2012 World Junior Curling Championships


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.
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. 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.
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.
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.

Men

Teams

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:
CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
Brendan BottcherEvan AsmussenLandon BucholzBryce BucholzParker Konschuh
Ma XiuyueXiao ShichengJiang DongxuShao ZhilinZhang Zhongbao
Lukas KlimaMarek ČernovskýJan ZelingrSamuel MokrisJakub Splavec
Iiro SipolaEsko SinisaloNiklas MalmiKim Malmi
Andrea PilzerAmon MosanerDaniele FerrazzaRoberto ArmanSebastiano Arman
Markus HøibergMagnus NedregottenSebastian MellemseterSander RølvågEirik Mjøen
Kyle SmithThomas MuirheadKyle WaddellKerr DrummondHamilton McMillan
Rasmus WranåJordan WåhlinDaniel LövstrandAxel SjöbergPatric Mabergs
Dominik MärkiDaniel SchifferliPäddy KäserRaphael MärkiBenoît Schwarz
Stephen DropkinKorey DropkinThomas HowellDerek CorbettCameron Ross

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Central European Time.

Draw 1

Saturday, March 3, 14:00

Draw 2

Sunday, March 4, 9:00

Draw 3

Sunday, March 4, 19:00

Draw 4

Monday, March 5, 14:00

Draw 5

Tuesday, March 6, 9:00

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 6, 19:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, March 7, 14:00

Draw 8

Thursday, March 8, 8:00

Draw 9

Thursday, March 8, 17:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

Saturday, March 10, 12:00

3 vs. 4 Game

Saturday, March 10, 12:00

Semifinal

Saturday, March 10, 18:00

Bronze Medal Game

Sunday, March 11, 13:00

Gold Medal Game

Sunday, March 11, 13:00

Women

Teams

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:
CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
Jocelyn PetermanBrittany TranRebecca KonschuhKristine AndersonNadine Chyz
Iveta Janatová Zuzana Hájková Klára SvatoňováEva MalkováPetra Vinšová
Federica ApollonioGiada MosanerChiara ZanotelliStefania MenardiAnastasia Mosca
Sayaka YoshimuraRina IdaRisa UjiharaMao IshigakiNatsuo Ishiyama
Kristine DavangerPia TrulsenNora HildingJulie Kjær MolnarIngvild Skaga
Anna SidorovaOlga ZyablikovaVictoria MoiseevaGalina ArsenkinaAlexandra Saitova
Hannah FlemingLauren GrayAlice SpenceAbigail BrownJennifer Martin
Sara McManusAnna HuhtaMarina StenerSofia MabergsRosalie Egli
Melanie BarbezatBriar HürlimannMara GautschiJanine WyssNadine Lehmann
Cory ChristensenElizabeth BuscheAnna BaumanSonja BaumanRebecca Funk

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Central European Time.

Draw 1

Saturday, March 3, 9:00

Draw 2

Saturday, March 3, 19:00

Draw 3

Sunday, March 4, 14:00

Draw 4

Monday, March 5, 9:00

Draw 5

Monday, March 5, 19:00

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 6, 14:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, March 7, 9:00

Draw 8

Wednesday, March 7, 19:00

Draw 9

Thursday, March 8, 12:30

Tiebreakers

Friday, March 9, 9:00
;Third place game
;Fourth place game

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, March 9, 19:00

3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, March 9, 19:00

Semifinal

Saturday, March 10, 18:00

Bronze Medal Game

Sunday, March 11, 9:00

Gold Medal Game

Sunday, March 11, 9:00