Li5-4 at 2025 World Junior Curling Championships

Beijing, China

SKIP
Ziru
Li

Third
Dingning
Tian

Second
Ya
Gao

Lead
Jiayi
Wang

Games:	9
Record:	5W - 4L
PF/G:	7.62
PA/G:	8.10
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.28

Ziru Li (Beijing, CHN) finished 5-4 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Li lost 12-8 to Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN), droppimg another game, 9-4 to Bobae Kang (Jeonbuk, KOR) where Li responded with a 10-8 win over Sara Messenzehl (Fuessen, GER). Li won 9-8 against Rebecca Mariani (Trentino, ITA), then won 8-5 against Evelina Barone (Riga, LAT). Li went on to lose 8-2 against Allyson MacNutt (Halifax, CAN). Li lost 8-5 to Torhild Bjoernstad (Oppdal, NOR) where Li responded with a 8-7 win over Moa Dryburgh (Sundbyberg , SWE). Li won 10-3 against Ariane Oberson (Bern, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.

Li earned 3.750 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 38 of the event schedule, Li did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Li ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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