| 1977 World Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada |
| Dates | February 27 – March 3 |
| Men's winner |  |
| Skip | Bill Jenkins |
| Third | John Scales |
| Second | Sandy Stewart |
| Lead | Alan Mayhew |
| Finalist |  |
« 1976 1978 » | |
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]
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Jenkins | John Scales | Sandy Stewart | Alan Mayhew | |
 | Peter Sundberg | Lars Erik Sundberg | Holger Bo Nissen | Morten Andreasen | |
 | Claude Feige | Marc Sibuet | Gilles Marin-Pache | Yves Tronc | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève |
 | Ralph Zimmerman | Florian Zimmerman | Pascal Piroue | Thomas Mueller-Stoy | |
 | Massimo Alvera | Franco Sovilla | Fabio Bovolenta | Stefano Morona | Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
 | Sjur Loen | Morten Søgaard | Hans Bekkelund | Roar Rise | Brumunddal CC, Oslo |
 | Lockhart Steele | Gavin Wiseman | Tom McGregor | Archibald Craig | |
| Anders Grahn | Mats Nyberg | Bo Söderström | Bo-Göran Strömberg | Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall |
 | Jürg Tanner | Jean Pierre Morisetti | Jürg Hornisberger | Patrik Lörtscher | Lausanne-Riviera CC |
 | Donald Barcome Jr. | Dale Mueller | Gary Mueller | Earl Barcome | Grand Forks CC, North Dakota |
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | * | 10:7 | 8:5 | 7:3 | 8:4 | 8:12 | 9:3 | 8:7 | 9:4 | 9:6 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | | 7:10 | * | 9:8 | 5:7 | 7:5 | 7:8 | 10:5 | 10:9 | 7:2 | 11:1 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | | 5:8 | 8:9 | * | 10:4 | 10:7 | 3:6 | 8:4 | 7:4 | 16:1 | 14:5 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | | 3:7 | 7:5 | 4:10 | * | 4:7 | 9:8 | 7:5 | 6:8 | 11:4 | 13:5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | | 4:8 | 5:7 | 7:10 | 7:4 | * | 9:6 | 10:3 | 1:9 | 7:4 | 12:5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | | 12:8 | 8:7 | 6:3 | 8:9 | 6:9 | * | 5:6 | 10:4 | 2:9 | 12:2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | | 3:9 | 5:10 | 4:8 | 5:7 | 3:10 | 6:5 | * | 7:4 | 8:6 | 12:4 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | | 7:8 | 9:10 | 4:7 | 8:6 | 9:1 | 4:10 | 4:7 | * | 7:6 | 11:7 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | | 4:9 | 2:7 | 1:16 | 4:11 | 4:7 | 9:2 | 6:8 | 6:7 | * | 7:3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | | 6:9 | 1:11 | 5:14 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 2:12 | 4:12 | 7:11 | 3:7 | * | 0 | 9 |
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
| 2 | |||||||
| 7 | | 4 | |||||
| 3 | |||||||
| Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| 1 | | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | | 6 | |||||||
| Place | Team | Games played | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 13 | 9 | 4 |
 | | 11 | 7 | 4 |
 | | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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