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

CanadaDenmarkFinlandFranceGermany
Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Randy Ferbey Second: Don Walchuk Lead: Don McKenzieHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Gert Larsen Third: Oluf Olsen Second: Jan Hansen Lead: Michael HarryHyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää Skip: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Third: Petri Tsutsunen Second: Jari Laukkanen Lead: Jarmo Jokivalli Alternate: Juhani HeinonenMegève CC Skip: Christophe Boan Third: Thierry Mercier Second: Gerard Ravello Lead: Alain BrangiSC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Rainer Schöpp Third: Dieter Kolb Second: Norbert Petrasch Lead: Reinhard Ernst
NorwayScotlandSwedenSwitzerlandUnited States
Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell Third: Sjur Loen Second: Morten Søgaard Lead: Bo BakkeSt. Martins CC, Perth Skip: David Smith Third: Mike Hay Second: Peter Smith Lead: David HayKarlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Sören Grahn Third: Henrik Holmberg Second: Per Axelsson Lead: Håkan FunkKloten CC Skip: Daniel Model Third: Beat Stephan Second: Michael Lips Lead: Richard Mähr Alternate: Daniel MüllerGranite CC, Seattle Skip: Doug Jones Third: Bard Nordlund Second: Murphy Tomlinson Lead: Mike Grennan

Round-robin standings

CountrySkipWL
CanadaPat Ryan90
ScotlandDavid Smith72
NorwayEigil Ramsfjell72
SwitzerlandDaniel Model54
SwedenSören Grahn45
GermanyRainer Schöpp36
FranceChristophe Boan36
DenmarkGert Larsen36
FinlandJussi Uusipaavalniemi27
United StatesDoug Jones27

Round-robin results

Draw 1

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

Draw 2

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

Draw 3

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

Draw 4

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

Draw 5

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

Draw 6

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

Draw 7

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

Draw 8

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

Draw 9

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

Tiebreakers

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

Playoffs

SemifinalsFinal
1Canada4
4Switzerland2
1Canada4
3Norway5
2Scotland2
3Norway7Bronze medal
4Switzerland3
2Scotland4

Semifinals

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

Bronze medal match

TeamFinal
Scotland (Smith)4
Switzerland (Müller)3

Gold medal match

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

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