 1980.
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