2025 World Junior-B Curling Championships

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Host cityLohja, Finland
DatesDecember 7–20
Men's winner United States
2025 World Junior-B Curling Championships
Host cityLohja, Finland
ArenaKisakallio Sports Institute
DatesDecember 7–20
Men's winner United States
SkipCaden Hebert
ThirdJackson Bestland
SecondBenji Paral
LeadJack Wendtland
AlternateDaniel Laufer
CoachMichael Peplinski
Finalist Switzerland (Lüthold)
Women's winner Japan
SkipYuina Miura
ThirdKohane Tsuruga
SecondRin Suzuki
LeadHana Ikeda
AlternateAone Nakamura
CoachTakayuki Doi
Finalist United States (Johnson)
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The 2025 World Junior-B Curling Championships was held from December 7 to 20 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.[1] The women's competition was from December 7 to 13, with the men's competition following from December 15 to 20.[2] The top three men's teams and top three women's teams will qualify for the 2026 World Junior Curling Championships in Tårnby, Denmark.[2][3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

 Australia  Austria  China  Chinese Taipei  Czech Republic

Skip: Thomas Bence
Third: Flynn Collins
Second: Matthew Quinn
Lead: Daniel Collins
Alternate: Samuel Quinn

Skip: Florian Kramlinger
Third: Christoph Neumayr
Second: Marcel Resch
Lead: Johannes Kramlinger
Alternate: Elias Resch

Skip: Liu Guangshen
Third: Zhu Yupeng
Second: Yu Feng
Lead: Feng Weihuang
Alternate: Tang Shuai

Skip: Chen Shou-Yi
Third: Jin Hui-Lun
Second: Lin Hui-En
Lead: Hsu Chih-Ying
Alternate: Chang Yu-Hung

Skip: Ondřej Bláha
Third: Jakub Matějček
Second: Jan Matějček
Lead: Vojtěch Švec
Alternate: Tobias Votava

 England  Germany  Hungary  Latvia  New Zealand

Skip: Matthew Waring
Third: Callum McLain
Second: Benjamin Gillard
Lead: Troy Caunce
Alternate: Niall McLoughlin

Skip: Leonhard Angrick
Third: Lukas Jäger
Second: Adrian Enders
Lead: Raphael Amberger
Alternate: Antonio Wiethe

Skip: Arpad Karpati
Third: Zalan Drum
Second: Eloed Karpati
Lead: Janos Ur

Skip: Kristaps Zass
Third: Krisjanis Java
Second: Deniss Smirnovs
Lead: Rihards Janbergs

Skip: Jed Nevill
Third: William Loe
Second: Jack Steele
Lead: Abraham Chanwong
Alternate: Cyrus Wei

 Philippines  Poland  Romania  Slovakia  Slovenia

Skip: Dylan Skaggs
Third: Tyler Skaggs
Second: Felix Hester
Lead: Elijah Mojado

Skip: Szymon Rokita
Third: Antoni Frynia
Second: Arkadiusz Frysz
Lead: Kamil Rokita

Fourth: Tudor Pop
Third: Toma Felecan
Skip: Dan Ghergie
Lead: Tudor Mihalca
Alternate: Catalin Vancea

Skip: Sebastian Trajanov
Third: Stanislav Mashutin
Second: Samuel Scevlik
Lead: Samuel Vavrovic
Alternate: Radovan Schueller

Skip: Zan Krapez
Third: Ernest Erjavec-Bizjak
Second: Bor Kelemina
Lead: Andraz Gosar-Kocevar

 Spain  Sweden  Switzerland  Turkey  United States

Skip: Eneko Saez
Third: Alejandro Cardona
Second: Pablo López
Lead: Aleksei Palacin
Alternate: Pere Mas

Skip: Vilmer Nygren
Third: Alexander Dryburgh
Second: Conrad Schalley
Lead: Jonatan Meyerson
Alternate: Kalle Claesson

Skip: Felix Lüthold
Third: Leon Wittich
Second: Livio Ernst
Lead: Jonas Feierabend
Alternate: Nils Freimann

Skip: Muhammed Zenit
Third: Oguzhan Kaya
Second: Emre Karakurt
Lead: Muhammed Karahan
Alternate: Muhammet Kishali

Skip: Caden Hebert
Third: Jackson Bestland
Second: Benji Paral
Lead: Jack Wendtland
Alternate: Daniel Laufer

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Group ASkipWLW–LDSC
 GermanyLeonhard Angrick511–142.178
 PolandSzymon Rokita511–152.256
 TurkeyMuhammed Zenit511–187.022
 PhilippinesDylan Skaggs241–192.567
 New ZealandJed Nevill241–196.733
 SpainEneko Saez241–1139.867
 SlovakiaSebastian Trajanov06117.711
Group BSkipWLW–LDSC
 ChinaLiu Guangshen6055.967
 SwedenVilmer Nygren5161.944
 LatviaKristaps Zass4245.422
 Czech RepublicOndřej Bláha3368.278
 RomaniaDan Ghergie2490.889
 SloveniaZan Krapez1598.478
 Chinese TaipeiChen Shou-Yi06155.400
Group CSkipWLW–LDSC
 United StatesCaden Hebert5028.267
 SwitzerlandFelix Lüthold4165.489
 AustraliaThomas Bence231–069.800
 HungaryArpad Karpati230–170.267
 AustriaFlorian Kramlinger141–0106.989
 EnglandMatthew Waring140–173.478
Ranking of 3rd Place TeamsSkipGroupDSC
 LatviaKristaps ZassB45.422
 AustraliaThomas BenceC69.800
 TurkeyMuhammed ZenitA87.022
Group A Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Germany New Zealand Philippines Poland Slovakia Spain Turkey Record
1  Germany 8–4 5–3 3–5 7–2 7–1 7–2 5–1
5  New Zealand 4–8 7–6 5–7 6–5 5–6 5–6 2–4
4  Philippines 3–5 6–7 1–4 8–3 4–3 4–12 2–4
2  Poland 5–3 7–5 4–1 8–1 11–3 4–6 5–1
7  Slovakia 2–7 5–6 3–8 1–8 4–6 3–8 0–6
6  Spain 1–7 6–5 3–4 3–11 6–4 0–11 2–4
3  Turkey 2–7 6–5 12–4 6–4 8–3 11–0 5–1
Group B Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country China Chinese Taipei Czech Republic Latvia Romania Slovenia Sweden Record
1  China 14–1 8–2 11–6 9–0 12–0 7–0 6–0
7  Chinese Taipei 1–14 1–7 0–12 2–7 0–8 0–12 0–6
4  Czech Republic 2–8 7–1 3–9 7–3 8–6 1–8 3–3
3  Latvia 6–11 12–0 9–3 6–4 8–3 4–7 4–2
5  Romania 0–9 7–2 3–7 4–6 8–3 2–9 2–4
6  Slovenia 0–12 8–0 6–8 3–8 3–8 1–11 1–5
2  Sweden 0–7 12–0 8–1 7–4 9–2 11–1 5–1
Group C Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Country Australia Austria England Hungary Switzerland United States Record
3  Australia 5–1 2–5 8–7 2–6 4–8 2–3
5  Austria 1–5 5–2 2–7 2–12 4–12 1–4
6  England 5–2 2–5 5–6 2–8 1–11 1–4
4  Hungary 7–8 7–2 6–5 2–12 4–11 2–3
2  Switzerland 6–2 12–2 8–2 12–2 5–11 4–1
1  United States 8–4 12–4 11–1 11–4 11–5 5–0

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).[5]

Draw 1

Monday, December 15, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Turkey (Zenit) 1 3 2 0 5 1 0 X 12
 Philippines (Skaggs) 🔨 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Hebert) 0 4 0 4 0 3 X X 11
 Hungary (Karpati) 🔨 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Angrick) 🔨 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 X 8
 New Zealand (Nevill) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Lüthold) 0 5 4 2 1 0 X X 12
 Austria (Kramlinger) 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Romania (Ghergie) 🔨 2 1 0 2 0 2 X X 7
 Chinese Taipei (Chen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 2

Monday, December 15, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Czech Republic (Bláha) 🔨 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 X 8
 Slovenia (Krapez) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Liu) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 5 11
 Latvia (Zass) 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Bence) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
 England (Waring) 🔨 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 X 5

Draw 3

Monday, December 15, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Chen) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
 Sweden (Nygren) 🔨 2 3 3 3 0 1 X X 12
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Spain (Saez) 🔨 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 6
 Slovakia (Trajanov) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Angrick) 🔨 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 X 7
 Turkey (Zenit) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Philippines (Skaggs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
 Poland (Rokita) 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 4

Tuesday, December 16, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Poland (Rokita) 🔨 3 0 4 1 0 0 X X 8
 Slovakia (Trajanov) 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Slovenia (Krapez) 🔨 1 2 1 1 1 2 X X 8
 Chinese Taipei (Chen) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Turkey (Zenit) 🔨 3 1 1 1 4 1 X X 11
 Spain (Saez) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0

Draw 5

Tuesday, December 16, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 England (Waring) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
 Switzerland (Lüthold) 🔨 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Latvia (Zass) 🔨 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 6
 Romania (Ghergie) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Hungary (Karpati) 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7
 Australia (Bence) 🔨 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Nygren) 0 1 1 2 0 4 X X 8
 Czech Republic (Bláha) 🔨 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Austria (Kramlinger) 1 0 0 1 0 2 X X 4
 United States (Hebert) 🔨 0 5 3 0 4 0 X X 12

Draw 6

Tuesday, December 16, 19:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 New Zealand (Nevill) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5
 Turkey (Zenit) 🔨 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Spain (Saez) 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
 Poland (Rokita) 🔨 0 6 0 3 0 2 X X 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Slovakia (Trajanov) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
 Germany (Angrick) 🔨 2 3 1 0 1 0 X X 7

Draw 7

Wednesday, December 17, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 New Zealand (Nevill) 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 X 5
 Spain (Saez) 🔨 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Liu) 🔨 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 X 7
 Sweden (Nygren) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Philippines (Skaggs) 🔨 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 X 8
 Slovakia (Trajanov) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Latvia (Zass) 🔨 4 2 2 2 1 1 X X 12
 Chinese Taipei (Chen) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0

Draw 8

Wednesday, December 17, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Hebert) 🔨 3 0 3 0 2 0 X X 8
 Australia (Bence) 0 1 0 2 0 1 X X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Turkey (Zenit) 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 6
 Poland (Rokita) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Romania (Ghergie) 🔨 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3
 Czech Republic (Bláha) 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Lüthold) 🔨 5 0 4 1 0 2 X X 12
 Hungary (Karpati) 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 2

Draw 9

Wednesday, December 17, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Spain (Saez) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
 Germany (Angrick) 🔨 0 2 2 0 3 0 X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Austria (Kramlinger) 🔨 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 5
 England (Waring) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Chen) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
 China (Liu) 🔨 3 2 6 1 2 0 X X 14
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Slovakia (Trajanov) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5
 New Zealand (Nevill) 🔨 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Slovenia (Krapez) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
 Sweden (Nygren) 🔨 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 X 11

Draw 10

Thursday, December 18, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Czech Republic (Bláha) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
 China (Liu) 🔨 3 1 0 1 0 3 X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Angrick) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
 Philippines (Skaggs) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Nygren) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7
 Latvia (Zass) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Romania (Ghergie) 🔨 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 8
 Slovenia (Krapez) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 3

Draw 11

Thursday, December 18, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Hungary (Karpati) 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 X 7
 Austria (Kramlinger) 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 England (Waring) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
 United States (Hebert) 🔨 1 2 3 3 2 0 X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Bence) 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
 Switzerland (Lüthold) 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Poland (Rokita) 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 7
 New Zealand (Nevill) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 5

Draw 12

Thursday, December 18, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Latvia (Zass) 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 X 8
 Slovenia (Krapez) 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Chinese Taipei (Chen) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
 Czech Republic (Bláha) 🔨 0 2 1 1 3 0 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Slovakia (Trajanov) 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
 Turkey (Zenit) 🔨 1 0 4 0 2 1 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Philippines (Skaggs) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4
 Spain (Saez) 🔨 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Liu) 3 1 1 1 1 2 X X 9
 Romania (Ghergie) 🔨 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0

Draw 13

Friday, December 19, 8:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Lüthold) 0 2 0 2 0 1 X X 5
 United States (Hebert) 🔨 2 0 4 0 5 0 X X 11
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Bence) 🔨 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 5
 Austria (Kramlinger) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 England (Waring) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5
 Hungary (Karpati) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 6

Draw 14

Friday, December 19, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Nygren) 🔨 2 2 2 0 2 1 X X 9
 Romania (Ghergie) 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Slovenia (Krapez) 🔨 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
 China (Liu) 4 2 1 2 1 2 X X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 New Zealand (Nevill) 🔨 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7
 Philippines (Skaggs) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Poland (Rokita) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 5
 Germany (Angrick) 🔨 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Czech Republic (Bláha) 🔨 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3
 Latvia (Zass) 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 X 9

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
         
1  United States 8
8  Australia 1
1  United States 10
4  Poland 2
4  Poland 3
5  Sweden 2
1  United States 5
6  Switzerland 2
2  Germany 3
7  Latvia 6
7  Latvia 3 Third place
6  Switzerland 5
3  China 4 4  Poland 11
6  Switzerland 6 7  Latvia 4

Quarterfinals

Friday, December 19, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 China (Liu) 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4
 Switzerland (Lüthold) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Angrick) 🔨 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
 Latvia (Zass) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Bence) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
 United States (Hebert) 🔨 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (Nygren) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
 Poland (Rokita) 🔨 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3

Semifinals

Saturday, December 20, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Hebert) 🔨 4 1 4 0 1 0 X X 10
 Poland (Rokita) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Lüthold) 🔨 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 5
 Latvia (Zass) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3

Bronze medal game

Saturday, December 20, 16:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Poland (Rokita) 🔨 3 0 1 0 3 0 4 X 11
 Latvia (Zass) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4

Gold medal game

Saturday, December 20, 16:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Hebert) 🔨 2 0 1 2 0 0 X X 5
 Switzerland (Lüthold) 0 0 0 0 1 1 X X 2

Final standings

Key
Teams Advance to the 2026 World Junior Curling Championships
Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Poland
4 Latvia
5 Australia
 China
 Germany
 Sweden
9 Turkey
10 Czech Republic
11 Hungary
12 Philippines
13 Romania
14 New Zealand
15 Austria
16 England
17 Slovenia
18 Spain
19 Slovakia
20 Chinese Taipei

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