2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships Explained

2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships
Host City:Lohja, Finland
Arena:Kisakallio Sports Institute
Dates:December 8–19
Men's Winner:
Skip:Johnson Tao
Third:Jaedon Neuert
Second:Zachary Davies
Lead:Adam Naugler
Coach:Skip Wilson
Finalist: (Wendling)
Women's Winner:
Skip2:Li Ziru
Third2:Zhang Jiaqi
Second2:Zhang Yujie
Lead2:Gao Ya
Alternate2:Zhang Yuning
Coach2:Li Hongchen
Finalist2: (Plett)
Prev:2022 (Dec)
Next:2024

The 2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships were held from December 8 to 19 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.[1] Following the decision of the Finnish Curling Association to decline their host spots in both the men's and women's tournaments at the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships, four women's (China, Canada, Germany, and Turkey) and four men's teams (Canada, United States, Denmark, and New Zealand) were promoted to the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships.[2]

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

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Skip: Charlie Ryan
Third: Thomas Bence
Second: Benjamin Wayman
Lead: Flynn Colins
Alternate: Bailey Ryan
Skip: Matthäus Hofer
Third: Johann Karg
Second: David Zott
Lead: Moritz Jöchl
Alternate: Christoph Neumayr
Skip: Vitor Melo
Third: Nuno Rodrigues
Second: Kyron Suhan
Lead: Arthur Camelo
Skip: Johnson Tao
Third: Jaedon Neuert
Second: Zachary Davies
Lead: Adam Naugler
Skip: Vít Chabičovský
Third: Ondřej Bodlák
Second: Krystof Zdarsky
Lead: David Skacha
Alternate: Jakub Matějíček
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Skip: Jacob Schmidt
Third: Alexander Qvist
Second: Kasper Jurlander Bøge
Lead: Johnathan Vilandt
Alternate: Nikki Jensen
Skip: Benjamin Holocombe
Third: Toby Martin
Second: Owen Brackpool
Lead: Isaac Blakeley
Alternate: Robert Mechem
Skip: Cheng Ching-nam
Third: Cheng Ching-him
Second: Cheng Ching-kiu
Lead: Lai Chung-hei Jonas
Alternate: Chung Kwan Chak
Skip: Lőrinc Tatár
Third: Raul Karasz
Second: Kristof Szarvas
Lead: Milan Tueske
Skip: Ryo Aoki
Third: Takuto Ouchi
Second: Rio Hayashi
Lead: Naoki Kanazawa
Alternate: Haruto Ouchi
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Skip: Aidos Alliyar
Third: Ibragim Tastemir
Second: Arman Irjanov
Lead: Georgiy Skupnevskiy
Skip: Robert Reinis Buncis
Third: Kristaps Zass
Second: Toms Sondors
Lead: Aleksandrs Baranovskis
Alternate: Deniss Smirnovs
Skip: Sam Flanagan
Third: Willian Becker
Second: Darcy Nevill
Lead: Hunter Burke
Alternate: Jed Nevill
Skip: Antoni Frynia
Third: Kacper Mucha
Second: Bartlomiej Mosiolek
Lead: Jan Witkowski
Alternate: Michal Kolano
Skip: Dan Ghergie
Fourth: Tudor Pop
Third: Toma Matei Felecan
Lead: Tudor Mihalca
Alternate: Catalin Vancea
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Skip: Ernest Erjavec Bizjak
Third: Zan Krapez
Second: Jure Marvic
Lead: Bor Kelemina
Skip: Kim Dae-hyun
Third: Lee Woo-jung
Second: Park Seong-min
Lead: Kwon Juni
Alternate: Shin Eun-jun
Skip: Aleix Raubert
Third: Ismael Mingorance
Second: Javier Carasa
Lead: Eneko Saez de Ocariz
Alternate: Oriol Gasto
Skip: Axel Landelius
Third: Alexander Palm
Second: Olle Moberg
Lead: Dante Alexander
Alternate: Vilmer Nygren
Skip: Selahttin Eser
Third: Mehmet Fatih Bayramoglu
Second: Bilal Emre
Lead: Yunus Emre Nerse
Alternate: Muhammed Taha Zenit
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Skip: Eduard Nikolov
Third: Yaroslav Shchur
Second: Artem Suhak
Lead: Vladyslav Koval
Alternate: Artem Shlyk
Skip: Wesley Wendling
Third: Kevin Tuma
Second: Jackson Bestland
Lead: Jackson Armstrong
Alternate: Caden Hebert

Round-Robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

valign=top width=10%
width=130Group A !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
7 0 47.07
5 2 1–1 46.73
5 2 1–1 47.04
5 2 1–1 68.60
3 4 76.16
2 5 80.41
1 6 182.80
0 7 149.38
valign=top width=10%
width=130Group B !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
6 0 41.04
5 1 74.40
4 2 37.83
2 4 1–0 41.49
2 4 0–1 70.12
1 5 1–0 73.13
1 5 0–1 40.97
valign=top width=10%
width=130Group C !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
5 1 1–0 53.05
5 1 0–1 47.84
4 2 1–0 39.80
4 2 0–1 72.76
2 4 67.57
1 5 31.64
0 6 83.80

Round-Robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time .[5]

Draw 1

Thursday, December 14, 08:00

Draw 2

Thursday, December 14, 12:00

Draw 3

Thursday, December 14, 16:00

Draw 4

Thursday, December 14, 20:00

Draw 5

Friday, December 15, 09:00

Draw 6

Friday, December 15, 14:00

Draw 7

Friday, December 15, 19:00

Draw 8

Saturday, December 16, 08:00

Draw 9

Saturday, December 16, 12:00

Draw 10

Saturday, December 16, 16:00

Draw 11

Saturday, December 16, 20:00

Draw 12

Sunday, December 17, 09:00

Draw 13

Sunday, December 17, 14:00

Draw 14

Sunday, December 17, 19:00

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Monday, December 18, 10:00

Semifinals

Monday, December 18, 17:00

Bronze medal game

Tuesday, December 19, 10:00

Gold medal game

Tuesday, December 19, 10:00

Final standings

PlaceTeam
4
align=center rowspan="4"5
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

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Skip: Holly Douglas
Third: Marcy Forge
Second: Molly Baker
Lead: Sienna Dunmore
Fourth: Teresa Treichl
Skip: Astrid Pflügler
Second: Emma Müller
Lead: Lisa Auer
Alternate: Hannah Wittibschlaeger
Skip: Mirte Michiels
Third: Frauke Michiels
Second: Mona Goubert
Lead: Tess Watzeels
Alternate: Ziva Watzeels
Skip: Gabriela Farias
Third: Isis Regadas
Second: Melissa Sampaio
Lead: Ana Teódoro
Skip: Myla Plett
Third: Alyssa Nedohin
Second: Chloe Fediuk
Lead: Allie Iskiw
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Skip: Li Ziru
Third: Zhang Jiaqi
Second: Zhang Yujie
Lead: Gao Ya
Alternate: Zhang Yuning
Skip: Luci Pavelka
Third: Paula Princip
Second: Jelena Bukvić
Lead: Ema Posavec
Alternate: Lucija Matani
Skip: Sofie Krupičková
Third: Emma Seifriedová
Second: Matylda Volfová
Lead: Veronika Vašáková
Alternate: Klára Baudyšová
Skip: Karolina Jensen
Third: Gabriella Qvist
Second: Natalie Wiksten
Lead: Katrine Schmidt
Alternate: Emilie Holtermann
Fourth: Lina Opel
Skip: Anna MacDougall
Second: Marianna Ward
Lead: Helena Kiggell
Alternate: Phoenix Davies
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Fourth: Kim Sutor
Skip: Sara Messenzehl
Second: Zoe Antes
Lead: Joy Sutor
Alternate: Carolina Abdel Halim
Skip: Linda Joó
Third: Laura Nagy
Second: Laura Lauchsz
Lead: Hanna Orbán
Alternate: Dorina Dencso
Skip: Rebecca Mariani
Third: Giorgia Maurino
Second: Camilla Gilberti
Lead: Lucrezia Grande
Alternate: Rachele Scalesse
Skip: Yekterina Kolykhalova
Third: Tilsmay Alliyarova
Second: Merey Tastemir
Lead: Regina Ebauyer
Alternate: Yana Ebuayer
Skip: Evelīna Barone
Third: Rēzija Ieviņa
Second: Veronika Apse
Lead: Marija Seliverstova
Alternate: Letīcija Ieviņa
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Skip: Lisenka Bomas
Third: Marit van Valkenhoef
Second: Anandi Bomas
Lead: Linde Nas
Skip: Rachael Pitts
Third: Ruby Kinney
Second: Olivia Russell
Lead: Lucy Neilson
Alternate: Tahlia Petersen
Fourth: Paulina Frysz
Skip: Magdalena Herman
Second: Julia Jawien
Lead: Malgorzata Frysz
Skip: Ambra Paslaru
Third: Ania Bacali
Second: Emma Ganea
Lead: Ariana Romaniuc
Alternate: Sorena Pop
Skip: Melánia Kováčiková
Third: Nina Summernova
Second: Paulina Hajduk
Lead: Zora Reilly
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Fourth: Ema Kavčič
Third: Pavla Kavčič
Skip: Lana Zaveljcina
Lead: Nina Krapež
Fourth: Daniela García
Skip: Leyre Torralba
Second: Nerea Torralba
Lead: Leire Carasa
Alternate: Marisol Arias
Fourth: Berfin Şengül
Third: İclal Karaman
Second: İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu
Skip: Ilknur Urusan
Alternate: Melisa Cömert
Skip: Yaroslava Kalinichenko
Third: Diana Mosalenko
Second: Anastasiia Kotova
Lead: Marharyta Lytvynenko
Skip: Miranda Scheel
Third: Sara Olson
Second: Allory Johnson
Lead: Tessa Thurlow

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

valign=top width=10%
width=130Group A !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
6 0 72.27
5 1 102.79
3 3 1–1 29.26
3 3 1–1 58.03
3 3 1–1 75.28
1 5 73.57
0 6 164.20
valign=top width=10%
width=130Group B !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
5 0 72.38
4 1 107.92
3 2 101.40
2 3 78.13
1 4 79.10
0 5 125.09
valign=top width=10%
width=130Group C !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
5 0 52.04
4 1 93.48
3 2 105.42
2 3 48.28
1 4 142.43
0 5 136.00
valign=top width=11%
width=130Group D !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
5 0 65.79
4 1 69.93
3 2 72.79
2 3 107.23
1 4 123.46
0 5 128.38

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time .[5]

Draw 1

Friday, December 8, 8:00

Draw 2

Friday, December 8, 12:00

Draw 3

Friday, December 8, 16:00

Draw 4

Friday, December 8, 20:00

Draw 5

Saturday, December 9, 9:00

Draw 6

Saturday, December 9, 14:00

Draw 7

Saturday, December 9, 19:00

Draw 8

Sunday, December 10, 8:00

Draw 9

Sunday, December 10, 12:00

Draw 10

Sunday, December 10, 16:00

Draw 11

Sunday, December 10, 20:00

Draw 12

Monday, December 11, 10:00

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Monday, December 11, 19:00

Semifinals

Tuesday, December 12, 10:00

Bronze medal game

Tuesday, December 12, 19:00

Gold medal game

Tuesday, December 12, 19:00

Final standings

PlaceTeam
4
align=center rowspan="4"5
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lohja, Finland signs multi-year deal for World Junior-B and Wheelchair-B events. World Curling Federation. November 26, 2023.
  2. Web site: Sports Communication: Increase in promoted teams to World Junior Curling Championships 2024. World Curling Federation. December 12, 2023.
  3. Web site: List of Teams. World Curling Federation. November 26, 2023.
  4. News: Alberta Adorned in Gold!. Curling Canada. April 2, 2023. November 26, 2023.
  5. Web site: Schedule. World Curling Federation. November 26, 2023.