2022 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2022 World Junior Curling Championships were held from May 15 to 22 at the Jönköping Curling Club in Jönköping, Sweden. The event was originally scheduled to be held March 5 to 12, however, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. It was the final World Curling Federation event held during the 2021–22 curling season.
Men
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2022 World Junior Curling Championship:| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | |
| 2020 World Junior Curling Championships | ||
| World Rankings | 3 | |
| Wild Card | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 10 |
World Junior-B cancellation
The 2022 World Junior-B Curling Championships were intended to be held from January 3 to 14 to qualify the final three nations for the World Junior Curling Championships. However, on January 6, the World Curling Federation was forced to cancel the event due to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. The three spots from the championship were then awarded to Italy, New Zealand and Norway, who were the highest ranked nations who had not already secured qualification spots.Russian participation
As part of international sports' reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 28 the World Curling Federation initiated proceedings to remove the Russian Curling Federation from the 2022 Curling Championship, pending until March 3. In its statement the WCF said:On March 4, 2022, the WCF announced the removal of the RCF from the 2022 World Curling Championships. Their vacated spot was offered to South Korea, who accepted.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:Skip: Owen Purcell Third: Joel Krats Second: Adam McEachren Lead: Scott Weagle Alternate: Scott Mitchell | Skip: Benjamin Kapp Third: Felix Messenzehl Second: Johannes Scheuerl Lead: Magnus Sutor Alternate: Klaudius Harsch | Skip: Giacomo Colli Third: Francesco De Zanna Second: Simone Piffer Lead: Daniele Casagrande Alternate: Stefano Gilli | Skip: William Becker Third: Sam Flanagan Second: Darcy Nevill Lead: Hunter Burke | Skip: Grunde Buraas Third: Tinius Nordbye Second: Magnus Lilleboe Lead: Sander Moen Alternate: Lukas Høstmælingen |
Skip: James Craik Third: Angus Bryce Second: Scott Hyslop Lead: Niall Ryder Alternate: Jack Carrick | Skip: Lee Jae-beom Third: Kim Eun-bin Second: Kim Hyo-jun Lead: Pyo Jeong-min Alternate: Kim Jin-hun | Skip: Axel Landelius Third: Alfons Johansson Second: Olle Moberg Lead: Jonas Bergens Alternate: Alexander Palm | Fourth: Anthony Petoud Skip: Kim Schwaller Second: Andreas Gerlach Lead: Jannis Bannwart Alternate: Noé Traub | Skip: Daniel Casper Third: Ethan Sampson Second: Samuel Strouse Lead: Coleman Thurston Alternate: Marius Kleinas |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings| Country | Skip | ||||||||||
| James Craik | 8 | 1 | – | 77 | 36 | 41 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 18.18 | |
| Benjamin Kapp | 7 | 2 | – | 68 | 33 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 30.09 | |
| Owen Purcell | 6 | 3 | 1–0 | 64 | 46 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 40.06 | |
| Grunde Buraas | 6 | 3 | 0–1 | 69 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 32.98 | |
| Kim Schwaller | 5 | 4 | 1–0 | 64 | 57 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 32.78 | |
| Daniel Casper | 5 | 4 | 0–1 | 63 | 65 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 26.28 | |
| Lee Jae-beom | 4 | 5 | – | 55 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 34.84 | |
| Giacomo Colli | 3 | 6 | – | 47 | 64 | 29 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 35.13 | |
| Axel Landelius | 1 | 8 | – | 45 | 68 | 30 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 51.86 | |
| William Becker | 0 | 9 | – | 28 | 101 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 99.56 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||||||
| 3 | 6–3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 7–2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3–6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 0–9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 6–3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 8–1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 4–5 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1–8 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5–4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 5–4 |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time.Draw 1
''Sunday, May 15, 9:00''Draw 2
''Sunday, May 15, 19:00''Draw 3
''Monday, May 16, 14:00''Draw 4
''Tuesday, May 17, 9:00''Draw 5
''Tuesday, May 17, 19:00''Draw 6
''Wednesday, May 18, 14:00''Draw 7
''Thursday, May 19, 9:00''Draw 8
''Thursday, May 19, 19:00''Draw 9
''Friday, May 20, 14:00''Playoffs
Semifinals
''Saturday, May 21, 14:00''Bronze medal game
''Sunday, May 22, 9:00''Final
''Sunday, May 22, 9:00''Final standings
| Place | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 |
Women
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2022 World Junior Curling Championship:| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | |
| 2020 World Junior Curling Championships | ||
| World Rankings | 3 | |
| Emergency Ruling Replacement | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 10 |
World Junior-B cancellation
The 2022 World Junior-B Curling Championships were intended to be held from January 3 to 14 to qualify the final three nations for the World Junior Curling Championships. However, on January 6, the World Curling Federation was forced to cancel the event due to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. The three spots from the championship were then awarded to Latvia, Norway and United States, who were the highest ranked nations who had not already secured qualification spots.Russian participation
As part of international sports' reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 28 the World Curling Federation initiated proceedings to remove the Russian Curling Federation from the 2022 Curling Championship, pending until March 3. In its statement the WCF said:On March 4, 2022, the WCF announced the removal of the RCF from the 2022 World Curling Championships. Their vacated spot was originally offered to Hungary, who declined as they were unable to send a team in time. Their spot was then offered to Scotland, who accepted.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:Skip: Isabelle Ladouceur Third: Jamie Smith Second: Lauren Rajala Lead: Katie Shaw Alternate: Katy Lukowich | Skip: Karolina Jensen Third: Gabriella Qvist Second: Natalie Wiksten Lead: Maja Bidstrup Nyboe Alternate: Signe Schack | Fourth: Miyu Ueno Third: Eri Ogihara Second: Yui Ueno Skip: Sae Yamamoto Alternate: Yuina Miura | Skip: Evelīna Barone Third: Rēzija Ieviņa Second: Veronika Apse Lead: Ērika Patrīcija Bitmete Alternate: Letīcija Ieviņa | Skip: Eirin Mesloe Third: Torild Bjørnstad Second: Nora Østgård Lead: Ingeborg Forbregd Alternate: Nina Aune |
Skip: Fay Henderson Third: Katie McMillan Second: Lisa Davie Lead: Holly Wilkie-Milne Alternate: Robyn Mitchell | Skip: Kang Bo-bae Third: Park Han-byul Second: Choi Ye-jin Lead: Lee You-sun Alternate: Jo Ju-hee | Skip: Moa Dryburgh Third: Thea Orefjord Second: Moa Tjärnlund Lead: Moa Nilsson Alternate: Linda Stenlund | Skip: Xenia Schwaller Third: Malin Da Ros Second: Marion Wüest Lead: Selina Gafner Alternate: Sarah Müller | Skip: Delaney Strouse Third: Anne O'Hara Second: Sydney Mullaney Lead: Susan Dudt Alternate: Kaitlin Murphy |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings| Country | Skip | ||||||||||
| Eirin Mesloe | 7 | 2 | 1–0 | 72 | 60 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 51.84 | |
| Delaney Strouse | 7 | 2 | 0–1 | 74 | 55 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 39.74 | |
| Sae Yamamoto | 6 | 3 | – | 62 | 50 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 53.90 | |
| Moa Dryburgh | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 59 | 53 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 40.56 | |
| Xenia Schwaller | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 55 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 47.42 | |
| Evelīna Barone | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 69 | 59 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 80.39 | |
| Fay Henderson | 3 | 6 | 1–1 | 58 | 69 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 51.28 | |
| Kang Bo-bae | 3 | 6 | 1–1 | 58 | 68 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 52.92 | |
| Isabelle Ladouceur | 3 | 6 | 1–1 | 67 | 74 | 37 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 54.88 | |
| Karolina Jensen | 1 | 8 | – | 38 | 77 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 49.26 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||||||
| 9 | 3–6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 1–8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 6–3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 5–4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 7–2 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 3–6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3–6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 5–4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5–4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 7–2 |
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time.Draw 1
''Sunday, May 15, 14:00''Draw 2
''Monday, May 16, 9:00''Draw 3
''Monday, May 16, 19:00''Draw 4
''Tuesday, May 17, 14:00''Draw 5
''Wednesday, May 18, 9:00''Draw 6
''Wednesday, May 18, 19:00''Draw 7
''Thursday, May 19, 14:00''Draw 8
''Friday, May 20, 9:00''Draw 9
''Friday, May 20, 19:00''Playoffs
Semifinals
''Saturday, May 21, 19:00''Bronze medal game
''Sunday, May 22, 14:00''Final
''Sunday, May 22, 14:00''Final standings
| Place | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 |