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:
EventVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1
2020 World Junior Curling Championships6 5

World Rankings3
Wild Card1
TOTAL10

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
CountrySkip
James Craik817736412631518.18
Benjamin Kapp726833362481130.09
Owen Purcell631–06446372961240.06
Grunde Buraas630–1695634335632.98
Kim Schwaller541–06457303412332.78
Daniel Casper540–1636537355826.28
Lee Jae-beom45555432316834.84
Giacomo Colli36476429377535.13
Axel Landelius18456830374551.86
William Becker092810120405299.56

Pos.CountryRecord
36–3
27–2
83–6
100–9
46–3
18–1
74–5
91–8
55–4
65–4

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

PlaceTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Women

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2022 World Junior Curling Championship:
EventVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1
2020 World Junior Curling Championships6 5

World Rankings3
Emergency Ruling Replacement1
TOTAL10

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
CountrySkip
Eirin Mesloe721–07260413621251.84
Delaney Strouse720–17455442871939.74
Sae Yamamoto636250373311853.90
Moa Dryburgh541–1595332366840.56
Xenia Schwaller541–15547373012947.42
Evelīna Barone541–16959363651080.39
Fay Henderson361–1586934405651.28
Kang Bo-bae361–15868373451152.92
Isabelle Ladouceur361–16774374211054.88
Karolina Jensen18387723435349.26

Pos.CountryRecord
93–6
101–8
36–3
65–4
17–2
73–6
83–6
45–4
55–4
27–2

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

PlaceTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9
10