[EAGAN, MN, December 13, 2023]  — The 2023 Men’s World Junior-B Curling Championship is set to begin on December 14th at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. Team Wendling traveled to Finland earlier this week to represent the United States. The team is skipped by Wes Wendling, with Kevin Tuma at third (vice-skip), Jackson Bestland second, Jackson Armstrong as lead, and Caden Hebert as the alternate. 

The men will play a six-game round robin schedule in Group C with Brazil, Denmark, England, Hong Kong, Latvia, and New Zealand. After pool play concludes, eight of the 22 teams will earn playoff berths based off of their ranking in each pool and draw shot challenge result. The top four teams from the event will be promoted to the Men’s Junior World Championship, which will also take place at the Kisakallio Sports Institute from February 17th to the 24th.  

This will be Team Wendling’s first appearance at a world event. “I’m so excited to play in my first world event and finally represent the USA! It’s a dream come true,” said Wes. Kevin Tuma, the team’s vice-skip competed at the Men’s World Junior Curling Championship last year as part of Team Sampson.  

Live scores can be found at worldcurling.org throughout the event. Times below are listed in CST. 

Dec. 14th at 12am United States vs. Hong Kong  

Dec. 14th at 8pm United States vs. England 

Dec. 15th at 1am United States vs. New Zealand 

Dec. 15th at 11am United States vs. Latvia 

Dec. 16th at 12pm United States vs. Brazil 

Dec. 17th at 6am United States vs. Denmark 

Dec. 18th at 2am Quarterfinals 

Dec. 18th at 9am Semifinals 

Dec. 19th at 1am 

About USA Curling

Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, USA Curling is the National Governing body for the Olympic sport of curling and the Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling in the United States. The mission of USA Curling is to grow, strengthen, and advocate for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of curling in the United States by prioritizing accessibility and programmatic development from grassroots to podium. USA Curling is sponsored by Columbia Sportswear, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Training HAUS, Toyota, ISS (Ice, Sports & Solar), Rock Solid Productions, IHG, and Laurie Artiss. USA Curling is a proud member of the World Curling Federation and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. To learn more, visit usacurling.org.