2022 World Junior-B Curling Championships (December) Explained

The 2022 World Junior-B Curling Championships were held from December 8 to 19 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.^[1] The top three men's and women's teams qualified for the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships.^{[2] [3]}

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[4]

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Skip: Matthäus Hofer Third: Johann Karg Second: David Zott Lead: Moritz Jöchl	Skip: Fei Xueqing Third: Guan Tianqi Second: Li Zhichao Lead: Xie Xingyin Alternate: Ye Jianjun	Skip: Jakub Hanák Third: Jakub Rychlý Second: David Škácha Lead: Matěj Koudelka Alternate: Jakub Matějíček	Fourth: Jonathan Vilandt Skip: Jacob Schmidt Second: Alexander Qvist Lead: Kasper Jurlander Boge Alternate: Oliver Rasmussen	Skip: Matthew Waring Third: George Watmough Second: Oliver Ablett Lead: Oliver Johnson Alternate: Niall McLoughlin
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Skip: Cheng Ching-nam Third: Lai Chung-hei Jonas Second: Cheng Ching-kiu Lead: Cheng Ching-him	Skip: Viktor Nagy Third: Bálint Asztalos Second: Andras Trauttwein Lead: Bajan Kan Ferenci Alternate: Botond Boros	Skip: Giacomo Colli Third: Francesco de Zanna Second: Simone Piffer Lead: Stefano Gilli Alternate: Francesco Vigliani	Skip: Takumi Maeda Third: Uryu Kamikawa Second: Hiroki Maeda Lead: Asei Nakahara Alternate: Haruki Watanabe	Skip: Adil Zhumagozha Third: Aidos Alliyar Second: Arman Irjanov Lead: Ibragim Tastemir Alternate: Abdikarim Zhumabek
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Skip: Hassnein Sha Third: Mike Amolo Second: Trevor Mwangi Lead: Blaise Winston	Skip: Kristaps Zass Third: Eduards Seļiverstovs Second: Toms Sondors Lead: Deniss Smirnovs Alternate: Krišjānis Java	Skip: Bayarbat Zolbayar Third: Tuguldur Damdin Second: Javkhlantugs Mijiddorj Lead: Margad Nandin-Erdene	Skip: Simon Spits Third: Floris Ros Second: Izaak Murray Lead: Hessel Janssens	Skip: Hunter Walker Third: Jayden Bishop Second: Sam Flanagan Lead: William Becker Alternate: Darcy Nevill
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Skip: Kamsiyochukwu Dike Third: Ebube Chuk Wuemeka Second: Fatiu Danmola Lead: Goodnews Charles Alternate: Great Umoren	Skip: Antoni Frynia Third: Kacper Mucha Second: Bartlomiej Mosiolek Lead: Jan Witkowski Alternate: Dominik Kozera	Skip: Bine Sever Third: Jakob Omerzel Second: Javor Brin Zelinka Lead: Maks Omerzel Alternate: Nejc Vidmar	Fourth: Ismael Mingorance Skip: Aleix Raubert Second: Oriol Gastó Lead: Eneko Saez de Ocariz Alternate: Javier Carasa	Skip: Axel Landelius Third: Alfons Johansson Second: Jacob Hanna Lead: Alexander Palm Alternate: Olle Moberg
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Skip: Serkan Karagöz Third: Selahattin Eser Second: Mehmet Bayramoğlu Lead: Bilal Nerse Alternate: Muhammed Zenit	Skip: Eduard Nikolov Third: Yaroslav Shchur Second: Mykyta Velychko Lead: Artem Suhak

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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width=130 Group A ! Skip width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=30 ! width=15 5 1 1–0 66.79 5 1 0–1 42.61 4 2 1–0 46.93 4 2 0–1 72.58 2 4 – 110.99 1 5 – 55.82 0 6 – 112.40

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width=130 Group B ! Skip width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=30 ! width=15 6 0 – 35.42 5 1 – 40.67 3 3 1–1 57.56 3 3 1–1 74.07 3 3 1–1 81.08 1 5 – 171.44 0 6 – — did not show up for the tournament, and therefore forfeited their matches[5]

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width=130 Group C ! Skip width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=30 ! width=15 7 0 – 45.02 6 1 – 58.19 5 2 – 97.03 4 3 – 62.66 2 5 1–1 93.12 2 5 1–1 116.11 2 5 1–1 127.63 0 7 – 186.24

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Summer Time .^[6]

Draw 1

Thursday, December 8, 8:00

Draw 2

Thursday, December 8, 12:00

Draw 3

Thursday, December 8, 16:00

Draw 4

Thursday, December 8, 20:00

Draw 5

Friday, December 9, 8:00

Draw 6

Friday, December 9, 12:00

Draw 7

Friday, December 9, 16:00

Draw 8

Friday, December 9, 20:00

Draw 9

Saturday, December 10, 8:00

Draw 10

Saturday, December 10, 12:00

Draw 11

Saturday, December 10, 16:00

Draw 12

Saturday, December 10, 20:00

Draw 13

Sunday, December 11, 9:00

Draw 14

Sunday, December 11, 14:00

Draw 15

Sunday, December 11, 19:00

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Monday, December 12, 13:00

Semifinals

Monday, December 12, 18:00

Bronze medal game

Tuesday, December 13, 10:00

Gold medal game

Tuesday, December 13, 10:00

Final standings

Place	Team
4
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
DNS

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[4]

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Fourth: Teresa Treichl Skip: Astrid Pflueger Second: Emma Müller Lead: Hannah Wittibschlaeger Alternate: Elisa Käär	Skip: Gabriela Rogic Farias Third: Isis Regadas Abreu Second: Melissa De Castro Sampaio Lead: Leticia Cid	Skip: Emily Deschenes Third: Lauren Ferguson Second: Alison Umlah Lead: Cate Fitzgerald	Skip: Zhang Jiaqi Third: Tan Sting Second: Wen Xinyue Lead: Li Jiayu	Skip: Kristýna Farková Third: Julie Zelingrová Second: Karolina Němcová Lead: Stella Svitáková Alternate: Klára Koscelanská	Skip: Karolina Jensen Third: Gabriella Qvist Second: Natalie Wiksten Lead: Maja Nyboe Alternate: Katrine Schmidt
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Skip: Mia Andell Third: Annabelle Martin Second: Anna Howey Lead: Phoenix Davies	Skip: Ella Eivola Third: Josefina Satto Second: Nea Matero Lead: Peppi Pippuri Alternate: Venla Eronen	Skip: Linda Joó Third: Laura Nagy Second: Lola Nagy Lead: Laura Lauchsz Alternate: Hanna Orbán	Skip: Marta Lo Deserto Third: Rebecca Mariani Second: Lucrezia Grande Lead: Camilla Gilberti Alternate: Giada Zambelli	Skip: Angelina Ebauyer Third: Yekaterina Kolykhalova Second: Tilsimay Alliyarova Lead: Regina Ebauyer Alternate: Merey Tastemir	Skip: Enkhzaya Ganbat Third: Munkhzaya Ganbat Second: Jargalmaa Bulgan Lead: Khulan Battulga
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Skip: Lisenka Bomas Third: Anandi Bomas Second: Marit van Valkenhoef Lead: Linde Nas	Skip: Grace Apuwai-Bishop Third: Rachel Pitts Second: Ruby Kinney Lead: Lucy Neilson Alternate: Temika Apuwai-Bishop	Skip: Gift Uchegbua Third: Nimi Wale-Adeogun Second: Jasmine Oku Lead: Nelly Uchegbu Alternate: Ama Oku	Fourth: Klaudia Szmidt Skip: Monika Wosińska Second: Paulina Frysz Lead: Magdalena Herman Alternate: Marlena Dziewirz	Fourth: Sara Al-Qaet Skip: Amna Al-Qaet Second: Hend Metwalli Lead: Nour Metwalli Alternate: Rawan Alamrsry	Skip: Fay Henderson Third: Robyn Munro Second: Holly Wilkie-Milne Lead: Laura Watt Alternate: Amy Mitchell
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Skip: Nina Summernova Third: Melánia Kováčiková Second: Paulina Hajduk Lead: Zora Reilly	Skip: Ajda Zaveljcina Third: Lea Žemlja Second: Maja Kučina Lead: Ema Kavčič Alternate: Pavla Kavčič	Skip: Kang Bo-bae Third: Jo Ju-hee Second: Kim Na-yeon Lead: Lee You-sun Alternate: Cheon Hee-seo	Skip: Carmen Pérez Third: María Gómez Second: Daniela García Lead: Nerea Torralba Alternate: Leire Carasa Lazaro	Fourth: Berfin Şengül Third: Nilay Arzik Second: İclal Karaman Skip: İlknur Ürüşan Alternate: Nisanur Kaya	Skip: Polina Putintseva Third: Yaroslava Kalinichenko Second: Anastasiia Kotova Lead: Diana Mosalenko

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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width=130 Group A ! Skip width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=30 ! width=15 5 0 – 53.22 4 1 – 73.96 3 2 – 96.93 2 3 – 92.92 1 4 – 127.41 0 5 – 111.37

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width=130 Group B ! Skip width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=30 ! width=15 5 0 – 65.16 3 2 1–1 74.82 3 2 1–1 93.97 3 2 1–1 113.57 1 4 – 153.88 0 5 – 191.34

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width=130 Group C ! Skip width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=30 ! width=15 5 0 – 87.30 4 1 – 105.62 3 2 – 89.81 2 3 – 147.82 1 4 – 113.92 0 5 – 169.51

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width=130 Group D ! Skip width=15 W ! width=15 L ! width=30 ! width=15 5 0 – 114.58 4 1 – 85.37 3 2 – 111.78 2 3 – 90.49 1 4 – 87.54 0 5 – 159.57

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Summer Time .^[6]

Draw 1

Thursday, December 15, 9:00

Draw 2

Thursday, December 15, 14:00

Draw 3

Thursday, December 15, 19:00

Draw 4

Friday, December 16, 9:00

Draw 5

Friday, December 16, 14:00

Draw 6

Friday, December 16, 19:00

Draw 7

Saturday, December 17, 9:00

Draw 8

Saturday, December 17, 14:00

Draw 9

Saturday, December 17, 19:00

Draw 10

Sunday, December 18, 9:00

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Sunday, December 18, 17:00

Semifinals

Monday, December 19, 9:00

Bronze medal game

Monday, December 19, 14:00

Gold medal game

Monday, December 19, 14:00

Final standings

Place	Team
4
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Junior-B Curling Championships 2022-2023. World Curling Federation. November 27, 2022.
2. Web site: Event Info. World Curling Federation. November 27, 2022.
3. News: World Wheelchair-B and World Junior-B return to Lohja, Finland. World Curling Federation. July 7, 2022. November 27, 2022.
4. Web site: List of Teams. World Curling Federation. November 27, 2022.
5. Web site: Men's Competition Summary. World Curling Federation. December 11, 2022.
6. Web site: Schedule. World Curling Federation. November 27, 2022.