| 2012 World Junior Curling Championships | |
| Size: | 280 |
| Host City: | Östersund, Sweden |
| Arena: | Z-Hallen |
| Dates: | March 3–11 |
| Men's Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | none |
| Skip: | Brendan Bottcher |
| Third: | Evan Asmussen |
| Second: | Landon Bucholz |
| Alternate: | Parker Konschuh |
| Finalist: | (Rasmus Wranå) |
| Women's Winner: | |
| Skip2: | Hannah Fleming |
| Third2: | Lauren Gray |
| Second2: | Alice Spence |
| Alternate2: | Jennifer Martin |
| Finalist2: | (Zuzana Hájková) |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 World Junior Curling Championships was held from March 3 to 11 at the Z-Hallen in Östersund, Sweden. Östersund previously hosted the World Junior Curling Championships in 1999 and in 2008.[1]
In the men's final, Canada's Brendan Bottcher defeated Sweden's Rasmus Wranå in eight ends with a score of 10–4. Scotland's Kyle Smith secured the men's bronze medal with a 7–3 win over Norway's Markus Høiberg.[2] In the women's final, Scotland's Hannah Fleming defeated the Czech Republic's Zuzana Hájková in an extra end with a score of 6–5. Russia's Anna Sidorova won over Sweden's Sara McManus in nine ends to win the women's bronze medal with a score of 7–4.[3]
Canadian women's skip Jocelyn Peterman and Norwegian men's lead Sander Rølvåg were awarded with the 2012 World Curling Federation World Junior Sportsmanship Awards. They were chosen by fellow players at the World Junior Championships based on their values of sportsmanship and fair play.[4]
As the last placed European teams, three teams, Italy on the women's side and Italy and Finland on the men's side, will be relegated to the 2013 European Junior Curling Challenge, where teams not already qualified for the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships will have to play to qualify for the worlds.[5] [6]
Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States qualified by virtue of their performance at last year's championships. Italy qualified from the European Junior Curling Challenge, and China qualified from the Pacific Junior Curling Championships.
The teams are listed as follows:[7]
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Konschuh | ||||||
| Zhang Zhongbao | ||||||
| Jakub Splavec | ||||||
| Sebastiano Arman | ||||||
| Eirik Mjøen | ||||||
| Hammy McMillan Jr. | ||||||
| Patric Mabergs | ||||||
| Benoît Schwarz | ||||||
| Cameron Ross |
Final Round Robin Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 7 | |||
| 1 | 8 | |||
| 0 | 9 |
All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01).[8]
Saturday, March 3, 14:00
Sunday, March 4, 9:00
Sunday, March 4, 19:00
Monday, March 5, 14:00
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00
Tuesday, March 6, 19:00
Wednesday, March 7, 14:00
Thursday, March 8, 8:00
Thursday, March 8, 17:00
Saturday, March 10, 12:00
Saturday, March 10, 12:00
Saturday, March 10, 18:00
Sunday, March 11, 13:00
Sunday, March 11, 13:00
Canada, the Czech Republic, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States qualified by virtue of their performance at last year's championships. Italy qualified from the European Junior Curling Challenge, and Japan qualified from the Pacific Junior Curling Championships.
The teams are listed as follows:[9]
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadine Chyz | ||||||
| Iveta Janatová (fourth) | Zuzana Hájková (skip) | Petra Vinšová | ||||
| Anastasia Mosca | ||||||
| Natsuo Ishiyama | ||||||
| Ingvild Skaga | ||||||
| Alexandra Saitova | ||||||
| Jennifer Martin | ||||||
| Rosalie Egli | ||||||
| Nadine Lehmann | ||||||
| Rebecca Funk |
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | ||
| Teams to Tiebreakers | ||
| Country | Skip | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 7 | |||
| 0 | 9 |
All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01).[8]
Saturday, March 3, 9:00
Saturday, March 3, 19:00
Sunday, March 4, 14:00
Monday, March 5, 9:00
Monday, March 5, 19:00
Tuesday, March 6, 14:00
Wednesday, March 7, 9:00
Wednesday, March 7, 19:00
Thursday, March 8, 12:30
Friday, March 9, 9:00
Friday, March 9, 19:00
Friday, March 9, 19:00
Saturday, March 10, 18:00
Sunday, March 11, 9:00
Sunday, March 11, 9:00