CHAMPION: Kang Wins 2026 World Junior Curling Championships

[[1:18.7500]] CHAMPION: Kang Wins 2026 World Junior Curling Championships

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SKIP
Bobae
Kang

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Third
Yujeong
Shim

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Second
Minseo
Kim

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Lead
Jisoo
Kim

Games:	11
Record:	10W - 1L
PF/G:	11.61
PA/G:	5.17
Hammer Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.61
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

Bobae Kang (Jeonbuk, KOR) won 14-7 over Sweden's Moa Dryburgh in the Final of the World Junior Curling Championships, held February 24 - March 3, 2026 in Taarnby, Denmark. To advance to the championship game, Kang won 6-5 over United States's Allory Johnson in the semifinals

Kang are currently . In their opening game, Kang plays Turkiye's Melissa Comert on Tuesday at 8am and Denmark's Katrine Schmidt at 6:30pm and Denmark's Katrine Schmidt at 6:30pm Turkiye's Melissa Comert on Tuesday at 8am, Denmark's Katrine Schmidt at 6:30pm Canada's Myla Plett on Wednesday at 1pm Germany's Sara Messenzehl on Thursday at 8am and Sweden's Moa Dryburgh at 6pm and Sweden's Moa Dryburgh at 6pm Turkiye's Melissa Comert on Tuesday at 8am, Denmark's Katrine Schmidt at 6:30pm Canada's Myla Plett on Wednesday at 1pm Germany's Sara Messenzehl on Thursday at 8am, Sweden's Moa Dryburgh at 6pm Elodie Jerger (Flims, SUI) on Friday at 1pm China's Zhuoyi Wang on Saturday at 8am and Japan's Yuina Miura at 6pm and Japan's Yuina Miura at 6pm.

For winning the World Junior Curling Championships Championship title, Kang earned 18.750 world rankings points. Kang move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 10.875 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with 193.925 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Kang ranks 14th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 193.925 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	52	25	0	0.675	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	562	511	317	9.09	5.64	3.45	5.09	4.00	1.79	1.41	0.91

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	272	351	71	27	12-0	26-2	70-9	1.29	0.26	0.44	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	290	160	246	24	5-4	10-8	26-51	0.55	0.85	0.62	0.34

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