The USBF Board has now approved the 5 teams that qualified for the 2014 World Junior Championships, as well as the players whe were added to the four 4-person teams and the NPCs for the teams. The teams & their NPCs are:

Under 26 Division  (Patiño Cup) - USA1

The U26 USA1 team played in the Junior USBC 6-handed so did not need to add players. Their NPC will be Michael Rosenberg

U26 USA1 KaplanAdam Kaplan, Zach Brescoll, Adam Grossack, Zach Grossack, Owen Lien, Marius Agica, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

Michael Rosenberg smilingMichael Rosenberg, NPC, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

Under 26 Division  (Patiño Cup) - USA2

The USA2 team played 4-handed in the Junior USBC. They have added Greg Herman & Alex Hudson & their NPC will be Curtis Cheek

U26 USA2 WangWilliam Zhu, Edmund Wu, Erli Zhou, Jimmy Wang, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

Greg-HermanGreg Herman, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography Alex-HudsonAlex Hudson, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

Curtis-CheekCurtis Cheek, NPC

Under 21 Division  (Damiani Cup) - USA1

USA1 in the U-21 Division has added Nolan Chang and Cole Spencer. Their NPC will be Barry Goren.

U21 USA1 KriegelKevin Rosenberg, Oren Kriegel, Ben Kristensen, Chris Huber, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

Nolan-ChangNolan Chnag, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography Cole-SpencerCole Spencer, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

barry-gorenBarry Goren, NPC, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

Under 21 Division  (Damiani Cup) - USA2

USA2 in the U-21 Division has added Hakan Berk and David Soukup. Their NPC will be Tom Carmichael.  

U21 USA2 DhirArjun Dhir, Christian Jolly, Allison Hunt, Burke Snowden, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

 Hakan-BerkHakan Berk, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography  David-SoukupDavid Soukup, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

Carmichael3Tom Carmichael, photo by Peg Kaplan

Rona Division (Women Under 26)

The Rona Cup team has added Asya Ladyzhensky and Anam Tebha. Their NPC will be Karen McCallum
Rona-young-women-ThapaJulie Arbit, Isha Thapa, Becca Wernis, Marianna Linz, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

Asya-LadyzhenskiAsya Ladyzhenski, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography Anam-TebhaAnam Tebha, photo by Chris Hamilton Photography

McCallumKaren McCallum, NPC

Team Coordinator

Phyllis-CheekPhyllis Cheek Phyllis Cheek will serve as team coordinator for all 5 teams, making sure that travel problems get solved and that the players file all necessary documents with WBF and get to Turkey ready to play their best.