1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship

1988 Hexagon World Men's
Curling Championship
Host cityLausanne, Switzerland
ArenaIcehalle
DatesApril 11–17, 1988
Winner Norway
Curling clubSnarøen CC, Oslo
SkipEigil Ramsfjell
ThirdSjur Loen
SecondMorten Søgaard
LeadBo Bakke
Finalist Canada (Pat Ryan)
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The 1988 World Men's Curling Championship took place at the Icehalle in Lausanne, Switzerland from April 11–17. The gold medal was won by Team Norway, who also won the Curling competition in the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Canada took the silver medal, and Scotland the bronze.

Teams

 Canada  Denmark  Finland  France  Germany
Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta

Skip: Pat Ryan
Third: Randy Ferbey
Second: Don Walchuk
Lead: Don McKenzie

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Gert Larsen
Third: Oluf Olsen
Second: Jan Hansen
Lead: Michael Harry

Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää

Skip: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Petri Tsutsunen
Second: Jari Laukkanen
Lead: Jarmo Jokivalli
Alternate: Juhani Heinonen

Megève CC

Skip: Christophe Boan
Third: Thierry Mercier
Second: Gerard Ravello
Lead: Alain Brangi

SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Skip: Rainer Schöpp
Third: Dieter Kolb
Second: Norbert Petrasch
Lead: Reinhard Ernst

 Norway  Scotland  Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Snarøen CC, Oslo

Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell
Third: Sjur Loen
Second: Morten Søgaard
Lead: Bo Bakke

St. Martins CC, Perth

Skip: David Smith
Third: Mike Hay
Second: Peter Smith
Lead: David Hay

Karlstads CK, Karlstad

Skip: Sören Grahn
Third: Henrik Holmberg
Second: Per Axelsson
Lead: Håkan Funk

Kloten CC

Skip: Daniel Model
Third: Beat Stephan
Second: Michael Lips
Lead: Richard Mähr
Alternate: Daniel Müller

Granite CC, Seattle

Skip: Doug Jones
Third: Bard Nordlund
Second: Murphy Tomlinson
Lead: Mike Grennan

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Country Skip W L
 Canada Pat Ryan 9 0
 Scotland David Smith 7 2
 Norway Eigil Ramsfjell 7 2
 Switzerland Daniel Model 5 4
 Sweden Sören Grahn 4 5
 Germany Rainer Schöpp 3 6
 France Christophe Boan 3 6
 Denmark Gert Larsen 3 6
 Finland Jussi Uusipaavalniemi 2 7
 United States Doug Jones 2 7

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Team Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 4
 Germany (Schöpp) 6
Team Final
 United States (Jones) 2
 Scotland (Smith) 5
Team Final
 Sweden (Grahn) 2
 Switzerland (Müller) 5
Team Final
 Denmark (Larsen) 4
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 6
Team Final
 Canada (Ryan) 8
 France (Boan) 4

Draw 2

Team Final
 Scotland (Smith) 7
 France (Boan) 4
Team Final
 Canada (Ryan) 8
 Sweden (Grahn) 3
Team Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 8
 Germany (Schöpp) 4
Team Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 3
 Switzerland (Müller) 4
Team Final
 Denmark (Larsen) 8
 United States (Jones) 5

Draw 3

Team Final
 Canada (Ryan) 8
 Denmark (Larsen) 4
Team Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 6
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 3
Team Final
 France (Boan) 7
 United States (Jones) 2
Team Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 2
 Sweden (Grahn) 8
Team Final
 Scotland (Smith) 7
 Switzerland (Müller) 2

Draw 4

Team Final
 United States (Jones) 4
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 8
Team Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 2
 Switzerland (Müller) 6
Team Final
 Canada (Ryan) 6
 Scotland (Smith) 2
Team Final
 France (Boan) 9
 Denmark (Larsen) 3
Team Final
 Sweden (Grahn) 5
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 6

Draw 5

Team Final
 France (Boan) 1
 Switzerland (Müller) 7
Team Final
 Sweden (Grahn) 3
 United States (Jones) 6
Team Final
 Denmark (Larsen) 8
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2
Team Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 4
 Scotland (Smith) 6
Team Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 4
 Canada (Ryan) 7

Draw 6

Team Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 1
 Canada (Ryan) 8
Team Final
 Denmark (Larsen) 4
 Germany (Schöpp) 6
Team Final
 Scotland (Smith) 5
 Sweden (Grahn) 6
Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 6
 United States (Jones) 3
Team Final
 France (Boan) 1
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2

Draw 7

Team Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 4
 Scotland (Smith) 8
Team Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2
 Canada (Ryan) 8
Team Final
 United States (Jones) 3
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 9
Team Final
 Sweden (Grahn) 5
 France (Boan) 6
Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 4
 Denmark (Larsen) 6

Draw 8

Team Final
 Denmark (Larsen) 4
 Sweden (Grahn) 7
Team Final
 France (Boan) 5
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 6
Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 3
 Canada (Ryan) 4
Team Final
 Scotland (Smith) 7
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 1
Team Final
 United States (Jones) 5
 Germany (Schöpp) 3

Draw 9

Team Final
 Switzerland (Müller) 3
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 8
Team Final
 Scotland (Smith) 6
 Denmark (Larsen) 5
Team Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 8
 France (Boan) 3
Team Final
 United States (Jones) 5
 Canada (Ryan) 6
Team Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2
 Sweden (Grahn) 4

Tiebreakers

Team Final
 France (Boan) 3
 Germany (Schöpp) 7
Team Final
 France (Boan) 8
 Denmark (Larsen) 6

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1  Canada 4
4  Switzerland 2
1  Canada 4
3  Norway 5
2  Scotland 2
3  Norway 7 Bronze medal
4  Switzerland 3
2  Scotland 4

Semifinals

Team Final
 Scotland (Smith) 2
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 7
Team Final
 Canada (Ryan) 4
 Switzerland (Müller) 2

Bronze medal match

Team Final
 Scotland (Smith) 4
 Switzerland (Müller) 3

Gold medal match

Team Final
 Canada (Ryan) 4
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 5
1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship
Norway
Norway
3rd title

References

General
  • "1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship Results". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
Specific