Evgeniy Arkhipov (Moscow, RUS) lost 6-2 to Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in the Final of the World Junior Curling Championships, held February 28 - March 10, 2013 in Sochi, Russia.
 
Arkhipov finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Arkhipov lost 6-3 to Amos Mosaner (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, CAN) where Arkhipov responded with a 9-4 win over Dongxu Jiang (Harbin, CHN). Arkhipov won 5-3 against Gustav Eskilsson (Malung, SWE), then won 9-3 against Korey Dropkin (Wayland, USA) and 5-4 against Smith. Arkhipov won 6-4 against Andre Neuenschwander (Zurich, SUI), then won 10-3 against Marek Cernovsky (Praha, CZE) and 8-3 against Eirik Mjoen (Oslo, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 30 of the event schedule, Arkhipov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Arkhipov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.