The 1989 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 19 to 25 in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
It was the first World Junior Championships to include teams from Italy.
Men
Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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| Canada | Mike Wood | Mike Bradley | Todd Troyer | Greg Hawkes | |
| Denmark | Brian Benkjaer | Niels Polskjaer | Torben Schmidt | Allan Thomsen | |
| France | Christian Cossetto | Laurent Hue | Lionel Roux | Fabrice Tournier | |
| West Germany | Michael Frey | Bernhard Frey | Joachim Frey | Holger Schweizer | Max Kainz |
| Italy | Stefano Ferronato | Gianluca Lorenzi | Gian Paolo Zandegiacomo | Marco Alberti | |
| Norway | Thomas Ulsrud | Bent Ånund Ramsfjell | Krister Aanesen | Mads Rygg | |
| Scotland | Allan Manuel | Colin Galbraith | Andrew Finlay | Adrian Coutts | |
| Sweden | Peter Lindholm | Magnus Swartling | Owe Ljungdahl | Peter Narup | Johan Hansson |
| Switzerland | Markus Eggler | Marc Haudenschild | Frank Kobel | Reto Huber | Stefan Traub |
| United States | Kurt Marquardt | Jeff Falk | Dan Thurston | Mike Thurston | |
Round Robin
| Key |
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| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreaker for 4th place |
| Teams to Tiebreaker for 9th place |
| Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
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| 1 | Sweden | * | 8:2 | 6:4 | 6:4 | 5:3 | 10:5 | 5:3 | 7:4 | 8:1 | 13:2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Canada | 2:8 | * | 5:3 | 4:3 | 8:6 | 6:2 | 7:3 | 4:3 | 6:5 | 8:4 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4:6 | 3:5 | * | 5:3 | 5:6 | 5:3 | 6:3 | 7:2 | 8:1 | 9:3 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Scotland | 4:6 | 3:4 | 3:5 | * | 8:1 | 3:5 | 7:6 | 9:2 | 6:4 | 10:2 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Norway | 3:5 | 6:8 | 6:5 | 1:8 | * | 9:7 | 4:5 | 6:5 | 10:3 | 11:3 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | United States | 5:10 | 2:6 | 3:5 | 5:3 | 7:9 | * | 9:2 | 6:7 | 8:7 | 9:1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany | 3:5 | 3:7 | 3:6 | 6:7 | 5:4 | 2:9 | * | 6:3 | 5:10 | 7:6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Italy | 4:7 | 3:4 | 2:7 | 2:9 | 5:6 | 7:6 | 3:6 | * | 6:3 | 10:2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | France | 1:8 | 5:6 | 1:8 | 4:6 | 3:10 | 7:8 | 10:5 | 3:6 | * | 1:8 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Denmark | 2:13 | 4:8 | 3:9 | 2:10 | 3:11 | 1:9 | 6:7 | 2:10 | 8:1 | * | 1 | 8 |
Tiebreakers
| For 4th place | |
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| Scotland | 3 | |
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| Norway | 2 | |
| For 9th place | |
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| France | 7 | |
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| Denmark | 6 | |
Playoffs
Rankings
Women
Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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| Canada | LaDawn Funk | Sandy Symyrozum | Cindy Larsen | Laurelle Funk | |
| Denmark | June Simonsen | Dorthe Holm | Dorthe Andersen | Angelina Jensen | |
| France | Karine Caux | Laurence Bibollet | Chrystelle Fournier | Véronique Girod | Géraldine Girod |
| West Germany | Simone Vogel | Christina Haller | Heike Wieländer | Sabine Belkofer | Michaela Greif |
| Italy | Daniela Zandegiacomo | Carla Zandegiacomo | Giulia Lacedelli | Rossela Carrara | |
| Norway | Trine Helgebostad | Cathrine Ulrichsen | Cecilie Torhaug | Darcie Skjerpen | |
| Scotland | Carolyn Hutchison | Julie Hepburn | Katie Loudon | Julia Halliday | |
| Sweden | Cathrine Norberg | Mari Högqvist | Helene Granqvist | Annica Eklund | Helena Klange |
| Switzerland | Diana Meichtry | Araxi Karnusian | Graziella Grichting | Jacqueline Loretan | Helga Oswald |
| United States | Erika Brown | Tracy Zeman | Shellie Holerud | Jill Jones | Debbie Henry |
Round Robin
| Key |
|---|
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Teams to Tiebreaker for 4th place |
| Place | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
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| 1 | Canada | * | 6:1 | 0:9 | 4:2 | 4:2 | 6:2 | 6:4 | 6:4 | 12:1 | 9:1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1:6 | * | 10:4 | 5:4 | 4:8 | 4:2 | 8:4 | 7:3 | 8:4 | 11:2 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway | 9:0 | 4:10 | * | 5:6 | 8:4 | 8:7 | 8:3 | 12:7 | 5:3 | 12:2 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Scotland | 2:4 | 4:5 | 6:5 | * | 6:5 | 8:3 | 3:7 | 8:5 | 8:4 | 11:2 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 2:4 | 8:4 | 4:8 | 5:6 | * | 6:5 | 5:4 | 10:2 | 10:2 | 7:0 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | United States | 2:6 | 2:4 | 7:8 | 3:8 | 5:6 | * | 6:5 | 8:2 | 8:1 | 16:0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany | 4:6 | 4:8 | 3:8 | 7:3 | 4:5 | 5:6 | * | 8:6 | 5:3 | 17:1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | France | 4:6 | 3:7 | 7:12 | 5:8 | 2:10 | 2:8 | 6:8 | * | 12:4 | 5:3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Denmark | 1:12 | 4:8 | 3:5 | 4:8 | 2:10 | 1:8 | 3:5 | 4:12 | * | 10:9 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Italy | 1:9 | 2:11 | 2:12 | 2:11 | 0:7 | 0:16 | 1:17 | 3:5 | 9:10 | * | 0 | 9 |
Tiebreaker
Playoffs
| Semifinals | | | Gold Medal Game | |
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| 1 | Canada | 4 | | |
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| 4 | Scotland | 3 | |
| | 1 | Canada | 10 | |
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| | | 2 | Norway | 3 | |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | |
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| 3 | Norway | 5 | | | Bronze Medal Game |
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| | 4 | Scotland | 5 |
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| | 2 | Sweden | 4 |
Rankings
Awards
WJCC All-Star Team:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
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| Men | Sweden Peter Lindholm | Switzerland Marc Haudenschild | Sweden Owe Ljungdahl | Canada Greg Hawkes |
| Women | Canada LaDawn Funk | Canada Sandy Symyrozum | Switzerland Graziella Grichting | Sweden Annica Eklund |
WJCC Sportsmanship Award:
| Men | Denmark Brian Benkjaer |
| Women | Canada Sandy Symyrozum |
Sources