The 2012 World Junior Curling Championships was held from March 3 to 11 at the Z-Hallen in Östersund, Sweden. Östersund previously hosted the World Junior Curling Championships in 1999 and in 2008.

In the men's final, Canada's Brendan Bottcher defeated Sweden's Rasmus Wranå in eight ends with a score of 10–4. Scotland's Kyle Smith secured the men's bronze medal with a 7–3 win over Norway's Markus Høiberg. In the women's final, Scotland's Hannah Fleming defeated the Czech Republic's Zuzana Hájková in an extra end with a score of 6–5. Russia's Anna Sidorova won over Sweden's Sara McManus in nine ends to win the women's bronze medal with a score of 7–4.

Canadian women's skip Jocelyn Peterman and Norwegian men's lead Sander Rølvåg were awarded with the 2012 World Curling Federation World Junior Sportsmanship Awards. They were chosen by fellow players at the World Junior Championships based on their values of sportsmanship and fair play.

As the last placed European teams, three teams, Italy on the women's side and Italy and Finland on the men's side, will be relegated to the 2013 European Junior Curling Challenge, where teams not already qualified for the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships will have to play to qualify for the worlds.

Men

Teams

Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States qualified by virtue of their performance at last year's championships. Italy qualified from the European Junior Curling Challenge, and China qualified from the Pacific Junior Curling Championships.

The teams are listed as follows:

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
CanadaBrendan BottcherEvan AsmussenLandon BucholzBryce BucholzParker Konschuh
ChinaMa XiuyueXiao ShichengJiang DongxuShao ZhilinZhang Zhongbao
Czech RepublicLukas KlimaMarek ČernovskýJan ZelingrSamuel MokrisJakub Splavec
FinlandIiro SipolaEsko SinisaloNiklas MalmiKim Malmi
ItalyAndrea PilzerAmos MosanerDaniele FerrazzaRoberto ArmanSebastiano Arman
NorwayMarkus HøibergMagnus NedregottenSebastian MellemseterSander RølvågEirik Mjøen
ScotlandKyle SmithThomas MuirheadKyle WaddellKerr DrummondHammy McMillan Jr.
SwedenRasmus WranåJordan WåhlinDaniel LövstrandAxel SjöbergPatric Mabergs
SwitzerlandDominik MärkiDaniel SchifferliPäddy KäserRaphael MärkiBenoît Schwarz
United StatesStephen DropkinKorey DropkinThomas HowellDerek CorbettCameron Ross

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWL
CanadaBrendan Bottcher81
SwedenRasmus Wranå72
ScotlandKyle Smith72
NorwayMarkus Høiberg63
United StatesStephen Dropkin54
SwitzerlandDominik Märki54
ChinaMa Xiuyue45
Czech RepublicLukas Klima27
ItalyAndrea Pilzer18
FinlandIiro Sipola09

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01).

Draw 1

Saturday, March 3, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Italy (Pilzer)0100100XXX2
United States (Dropkin) 🔨2030031XXX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Klima) 🔨010101010X4
Switzerland (Märki)002030301X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
Sweden (Wranå)300231XXXX9
Norway (Høiberg) 🔨020000XXXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
China (Ma) 🔨000010201X4
Canada (Bottcher)011005010X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Scotland (Smith)02021200XX7
Finland (Sipola) 🔨10100001XX3

Draw 2

Sunday, March 4, 9:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Switzerland (Märki)020000201106
China (Ma) 🔨100040010017
Sheet B1234567891011Final
United States (Dropkin) 🔨201101000106
Canada (Bottcher)020020110039
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Scotland (Smith)002002000116
Italy (Pilzer) 🔨010020200005
Sheet D12345678910Final
Finland (Sipola)01020201208
Norway (Høiberg) 🔨20201020029
Sheet E12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Klima)00011010205
Sweden (Wranå) 🔨00300301018

Draw 3

Sunday, March 4, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Norway (Høiberg)00050104XX10
Czech Republic (Klima) 🔨01002010XX4
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Italy (Pilzer) 🔨201220001019
Finland (Sipola)020001110308
Sheet C12345678910Final
United States (Dropkin)02200100016
China (Ma) 🔨30010001005
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Sweden (Wranå)000000100214
Scotland (Smith) 🔨020000010003
Sheet E12345678910Final
Switzerland (Märki)10102001106
Canada (Bottcher) 🔨02030010017

Draw 4

Monday, March 5, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Canada (Bottcher)001100020X4
Scotland (Smith) 🔨010013102X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Sweden (Wranå) 🔨02030300XX8
China (Ma)10001011XX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Finland (Sipola) 🔨100101201X6
Switzerland (Märki)002040020X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Norway (Høiberg) 🔨3020202XXX9
Italy (Pilzer)0101010XXX3
Sheet E12345678910Final
United States (Dropkin) 🔨20300041XX10
Czech Republic (Klima)02001000XX3

Draw 5

Tuesday, March 6, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Sweden (Wranå)00101100104
Switzerland (Märki) 🔨23000001017
Sheet B12345678910Final
Scotland (Smith) 🔨302104001X11
United States (Dropkin)030030200X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Italy (Pilzer)001001XXXX2
Canada (Bottcher) 🔨210230XXXX8
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Czech Republic (Klima) 🔨101004000017
Finland (Sipola)000110201106
Sheet E12345678910Final
China (Ma) 🔨10100100205
Norway (Høiberg)02010003017

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 6, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Scotland (Smith) 🔨000100101X3
Norway (Høiberg)000001050X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
Switzerland (Märki)12020102XX8
Italy (Pilzer) 🔨00101010XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
China (Ma)0011006XXX8
Czech Republic (Klima) 🔨0100200XXX3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Canada (Bottcher)011011010X5
Sweden (Wranå) 🔨000100100X2
Sheet E12345678910Final
Finland (Sipola)101000010X3
United States (Dropkin) 🔨020202001X7

Draw 7

Wednesday, March 7, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Klima)001011020X5
Canada (Bottcher) 🔨120200202X9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Finland (Sipola)010002010X4
Sweden (Wranå) 🔨200310101X8
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Norway (Høiberg) 🔨100302000017
United States (Dropkin)010020002106
Sheet D12345678910Final
Scotland (Smith)02102000308
Switzerland (Märki) 🔨20020001016
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Italy (Pilzer) 🔨202002001006
China (Ma)020100110217

Draw 8

Thursday, March 8, 8:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
United States (Dropkin)000110110X4
Sweden (Wranå) 🔨013002002X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
China (Ma)10000001XX2
Scotland (Smith) 🔨02110200XX6
Sheet C12345678910Final
Canada (Bottcher) 🔨303102XXXX9
Finland (Sipola)010010XXXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Italy (Pilzer) 🔨0030020XXX5
Czech Republic (Klima)2102204XXX11
Sheet E12345678910Final
Norway (Høiberg) 🔨010100XXXX2
Switzerland (Märki)103023XXXX9

Draw 9

Thursday, March 8, 17:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
China (Ma)1002010140110
Finland (Sipola) 🔨041030000109
Sheet B12345678910Final
Canada (Bottcher)030002020310
Norway (Høiberg) 🔨20001020207
Sheet C12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Klima)0200020XXX4
Scotland (Smith) 🔨2002005XXX9
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Switzerland (Märki)010300210007
United States (Dropkin) 🔨102003000118
Sheet E12345678910Final
Sweden (Wranå)034040XXXX11
Italy (Pilzer) 🔨100200XXXX3

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
1Canada91Canada10
2Sweden32Sweden4
2Sweden8
4Norway4
3Scotland8
4Norway9
Bronze-medal game
4Norway3
3Scotland7

1 vs. 2 Game

Saturday, March 10, 12:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
Canada (Bottcher) 🔨20103030XX9
Sweden (Wranå)01010100XX3

3 vs. 4 Game

Saturday, March 10, 12:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Scotland (Smith) 🔨03003001108
Norway (Høiberg)10230200019

Semifinal

Saturday, March 10, 18:00

Sheet D12345678910Final
Sweden (Wranå) 🔨010410101X8
Norway (Høiberg)001001020X4

Bronze-medal game

Sunday, March 11, 13:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Norway (Høiberg) 🔨00100101XX3
Scotland (Smith)11011030XX7

Gold-medal game

Sunday, March 11, 13:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
Canada (Bottcher) 🔨10202050XX10
Sweden (Wranå)01010101XX4
2012 World Junior Men's Curling Championship
Canada Canada 17th title

Women

Teams

Canada, the Czech Republic, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States qualified by virtue of their performance at last year's championships. Italy qualified from the European Junior Curling Challenge, and Japan qualified from the Pacific Junior Curling Championships.

The teams are listed as follows:

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
CanadaJocelyn PetermanBrittany TranRebecca KonschuhKristine AndersonNadine Chyz
Czech RepublicIveta Janatová (fourth)Zuzana Hájková (skip)Klára SvatoňováEva MalkováPetra Vinšová
ItalyFederica ApollonioGiada MosanerChiara ZanotelliStefania MenardiAnastasia Mosca
JapanSayaka YoshimuraRina IdaRisa UjiharaMao IshigakiNatsuo Ishiyama
NorwayKristine DavangerPia TrulsenNora HildingJulie Kjær MolnarIngvild Skaga
RussiaAnna SidorovaOlga ZyablikovaVictoria MoiseevaGalina ArsenkinaAlexandra Saitova
ScotlandHannah FlemingLauren GrayAlice SpenceAbigail BrownJennifer Martin
SwedenSara McManusAnna HuhtaMarina StenerSofia MabergsRosalie Egli
SwitzerlandMelanie BarbezatBriar HürlimannMara GautschiJanine WyssNadine Lehmann
United StatesCory ChristensenElizabeth BuscheAnna BaumanSonja BaumanRebecca Funk

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
CountrySkipWL
ScotlandHannah Fleming72
Czech RepublicZuzana Hájková63
RussiaAnna Sidorova63
SwedenSara McManus63
JapanSayaka Yoshimura63
CanadaJocelyn Peterman63
NorwayKristine Davanger36
SwitzerlandMelanie Barbezat36
ItalyFederica Apollonio27
United StatesCory Christensen09

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01).

Draw 1

Saturday, March 3, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Hájková)033022XXXX10
Canada (Peterman) 🔨100200XXXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Italy (Apollonio)010100XXXX2
Sweden (McManus) 🔨302041XXXX10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Japan (Yoshimura)010010100X3
Russia (Sidorova) 🔨202102022X11
Sheet D12345678910Final
Norway (Davanger) 🔨10011000XX3
Scotland (Fleming)00200421XX9
Sheet E12345678910Final
United States (Christensen) 🔨200010101X5
Switzerland (Barbezat)021103020X9

Draw 2

Saturday, March 3, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Sweden (McManus) 🔨23010012XX9
Norway (Davanger)00301000XX4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Canada (Peterman)00201021017
Scotland (Fleming) 🔨11010100105
Sheet C12345678910Final
United States (Christensen) 🔨002101000X4
Czech Republic (Hájková)130010021X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Switzerland (Barbezat) 🔨01010202208
Russia (Sidorova)004020300110
Sheet E12345678910Final
Italy (Apollonio) 🔨10000110104
Japan (Yoshimura)02000001036

Draw 3

Sunday, March 4, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Russia (Sidorova) 🔨230200102111
Italy (Apollonio)00401301009
Sheet B12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Hájková) 🔨02010200005
Switzerland (Barbezat)20102000016
Sheet C12345678910Final
Canada (Peterman) 🔨3110302XXX10
Norway (Davanger)0001020XXX3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Japan (Yoshimura)010211002X7
United States (Christensen) 🔨101000020X4
Sheet E1234567891011Final
Sweden (McManus)002010400007
Scotland (Fleming) 🔨200102010118

Draw 4

Monday, March 5, 9:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
Scotland (Fleming) 🔨130000021018
United States (Christensen)001101100307
Sheet B12345678910Final
Japan (Yoshimura) 🔨000202005X9
Norway (Davanger)200010110X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Switzerland (Barbezat)010010XXXX2
Sweden (McManus) 🔨203202XXXX9
Sheet D12345678910Final
Russia (Sidorova) 🔨10020201006
Czech Republic (Hájková)00001030127
Sheet E12345678910Final
Canada (Peterman) 🔨150410XXXX11
Italy (Apollonio)001002XXXX3

Draw 5

Monday, March 5, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Japan (Yoshimura)02001020106
Sweden (McManus) 🔨10010201027
Sheet B12345678910Final
United States (Christensen)000100102X4
Canada (Peterman) 🔨121011020X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Hájková)01001001XX3
Scotland (Fleming) 🔨20010320XX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Italy (Apollonio)01022000027
Switzerland (Barbezat) 🔨30100011006
Sheet E12345678910Final
Norway (Davanger)01001010XX3
Russia (Sidorova) 🔨20200105XX10

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 6, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
United States (Christensen)000100210X4
Russia (Sidorova) 🔨011021001X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
Sweden (McManus) 🔨00030102208
Czech Republic (Hájková)11102020029
Sheet C12345678910Final
Norway (Davanger)021011030X8
Italy (Apollonio) 🔨200000101X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Scotland (Fleming) 🔨30011010017
Japan (Yoshimura)01100101105
Sheet E12345678910Final
Switzerland (Barbezat) 🔨0102010XXX4
Canada (Peterman)3040202XXX11

Draw 7

Wednesday, March 7, 9:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Italy (Apollonio) 🔨00100111004
Scotland (Fleming)00031000015
Sheet B12345678910Final
Switzerland (Barbezat)102000010X4
Japan (Yoshimura) 🔨020112103X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Russia (Sidorova)01011010206
Canada (Peterman) 🔨103002030110
Sheet D12345678910Final
United States (Christensen) 🔨101000300X5
Sweden (McManus)040030013X11
Sheet E12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Hájková) 🔨200300033X11
Norway (Davanger)010020100X4

Draw 8

Wednesday, March 7, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Canada (Peterman)02111000106
Japan (Yoshimura) 🔨20000201027
Sheet B12345678910Final
Norway (Davanger)00203040009
United States (Christensen) 🔨11010102118
Sheet C12345678910Final
Scotland (Fleming) 🔨10010100205
Switzerland (Barbezat)02101011017
Sheet D12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Hájková)00011102016
Italy (Apollonio) 🔨00200010205
Sheet E12345678910Final
Russia (Sidorova) 🔨010104030X9
Sweden (McManus)002010202X7

Draw 9

Thursday, March 8, 12:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
Norway (Davanger) 🔨210120200X8
Switzerland (Barbezat)001001021X5
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Scotland (Fleming)030200101018
Russia (Sidorova) 🔨102011010107
Sheet C12345678910Final
Italy (Apollonio)001010320X7
United States (Christensen) 🔨100201001X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Sweden (McManus)01020021017
Canada (Peterman) 🔨10100200105
Sheet E12345678910Final
Japan (Yoshimura) 🔨010210202X8
Czech Republic (Hájková)003001010X5

Tiebreakers

Friday, March 9, 9:00

Third-place game

Sheet C12345678910Final
Canada (Peterman) 🔨102001203110
Russia (Sidorova)040310030011

Fourth-place game

Sheet A12345678910Final
Japan (Yoshimura)020010010X4
Sweden (McManus) 🔨100300101X6

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalGold-medal game
1Scotland61Scotland6
2Czech Republic52Czech Republic5
2Czech Republic6
4Sweden5
3Russia5
4Sweden6
Bronze-medal game
4Sweden4
3Russia7

1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, March 9, 19:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
Scotland (Fleming) 🔨03010101006
Czech Republic (Hájková)10002010105

3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, March 9, 19:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Russia (Sidorova) 🔨10102001005
Sweden (McManus)00010110216

Semifinal

Saturday, March 10, 18:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
Czech Republic (Hájková) 🔨01103000016
Sweden (McManus)10030000105

Bronze-medal game

Sunday, March 11, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Sweden (McManus) 🔨001020010X4
Russia (Sidorova)000203101X7

Gold-medal game

Sunday, March 11, 9:00

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Scotland (Fleming) 🔨002001002016
Czech Republic (Hájková)010100100205
2012 World Junior Women's Curling Championship
Scotland Scotland 9th title

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