# 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships

The 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships was held from January 3 to 10 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. The top three men’s and women’s teams at the World Junior B Curling Championships would qualify for the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships.

## Men
### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Qualification Game
| Group A | Skip | W | L |
| Italy | Luca Rizzolli | 5 | 1 |
| Germany | Sixten Totzek | 5 | 1 |
| Spain | Gontzal Garcia | 4 | 2 |
| Finland | Melker Lundberg | 3 | 3 |
| France | Eddy Mercier | 3 | 3 |
| Slovenia | Stefan Sever | 1 | 5 |
| Australia | Mitchell Thomas | 0 | 6 |
| Group B | Skip | W | L |
| Japan | Kei Kamada | 6 | 1 |
| Hungary | Viktor Nagy | 6 | 1 |
| New Zealand | Simon Neilson | 4 | 3 |
| Turkey | Oğuzhan Karakurt | 4 | 3 |
| Netherlands | Olaf Bolkenbaas | 4 | 3 |
| Denmark | Henrik Holtermann | 2 | 5 |
| Poland | Krzysztof Swiatek | 2 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | Joan Akhmad | 0 | 7 |
| Group C | Skip | W | L |
| Russia | Aleksandr Bystrov | 6 | 1 |
| China | Wang Zhiyu | 6 | 1 |
| Slovakia | Jakub Cervenka | 4 | 3 |
| Latvia | Kristaps Vilks | 4 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | Derek Leung | 3 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | Pavel Mareš | 3 | 4 |
| England | Jake Barker | 2 | 5 |
| Austria | Martin Seiwald | 0 | 7 |

### Qualification Game

Tuesday, January 9, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Spain (Garcia) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 7 |
| Slovakia (Cervenka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold-medal game | Gold-medal game | Gold-medal game |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Spain | 7 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Spain | 7 | 8 | Spain | 5 | | | |
| | | | 4 | China | 6 | | | |
| 4 | China | 9 | 4 | China | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Hungary | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hungary | 4 | | | | 4 | China | 5 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Russia | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Russia | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Germany | 5 | 6 | Germany | 4 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Russia | 5 | | | |
| 2 | Russia | 7 | 2 | Russia | 5 | | | |
| 7 | New Zealand | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game |
| 8 | Spain | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 6 |

#### Quarterfinals

Tuesday, January 9, 19:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Kamada) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Spain (Garcia) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| Hungary (Nagy) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Rizzolli) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Germany (Totzek) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Russia (Bystrov) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| New Zealand (Neilson) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |

#### Semifinals

Wednesday, January 10, 9:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Spain (Garcia) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Totzek) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Russia (Bystrov) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |

#### Bronze-medal game

Wednesday, January 10, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Spain (Garcia) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Germany (Totzek) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |

#### Gold-medal game

Wednesday, January 10, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Russia (Bystrov) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |

## Women
### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
* Teams to Qualification Game
| Group A | Skip | W | L |
| Norway | Maia Ramsfjell | 6 | 0 |
| Italy | Stefania Constantini | 5 | 1 |
| Hungary | Linda Joo | 4 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | Kristina Podrabska | 3 | 3 |
| England | Sarah Decoine | 2 | 4 |
| Romania | Iulia Ioana Traila | 1 | 5 |
| Australia | Tahli Gill | 0 | 6 |
| Group B | Skip | W | L |
| Turkey | Dilşat Yıldız | 5 | 1 |
| Latvia | Madara Bremane | 4 | 2 |
| Estonia | Triin Madisson | 3 | 3 |
| Poland | Daria Chmarra | 3 | 3 |
| Finland | Moa Norell | 3 | 3 |
| Slovenia | Nika Cerne | 2 | 4 |
| Spain | Alicia Munte | 1 | 5 |
| Group C | Skip | W | L |
| China | Wang Zixin | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand | Jessica Smith | 5 | 2 |
| Germany | Mia Höhne | 4 | 3 |
| Japan | Yako Matsuzawa | 4 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | Sitora Alliyarova | 2 | 5 |
| Slovakia | Silvia Sykorova | 2 | 5 |
| Austria | Celine Moser | 2 | 5 |
| Denmark | Jasmin Lander | 2 | 5 |

### Qualification Game

Tuesday, January 9, 9:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Höhne) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Estonia (Madisson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 1 |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold-medal game | Gold-medal game | Gold-medal game |
| 1 | China | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Germany | 4 | 1 | China | 4 | | | |
| | | | 5 | New Zealand | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Italy | 4 | 5 | New Zealand | 1 | | | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 7 | | | | | | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 7 | | | | 1 | China | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Turkey | 2 |
| 3 | Norway | 9 | | | | | | | 2 | Turkey | 2 |
| 6 | Latvia | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Latvia | 3 | 3 | Norway | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Turkey | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Turkey | 7 | 2 | Turkey | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Hungary | 5 | | | | | | |
| Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game |
| 5 | New Zealand | 4 |
| 3 | Norway | 5 |

#### Quarterfinals

Tuesday, January 9, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Germany (Höhne) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 |
| New Zealand (Smith) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Latvia (Bremane) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Yıldız) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Hungary (Joo) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |

#### Semifinals

Wednesday, January 10, 9:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 |
| New Zealand (Smith) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey (Yıldız) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

#### Bronze-medal game

Wednesday, January 10, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Smith) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Norway (Ramsfjell) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

#### Gold-medal game

Wednesday, January 10, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Turkey (Yıldız) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |