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 men's tournament has occurred since 1975, the women's since 1988. Since curling became an Olympic sport in 1998, the Men's and Women's 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.

thumb|World Junior Championship banners awarded to [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris and his two teams from 1998 and 1999.]]

The event had its origins with the Ontario Junior Masters Curling Championship, which began in 1968 and, at first, mostly consisted of teams in the Greater Toronto Area. Eventually the event was renamed to the International Junior Masters Bonspiel and began attracting teams from other countries. In 1973, the tournament was sponsored by Uniroyal, and was renamed the Uniroyal International Junior Curling Championship. It became the World Junior Curling Championship in 1974, before being officially sanctioned in 1975. The tournament was held every year at the East York Curling Club before being sanctioned. Uniroyal remained the event's sponsor until 1990.

Following the success of mixed doubles at the World Championships, Olympic Winter Games, as well as the Youth Olympic Games, World Curling would announce an expansion of the World Junior Championships in 2025 to include mixed doubles, which would be held later in the year than the men's and women's junior championships.

Qualification/Format

Men's and Women's

Initially, teams would qualify through final rankings at the previous year's championships. If teams did not automatically qualify, they would compete 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.

Starting in 2016, teams who did not qualify through final rankings at the previous year's championships would compete at 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.

From 2027 onward, the World Junior Curling Championships was revamped by World Curling and underwent significant changes. The event expanded to 16 teams per gender, in which two pools of eight teams would compete in a round-robin format, with the top three teams from each pool advancing to the play-offs, while the bottom three teams overall are relegated to the World Junior-B Curling Championships. Additionally, games were shortened from ten ends to eight ends.

Mixed doubles

The mixed doubles world junior championship continues to be an open-entry championship, open to any member association. (Unofficial)

|East York, Canada

| Barry Timbers

|–

| Herb Kuroda John Chapman

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| 1969 (Unofficial)

|East York, Canada

| John Francis

|–

| Doug Jamieson Dave Robson

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| 1970 (Unofficial)

|East York, Canada

| Hugh McCarrel

|–

| John Francis

| George Carr

| Barry Timbers

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| 1971 (Unofficial)

|East York, Canada

| Mark McDonald

|–

| Randy Cook Steve Thomas

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| 1972 (Unofficial)

|East York, Canada

| Fredrik Lundberg

|–

| Mark McDonald Neil Gallagher

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|1973 (Unofficial)

|East York, Canada

| Goran Roxin

| –

| Mark McDonald

| Clayton Rasmussen Bernhard Attinger Kristian Sorum

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| 1974 (Unofficial)

|East York, Canada

| Bernhard Attinger

|7–6

| Robb King

| Anders Thidholm

| -

| Gary Kleffman

|Thunder Bay, Canada

| John Morris

|5–3

| Gary MacKay

| Ralph Stöckli

|6–4

| Sebastian Stock

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| 1999

|Östersund, Sweden

| John Morris

|6–2

| Christian Haller

| Andy Roza

|7–5

| Patric Håkansson

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|2000

|Geising, Germany

| Brad Kuhn

|8–4

| Patrick Vuille

| Christian Baumann

|9–3

| Kasper Wiksten

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|2001

|Ogden, United States

| Brad Gushue

|7–6

| Casper Bossen

| Andy Roza

|7–5

| David Edwards

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|2002

|Kelowna, Canada

| David Hamblin

|3–2

| Eric Carlsén

| Kenny Edwards

|10–3

| Andreas Hingher

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|2003

|Flims, Switzerland

|30px Canada Steve Laycock

|5–4

| Eric Carlsén

| Jan Hauser

|7–4

| Thomas Løvold

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|2004

|Trois-Rivières, Canada

| Niklas Edin

|5–4

| Stefan Rindlisbacher

| Scott Hamilton

|11–5

| Kim Soo-hyuk

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|2005

|Pinerolo, Italy

| Kyle George

|6–5

| Nils Carlsén

| Logan Gray

|8–5

| Kristopher Perkovich

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|2006

|Jeonju, South Korea

| Charley Thomas

|7–3

| Nils Carlsén

| Logan Gray

|12–4

| Wang Binjiang

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|2007

|Eveleth, United States

| Charley Thomas

|8–3

| Niklas Edin

| Christian von Gunten

|7–6

| Rasmus Stjerne

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|2008

|Östersund, Sweden

| Chris Plys

|7–5

| Oskar Eriksson

| William Dion

|5–3

| Kristian Rolvsfjord

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|2009

|Vancouver, Canada

| Rasmus Stjerne

|9–6

| Brett Gallant

| Chris Plys

|9–4

| Oskar Eriksson

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|2010

|Flims, Switzerland

| Peter de Cruz

|7–6

|| Ally Fraser

| Jake Walker

|7–1

|30px China Ji Yansong

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| 2011

| Perth, Scotland

| Kyle Smith

|6–2

| Evgeny Arkhipov

| Matt Dunstone

|6–4

| Patric Mabergs

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| 2014

| Flims, Switzerland

| Yannick Schwaller

|6–5

| Kyle Smith

| Eirik Mjøen

|7–5

| Braden Calvert

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| 2015

| Tallinn, Estonia

| Braden Calvert

|6–3

| Yannick Schwaller

| Bruce Mouat

|8–3

| Fredrik Nyman

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| 2016

| Copenhagen, Denmark

| Bruce Mouat

|6–3

| Korey Dropkin

| Matt Dunstone

|8–4

| Yannick Schwaller

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| 2017

| Gangneung, South Korea

| Lee Ki-jeong

|5–4

| Andrew Stopera

| Magnus Ramsfjell

|10–3

| Cameron Bryce

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| 2018

| Aberdeen, Scotland

| Tyler Tardi

| 6–5

| Ross Whyte

| Jan Hess

|7–4

| Andrew Stopera

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| 2019

| Liverpool, Canada

| Tyler Tardi

| 9–4

| Marco Hösli

| Ross Whyte

|8–5

| Magnus Ramsfjell

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| 2020

| Krasnoyarsk, Russia

| Jacques Gauthier

|7–2

| Marco Hösli

| James Craik

|6–5

| Sixten Totzek

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| 2021

| Beijing, China

| colspan="3"| Cancelled

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| 2022

| Jönköping, Sweden

| James Craik

|7–1

| Benny Kapp

| Owen Purcell

|13–4

| Grunde Buraas

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| 2023

| Füssen, Germany

| Fei Xueqing

|8–7

| Benny Kapp

| Orrin Carson

|11–4

| Lukas Høstmælingen

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| 2024

| Lohja, Finland

| Lukas Høstmælingen

|7–6

| Stefano Gilli

| Jacob Schmidt

|10–9

| Wesley Wendling

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| 2025

| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

| Stefano Spiller

|9–5

| Lukas Høstmælingen

| Orrin Carson

|7–2

| Kim Dae-hyun

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| 2026

| Tårnby, Denmark

| Caden Hebert

|8–6

| Stefano Spiller

| Orrin Carson

|9–8

| Calan MacIsaac

Women's

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!colspan=3|Third Place Match

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|1988

|Chamonix, France

| Julie Sutton

|6–4

| Marianne Amstutz

| Lene Bidstrup

|5–2

| Carolyn Hutchison

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|1989

|Markham, Canada

| LaDawn Funk

|10–3

| Trine Helgebostad

| Carolyn Hutchison

|5–4

| Cathrine Norberg

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|1990

|Portage la Prairie, Canada

| Kirsty Addison

|5–3

| Cathrine Norberg

| Cathy Overton

|8–1

| Helga Oswald

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|1991

|Glasgow, Scotland

| Eva Eriksson

|5–4

| Nicole Strausak

| Atina Ford Gillian Barr

| –

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|1992

|Oberstdorf, Germany

| Gillian Barr

|10–2

| Erika Brown

| Eva Eriksson Helga Oswald

| –

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|1993

|Grindelwald, Switzerland

| Kirsty Hay

|9–5

| Amber Holland

| Dorthe Holm Erika Brown

| –

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|1994

|Sofia, Bulgaria

| Kim Gellard

|9–7

| Erika Brown

| Angelina Jensen Margaretha Lindahl

| –

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|1995

|Perth, Scotland

| Kelly Mackenzie

|6–5

| Margaretha Lindahl

| Nadia Heuer

|8–3

| Julia Ewart

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|1996

|Red Deer, Canada

| Heather Godberson

|7–6

| Julia Ewart

| Margaretha Lindahl

|11–5

| Nadja Heuer

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|1997

|Karuizawa, Japan

| Julia Ewart

|11–3

| Margaretha Sigfridsson

| Meredith Doyle

|5–2

| Risa O'Connell

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|1998

|Thunder Bay, Canada

| Melissa McClure

|11–3

| Akiko Katoh

| Matilda Mattsson

|6–5

| Julia Ewart

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|1999

|Östersund, Sweden

| Silvana Tirinzoni

|8–3

| Akiko Katoh

| Marie-France Larouche

|10–3

| Matilda Mattsson

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|2000

|Geising, Germany

| Matilda Mattsson

|6–5

| Stefanie Miller

| Laura Delaney

|8–5

| Carmen Schäfer

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|2001

|Ogden, United States

| Suzanne Gaudet

|6–4

| Matilda Mattsson

| Carmen Schäfer

|5–4

| Moe Meguro

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|2002

|Kelowna, Canada

| Cassandra Johnson

|7–6

| Matilda Mattsson

| Suzanne Gaudet

|9–8

| Diana Gaspari

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|2003

|Flims, Switzerland

| Marliese Miller

|5–4

| Cassandra Johnson

| Diana Gaspari

|7–4

| Stina Viktorsson

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|2004

|Trois-Rivières, Canada

| Linn Githmark

|9–6

| Jill Mouzar

| Stina Viktorsson

|7–6

| Aileen Sormunen

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|2005

|Pinerolo, Italy

| Tania Grivel

|10–2

| Stina Viktorsson

| Andrea Kelly

|6–4

| Madeleine Dupont

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|2006

|Jeonju, South Korea

| Ludmila Privivkova

|5–4

| Mandy Selzer

| Lene Nielsen

|8–4

| Michèle Jäggi

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|2007

|Eveleth, United States

| Sarah Reid

|7–6

| Stacie Devereaux

| Madeleine Dupont

|8–6

| Aileen Sormunen

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|2008

|Östersund, Sweden

| Eve Muirhead

|12–3

| Cecilia Östlund

| Kaitlyn Lawes

|9–8

| Ludmila Privivkova

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|2009

|Vancouver, Canada

| Eve Muirhead

|8–6

| Kaitlyn Lawes

| Martina Baumann

|5–4

| Margarita Fomina

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|2010

|Flims, Switzerland

| Anna Hasselborg

|8–3

| Rachel Homan

| Alexandra Carlson

|9–7

| Manuela Siegrist

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| 2011

| Perth, Scotland

| Eve Muirhead

|10–3

| Trish Paulsen

| Anna Sidorova

|9–3

| Jonna McManus

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| 2012

| Östersund, Sweden

| Hannah Fleming

|6–5

| Zuzana Hájková

| Anna Sidorova

|7–4

| Sara McManus

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| 2013

| Sochi, Russia