Italy's Stefano Gilli lost
7-6 to
Lukas Hostmaelingen (Oslo, NOR) in the Final of the World Junior Curling Championships, held February 17 - 24, 2024 in Lohja, Finland. To advance to the championship game, Italy's Stefano Gilli won
7-5 over
Jacob Schmidt (Hvidovre, DEN) in the semifinals
Italy's Stefano Gilli finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Italy's Stefano Gilli defeated
Wesley Wendling (Wausau, USA) 10-6, then won
10-6 against
Orrin Carson (Stirling, SCO). Italy's Stefano Gilli went on to lose
5-4 against
Hostmaelingen. Italy's Stefano Gilli responded with a
8-3 win over
Sam Flanagan (Naseby, NZL). Italy's Stefano Gilli won
8-3 against
Johnson Tao (Edmonton, CAN), then won
8-7 against
Schmidt. Italy's Stefano Gilli went on to lose
9-2 against
Benny Kapp (Fuessen, GER). Italy's Stefano Gilli responded with a
6-5 win over
Manuel Jermann (Arlesheim, SUI). Italy's Stefano Gilli won
9-1 against
Liqiunan Tao (Beijing, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Junior Curling Championships, Italy's Stefano Gilli take home
16.500 world rankings points. For week 31 of the event schedule, Italy's Stefano Gilli did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Italy's Stefano Gilli ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
