World Junior Curling Championships
Established	1975 (men) 1988 (women)
2024 host city	Lohja, Finland
2024 arena	Kisakallio Sports Institute
Current champions (2023)
Men	China
Women	Scotland
Current edition
2023 World Junior Curling Championships

The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competitions for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's since 1988. Since curling became an Olympic sport in 1998, the World Junior Curling Championship of the year preceding the Olympic Games have been held at the site of the curling tournament for the upcoming Games.^[1]

World Junior Championship banners awarded to John Morris and his two teams from 1998 and 1999.

The event has its origins in the International Junior Masters Bonspiel which began in 1968 and was held annually at the East York Curling Club. By 1973, the tournament began being called the International Junior Curling Championship and the World Junior Curling Championship in 1974, before being officially sanctioned in 1975.

Qualification

Teams qualify to participate in the World Junior Curling Championships through final rankings at the previous year's championships or through the World Junior B Curling Championships, which includes any teams that did not already qualify for the championships via the previous year's rankings. The top three teams of this tournament qualify for the main tournament, and the bottom three teams from the main tournament are then demoted to the B tournament. This type of tournament also existed from 2001 to 2004, where two teams were awarded qualification spots through the B tournament instead of three.

Previously, teams that did not qualify through rankings qualified through regional qualifiers. In the Europe Zone, teams participated in the European Junior Curling Challenge, in which the winner advances to the World Championships. In the Pacific Zone, teams participated in the Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships, in which the winner advances to the World Championships.

Summary

Men's

Skips listed below nation.

Year	Host City/Country		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1971[2] (Unofficial)	East York, Canada[3]		Gananonque Mark McDonald	–	Buffalo Randy Cook Toronto Avonlea Steve Thomas				East York St. George's
1972[4][5] (Unofficial)	Toronto, Canada		Sweden Fredrik Lundberg	–	Ontario Mark McDonald Manitoba Neil Gallagher
1973[6][7] (Unofficial)	East York, Canada		Sweden Goran Roxin	–	Canada Mark McDonald		Manitoba Clayton Rasmussen Switzerland Bernhard Attinger Norway Kristian Sorum
1974[8][9] (Unofficial)	East York, Canada		Switzerland Bernhard Attinger	7–6	Canada Robb King		Sweden	-	United States
1975	East York, Canada		Sweden Jan Ullsten	8–6	Canada Robb King		Scotland Peter J. D. Wilson	–	Norway Morten Sørum
1976	Aviemore, Scotland		Canada Paul Gowsell	4–3	Sweden Jan Ullsten		Norway Sjur Loen	–	Scotland Robert Kelly
1977	Sainte-Foy, Canada		Canada Bill Jenkins	9–5	Sweden Anders Grahn		United States Donald Barcome Jr.	–	Norway Sjur Loen
1978	Grindelwald, Switzerland		Canada Paul Gowsell	4–2	Sweden Thomas Håkansson		Scotland Colin Hamilton	–	Norway Sjur Loen
1979	Moose Jaw, Canada		United States Donald Barcome Jr.	5–4	Scotland Andrew McQuistin		Canada Darren Fish	8–4	Norway Sjur Loen
1980	Kitchener, Canada		Scotland Andrew McQuistin	5–3	Canada Mert Thompsett		Sweden Thomas Norgren	9–7	United States Scott Dalziel
1981	Megève, France		Scotland Peter Wilson	8–5	Canada Denis Marchand		United States Ted Purvis	5–3	Sweden Thomas Norgren
1982	Fredericton, Canada		Sweden Sören Grahn	6–2	Canada Mert Thompsett		Scotland Robin Gray	–	United States Dale Risling
1983	Medicine Hat, Canada		Canada John Base	7–2	Norway Pål Trulsen		Scotland Mike Hay	6–4	United States Al Edwards
1984	Cornwall, Canada		United States Al Edwards	7–6	Switzerland André Flotron		Scotland Mike Hay	–	Canada Jamie Schneider
1985	Perth, Scotland		Canada Bob Ursel	6–5	Switzerland Christian Saager		Scotland Hammy McMillan	11–2	Norway Bjørn Ulshagen
1986	Dartmouth, Canada		Scotland David Aitken	7–6	Canada Kevin Martin		Sweden Örjan Erixon	12–7	West Germany Dieter Kolb
1987	Esquimalt, Canada		Scotland Douglas Dryburgh	3–2	Canada Hugh McFadyen		Norway Anthon Grimsmo	7–3	Switzerland Markus Eggler
1988	Füssen, West Germany		Canada Jim Sullivan	4–2	Sweden Peja Lindholm		Norway Thomas Ulsrud	5–2	Switzerland Christof Schwaller
1989	Markham, Canada		Sweden Peja Lindholm	7–2	Canada Mike Wood		Switzerland Markus Eggler	5–2	Scotland Allan Manuel
1990	Portage la Prairie, Canada		Switzerland Stefan Traub	5–4	Scotland Graeme Connal		Sweden Peja Lindholm	11–1	Canada Dean Joanisse
1991	Glasgow, Scotland		Scotland Alan MacDougall	5–4	Canada Noel Herron		Switzerland Dominic Andres United States Eric Fenson	–	–
1992	Oberstdorf, Germany		Switzerland Stefan Heilman	10–8	France Jan Henri Ducroz		Canada Jason Repay Sweden Joakim Carlsson	–	–
1993	Grindelwald, Switzerland		Scotland Craig Wilson	7–3	Canada Michel Ferland		France Specer Mugnier Germany Markus Herberg	–	–
1994	Sofia, Bulgaria		Canada Colin Davison	6–2	Germany Daniel Herberg		Switzerland Yannick Renggli United States Mike Peplinski	–	–
1995	Perth, Scotland		Scotland Tom Brewster, Jr.	6–3	Germany Daniel Herberg		Canada Christopher Galbraith	9–2	Sweden Henrik Edlund
1996	Red Deer, Canada		Scotland James Dryburgh	6–4	Switzerland Ralph Stöckli		Germany Sebastian Stock	11–3	Canada Jeff Currie
1997	Karuizawa, Japan		Switzerland Ralph Stöckli	5–3	Finland Perttu Piilo		Canada Ryan Keane	9–6	Japan Makoto Tsuruga
1998[10]	Thunder Bay, Canada		Canada John Morris	5–3	Scotland Gary MacKay		Switzerland Ralph Stöckli	6–4	Germany Sebastian Stock
1999	Östersund, Sweden		Canada John Morris	6–2	Switzerland Christian Haller		United States Andy Roza	7–5	Sweden Patric Håkansson
2000	Geising, Germany		Canada Brad Kuhn	8–4	Switzerland Patrick Vuille		Germany Christian Baumann	9–3	Denmark Kasper Wiksten
2001	Ogden, United States		Canada Brad Gushue	7–6	Denmark Casper Bossen		United States Andy Roza	7–5	Scotland David Edwards
2002	Kelowna, Canada		Canada David Hamblin	3–2	Sweden Eric Carlsén		Scotland Kenny Edwards	10–3	Switzerland Andreas Hingher
2003	Flims, Switzerland		Canada Steve Laycock	5–4	Sweden Eric Carlsén		Switzerland Jan Hauser	7–4	Norway Thomas Løvold
2004	Trois-Rivières, Canada		Sweden Niklas Edin	5–4	Switzerland Stefan Rindlisbacher		Scotland Scott Hamilton	11–5	South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk
2005	Pinerolo, Italy		Canada Kyle George	6–5	Sweden Nils Carlsén		Scotland Logan Gray	8–5	United States Kristopher Perkovich
2006	Jeonju, South Korea		Canada Charley Thomas	7–3	Sweden Nils Carlsén		Scotland Logan Gray	12–4	China Wang Binjiang
2007	Eveleth, United States		Canada Charley Thomas	8–3	Sweden Niklas Edin		Switzerland Christian von Gunten	7–6	Denmark Rasmus Stjerne
2008	Östersund, Sweden		United States Chris Plys	7–5	Sweden Oskar Eriksson		Canada William Dion	5–3	Norway Kristian Rolvsfjord
2009	Vancouver, Canada		Denmark Rasmus Stjerne	9–6	Canada Brett Gallant		United States Chris Plys	9–4	Sweden Oskar Eriksson
2010	Flims, Switzerland		Switzerland Peter de Cruz	7–6	Scotland Ally Fraser		Canada Jake Walker	7–1	China Ji Yansong
2011	Perth, Scotland[11]		Sweden Oskar Eriksson	6–5	Switzerland Peter de Cruz		Norway Steffen Mellemseter	10–2	Canada Braeden Moskowy
2012	Östersund, Sweden		Canada Brendan Bottcher	10–4	Sweden Rasmus Wranå		Scotland Kyle Smith	7–3	Norway Markus Høiberg
2013	Sochi, Russia[12]		Scotland Kyle Smith	6–2	Russia Evgeny Arkhipov		Canada Matt Dunstone	6–4	Sweden Patric Mabergs
2014	Flims, Switzerland[13]		Switzerland Yannick Schwaller	6–5	Scotland Kyle Smith		Norway Eirik Mjøen	7–5	Canada Braden Calvert
2015	Tallinn, Estonia[14]		Canada Braden Calvert	6–3	Switzerland Yannick Schwaller		Scotland Bruce Mouat	8–3	Sweden Fredrik Nyman
2016	Copenhagen, Denmark		Scotland Bruce Mouat	6–3	United States Korey Dropkin		Canada Matt Dunstone	8–4	Switzerland Yannick Schwaller
2017	Gangneung, South Korea[15]		South Korea Lee Ki-jeong	5–4	United States Andrew Stopera		Norway Magnus Ramsfjell	10–3	Scotland Cameron Bryce
2018	Aberdeen, Scotland[16]		Canada Tyler Tardi	6–5	Scotland Ross Whyte		Switzerland Jan Hess	7–4	United States Andrew Stopera
2019	Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada		Canada Tyler Tardi	9–4	Switzerland Marco Hösli		Scotland Ross Whyte	8–5	Norway Magnus Ramsfjell
2020	Krasnoyarsk, Russia		Canada Jacques Gauthier	7–2	Switzerland Marco Hösli		Scotland James Craik	6–5	Germany Sixten Totzek
2021	Beijing, China		Cancelled[17]				Cancelled
2022	Jönköping, Sweden		Scotland James Craik	7–1	Germany Benny Kapp		Canada Owen Purcell	13–4	Norway Grunde Buraas
2023	Füssen, Germany		China Fei Xueqing	8–7	Germany Benny Kapp		Scotland Orrin Carson	11–4	Norway Lukas Høstmælingen
2024	Lohja, Finland

Women's

Year	Host City/Country		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1988	Chamonix, France		Canada Julie Sutton	6–4	Switzerland Marianne Amstutz		Denmark Lene Bidstrup	5–2	Scotland Carolyn Hutchinson
1989	Markham, Canada		Canada LaDawn Funk	10–3	Norway Trine Helgebostad		Scotland Carolyn Hutchinson	5–4	Sweden Cathrine Norberg
1990	Portage la Prairie, Canada		Scotland Kirsty Addison	5–3	Sweden Cathrine Norberg		Canada Cathy Overton	8–1	Switzerland Helga Oswald
1991	Glasgow, Scotland		Sweden Eva Eriksson	5–4	Switzerland Nicole Strausak		Canada Atina Ford Scotland Gillian Barr	–	–
1992	Oberstdorf, Germany		Scotland Gillian Barr	10–2	United States Erika Brown		Sweden Eva Eriksson Switzerland Helga Oswald	–	–
1993	Grindelwald, Switzerland		Scotland Kirsty Hay	9–5	Canada Amber Holland		Denmark Dorthe Holm United States Erika Brown	–	–
1994	Sofia, Bulgaria		Canada Kim Gellard	9–7	United States Erika Brown		Denmark Angelina Jensen Sweden Margaretha Lindahl	–	–
1995	Perth, Scotland		Canada Kelly Mackenzie	6–5	Sweden Margaretha Lindahl		Switzerland Nadia Heuer	8–3	Scotland Julia Ewart
1996	Red Deer, Canada		Canada Heather Godberson	7–6	Scotland Julia Ewart		Sweden Margaretha Lindahl	11–5	Switzerland Nadja Heuer
1997	Karuizawa, Japan		Scotland Julia Ewart	11–3	Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson		Canada Meredith Doyle	5–2	United States Risa O'Connell
1998	Thunder Bay, Canada		Canada Melissa McClure	11–3	Japan Akiko Katoh		Sweden Matilda Mattsson	6–5	Scotland Julia Ewart
1999	Östersund, Sweden		Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni	8–3	Japan Akiko Katoh		Canada Marie-France Larouche	10–3	Sweden Matilda Mattsson
2000	Geising, Germany		Sweden Matilda Mattsson	6–5	Canada Stefanie Miller		United States Laura Delaney	8–5	Switzerland Carmen Schäfer
2001	Ogden, United States		Canada Suzanne Gaudet	6–4	Sweden Matilda Mattsson		Switzerland Carmen Schäfer	5–4	Japan Moe Meguro
2002	Kelowna, Canada		United States Cassandra Johnson	7–6	Sweden Matilda Mattsson		Canada Suzanne Gaudet	9–8	Italy Diana Gaspari
2003	Flims, Switzerland		Canada Marliese Miller	5–4	United States Cassandra Johnson		Italy Diana Gaspari	7–4	Sweden Stina Viktorsson
2004	Trois-Rivières, Canada		Norway Linn Githmark	9–6	Canada Jill Mouzar		Sweden Stina Viktorsson	7–6	United States Aileen Sormunen
2005	Pinerolo, Italy		Switzerland Tania Grivel	10–2	Sweden Stina Viktorsson		Canada Andrea Kelly	6–4	Denmark Madeleine Dupont
2006	Jeonju, South Korea		Russia Ludmila Privivkova	5–4	Canada Mandy Selzer		Denmark Lene Nielsen	8–4	Switzerland Michèle Jäggi
2007	Eveleth, United States		Scotland Sarah Reid	7–6	Canada Stacie Devereaux		Denmark Madeleine Dupont	8–6	United States Aileen Sormunen
2008	Östersund, Sweden		Scotland Eve Muirhead	12–3	Sweden Cecilia Östlund		Canada Kaitlyn Lawes	9–8	Russia Ludmila Privivkova
2009	Vancouver, Canada		Scotland Eve Muirhead	8–6	Canada Kaitlyn Lawes		Switzerland Martina Baumann	5–4	Russia Margarita Fomina
2010	Flims, Switzerland		Sweden Anna Hasselborg	8–3	Canada Rachel Homan		United States Alexandra Carlson	9–7	Switzerland Manuela Siegrist
2011	Perth, Scotland[11]		Scotland Eve Muirhead	10–3	Canada Trish Paulsen		Russia Anna Sidorova	9–3	Sweden Jonna McManus
2012	Östersund, Sweden		Scotland Hannah Fleming	6–5	Czech Republic Zuzana Hájková		Russia Anna Sidorova	7–4	Sweden Sara McManus
2013	Sochi, Russia[12]		Russia Alina Kovaleva	6–5	Scotland Hannah Fleming		Japan Sayaka Yoshimura	8–4	Czech Republic Zuzana Hájková
2014	Flims, Switzerland[13]		Canada Kelsey Rocque	6–4	South Korea Kim Kyeong-ae		Russia Alina Kovaleva	11–4	Sweden Isabella Wranå
2015	Tallinn, Estonia[14]		Canada Kelsey Rocque	8–2	Scotland Gina Aitken		Switzerland Elena Stern	7–6	Sweden Isabella Wranå
2016	Copenhagen, Denmark		Canada Mary Fay	7–4	United States Cory Christensen		South Korea Kim Min-ji	8–4	Hungary Dorottya Palancsa
2017	Gangneung, South Korea[15]		Sweden Isabella Wranå	10–7	Scotland Sophie Jackson		Canada Kristen Streifel	6–3	South Korea Kim Min-ji
2018	Aberdeen, Scotland[16]		Canada Kaitlyn Jones	7–4	Sweden Isabella Wranå		China Wang Zixin	11–5	Norway Maia Ramsfjell
2019	Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada		Russia Vlada Rumiantseva	8–7	Canada Selena Sturmay		Switzerland Raphaela Keiser	6–4	China Han Yu
2020	Krasnoyarsk, Russia		Canada Mackenzie Zacharias	7–5	South Korea Kim Min-ji		Russia Vlada Rumiantseva	14–4	Japan Sae Yamamoto
2021	Beijing, China		Cancelled[17]				Cancelled
2022	Jönköping, Sweden		Japan Sae Yamamoto	7–4	Sweden Moa Dryburgh		United States Delaney Strouse	10–6	Norway Eirin Mesloe
2023	Füssen, Germany		Scotland Fay Henderson	9–7	Japan Yuina Miura		Norway Torild Bjørnstad	8–5	Switzerland Xenia Schwaller
2024	Lohja, Finland

All-time Medal Tables

As of 2023

Men Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1  Canada 21 10 9 40 2  Scotland 11 6 15 32 3  Sweden 5 11 4 20 4   Switzerland 5 10 7 22 5  United States 3 2 7 12 6  Denmark 1 1 0 2 7  China 1 0 0 1  South Korea 1 0 0 1 9  Germany 0 4 3 7 10  Norway 0 1 6 7 11  France 0 1 1 2 12  Finland 0 1 0 1  Russia 0 1 0 1 Totals (13 entries) 48 48 52 148

Women Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1  Canada 13 9 8 30 2  Scotland 10 4 2 16 3  Sweden 4 9 5 18 4  Russia 3 0 4 7 5   Switzerland 2 2 6 10 6  United States 1 4 4 9 7  Japan 1 3 1 5 8  Norway 1 1 1 3 9  South Korea 0 2 1 3 10  Czech Republic 0 1 0 1 11  Denmark 0 0 5 5 12  China 0 0 1 1  Italy 0 0 1 1 Totals (13 entries) 35 35 39 109

Overall

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	34	19	17	70
2	Scotland	21	10	17	48
3	Sweden	9	20	9	38
4	Switzerland	7	12	13	32
5	United States	4	6	11	21
6	Russia	3	1	4	8
7	Japan	1	3	1	5
8	Norway	1	2	7	10
9	South Korea	1	2	1	4
10	Denmark	1	1	5	7
11	China	1	0	1	2
12	Germany	0	4	3	7
13	France	0	1	1	2
14	Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
	Finland	0	1	0	1
16	Italy	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 entries)		83	83	91	257

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