Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) won
6-5 over
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in the Final of the World Junior Championships, held February 26 - March 5, 2014 in Flims, Switzerland.
Schwaller finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated
Jake Vukich (Seattle, USA) 6-2, then went on to lose
8-4 against
Eirik Mjoen (Oslo, NOR). Schwaller responded with a
8-6 win over
Smith. Schwaller won
8-7 against
Sergei Glukhov (Moscow, RUS). Schwaller went on to lose
8-6 against
Amos Mosaner (Trento, ITA). Schwaller responded with a
7-4 win over
Zhilin Shao (Harbin, CHN). Schwaller went on to lose
7-2 against
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, CAN). Schwaller responded with a
7-2 win over
Sebastian Wunderer (Kitzbuehel, AUT). Schwaller won
11-6 against
Fredrik Nyman (Harnosand, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the World Junior Championships Championship title, Schwaller earned
8.000 world rankings points, moving up 443 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 145th place overall with
8.000 total points. Schwaller ranks 105th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
8.000 points earned so far this season.
