World Junior Curling Championships 2012

Ten junior women’s and ten junior men’s teams will travel from all around the world to compete in the 2012 event. The competing teams will be determined on their final ranking at the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships and regional qualifications which will take place in January 2012.

The following nations have qualified for this event:

JUNIOR WOMEN
Scotland
Canada
Russia
Sweden
USA
Switzerland
Norway
Czech Republic
Italy
Japan

JUNIOR MEN
Sweden
Switzerland
Norway
Canada
Scotland
USA
Finland
Czech Republic
Italy
China

Junior Women: Scotland, Canada, Russia, Sweden, USA, Switzerland, Norway and the Czech Republic qualified (based on their final ranking at the 2011 World Juniors and no regional challenge for the USA).

Junior Men: Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Canada, Scotland, USA, Finland and the Czech Republic qualified (based on their final ranking at the 2011 World Juniors and no regional challenge for the USA).

An additional junior men's (Italy) and women's team (Italy) qualified out of the European Junior Curling Challenge 2012, in Taarnby, Denmark (3-8 Jan).

Japan (women) and China (men) - the winners of the Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships 2012, in Jeonju, South Korea (28 Jan to 2 Feb) have also qualified.

See last year's event: World Junior Curling Championships 2011