World Junior Curling Championships Explained
The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competitions for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's since 1988. Since curling became an Olympic sport in 1998, the World Junior Curling Championship of the year preceding the Olympic Games have been held at the site of the curling tournament for the upcoming Games.[1]
The event had its origins with the Ontario Junior Masters Curling Championship, which began in 1968 and, at first, mostly consisted of teams in the Greater Toronto Area.[2] Eventually the event was renamed to the International Junior Masters Bonspiel and began attracting teams from other countries. In 1973, the tournament was sponsored by Uniroyal, and was renamed the Uniroyal International Junior Curling Championship.[3] It became the World Junior Curling Championship in 1974, before being officially sanctioned in 1975. The tournament was held every year at the East York Curling Club before being sanctioned. Uniroyal remained the event's sponsor until 1990.
Qualification
Teams qualify to participate in the World Junior Curling Championships through final rankings at the previous year's championships or through the World Junior B Curling Championships, which includes any teams that did not already qualify for the championships via the previous year's rankings. The top three teams of this tournament qualify for the main tournament, and the bottom three teams from the main tournament are then demoted to the B tournament. This type of tournament also existed from 2001 to 2004, where two teams were awarded qualification spots through the B tournament instead of three.
Previously, teams that did not qualify through rankings qualified through regional qualifiers. In the Europe Zone, teams participated in the European Junior Curling Challenge, in which the winner advances to the World Championships. In the Pacific Zone, teams participated in the Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships, in which the winner advances to the World Championships.
Summary
Men's
Skips listed below nation.
| Year | Host City/Country | width=1% rowspan=60 bgcolor=ffffff | | Final | width=1% rowspan=60 bgcolor=ffffff | | Third Place Match |
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| width=15% | Champion | width=5% | Score | width=15% | Second Place | width=15% | Third Place | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Fourth Place |
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1968[4]
(Unofficial) | East York, Canada |
Barry Timbers | – |
Herb Kuroda
John Chapman | | | |
1969[5]
(Unofficial) | |
John Francis | – |
Doug Jamieson
Dave Robson | | | |
1970[6]
(Unofficial) | East York, Canada |
Hugh McCarrel | – |
John Francis |
George Carr | |
Barry Timbers |
1971[7]
(Unofficial) | East York, Canada[8] |
Mark McDonald | – |
Randy Cook
Steve Thomas | | |
|
1972[9] [10]
(Unofficial) | East York, Canada |
Fredrik Lundberg | – |
Mark McDonald
Neil Gallagher | | | |
1973[11] [12]
(Unofficial) | East York, Canada |
Goran Roxin | – |
Mark McDonald |
Clayton Rasmussen
Bernhard Attinger
Kristian Sorum | | |
1974[13] [14]
(Unofficial) | East York, Canada |
Bernhard Attinger | 7–6 |
Robb King |
Anders Thidholm[15]
| - |
Gary Kleffman |
| 1975 | East York, Canada |
Jan Ullsten | 8–6 |
Robb King |
Peter J. D. Wilson | – |
Morten Sørum |
| 1976 | Aviemore, Scotland |
Paul Gowsell | 4–3 |
Jan Ullsten |
Sjur Loen | – |
Robert Kelly |
| 1977 | Sainte-Foy, Canada |
Bill Jenkins | 9–5 |
Anders Grahn |
Donald Barcome Jr. | – |
Sjur Loen |
| 1978 | Grindelwald, Switzerland |
Paul Gowsell | 4–2 |
Thomas Håkansson |
Colin Hamilton | – |
Sjur Loen |
| 1979 | Moose Jaw, Canada |
Donald Barcome Jr. | 5–4 |
Andrew McQuistin |
Darren Fish | 8–4 |
Sjur Loen |
| 1980 | Kitchener, Canada |
Andrew McQuistin | 5–3 |
Mert Thompsett |
Thomas Norgren | 9–7 |
Scott Dalziel |
| 1981 | Megève, France |
Peter Wilson | 8–5 |
Denis Marchand |
Ted Purvis | 5–3 |
Thomas Norgren |
| 1982 | Fredericton, Canada |
Sören Grahn | 6–2 |
Mert Thompsett |
Robin Gray | – |
Dale Risling |
| 1983 | Medicine Hat, Canada |
John Base | 7–2 |
Pål Trulsen |
Mike Hay | 6–4 |
Al Edwards |
| 1984 | Cornwall, Canada |
Al Edwards | 7–6 |
André Flotron |
Mike Hay | – |
Jamie Schneider |
| 1985 | Perth, Scotland |
Bob Ursel | 6–5 |
Christian Saager |
Hammy McMillan | 11–2 |
Bjørn Ulshagen |
| 1986 | Dartmouth, Canada |
David Aitken | 7–6 |
Kevin Martin |
Örjan Erixon | 12–7 |
Dieter Kolb |
| 1987 | Esquimalt, Canada |
Douglas Dryburgh | 3–2 |
Hugh McFadyen |
Anthon Grimsmo | 7–3 |
Markus Eggler |
| 1988 | Füssen, West Germany |
Jim Sullivan | 4–2 |
Peja Lindholm |
Thomas Ulsrud | 5–2 |
Christof Schwaller |
| 1989 | Markham, Canada |
Peja Lindholm | 7–2 |
Mike Wood |
Markus Eggler | 5–2 |
Allan Manuel |
| 1990 | Portage la Prairie, Canada |
Stefan Traub | 5–4 |
Graeme Connal |
Peja Lindholm | 11–1 |
Dean Joanisse |
| 1991 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Alan MacDougall | 5–4 |
Noel Herron |
Dominic Andres
Eric Fenson | – | – |
| 1992 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
Stefan Heilman | 10–8 |
Jan Henri Ducroz |
Jason Repay
Joakim Carlsson | – | – |
| 1993 | Grindelwald, Switzerland |
Scotland
Craig Wilson | 7–3 |
Michel Ferland |
Specer Mugnier
Markus Herberg | – | – |
| 1994 | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Colin Davison | 6–2 |
Daniel Herberg |
Yannick Renggli
Mike Peplinski | – | – |
| 1995 | Perth, Scotland |
Tom Brewster, Jr. | 6–3 |
Daniel Herberg |
Christopher Galbraith | 9–2 |
Henrik Edlund |
| 1996 | Red Deer, Canada |
James Dryburgh | 6–4 |
Ralph Stöckli |
Sebastian Stock | 11–3 |
Jeff Currie |
| 1997 | Karuizawa, Japan |
Ralph Stöckli | 5–3 |
Perttu Piilo |
Ryan Keane | 9–6 |
Makoto Tsuruga |
| 1998[16] | Thunder Bay, Canada |
John Morris | 5–3 |
Gary MacKay |
Ralph Stöckli | 6–4 |
Sebastian Stock |
| 1999 | Östersund, Sweden |
John Morris | 6–2 |
Christian Haller |
Andy Roza | 7–5 |
Patric Håkansson |
| 2000 | Geising, Germany |
Brad Kuhn | 8–4 |
Patrick Vuille |
Christian Baumann | 9–3 |
Kasper Wiksten |
| 2001 | Ogden, United States |
Brad Gushue | 7–6 |
Casper Bossen |
Andy Roza | 7–5 |
David Edwards |
| 2002 | Kelowna, Canada |
David Hamblin | 3–2 |
Eric Carlsén |
Kenny Edwards | 10–3 |
Andreas Hingher |
| 2003 | Flims, Switzerland |
Canada
Steve Laycock | 5–4 |
Eric Carlsén |
Jan Hauser | 7–4 |
Thomas Løvold |
| 2004 | Trois-Rivières, Canada |
Niklas Edin | 5–4 |
Stefan Rindlisbacher |
Scott Hamilton | 11–5 |
Kim Soo-hyuk |
| 2005 | Pinerolo, Italy |
Kyle George | 6–5 |
Nils Carlsén |
Logan Gray | 8–5 |
Kristopher Perkovich |
| 2006 | Jeonju, South Korea |
Charley Thomas | 7–3 |
Nils Carlsén |
Logan Gray | 12–4 |
Wang Binjiang |
| 2007 | Eveleth, United States |
Charley Thomas | 8–3 |
Niklas Edin |
Christian von Gunten | 7–6 |
Rasmus Stjerne |
| 2008 | Östersund, Sweden |
Chris Plys | 7–5 |
Oskar Eriksson |
William Dion | 5–3 |
Kristian Rolvsfjord |
| 2009 | Vancouver, Canada |
Rasmus Stjerne | 9–6 |
Brett Gallant |
Chris Plys | 9–4 |
Oskar Eriksson |
| 2010 | Flims, Switzerland |
Peter de Cruz | 7–6 |
Ally Fraser |
Jake Walker | 7–1 |
China
Ji Yansong |
| 2011 | Perth, Scotland |
Oskar Eriksson | 6–5 |
Peter de Cruz |
Steffen Mellemseter | 10–2 |
Braeden Moskowy |
| 2012 | Östersund, Sweden |
Brendan Bottcher | 10–4 |
Rasmus Wranå |
Kyle Smith | 7–3 |
Markus Høiberg |
| 2013 | Sochi, Russia[17] |
Kyle Smith | 6–2 |
Evgeny Arkhipov |
Matt Dunstone | 6–4 |
Patric Mabergs |
| 2014 | Flims, Switzerland[18] |
Yannick Schwaller | 6–5 |
Kyle Smith |
Eirik Mjøen | 7–5 |
Braden Calvert |
| 2015 | Tallinn, Estonia[19] |
Braden Calvert | 6–3 |
Yannick Schwaller |
Bruce Mouat | 8–3 |
Fredrik Nyman |
| 2016 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Bruce Mouat | 6–3 |
Korey Dropkin |
Matt Dunstone | 8–4 |
Yannick Schwaller |
| 2017 | Gangneung, South Korea[20] |
Lee Ki-jeong | 5–4 |
Andrew Stopera |
Magnus Ramsfjell | 10–3 |
Cameron Bryce |
| 2018 | Aberdeen, Scotland[21] |
Tyler Tardi | 6–5 |
Ross Whyte |
Jan Hess | 7–4 |
Andrew Stopera |
| 2019 | Liverpool, Canada |
Tyler Tardi | 9–4 |
Marco Hösli |
Ross Whyte | 8–5 |
Magnus Ramsfjell |
| 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
Jacques Gauthier | 7–2 |
Marco Hösli |
James Craik | 6–5 |
Sixten Totzek |
| 2021 | Beijing, China | Cancelled[22] | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Jönköping, Sweden |
James Craik | 7–1 |
Benny Kapp |
Owen Purcell | 13–4 |
Grunde Buraas |
| 2023 | Füssen, Germany |
Fei Xueqing | 8–7 |
Benny Kapp |
Orrin Carson | 11–4 |
Lukas Høstmælingen |
| 2024 | Lohja, Finland |
Lukas Høstmælingen | 7–6 |
Stefano Gilli |
Jacob Schmidt | 10–9 |
Wesley Wendling |
| 2025 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | | | | | | | |
Women's
| Year | Host City/Country | width=1% rowspan=40 bgcolor=ffffff | | Final | width=1% rowspan=40 bgcolor=ffffff | | Third Place Match |
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| width=15% | Champion | width=5% | Score | width=15% | Second Place | width=15% | Third Place | width=10% | Score | width=15% | Fourth Place |
|---|
| 1988 | Chamonix, France |
Julie Sutton | 6–4 |
Marianne Amstutz |
Lene Bidstrup | 5–2 |
Carolyn Hutchinson |
| 1989 | Markham, Canada |
LaDawn Funk | 10–3 |
Trine Helgebostad |
Carolyn Hutchinson | 5–4 |
Cathrine Norberg |
| 1990 | Portage la Prairie, Canada |
Kirsty Addison | 5–3 |
Cathrine Norberg |
Cathy Overton | 8–1 |
Helga Oswald |
| 1991 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Eva Eriksson | 5–4 |
Nicole Strausak |
Atina Ford
Gillian Barr | – | – |
| 1992 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
Gillian Barr | 10–2 |
Erika Brown |
Eva Eriksson
Helga Oswald | – | – |
| 1993 | Grindelwald, Switzerland |
Kirsty Hay | 9–5 |
Amber Holland |
Dorthe Holm
Erika Brown | – | – |
| 1994 | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Kim Gellard | 9–7 |
Erika Brown |
Angelina Jensen
Margaretha Lindahl | – | – |
| 1995 | Perth, Scotland |
Kelly Mackenzie | 6–5 |
Margaretha Lindahl |
Nadia Heuer | 8–3 |
Julia Ewart |
| 1996 | Red Deer, Canada |
Heather Godberson | 7–6 |
Julia Ewart |
Margaretha Lindahl | 11–5 |
Nadja Heuer |
| 1997 | Karuizawa, Japan |
Julia Ewart | 11–3 |
Margaretha Sigfridsson |
Meredith Doyle | 5–2 |
Risa O'Connell |
| 1998 | Thunder Bay, Canada |
Melissa McClure | 11–3 |
Akiko Katoh |
Matilda Mattsson | 6–5 |
Julia Ewart |
| 1999 | Östersund, Sweden |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 8–3 |
Akiko Katoh |
Marie-France Larouche | 10–3 |
Matilda Mattsson |
| 2000 | Geising, Germany |
Matilda Mattsson | 6–5 |
Stefanie Miller |
Laura Delaney | 8–5 |
Carmen Schäfer |
| 2001 | Ogden, United States |
Suzanne Gaudet | 6–4 |
Matilda Mattsson |
Carmen Schäfer | 5–4 |
Moe Meguro |
| 2002 | Kelowna, Canada |
Cassandra Johnson | 7–6 |
Matilda Mattsson |
Suzanne Gaudet | 9–8 |
Diana Gaspari |
| 2003 | Flims, Switzerland |
Marliese Miller | 5–4 |
Cassandra Johnson |
Diana Gaspari | 7–4 |
Stina Viktorsson |
| 2004 | Trois-Rivières, Canada |
Linn Githmark | 9–6 |
Jill Mouzar |
Stina Viktorsson | 7–6 |
Aileen Sormunen |
| 2005 | Pinerolo, Italy |
Tania Grivel | 10–2 |
Stina Viktorsson |
Andrea Kelly | 6–4 |
Madeleine Dupont |
| 2006 | Jeonju, South Korea |
Ludmila Privivkova | 5–4 |
Mandy Selzer |
Lene Nielsen | 8–4 |
Michèle Jäggi |
| 2007 | Eveleth, United States |
Sarah Reid | 7–6 |
Stacie Devereaux |
Madeleine Dupont | 8–6 |
Aileen Sormunen |
| 2008 | Östersund, Sweden |
Eve Muirhead | 12–3 |
Cecilia Östlund |
Kaitlyn Lawes | 9–8 |
Ludmila Privivkova |
| 2009 | Vancouver, Canada |
Eve Muirhead | 8–6 |
Kaitlyn Lawes |
Martina Baumann | 5–4 |
Margarita Fomina |
| 2010 | Flims, Switzerland |
Anna Hasselborg | 8–3 |
Rachel Homan |
Alexandra Carlson | 9–7 |
Manuela Siegrist |
| 2011 | Perth, Scotland[23] |
Eve Muirhead | 10–3 |
Trish Paulsen |
Anna Sidorova | 9–3 |
Jonna McManus |
| 2012 | Östersund, Sweden |
Hannah Fleming | 6–5 |
Zuzana Hájková |
Anna Sidorova | 7–4 |
Sara McManus |
| 2013 | Sochi, Russia |
Alina Kovaleva | 6–5 |
Hannah Fleming |
Sayaka Yoshimura | 8–4 |
Zuzana Hájková |
| 2014 | Flims, Switzerland |
Kelsey Rocque | 6–4 |
Kim Kyeong-ae |
Alina Kovaleva | 11–4 |
Isabella Wranå |
| 2015 | Tallinn, Estonia |
Kelsey Rocque | 8–2 |
Gina Aitken |
Elena Stern | 7–6 |
Isabella Wranå |
| 2016 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Mary Fay | 7–4 |
Cory Christensen |
Kim Min-ji | 8–4 |
Dorottya Palancsa |
| 2017 | Gangneung, South Korea | | 10–7 |
Sophie Jackson |
Kristen Streifel | 6–3 |
Kim Min-ji |
| 2018 | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Kaitlyn Jones | 7–4 | |
Wang Zixin | 11–5 |
Maia Ramsfjell |
| 2019 | Liverpool, Canada |
Vlada Rumiantseva | 8–7 |
Selena Sturmay |
Raphaela Keiser | 6–4 |
Han Yu |
| 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
Mackenzie Zacharias | 7–5 |
Kim Min-ji |
Vlada Rumiantseva | 14–4 |
Sae Yamamoto |
| 2021 | Beijing, China | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Jönköping, Sweden |
Sae Yamamoto | 7–4 |
Moa Dryburgh |
Delaney Strouse | 10–6 |
Eirin Mesloe |
| 2023 | Füssen, Germany |
Fay Henderson | 9–7 |
Yuina Miura |
Torild Bjørnstad | 8–5 |
Xenia Schwaller |
| 2024 | Lohja, Finland |
Xenia Schwaller | 10–3 |
Miku Nihira |
Torild Bjørnstad | 7–5 |
Myla Plett |
| 2025 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | | | | | | | |
All-time Medal Tables
As of 2024 Championships
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- Overall
Notes and References
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- News: Girl curlers try out round-robin format. Toronto Star. March 26, 1968.
- News: Leaside Curler Winner. Toronto Star. March 24, 1969.
- News: Curling 'giants' get going just as season is closing. Toronto Star. March 30, 1970.
- News: Masters Bonspiel won by Gan rink. Kingston Whig Standard. April 12, 1971.
- News: Tough competition for curlers. North Bay Nugget. April 14, 1971.
- News: none. Ottawa Citizen. April 3, 1972.
- News: none. Brandon Sun. April 3, 1972.
- News: Swedes unbeatable in junior curling. Vancouver Sun. April 23, 1973.
- News: Ontario Rink Shares Lead. Nanaimo Daily News. April 21, 1973.
- News: Swiss rule junior curlers. Edmonton Journal. April 16, 1974.
- News: King chases crown, also little revenge. Edmonton Journal. April 15, 1974.
- News: Curling Runs a Swiss Family. Toronto Star. April 11, 1974.
- Web site: 1998 World Junior Championships - Men's Final. TSN. 23 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203124503/http://www.curling.ca/curlingtv/2014/01/22/historical-video-1998-world-junior-championship-mens-final-canada-vs-scotland/. 3 February 2014.
- Web site: WCF President impressed by Sochi 2014 event progress. 18 October 2011. World Curling Federation.
- Web site: 2014 World Junior Championships return to Switzerland. 19 October 2012. World Curling Federation. 21 October 2012.
- Web site: World Curling Federation announce hosts for 2014-15 events. 4 April 2014. World Curling Federation. 4 April 2014.
- http://worldcurling.org/download/?dl==AFVxIkVWZ1RhxmRWR1aatWVFlVeWxGc3dlRalVUq5UV 2016 WJC rule 8
- Web site: Scotland awarded four international curling championships. 23 December 2014. World Curling Federation. 23 December 2014.
- Web site: Beijing 2022 test events replaced with adapted sports testing programme . World Curling Federation . 2020-11-13 . 2020-11-27 . mdy-all .
- Web site: Perth picked to host the World Junior Curling Championships in March 2011. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140129100542/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter_sports/7746414/Perth-picked-to-host-the-World-Junior-Curling-Championships-in-March-2011.html. dead. 29 January 2014. The Daily Telegraph. 20 May 2010. 20 May 2010. Leslie. Ingram-Brown .
