| 1980 World Junior Curling Championships | |
| Host City: | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Arena: | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium |
| Dates: | March 10–15 |
| Men's Winner: | (1st title) |
| Skip: | Andrew McQuistin |
| Third: | Norman Brown |
| Second: | Hugh Aitken |
| Lead: | Dick Adams |
| Finalist: | (Mert Thompsett) |
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.
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kjaerulf | Kim Dupont | Hvidovre CC | ||||
| Christoph Möckel | Kai Meidele | Stephan Koch | Hagen Waegerle | |||
| Enrico Fumagalli | Alessandro Dal Fabbro | Roberto De Rigo | ||||
| Risenga CK, Oslo | ||||||
| CK Skvadern, Sundsvall | ||||||
| Scott Dalziel | Todd Dalziel | Scott Gerrard | Paul Thompson |
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:2 | 7:4 | 6:7 | 15:2 | 9:3 | 7:4 | W | 7:6 | 7:3 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2:4 | 7:6 | 5:4 | 8:5 | 7:5 | W | 9:4 | 10:2 | 6:2 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 4:7 | 6:7 | 7:6 | W | 6:3 | 7:4 | 7:5 | 5:6 | 10:5 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 7:6 | 4:5 | 6:7 | 5:3 | 6:4 | 6:7 | 5:3 | 5:2 | 10:1 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 2:15 | 5:8 | L | 3:5 | 8:5 | 5:4 | 3:7 | 9:6 | 6:5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 3:9 | 5:7 | 3:6 | 4:6 | 5:8 | 10:9 | 8:7 | 6:5 | W | 4 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 4:7 | L | 4:7 | 7:6 | 4:5 | 9:10 | 9:6 | 8:6 | 10:6 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 8 | L | 4:9 | 5:7 | 3:5 | 7:3 | 7:8 | 6:9 | 7:5 | 8:7 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 6:7 | 2:10 | 6:5 | 2:5 | 6:9 | 5:6 | 6:8 | 5:7 | 11:4 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 3:7 | 2:6 | 5:10 | 1:10 | 5:6 | L | 6:10 | 7:8 | 4:11 | 0 | 9 |
Teams to playoffs
| Place | Team | Games played | Wins | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 11 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 11 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
All-Star Team:
Mert Thompsett Lyle Derry
Erik Pettersson