The 2008 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 1 to 9 at the Ishallen in Östersund, Sweden.

Men

Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
CanadaWilliam DionJean-Michel ArsenaultErik LachanceMiguel BernardAlexandre Gauthier-Morissette
ChinaZang JialiangWang ZiYang TuoChen Lu'anJi Yansong
Czech RepublicKrystof ChaloupekMichal VojtusMartin HejhalDavid JirounekJakub Bares
DenmarkRasmus StjerneMikkel KrauseOliver DupontTroels HarryMartin Poulsen
GermanyDaniel NeunerFlorian ZahlerJohannes GlaserDominik GreindlGeorge Geiger
NorwayKristian RolvsfjordSteffen WalstadSteffen R. MellemseterMarkus Snøve HøibergJoacim Suther
ScotlandGlen MuirheadScott MacLeodScott AndrewsGordon McDougallDavid Read
SwedenOskar ErikssonHenric JonssonMarcus FranzénNils KarlssonMarkus Eriksson
SwitzerlandManuel RuchClaudio PätzDaniel GrafJoel GreinerFlorian Meiskr
United StatesChris PlysAanders BrorsonMatthew PerushekMatthew HamiltonDaniel Plys

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
CountrySkipWL
CanadaWilliam Dion72
SwedenOskar Eriksson72
United StatesChris Plys72
NorwayKristian Rolvsfjord54
SwitzerlandManuel Ruch54
GermanyDaniel Neuner45
DenmarkRasmus Stjerne45
ChinaZang Jialiang36
ScotlandGlen Muirhead27
Czech RepublicKrystof Chaloupek18

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Friday, March 2, 12:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Norway (Rolvsfjord) 🔨01010200XX4
United States (Plys)00202032XX9
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Germany (Neuner) 🔨200000200105
Canada (Dion)010020011016
Sheet C12345678910Final
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨2120202XXX9
China (Zang)0001020XXX3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Sweden (Eriksson)001300002X6
Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨000001000X1
Sheet E12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Chaloupek)000002010X3
Switzerland (Ruch) 🔨000110202X6

Draw 2

Friday, March 2, 20:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Chaloupek) 🔨00000000XX0
Germany (Neuner)02001211XX7
Sheet B12345678910Final
China (Zang)00000100XX1
Switzerland (Ruch) 🔨02010011XX5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Norway (Rolvsfjord) 🔨000201040X7
Sweden (Eriksson)000010201X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨101010300X6
United States (Plys)010402001X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Canada (Dion)010010XXXX2
Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨003104XXXX8

Draw 3

Saturday, March 3, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨10002010XX4
Switzerland (Ruch)03010303XX10
Sheet B12345678910Final
United States (Plys)020020201X7
Sweden (Eriksson) 🔨203002030X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Canada (Dion)011001021X6
Czech Republic (Chaloupek) 🔨000010100X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
China (Zang) 🔨00200101015
Norway (Rolvsfjord)00010000203
Sheet E12345678910Final
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨10100010XX3
Germany (Neuner)02020303XX10

Draw 4

Sunday, March 4, 08:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
United States (Plys) 🔨01002010004
Canada (Dion)00110200127
Sheet B12345678910Final
Scotland (Muirhead)102001100X5
Norway (Rolvsfjord) 🔨030120013X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Germany (Neuner)01020020207
Switzerland (Ruch) 🔨00201102028
Sheet D12345678910Final
Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨20121102XX9
Czech Republic (Chaloupek)02000010XX3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Sweden (Eriksson)020420XXXX8
China (Zang) 🔨101001XXXX3

Draw 5

Sunday, March 4, 16:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨00201020106
Czech Republic (Chaloupek)30010201018
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Canada (Dion) 🔨000000020013
China (Zang)000000001102
Sheet C12345678910Final
United States (Plys)230202XXXX9
Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨002000XXXX2
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Germany (Neuner)001300001207
Sweden (Eriksson) 🔨200021020029
Sheet E12345678910Final
Switzerland (Ruch)01020201118
Norway (Rolvsfjord) 🔨10103010006

Draw 6

Monday, March 5, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Switzerland (Ruch)00110010104
Sweden (Eriksson) 🔨01000102015
Sheet B12345678910Final
Norway (Rolvsfjord)011040101X8
Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨100201010X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
China (Zang)10002010026
Germany (Neuner) 🔨01000101205
Sheet D12345678910Final
Canada (Dion)00101011026
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨20000100003
Sheet E123456789101112Final
United States (Plys)2001001000026
Czech Republic (Chaloupek) 🔨0100200001004

Draw 7

Monday, March 5, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Germany (Neuner) 🔨1003210XXX7
Norway (Rolvsfjord)0100001XXX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
Switzerland (Ruch)210100100X5
United States (Plys) 🔨001014012X9
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Sweden (Eriksson) 🔨020200100207
Canada (Dion)002020003018
Sheet D12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Chaloupek)01001002XX4
China (Zang) 🔨20210030XX8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Denmark (Stjerne)100202010X6
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨010000200X3

Draw 8

Tuesday, March 6, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
China (Zang)0002000XXX2
Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨1110221XXX8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Sweden (Eriksson) 🔨0201301XXX7
Czech Republic (Chaloupek)0000010XXX1
Sheet C12345678910Final
Switzerland (Ruch)00020020004
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨00103001016
Sheet D12345678910Final
United States (Plys) 🔨10012101028
Germany (Neuner)01300020107
Sheet E12345678910Final
Norway (Rolvsfjord)04011002019
Canada (Dion) 🔨10200220108

Draw 9

Wednesday, March 7, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Sweden (Eriksson) 🔨00102004XX7
Scotland (Muirhead)00020010XX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Denmark (Stjerne)01000000102
Germany (Neuner) 🔨00000301015
Sheet C12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Chaloupek)00010100XX2
Norway (Rolvsfjord) 🔨01004021XX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Switzerland (Ruch)001000XXXX1
Canada (Dion) 🔨210211XXXX7
Sheet E12345678910Final
China (Zang) 🔨102101010X6
United States (Plys)020040202X10

Tiebreaker

Wednesday, March 7, 14:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Switzerland (Ruch) 🔨102030000X6
Norway (Rolvsfjord)030203010X9

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
1Canada62Sweden5
2Sweden93United States7
1Canada6
3United States8
3United States7
4Norway3
Bronze-medal game
1Canada5
4Norway3

1 vs. 2 Game

Thursday, March 8, 14:00

Sheet D12345678910Final
Canada (Dion) 🔨01030101006
Sweden (Eriksson)00202010229

3 vs. 4 Game

Thursday, March 8, 14:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
United States (Plys) 🔨200100202X7
Norway (Rolvsfjord)020000010X3

Semifinal

Thursday, March 8, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Canada (Dion) 🔨10002201006
United States (Plys)02100030118

Bronze-medal game

Friday, March 9, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Canada (Dion) 🔨110101010X5
Norway (Rolvsfjord)000010101X3

Gold-medal game

Friday, March 9, 14:30

Sheet C12345678910Final
United States (Plys)203000020X7
Sweden (Eriksson) 🔨020001101X5
2008 World Junior Men's Curling Championship
United States United States 3rd title

Women

Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
CanadaKaitlyn LawesJenna LoderLiz PetersSarah WazneyMary Jane McKenzie
DenmarkMadeleine DupontJeanne EllegaardMona Sylvest NielsenLisa Sylvest NielsenIvana Bratic
GermanyFrederike TemplinPia-Lisa SchöllAnn Kathrin BastianSimone AckermannSandra Gollinger
JapanSatsuki FujisawaShiori FujisawaYui OkabeMadoka ShinooYukina Furuse
NorwayAnneline SkårsmoenKjersti HusbyRita NerlienHanne MunkvoldRita Nerlien
RussiaLudmila PrivivkovaMargarita FominaDaria KozlovaEkaterina GalkinaDaria Kozlova
ScotlandEve MuirheadKerry BarrVicki AdamsSarah MacIntyreKay Adams
SwedenCecilia ÖstlundSara CarlssonAnna DomeijLiselotta LennartssonEmma Berg
SwitzerlandMichèle JäggiMarisa WinkelhausenNicole SchwägliIsabel KurtGioia Oechsle
United StatesNina SpatolaRebecca HamiltonAnna PlysJenna HaagKarlie Koenig

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
CountrySkipWL
SwedenCecilia Östlund72
ScotlandEve Muirhead72
RussiaLudmila Privivkova63
CanadaKaitlyn Lawes54
DenmarkMadeleine Dupont54
SwitzerlandMichèle Jäggi45
JapanSatsuki Fujisawa36
United StatesNina Spatola36
NorwayAnneline Skårsmoen36
GermanyFrederike Templin27

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Friday, March 2, 8:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Germany (Templin)101120201X8
Russia (Privivkova) 🔨010002010X4
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Scotland (Muirhead)010101103108
Sweden (Östlund) 🔨002030030019
Sheet C12345678910Final
Switzerland (Jäggi) 🔨02010101106
Denmark (Dupont)20101020017
Sheet D12345678910Final
Canada (Lawes)02020010106
Norway (Skårsmoen)00202002017
Sheet E12345678910Final
United States (Spatola)11000000XX2
Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨00012112XX7

Draw 2

Friday, March 2, 16:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
United States (Spatola)012001100X5
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨400210011X9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Denmark (Dupont)00110002015
Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨20001000104
Sheet C12345678910Final
Germany (Templin) 🔨20010011005
Canada (Lawes)02201000218
Sheet D12345678910Final
Switzerland (Jäggi)010101000X3
Russia (Privivkova) 🔨102010112X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Sweden (Östlund)001001002X4
Norway (Skårsmoen) 🔨110210110X7

Draw 3

Saturday, March 3, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Norway (Skårsmoen)01010010XX3
Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨10202103XX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Russia (Privivkova)00021101207
Canada (Lawes) 🔨11200000004
Sheet C12345678910Final
Sweden (Östlund)00100302006
United States (Spatola) 🔨00012010105
Sheet D12345678910Final
Denmark (Dupont) 🔨20420002XX10
Germany (Templin)01001210XX5
Sheet E12345678910Final
Switzerland (Jäggi)00101010XX3
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨10020602XX11

Draw 4

Saturday, March 3, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Russia (Privivkova)00001002104
Sweden (Östlund) 🔨00210020016
Sheet B12345678910Final
Switzerland (Jäggi)000101203X7
Germany (Templin) 🔨000010020X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨102201101X8
Japan (Fujisawa)010020010X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Norway (Skårsmoen) 🔨10201000206
United States (Spatola)00020022017
Sheet E12345678910Final
Canada (Lawes)02010300028
Denmark (Dupont) 🔨30201001007

Draw 5

Sunday, March 4, 12:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Switzerland (Jäggi) 🔨20110100016
United States (Spatola)02000011105
Sheet B12345678910Final
Sweden (Östlund) 🔨201302XXXX8
Denmark (Dupont)000010XXXX1
Sheet C12345678910Final
Russia (Privivkova) 🔨101102021X8
Norway (Skårsmoen)010020000X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨200001103X7
Canada (Lawes)011010010X4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨11001102017
Germany (Templin)00020010205

Draw 6

Sunday, March 4, 20:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Japan (Fujisawa) 🔨100010110X4
Canada (Lawes)000203002X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Germany (Templin)001030240X10
Norway (Skårsmoen) 🔨100103001X6
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Denmark (Dupont) 🔨201101000016
Scotland (Muirhead)010020101005
Sheet D12345678910Final
Sweden (Östlund)00020001XX3
Switzerland (Jäggi) 🔨21101120XX8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Russia (Privivkova)020202003110
United States (Spatola) 🔨20102022009

Draw 7

Monday, March 5, 14:00

TeamFinal
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨5
Germany (Templin)4
TeamFinal
Japan (Fujisawa)7
Russia (Privivkova) 🔨8
TeamFinal
Canada (Lawes) 🔨6
Sweden (Östlund)7
TeamFinal
United States (Spatola) 🔨9
Denmark (Dupont)2
TeamFinal
Norway (Skårsmoen) 🔨7
Switzerland (Jäggi)5

Draw 8

Tuesday, March 6, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Denmark (Dupont) 🔨0002010XXX9
Norway (Skårsmoen)2120202XXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Canada (Lawes) 🔨410130XXXX9
United States (Spatola)002000XXXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
Japan (Fujisawa)01010100216
Switzerland (Jäggi) 🔨10201011007
Sheet D12345678910Final
Russia (Privivkova)01000000XX1
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨01011221XX8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Germany (Templin)000201010X4
Sweden (Östlund) 🔨000030201X6

Draw 9

Tuesday, March 6, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Canada (Lawes)00103004008
Switzerland (Jäggi) 🔨02010010127
Sheet B12345678910Final
Norway (Skårsmoen)10010010XX3
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨00200500XX7
Sheet C12345678910Final
United States (Spatola) 🔨032030XXXX8
Germany (Templin)000101XXXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Japan (Fujisawa)000101100X3
Sweden (Östlund) 🔨011010003X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
Denmark (Dupont)00100111026
Russia (Privivkova) 🔨21003000107

Tiebreaker

Wednesday, March 7, 14:00

Sheet D12345678910Final
Canada (Lawes) 🔨100203001310
Denmark (Dupont)02301001007

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
1Sweden81Sweden3
2Scotland22Scotland12
2Scotland7
3Russia6
3Russia7
4Canada5
Bronze-medal game
3Russia8
4Canada9

1 vs. 2 Game

Thursday, March 8, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Sweden (Östlund) 🔨01020113XX8
Scotland (Muirhead)00101000XX2

3 vs. 4 Game

Thursday, March 8, 14:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Canada (Lawes)003001001X5
Russia (Privivkova) 🔨100210210X7

Semifinal

Thursday, March 8, 19:00

Sheet D12345678910Final
Scotland (Muirhead) 🔨10101103007
Russia (Privivkova)02000010126

Bronze-medal game

Friday, March 9, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Canada (Lawes)00013003029
Russia (Privivkova) 🔨02300110108

Gold-medal game

Friday, March 9, 9:30

Sheet C12345678910Final
Sweden (Östlund) 🔨10010001XX3
Scotland (Muirhead)02201610XX12
2008 World Junior Women's Curling Championship
Scotland Scotland 6th title

Qualifying events

European Junior Curling Challenge

The European Qualification takes place via a challenge tournament this year in Prague, Czech Republic. 8 women's teams and 12 men's teams will compete for 1 spot to the WJCC.

Men's Rankings

Rank(MA)TeamWL
1Czech Republic40
2France31
3Spain22
4Belgium13
5Finland13
6Latvia13
Rank(MB)TeamWL
1Italy31
2Poland31
3Netherlands22
4Estonia22
5Russia22
6Slovakia04

Pacific Junior Curling Championships

Played between 16 and 20 Jan-2008 in Jeonju, Korea. The format saw a double round-robin with the top 3 making the medal round. First got a bye to the Final and 2nd and 3rd played in a single semi-final.

Men's Rankings

Rank(RR)TeamWL
1China51
2Japan33
3South Korea33
4New Zealand15

External links