Wesley Wendling (Wausau, USA) lost
7-4 to
Johnson Tao (Edmonton, CAN) in the Final of the World Junior-B Curling Championships, held December 14 - 19, 2023 in Lohja, Finland. To advance to the championship game, Wendling won
7-2 over
Jacob Schmidt (Hvidovre, DEN) in the semifinals of the 2024 World Junior-B Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland; and won
7-2 over
Lorinc Tatar (Budapest, HUN) in the quarterfinals.
Wendling finished 5-1 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wendling defeated
Ching Nam Cheng (Hong Kong, HKG) 8-6, then won
10-4 against
Benjamin Holcombe (Kent, ENG). Wendling went on to lose
9-7 against
William Becker (Naseby, NZL). Wendling responded with a
8-5 win over
Roberts Buncis (Riga, LAT). Wendling won
10-5 against
Vitor De Melo (Sao Paulo, BRA), then won
6-3 against
Schmidt in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Junior-B Curling Championships, Wendling take home
5.500 world rankings points, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 109th place overall with
27.162 total points. Wendling ranks 94th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
21.500 points earned so far this season.
