2008 World Junior Curling Championships
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The 2008 World Junior Curling Championships
was held from 1 March 2008 to 9 March 2008 in Östersund
, Sweden
.
, 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.
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
was held from 1 March 2008 to 9 March 2008 in Östersund
Östersund
Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Teams
Teams qualify either on last years performance or on a regional qualifier.| Men's Teams | Women's Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Oskar Eriksson Oskar Eriksson Oskar Eriksson is a Swedish curler.At the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships, Eriksson skipped Team Sweden to a silver medal, losing to the United States in the final, skipped by Chris Plys.... , Henric Jonsson, Marcus Franzén, Nils Karlsson) |
(Cecilia Östlund Cecilia Östlund Cecilia "Cissi" Östlund is a Swedish curler. She was skip for the Swedish team at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, winning a silver medal... , Sara Carlsson Sara Carlsson Sara Carlsson is a Swedish curler. She was third for the Swedish team at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, winning a silver medal. She is third for the Swedish team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-External links:... , Anna Domeij Anna Domeij Anna Domeij is a Swedish curler. She was second for the Swedish team at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, winning a silver medal. She is second for the Swedish team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... , Liselotta Lennartsson Liselotta Lennartsson Liselotte "Lotta" Lennartsson is a Swedish curler. She was lead for the Swedish team at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, winning a silver medal. She is lead for the Swedish team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... ) |
| 2 | (William Dion, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Erik Lachance, Miguel Bernard) | (Kaitlyn Lawes Kaitlyn Lawes Kaitlyn Lawes is a Canadian curler born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a two-time Canadian junior champion... , Jenna Loder, Liz Peters, Sarah Wazney) |
| 3 | (Manuel Ruch, Claudio Pätz, Daniel Graf, Joel Greiner) | (Eve Muirhead Eve Muirhead Eve Muirhead is a Scottish curler. Muirhead is a four-time world junior champion, having won in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. She curls out of the Curling Club in Dunkeld, a small town just north of Perth.-World Junior Curling Championships:... , Kerry Barr, Vicki Adams, Sarah MacIntyre) |
| 4 | (Rasmus Stjerne Hansen, Mikkel Munch Krause, Oliver Dupont, Troels Harry) | (Madeleine Dupont Madeleine Dupont Madeleine Dupont is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004... , Jeanne Ellegaard Jeanne Ellegaard Jeanne Ellegaard is a Danish curler. She plays second for Lene Nielsen.Ellegaard was a member of the Danish team that won a silver medal at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival. She played second for Denise Dupont.... , Mona Sylvest Nielsen, Lisa Sylvest Nielsen) |
| 5 | (Glen Muirhead, Scott MacLeod, Scott Andrews Scott Andrews (curler) Scott Andrews is a Scottish curler. He currently plays second for Tom Brewster.Andrews had a fairly successful junior career. At the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships, playing second for Glen Muirhead, Scotland finished in 9th place, forcing the team to play in a challenege event to qualify... , Gordon McDougall) |
(Michèle Jäggi, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwagli, Isabel Kurt) |
| 6 | (Kristian Rolvsfjord, Steffen Walstad, Steffen R. Mellemseter, Markus Snöve Höiberg) | (Anneline Skårsmoen, Kjersti Husby, Rita Nerlien, Hanne Munkvold) |
| 7 | (Daniel Neuner, Florian Zahler, Johannes Glaser, Dominik Greindl) | (Ludmila Privivkova Ludmila Privivkova Liudmila Andreyevna Privivkova is a curler from Russia.... , Margarita Fomina Margarita Fomina Margarita Mikhailovna Fomina is a curler from Russia.She was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team that won the 2006 European Curling Championships.... , Daria Kozlova, Ekaterina Galkina Ekaterina Galkina Ekaterina Vladimirovna Galkina is a curler from Russia.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team... ) |
| 8 | (Krystof Chaloupek, Michal Vojtus, Martin Hejhal, David Jirounek) | (Frederike Templin, Pia-Lisa Schöll, Ann Kathrin Bastian, Simone Ackermann) |
| 9 | (Zang Jialiang Zang Jialiang Zang Jialiang is an internationally elite curler who trains out of Harbin, China.He made his world championship debut at the 2008 Grand Forks World Championships. Team China achieved their best result to date. In the round robin portion they achieved upset wins over Team Canada and Team Norway... , Wang Zi, Yang Tuo, Chen Luan) |
(Satsuki Fujisawa, Shiori Fujisawa, Yui Okabe, Madoka Shinoo) |
| 10 | (Chris Plys Chris Plys Christopher Plys is an American curler. Plys, who started to curl in 1998, used to curl with Aanders Brorson, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton. He has been in six State Curling Championships, taking first in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009... , Aanders Brorson Aanders Brorson Aanders Brorson , is an American curler. Brorson currently play lead for the Tyler George rink out of the Duluth Curling Club. Brorson was a member of the U.S. Junior national team consisting of Chris Plys, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton that won a world championship in 2008... , Matthew Perushek, Matthew Hamilton) |
(Nina Spatola Nina Spatola Nina Spatola is a curler from McFarland, Wisconsin, USA.Nina Spatola began curling in 1998 and six years later made her first United States Junior National Championships. She would compete in five more Junior Nationals winning the title in 2006 and 2008. As a member of the Junior Championship team... , Rebecca Hamilton, Anna Plys, Jenna Haag) |
Men's
| Country | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 1 | 8 |
- Tie breaker: 9-6
Playoffs
Women's
| Country | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 7 |
- Tie-breaker: 10-7
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) | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Rank(MB) | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 4 |
Pacific Junior Curling Championships
Played between 16-20 Jan-2008 in JeonjuJeonju
Jeonju is a city in South Korea, and the capital of Jeollabuk-do, or North Jeolla Province. It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.- History :...
, 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) | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 |
External links
See also
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