2011 World Junior Curling Championships
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The 2011 World Junior Curling Championships
were held March 5-13 at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland
. In the men's tournament, Sweden's Oskar Eriksson
won the final 6-5 over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz
, while Scotland's Eve Muirhead
won 10-3 in the final over Canada's Trish Paulsen in the women's tournament.
; Loser relegated to 2012 European Junior Curling Challenge.
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...
were held March 5-13 at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
. In the men's tournament, Sweden's 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....
won the final 6-5 over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz
Peter de Cruz
Peter de Cruz is a Swiss curler.De Cruz skipped the Swiss team at both the 2010 and 2011 World Junior Curling Championships. He won the gold medal in 2010, defeating Scotland, skipped by Ally Fraser. In 2011, he took Switzerland to the finals once again, but this time lost to Sweden in the...
, while Scotland's 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:...
won 10-3 in the final over Canada's Trish Paulsen in the women's tournament.
Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braeden Moskowy Braeden Moskowy Braeden Moskowy is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is the current Canadian junior curling champion.Moskowy has represented Saskatchewan in two Canadian Junior Curling Championships, skipping the province in 2010 and 2011. At the 2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, he lost... |
Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Matt Lang | |
| Huang Jihui | Ba Dexin | Ma Xiuyue | Wang Jinbo | |
| Lukas Klima Lukas Klima Lukáš Klíma is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Karlovy Vary in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
Marek Cernovský | Samuel Mokris | Karel Klima | |
| Mads Nørgaard | Daniel Poulsen | Michael Hørmark | Nikolaj Maegaard | |
| Iiro Sipola | Oskar Ainola | Esko Sinisalo | Toni Ylhäinen | |
| Steffen Mellemseter | Markus Snøve Høiberg | Magnus Nedregotten | Sander Rølvåg | |
| John Penny | Colin Dick | Colin Howden | Billy Morton | |
| Kristian Lindström | 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.... (skip) |
Henrik Leek | Alexander Lindström | |
| Benoît Schwarz | Peter de Cruz Peter de Cruz Peter de Cruz is a Swiss curler.De Cruz skipped the Swiss team at both the 2010 and 2011 World Junior Curling Championships. He won the gold medal in 2010, defeating Scotland, skipped by Ally Fraser. In 2011, he took Switzerland to the finals once again, but this time lost to Sweden in the... (skip) |
Roger Gulka | Valentin Tanner | |
| Aaron Wald | Joshua Bahr | Jared Zezel | John Muller |
Standings
| Country | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 1 | 8 | |
| 1 | 8 |
Draw 1
Saturday, March 5, 9:00Draw 2
Saturday, March 5, 19:00Draw 3
Sunday, March 6, 14:00Draw 4
Monday, March 7, 9:00Draw 5
Monday, March 7, 19:00Draw 6
Tuesday, March 8, 14:00Draw 7
Wednesday, March 9, 9:00Draw 8
Wednesday, March 9, 19:00Draw 9
Thursday, March 10, 12:30Challenge Game
Winner advances to 2012 World Junior Curling Championships2012 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2012 World Junior Curling Championships will be held from March 3–11 at the Z-Hallen in Östersund, Sweden. Östersund has hosted the World Junior Curling Championships previously in 1999 and in 2008....
; Loser relegated to 2012 European Junior Curling Challenge.
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, March 11, 19:003 vs. 4
Friday, March 11, 19:00Semifinal
Saturday, March 12, 18:00Bronze Medal Game
Sunday, March 13, 9:00Final
Sunday, March 13, 9:00Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trish Paulsen | Kari Kennedy | Kari Paulsen | Natalie Yanko | |
| Anna Kubeskova | Tereza Pliskova | Paula Proksikova | Eliska Jalovcova | |
| Anna Li | Clémence Gainet | Salomé Bourny | Emma Ferrari | |
| Sayaka Yoshimura | Rina Ida | Risa Ujihara | Mao Ishigaki | |
| Kristine Davanger | Pia Trulsen | Nora Hilding | Julie Kjær Molnar | |
| Anna Sidorova Anna Sidorova Anna Vladimirovna Sidorova is a curler from Russia.She was named late to the Russian Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Originally Olga Jarkova was named to the team; however, Jarkova was taken out at the last minute and Sidorova was added to the team... |
Olga Zyblikova | Ekaterina Antonova | Galina Arsenkina | |
| 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:... |
Anna Sloan Anna Sloan Anna Sloan is a Scottish curler.Sloan plays third for Eve Muirhead's junior rink, but at the same time skips her own ladies rink. At the 2011 Scottish championship, Sloan defeated Muirhead's separate ladies rink on route to the national championship, defeating Hannah Fleming in the final... |
Vicki Adams | Rhiann Macleod | |
| Jonna McManus | Sara McManus | Anna Huhta | Sofia Mabergs | |
| Manuela Siegrist | Briar Hürlimann | Claudia Hug | Janine Wyss | |
| Rebecca Hamilton | Tara Peterson | Karlie Koenig | Sophie Brorson |
Standings
| Country | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 1 | 8 |