1988 World Women's Curling Championship

1988 World Women's Curling Championship
Host city	Glasgow, Scotland
Arena	The Summit Centre
Dates	April 4–10, 1988
Winner	Germany
Curling club	SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Skip	Andrea Schöpp
Third	Almut Hege-Schöll
Second	Monika Wagner
Lead	Suzanne Fink
Finalist	Canada

The 1988 World Women's Curling Championship was held in Glasgow, Scotland from April 4–10, 1988.

West Germany, skipped by Andrea Schöpp defeated Canada in the final to claim Germany's first ever women's world championship in curling.

Teams

Germany	Canada	Sweden	Norway	Denmark
SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Almut Hege-Schöll Second: Monika Wagner Lead: Suzanne Fink	Thunder Bay CC, Ontario Skip: Heather Houston Third: Lorraine Lang Second: Diane Adams Lead: Tracy Kennedy	Härnösands CK Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Anna Rindeskog Second: Sofie Marmont Lead: Louise Marmont	Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Anne Jøtun Bakke Third: Hilde Jøtun Second: Ingvill Githmark Lead: Bille Sørum	Hvidovre CC Fourth: Helena Blach Third: Malene Krause Skip: Lone Kristoffersen Lead: Lene x. Nielsen
Switzerland	United States	France	Scotland	Finland
Wetzikon CC Skip: Erika Müller Third: Brigitte Kienast Second: Susanne Luchsinger Lead: Regula Rüegg	Granite CC, Seattle, Washington Skip: Nancy Langley Third: Nancy Pearson Second: Leslie Frosch Lead: Mary Hobson	Megève CC Skip: Annick Mercier Third: Agnes Mercier Second: Andrée Dupont-Roc Lead: Catherine Lefebvre	Lanarkshire Ice Rink, Hamilton Skip: Christine Allison** Third: Margaret Scott Second: Kimmie Brown Lead: Sheena Drummie	Hyvinkää CC Skip: Anne Eerikäinen Third: Mari Lundén Second: Tytti Haapasaari Lead: Terhi Liukkonen

Standings

Country	Skip	W	L
Germany	Andrea Schöpp	9	2
Canada	Heather Houston	7	4
Sweden	Anette Norberg	7	4
Norway	Anne Jøtun Bakke	6	5
Denmark	Helena Blach	5	4
Switzerland	Erika Müller	5	4
United States	Nancy Langley	4	5
France	Annick Mercier	3	6
Scotland	Christine Allison	3	6
Finland	Anne Eerikäinen	0	9

Results

Draw 1

Team	Final
Denmark (Blach)	9
Switzerland (Müller)	1

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	7
France (Mercier)	3

Team	Final
Scotland (Allison)	6
Canada (Houston)	5

Team	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	9
Finland (Eerikäinen)	7

Team	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	6
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	4

Draw 2

Team	Final
Denmark (Blach)	9
Finland (Eerikäinen)	3

Team	Final
Canada (Houston)	11
Switzerland (Müller)	0

Team	Final
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	9
United States (Langley)	5

Team	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	10
Scotland (Allison)	8

Team	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	6
France (Mercier)	5

Draw 3

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	12
France (Mercier)	7

Team	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	11
United States (Langley)	1

Team	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	7
Denmark (Blach)	5

Team	Final
Canada (Houston)	7
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	1

Team	Final
Scotland (Allison)	13
Finland (Eerikäinen)	6

Draw 4

Team	Final
Canada (Houston)	8
United States (Langley)	6

Team	Final
France (Mercier)	6
Denmark (Blach)	5

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	9
Finland (Eerikäinen)	8

Team	Final
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	9
Scotland (Allison)	3

Team	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	10
Sweden (Norberg)	8

Draw 5

Team	Final
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	9
Switzerland (Müller)	1

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	15
Finland (Eerikäinen)	1

Team	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	7
France (Mercier)	5

Team	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	8
Canada (Houston)	4

Team	Final
Denmark (Blach)	8
Scotland (Allison)	4

Draw 6

Team	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	8
Denmark (Blach)	2

Team	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	12
Scotland (Allison)	3

Team	Final
Canada (Houston)	11
Finland (Eerikäinen)	2

Team	Final
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	7
France (Mercier)	2

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	7
United States (Langley)	6

Draw 7

Team	Final
France (Mercier)	6
Scotland (Allison)	5

Team	Final
Denmark (Blach)	6
Canada (Houston)	5

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	7
Germany (Schöpp)	4

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	8
Sweden (Norberg)	3

Team	Final
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	10
Finland (Eerikäinen)	5

Draw 8

Team	Final
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	10
Germany (Schöpp)	4

Team	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	7
Finland (Eerikäinen)	0

Team	Final
Switzerland (Müller)	8
Scotland (Allison)	7

Team	Final
United States (Langley)	6
Denmark (Blach)	5

Team	Final
Canada (Houston)	9
France (Mercier)	4

Draw 9

Team	Final
Canada (Houston)	10
Sweden (Norberg)	2

Team	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	9
Switzerland (Müller)	6

Team	Final
Denmark (Blach)	13
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	6

Team	Final
France (Mercier)	9
Finland (Eerikäinen)	5

Team	Final
Scotland (Allison)	10
United States (Langley)	3

Playoffs

	Semifinal					Gold Medal Game
	1	Germany	9
	4	Norway	2
						1	Germany	9
						2	Canada	3
	2	Canada	10
	3	Sweden	4			Bronze Medal Game
						3	Sweden	14
						4	Norway	2

Semifinals

Team	Final
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	2
Germany (Schöpp)	9

Team	Final
Canada (Houston)	10
Sweden (Norberg)	4

Bronze Medal Game

Team	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	14
Norway (Jøtun Bakke)	2

Gold Medal Game

Team	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	9
Canada (Houston)	3

1988 World Women's Curling Championship Winner
Germany 1st title

References

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