Desmond Young (born March 6, 2000, in Frederiction,

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) is a

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curler from

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. He is currently the

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of the

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men's curling team in university curling and on the

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. Young will represent Canada at the 2021 World Junior Curling Championships in

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Curling career

Young made his Canadian national championship debut at the 2019 New Holland Canadian Juniors after defeating Evan Van Amsterdam 8–7 in the Alberta junior provincial final. At the Canadian Juniors, Young led his rink of Dustin Mikush, Jacob Libbus, and Gabriel Dyck to a 3–3 record in pool play before defeating Ontario's Samuel Steep in a tiebreaker. Young finished championship pool play with a record of 5-5, finishing 5th. The following year Young joined the University of Alberta Golden Bears curling team. Skipped by

Ryan Jacques Ryan Jacques (born June 19, 2000) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently the skip of the Alberta Golden Bears men's curling team in university curling and on the World Curling Tour. Jacques was slated to represent Canada a ...

, alongside teammates Andrew Gittis and Dyck, Young went undefeated at the 2020 Alberta junior championships, defeating former teammate Libbus 6–5 in the final. At the 2020 New Holland Canadian Juniors, the Alberta rink skipped by Jacques finished with a 6–4 record, narrowly missing the playoffs in 4th. As a result of his 4th-place finish at the 2020 New Holland Canadian Juniors, Young, alongside teammates Jacques and Dyck, as well as Ryan McNeill Lamswood and

Joel Krats Joel Krats (born January 7, 2002) is a Canadian curler originally from Newfoundland and Labrador. He currently plays third for the James Grattan rink in the World Curling Tour. Career In 2018, Joel Krats competed at the national-eligible age ...

from Newfoundland, has been selected to Team Canada at the 2021 World Junior Curling Championships in

. Young has played on the World Curling Tour since 2018. He lost the final of the 2018

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to Thomas Usselman and lost the final of the 2019 Avonair Cash Spiel to Jeremy Harty.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Desmond Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Edmonton 2000 births Alberta Golden Bears players