CHAMPION: Schwaller Wins 2024 World Junior Curling Championships

SKIP
Xenia
Schwaller

Third
Selina
Gafner

Second
Fabienne
Rieder

Lead
Selina
Rychiger

Xenia Schwaller (Zurich, SUI) won 10-3 over Miku Nihira (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the World Junior Curling Championships, held February 17 - 24, 2024 in Lohja, Finland. To advance to the championship game, Schwaller won 5-4 over Myla Plett (Sherwood Park, CAN) in the semifinals of the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland;

Schwaller finished 9-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated Ilknur Urusan (Erzurum, TUR) 11-7, then won 8-2 against Sara Messenzehl (Fuessen, GER) and 10-3 against Korea's Hanbyeol Park. Schwaller won 6-3 against Nihira, then won 8-3 against Torhild Bjoernstad (Oppdal, NOR) and 6-4 against Robyn Munro (Stirling, SCO). Schwaller won 9-2 against Moa Dryburgh (Stockholm, SWE), then won 11-6 against Zhuo Han (HARBIN, CHN) and 8-6 against Plett in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the World Junior Curling Championships Championship title, Schwaller earned 33.750 world rankings points. Schwaller move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 18.75 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 11th overall with 203.875 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Schwaller ranks 11th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 203.875 points earned so far this season.