The 1975 World Junior Curling Championships were held from February 25 to March 1 at the East York Curling Club in East York, Ontario, Canada.[1] The tournament only consisted of a men's event.[2]
| 1975 World Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | East York, Ontario, Canada |
| Dates | February 25 – March 1 |
| Men's winner |  Sweden (1st title) |
| Curling club | Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall |
| Skip | Jan Ullsten |
| Third | Mats Nyberg |
| Second | Anders Grahn |
| Lead | Bo Söderström |
| Finalist |  Canada (Robb King) |
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Teams
edit| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Robb King | Brad Hannah | Bill Fowlis | Chris King | |
 France |
Claude Feige | Jean-Louis Sibuet | Christian Marin-Pache | Marc Sibuet | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève |
 West Germany |
Hans Dieter Kiesel | Rainer Schöpp | Peter Lessinger | Roland Liedtke | |
 Italy |
Massimo Alvera | Antonio Colli | Marco Lorenzi | Fabio Bovolenta | Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
 Norway |
Morten Sørum | Bjørn Skutbergaveen | Hans Bekkelund | Dagfinn Loen | Brumunddal CC, Oslo |
 Scotland |
Peter J. D. Wilson | Andrew McQuistin | Neale McQuistin | John Sharp | Limeline CC, Stranraer |
| Sweden |
Jan Ullsten | Mats Nyberg | Anders Grahn | Bo Söderström | Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall |
 Switzerland |
René Geisser | Peter Bösch | Nick Gartermann | Felix Trueb | |
 United States |
Steve Penencello | Rick Novak | Ben Gardeski | Ken Baher |
Round robin
edit| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
* | 8:4 | 6:3 | 8:3 | 5:3 | 12:4 | 4:3 | 12:5 | 12:2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Sweden |
4:8 | * | 8:7 | 6:2 | 6:7 | 10:3 | 9:3 | 14:4 | 15:9 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Scotland |
3:6 | 7:8 | * | 7:5 | 8:6 | 5:10 | 8:4 | 10:8 | 10:7 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway |
3:8 | 2:6 | 5:7 | * | 5:4 | 4:3 | 8:3 | 7:5 | 11:3 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | United States |
3:5 | 7:6 | 6:8 | 4:5 | * | 10:5 | 15:7 | 11:1 | 12:2 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Switzerland |
4:12 | 3:10 | 10:5 | 3:4 | 5:10 | * | 7:6 | 4:7 | 10:7 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany |
3:4 | 3:9 | 4:8 | 3:8 | 7:15 | 6:7 | * | 18:7 | 10:5 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | France |
5:12 | 4:14 | 8:10 | 5:7 | 1:11 | 7:4 | 7:18 | * | 12:4 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Italy |
2:12 | 9:15 | 7:10 | 3:11 | 2:12 | 7:10 | 5:10 | 4:12 | * | 0 | 8 |
- Team to final
- Teams to semifinal
Playoffs
edit| Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Sweden
| 9 | Sweden
| 8 | |||||
| 3 | Scotland
| 8 | |||||||
Final standings
edit| Place | Team | Games played |
Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sweden |
10 | 8 | 2 |
 |
Canada |
9 | 8 | 1 |
 |
Scotland |
9 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Norway |
8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | United States |
8 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Switzerland |
8 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany |
8 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | France |
8 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Italy |
8 | 0 | 8 |
Awards
edit- WJCC Sportsmanship Award:
Claude Feige
All-Star Team:
- Skip:
Robb King - Third: Brad Hannah
- Second:
Anders Grahn - Lead: Chris King
References
edit- ^ "CTV covers junior curling". Victoria Times Colonist. April 4, 1975.
- ^
- Results from the World Curling Federation