The 1977 World Junior Curling Championships were held from February 27 to March 3 at Laval University in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.[1] The tournament only consisted of a men's event.[2]
| 1977 World Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada |
| Dates | February 27 – March 3 |
| Men's winner |  Canada (2nd title) |
| Skip | Bill Jenkins |
| Third | John Scales |
| Second | Sandy Stewart |
| Lead | Alan Mayhew |
| Finalist |  Sweden (Anders Grahn) |
« 1976 1978 » | |
Teams
edit| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Bill Jenkins | John Scales | Sandy Stewart | Alan Mayhew | |
 Denmark |
Peter Sundberg | Lars Erik Sundberg | Holger Bo Nissen | Morten Andreasen | |
 France |
Claude Feige | Marc Sibuet | Gilles Marin-Pache | Yves Tronc | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève |
 West Germany |
Ralph Zimmerman | Florian Zimmerman | Pascal Piroue | Thomas Mueller-Stoy | |
 Italy |
Massimo Alvera | Franco Sovilla | Fabio Bovolenta | Stefano Morona | Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
 Norway |
Sjur Loen | Morten Søgaard | Hans Bekkelund | Roar Rise | Brumunddal CC, Oslo |
 Scotland |
Lockhart Steele | Gavin Wiseman | Tom McGregor | Archibald Craig | |
| Sweden |
Anders Grahn | Mats Nyberg | Bo Söderström | Bo-Göran Strömberg | Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall |
 Switzerland |
Jürg Tanner | Jean Pierre Morisetti | Jürg Hornisberger | Patrik Lörtscher | Lausanne-Riviera CC |
 United States |
Donald Barcome Jr. | Dale Mueller | Gary Mueller | Earl Barcome | Grand Forks CC, North Dakota |
Round robin
edit| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
* | 10:7 | 8:5 | 7:3 | 8:4 | 8:12 | 9:3 | 8:7 | 9:4 | 9:6 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Norway |
7:10 | * | 9:8 | 5:7 | 7:5 | 7:8 | 10:5 | 10:9 | 7:2 | 11:1 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweden |
5:8 | 8:9 | * | 10:4 | 10:7 | 3:6 | 8:4 | 7:4 | 16:1 | 14:5 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada |
3:7 | 7:5 | 4:10 | * | 4:7 | 9:8 | 7:5 | 6:8 | 11:4 | 13:5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Switzerland |
4:8 | 5:7 | 7:10 | 7:4 | * | 9:6 | 10:3 | 1:9 | 7:4 | 12:5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | France |
12:8 | 8:7 | 6:3 | 8:9 | 6:9 | * | 5:6 | 10:4 | 2:9 | 12:2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Scotland |
3:9 | 5:10 | 4:8 | 5:7 | 3:10 | 6:5 | * | 7:4 | 8:6 | 12:4 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Italy |
7:8 | 9:10 | 4:7 | 8:6 | 9:1 | 4:10 | 4:7 | * | 7:6 | 11:7 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Denmark |
4:9 | 2:7 | 1:16 | 4:11 | 4:7 | 9:2 | 6:8 | 6:7 | * | 7:3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Germany |
6:9 | 1:11 | 5:14 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 2:12 | 4:12 | 7:11 | 3:7 | * | 0 | 9 |
- Teams to playoffs
- Teams to tiebreaker
Tiebreaker
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||
| Switzerland
| 2 | ||||||||
| Canada
| 7 | Canada
| 4 | ||||||
| France
| 3 | ||||||||
Playoffs
edit| Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| 1 | United States
| 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Canada
| 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Canada
| 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||
| 2 | Norway
| 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Sweden
| 6 | |||||||
Final standings
edit| Place | Team | Games played |
Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Canada |
13 | 9 | 4 |
 |
Sweden |
11 | 7 | 4 |
 |
United States |
10 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Norway |
10 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Switzerland |
10 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | France |
10 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Scotland |
9 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Italy |
9 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Denmark |
9 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Germany |
9 | 0 | 9 |
Awards
edit- WJCC Sportsmanship Award:
Donald Barcome Jr.
All-Star Team:
- Skip: Donald Barcome Jr.
- Third:
Mats Nyberg - Second: Gary Mueller
- Lead:
Roar Rise
References
edit- ^ "Canada, France rinks unbeaten". Montreal Gazette. March 2, 1977.
- ^
- Results from the World Curling Federation