Yves Wagenseil (Bern, SUI) lost
7-2 to
Jacques Gauthier (Winnipeg, CAN) in the Final of the World Junior Mens Championship, held February 15 - 22, 2020 in Krasnayorsk, Russia. To advance to the championship game, Wagenseil won
9-6 over
James Craik (Aberdeen, SCO) in the semifinals
Wagenseil finished 5-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wagenseil lost
7-3 to
Daniel Magnusson (Karlstad, SWE), then responded with a
8-3 win over
Giacomo Colli (Trentino, ITA). Wagenseil went on to lose
7-5 against
Gauthier. Wagenseil lost
7-4 to
Matthew Neilson (Naseby, NZL) where Wagenseil responded with a
10-9 win over
Andrey Dudov (Moscow, RCF). Wagenseil won
7-4 against
Luc Violette (Lake Stevens, USA). Wagenseil went on to lose
7-2 against
Craik. Wagenseil responded with a
6-3 win over
Eirik Oey (Oslo, NOR). Wagenseil won
9-4 against
Sixten Totzek (Hamburg, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Junior Mens Championship, Wagenseil take home
19.359 world rankings points. For week 31 of the event schedule, Wagenseil did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Wagenseil ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
