1979 World Junior Curling Championships Explained

1979 World Junior Curling Championships
Host City:	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dates:	March 11–17
Men's Winner:	(1st title)
Skip:	Donald Barcome Jr.
Third:	Randy Darling
Second:	Bobby Stalker
Lead:	Earl Barcome
Finalist:	(Andrew McQuistin)

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.

Teams

Country	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Curling club
					Hvidovre CC
				Werner Kolb
				Dennis Ghezze	Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
			Olav Saugstad	Tom Sørlundsengen	Brumunddal CC, Oslo
			Lars Grengmark		Karlstads CK, Karlstad
	Eric Rudolph	Manuel Guiger	Pasqual Bianchi	Tony Weil
					Grand Forks CC, North Dakota

Round robin

Place	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Wins	Losses
1			4:8	6:5	6:4	6:5	5:4	9:7	6:4	10:5	11:2	8	1
2		8:4		7:3	5:6	6:5	9:3	6:7	6:3	7:5	10:2	7	2
3		5:6	3:7		8:7	6:4	4:6	5:2	9:6	7:5	8:4	6	3
4		4:6	6:5	7:8		5:3	7:3	2:7	13:2	6:5	7:6	6	3
5		5:6	5:6	4:6	3:5		6:5	8:7	6:4	4:2	6:5	5	4
6		4:5	3:9	6:4	3:7	5:6		4:2	6:4	11:5	9:4	5	4
7		7:9	7:6	2:5	7:2	7:8	2:4		7:4	7:6	6:4	5	4
8		4:6	3:6	6:9	2:13	4:6	4:6	4:7		9:6	7:5	2	7
9		5:10	5:7	5:7	5:6	2:4	5:11	6:7	6:9		11:5	1	8
10		2:11	2:10	4:8	6:7	5:6	4:9	4:6	5:7	5:11		0	9

Teams to playoffs

Final standings

Place	Team	Games played	Wins	Losses
		11	9	2
		11	7	4
		11	9	2
4		11	6	5
5		9	5	4
6		9	5	4
7		9	5	4
8		9	2	7
9		9	1	8
10		9	0	9

Awards

• WJCC Sportsmanship Award: Andrew McQuistin

All-Star Team:

• Skip: Sjur Loen
• Third: Lorne Barker
• Second: Hugh Aitken
• Lead: Randy Ursuliak

Notes and References

1. News: Tempo picking up for world junior final. Regina Leader-Post. March 19, 1979.