1988 World Junior Curling Championships
Host cityMen: Füssen, West Germany
Women: Chamonix, France
DatesMen: March 13–19
Women: March 19–25
Men's winner Canada (6th title)
SkipJames "Jim" Sullivan
ThirdCharles Sullivan
SecondCraig Burgess
LeadDanny Alderman
Finalist Sweden (Peter Lindholm)
Women's winner Canada (1st title)
SkipJulie Sutton
ThirdJudy Wood
SecondSusan Auty
LeadMarla Geiger
Finalist Switzerland (Marianne Amstutz)
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The 1988 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 13 to 19 in Füssen, West Germany for the men's competition and from March 19[1] to 25 in Chamonix, France for the women's competition. While it was the 14th junior men's competition, this was the inaugural year for the junior women's competition.[2][3] It has also been the only year that the men's and women's competitions were held separately.

The men's event (sponsored by Uniroyal) was won by Canada, skipped by Jim Sullivan and his rink from Fredericton, New Brunswick.[4]

The women's event was won also won by Canada, skipped by University of Victoria student Julie Sutton's Kelowna, British Columbia rink.[5]

Men

Teams

Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
 Canada Jim Sullivan Charles Sullivan Craig Burgess Danny Alderman
 Denmark Torben Nielsen Julich Wiberg Brian Enggaard Christian Petri
 France Thierry Mercier Lionel Tournier Christian Cossetto René-Georges Wohlfei Jan Henri Ducroz
 West Germany Bernhard Mayr Mark Sarty Ralph Schwarzwalder Andreas Feldenkirchen
 Italy Stefano Ferronato Gianluca Lorenzi Elio Maran Marco Alberti
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud Thomas Due Krister Aanesen Mads Rygg
 Scotland Alistair Scott Peter Loudon Derek Brown Douglas Taylor
 Sweden Peter Lindholm Magnus Swartling Johan Hansson Niklas Kallerbäck
 Switzerland Christof Schwaller Christoph Kaiser Beat Wyler Peter Hostettler
 United States Will Marquardt Jim Falk Jeff Falk Kurt Marquardt

Round Robin Standings

Country Wins Losses
 Canada 8 1
 Switzerland 8 1
 Sweden 6 3
 Norway 5 4
 Denmark 4 5
 Scotland 4 5
 United States 4 5
 West Germany 3 6
 France 3 6
 Italy 0 9

Playoffs

Semifinals Gold Medal Game
      
1  Canada 6
4  Norway 4
1  Canada 4
2  Sweden 2
2  Switzerland 5
3  Sweden 7 Bronze Medal Game
4  Norway 5
2  Switzerland 2

Gold medal final

[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Sullivan) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4
 Sweden (Lindholm) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Player percentages
 Sweden  Canada
Niklas Kallerbäck 81% Dan Alderman 76%
Johan Hansson 83% Craig Burgess 91%
Magnus Swartling 81% Charlie Sullivan 88%
Peter Lindholm 68% Jim Sullivan 90%
Total Total

[7]

Bronze medal final

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ulsrud) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
 Switzerland (Schwaller) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2

All Stars

Additionally, Derek Brown of Scotland won the sportsmanship award.[8]

Women

Teams

Country Skip Third Second Lead
 Canada Julie Sutton Judy Wood Susan Auty Marla Geiger
 Denmark Lene Bidstrup Linda Laursen Avijaja Petri Kinnie Steensen
 France Karine Caux Géraldine Girod (skip) Chrystelle Fournier Véronique Girod
 West Germany Simone Vogel Kerstin Jüders Angelika Schaffer Sabine Belkofer
 Norway Nina Grimmer Trine Helgebostad Cathrine Ulrichsen Bettina Graham
 Scotland Carolyn Hutchinson Rhona Howie Joan Robertson Tara Brown
 Sweden Elisabeth Hansson Annika Lööf (skip) Catharina Eklund Malin Lundberg
 Switzerland Marianne Amstutz Sandra Bracher Stephanie Walter Franziska von Känel
 United States Tracy Zeman Erika Brown Marni Vaningan Shellie Holerud

Round Robin Standings

Country Wins Losses
 Canada 7 1
 Switzerland 6 2
 Denmark 5 3
 Scotland 4 4
 Norway 4 4
 Sweden 3 5
 France 3 5
 United States 2 6
 West Germany 2 6

Tiebreaker

For 4th place
   
 Scotland 10
 Norway 1

Playoffs

Semifinals Gold Medal Game
      
1  Canada 7
4  Scotland 3
1  Canada 6
2  Switzerland 4
2  Switzerland 6
3  Denmark 5 Bronze Medal Game
4  Scotland 2
3  Denmark 5

Gold medal final

[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Amstutz) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
 Canada (Sutton) 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 X 6
Player percentages
 Canada  Switzerland
Marla Geiger 83% Franziska von Känel 83%
Susan Auty 81% Stephanie Walter 70%
Judy Wood 80% Sandra Bracher 60%
Julie Sutton 67% Marianne Amstutz 61%
Total Total

[10]

Bronze medal final

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Bidstrup) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
 Scotland (Hutchinson) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2

References

  1. ^ Victoria Times Colonist, 20 Mar 1988, pg M11, "B.C. quartet overcomes early jitters"
  2. ^ "History of Curling". Grand Forks Curling Club. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved Jan 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Mott, Morris Kenneth; Allardyce, John (1989). Curling Capital: Winnipeg and the Roarin' Game, 1876 to 1988. University of Manitoba Press. p. 89. ISBN 0887553176.
  4. ^ Victoria Times Colonist, 20 Mar 1988, pg M11, "N.B. juniors bring back world crown to Canada"
  5. ^ Montreal Gazette, 26 Mar 1988, pg H4, "B.C.'s Sutton captures junior women's curling"
  6. ^ Ottawa Citizen, 21 Mar 1988, pg B4
  7. ^ 1988-89 Curling Fact Book. Page 45. Canadian Curling Association/Canadian Ladies Curling Association.
  8. ^ 1988-89 Curling Fact Book. Page 46. Canadian Curling Association/Canadian Ladies Curling Association.
  9. ^ Calgary Herald, 26 Mar 1988, pg E2
  10. ^ 1988-89 Curling Fact Book. Page 47. Canadian Curling Association/Canadian Ladies Curling Association.

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