2020 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2020 World Junior Curling Championships was held from February 15 to 22 at the Crystal Ice Arena in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Canada proved to be the best in the field in both events as Jacques Gauthier and Mackenzie Zacharias both won their respective events. Switzerland's Marco Hösli and South Korea's Kim Min-ji won the silver medals and Scotland's James Craik and Russia's Vlada Rumiantseva won the bronze medals.
Men
Qualification
A total of 10 Men's teams competed at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships. Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland and the United States have earned their spot by finishing in the top 6 at the previous Championship. Germany, Italy and Sweden have qualified through the World Junior-B Curling Championship held in Lohja, Finland. Russia earns a spot for being the hosts.Teams
The teams are as follows:| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach |
| Jacques Gauthier | Jordan Peters | Brayden Payette | Zack Bilawka | Thomas Dunlop | John Lund | |
| Sixten Totzek | Joshua Sutor | Jan-Luca Haag | Magnus Sutor | Klaudius Harsch | Wolfgang Burba | |
| Giacomo Colli | Alberto Zisa | Francesco De Zanna | Simone Piffer | Giovanni Gottardi | Diana Gaspari | |
| Anton Hood | Ben Smith | Matthew Neilson | Hunter Walker | Jayden Apuwai-Bishop | Nelson Ede | |
| Eirik Øy | Brage Fagervoll | Johan Herfjord | Martin Bruseth | Ingebrigt Bjoernstad | Haavard Mellem | |
| Andrey Dudov | Artem Karetnikov | Mikhail Vlasenko | Nikolai Lysakov | Ivan Kazachkov | Petr Dron, Anna Trukhina | |
| James Craik | Mark Watt | Blair Haswell | Niall Ryder | Angus Bryce | Iain Watt, Nancy Smith | |
| Daniel Magnusson | Robin Ahlberg | Anton Regosa | Sebastian Jones | Rasmus Israelsson | Sebastian Kraupp, Alison Kreviazuk | |
| Yves Stocker | Marco Hösli | Felix Eberhard | Marcel Gertsch | Yves Wagenseil | Rodger Schmidt, Martin Rios | |
| Luc Violette | Ben Richardson | Jon Harstad | Graem Fenson | Kevin Tuma | Tyler George |
;Notes
- Wagenseil skipped the first four games, and Hösli skipped the remaining five games.
Round Robin Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L | ||
| James Craik | 7 | 2 | 1–0 | 38.68 | |
| Jacques Gauthier | 7 | 2 | 0–1 | 34.23 | |
| Sixten Totzek | 6 | 3 | – | 46.76 | |
| Marco Hösli | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 45.29 | |
| Daniel Magnusson | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 51.95 | |
| Artem Karetnikov | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 63.76 | |
| Luc Violette | 4 | 5 | – | 35.71 | |
| Matthew Neilson | 3 | 6 | – | 46.41 | |
| Giacomo Colli | 2 | 7 | – | 83.21 | |
| Eirik Øy | 1 | 8 | – | 48.32 |
Draw Matrix
Round Robin Results
Draw 1
Saturday, February 15, 09:00Draw 2
Saturday, February 15, 19:30Draw 3
Sunday, February 16, 14:00Draw 4
Monday, February 17, 09:00Draw 5
Monday, February 17, 19:00Draw 6
Tuesday, February 18, 14:00Draw 7
Wednesday, February 19, 09:00Draw 8
Wednesday, February 19, 19:00Draw 9
Thursday, February 20, 14:00Playoffs
Semifinals
Friday, February 21, 14:00Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, February 22, 09:00Final
Saturday, February 22, 09:00Women
Qualification
A total of 10 women's teams competed at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships. The hosts, Russia, were to be joined by the next best six placing nations in 2019: Canada, China, South Korea, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. However, China did not participate and were replaced by a fourth qualifier from the 'B' Championships. Denmark, Japan, Latvia and Hungary qualified through the World Junior-B Curling Championship held in Lohja, Finland.Teams
The teams are as follows:| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach |
| Mackenzie Zacharias | Karlee Burgess | Emily Zacharias | Lauren Lenentine | Rachel Erickson | Sheldon Zacharias | |
| Mathilde Halse | Jasmin Lander | Karolina Jensen | My Larsen | Gabriella Qvist | Mikael Qvist | |
| Linda Joo | Dia Regina Dobor | Laura Nagy | Laura Karolina Nagy | Anna Bartalus | Zoltan Jakab, Gyoengy Nagy | |
| Minori Suzuki | Eri Ogihara | Yui Ueno | Sae Yamamoto | Miyu Ueno | Mitsuki Sato | |
| Evelīna Barone | Rezija Ievina | Veronika Apse | Erika Patricija Bitmete | Leticija Ievina | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne, Ieva Krusta | |
| Maia Ramsfjell | Martine Roenning | Mille Haslev Nordbye | Astri Forbregd | Elrin Mesloe | Kai Ove Roenning | |
| Vlada Rumiantseva | Vera Tiuliakova | Irina Ryazanova | Anastasia Mishchenko | Aleksandra Kardapoltseva | Andrey Drozdov, Tatiana Lukina | |
| Kim Min-ji | Ha Seung-youn | Kim Hye-rin | Kim Su-jin | Yang Tae-i | Lee Sung-jun | |
| Emma Moberg | Rebecka Thunmann | Emma Landelius | Mikaela Altebro | Cecilia Fransson | Flemming Patz, Alison Kreviazuk | |
| Selina Witschonke | Elena Mathis | Marina Loertscher | Anna Gut | Sarah Mueller | Mirjam Ott, Manuela Netzer |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings| Country | Skip | W | L | ||
| Kim Min-ji | 9 | 0 | – | 22.48 | |
| Mackenzie Zacharias | 7 | 2 | – | 52.33 | |
| Vlada Rumiantseva | 6 | 3 | – | 52.05 | |
| Sae Yamamoto | 5 | 4 | – | 61.36 | |
| Selina Witschonke | 4 | 5 | 1–1 | 40.06 | |
| Mathilde Halse | 4 | 5 | 1–1 | 75.52 | |
| Evelīna Barone | 4 | 5 | 1–1 | 88.21 | |
| Maia Ramsfjell | 3 | 6 | 1–0 | 55.78 | |
| Emma Moberg | 3 | 6 | 0–1 | 38.90 | |
| Linda Joo | 0 | 9 | – | 92.59 |