2018 World Junior B Curling Championships

2018 World Junior B Curling Championships
Host cityLohja, Finland
ArenaKisakallio Sports Institute
DatesJanuary 3–10
Men's winner China
SkipWang Zhiyu
ThirdTian Jiafeng
SecondWang Xiangkun
LeadZhang Zezhong
AlternateGuan Tianqi
Finalist Russia (Aleksandr Bystrov)
Women's winner China
SkipWang Zixin
FourthDong Ziqi
SecondWang Meini
LeadSun Chengyu
AlternateYu Jiaxin
Finalist Turkey (Dilşat Yıldız)
« 2017

The 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships was held from January 3 to 10 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. The top three men’s and women’s teams at the World Junior B Curling Championships would qualify for the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships.[1]

Men

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Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Qualification Game
Group A Skip W L
 Italy Luca Rizzolli 5 1
 Germany Sixten Totzek 5 1
 Spain Gontzal Garcia 4 2
 Finland Melker Lundberg 3 3
 France Eddy Mercier 3 3
 Slovenia Stefan Sever 1 5
 Australia Mitchell Thomas 0 6
Group B Skip W L
 Japan Kei Kamada 6 1
 Hungary Viktor Nagy 6 1
 New Zealand Simon Neilson 4 3
 Turkey Oğuzhan Karakurt 4 3
 Netherlands Olaf Bolkenbaas 4 3
 Denmark Henrik Holtermann 2 5
 Poland Krzysztof Swiatek 2 5
 Kazakhstan Joan Akhmad 0 7
Group C Skip W L
 Russia Aleksandr Bystrov 6 1
 China Wang Zhiyu 6 1
 Slovakia Jakub Cervenka 4 3
 Latvia Kristaps Vilks 4 3
 Hong Kong Derek Leung 3 4
 Czech Republic Pavel Mareš 3 4
 England Jake Barker 2 5
 Austria Martin Seiwald 0 7

Qualification Game

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Tuesday, January 9, 14:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Spain (Garcia) (has hammer) 0 3 1 0 3 0 X X 7
 Slovakia (Cervenka) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold-medal game
         
1  Japan 3
8  Spain 7
8  Spain 5
4  China 6
4  China 9
5  Hungary 4
4  China 5
2  Russia 4
3  Italy 3
6  Germany 5
6  Germany 4
2  Russia 5
2  Russia 7
7  New Zealand 4
Bronze-medal game
   
8  Spain 4
6  Germany 6

Quarterfinals

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Tuesday, January 9, 19:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Japan (Kamada) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
 Spain (Garcia) 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Wang) (has hammer) 4 0 2 0 2 1 X X 9
 Hungary (Nagy) 0 1 0 3 0 0 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Rizzolli) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
 Germany (Totzek) 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Russia (Bystrov) 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 X 7
 New Zealand (Neilson) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4

Semifinals

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Wednesday, January 10, 9:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Spain (Garcia) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5
 China (Wang) 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Totzek) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
 Russia (Bystrov) (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 5

Bronze-medal game

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Wednesday, January 10, 14:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Spain (Garcia) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 X 4
 Germany (Totzek) (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 6

Gold-medal game

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Wednesday, January 10, 14:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 China (Wang) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
 Russia (Bystrov) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4

Women

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Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Qualification Game
Group A Skip W L
 Norway Maia Ramsfjell 6 0
 Italy Stefania Constantini 5 1
 Hungary Linda Joo 4 2
 Czech Republic Kristina Podrabska 3 3
 England Sarah Decoine 2 4
 Romania Iulia Ioana Traila 1 5
 Australia Tahli Gill 0 6
Group B Skip W L
 Turkey Dilşat Yıldız 5 1
 Latvia Madara Bremane 4 2
 Estonia Triin Madisson 3 3
 Poland Daria Chmarra 3 3
 Finland Moa Norell 3 3
 Slovenia Nika Cerne 2 4
 Spain Alicia Munte 1 5
Group C Skip W L
 China Wang Zixin 7 0
 New Zealand Jessica Smith 5 2
 Germany Mia Höhne 4 3
 Japan Yako Matsuzawa 4 3
 Kazakhstan Sitora Alliyarova 2 5
 Slovakia Silvia Sykorova 2 5
 Austria Celine Moser 2 5
 Denmark Jasmin Lander 2 5

Qualification Game

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Tuesday, January 9, 9:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Höhne) (has hammer) 2 1 1 3 0 2 X X 9
 Estonia (Madisson) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold-medal game
         
1  China 6
8  Germany 4
1  China 4
5  New Zealand 1
4  Italy 4
5  New Zealand 7
1  China 4
2  Turkey 2
3  Norway 9
6  Latvia 3
3  Norway 2
2  Turkey 3
2  Turkey 7
7  Hungary 5
Bronze-medal game
   
5  New Zealand 4
3  Norway 5

Quarterfinals

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Tuesday, January 9, 14:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Wang) (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
 Germany (Höhne) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Constantini) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4
 New Zealand (Smith) (has hammer) 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 X 9
 Latvia (Bremane) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Turkey (Yıldız) 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 7
 Hungary (Joo) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 X 5

Semifinals

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Wednesday, January 10, 9:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Wang) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 4
 New Zealand (Smith) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
 Turkey (Yıldız) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

Bronze-medal game

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Wednesday, January 10, 14:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 New Zealand (Smith) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
 Norway (Ramsfjell) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 5

Gold-medal game

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Wednesday, January 10, 14:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Wang) (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4
 Turkey (Yıldız) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

References

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  1. ^ "Lohja, Finland named host of World Junior-B Curling Championships 2018". World Curling Federation. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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