2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships

2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Host cityErina, Australia
ArenaErina Ice Arena
Dates2–8 November
Men's winner South Korea
SkipKim Chang-min
ThirdSeong Se-hyeon
SecondOh Eun-Su
LeadLee Ki-bok
AlternateKim Min-chan
Finalist China (Zou Dejia)
Women's winner South Korea
SkipKim Eun-jung
ThirdKim Kyeong-ae
SecondKim Seon-yeong
LeadKim Yeong-mi
AlternateKim Min-jung
Finalist Japan (Satsuki Fujisawa)
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The 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships was held 2–8 November in Erina, New South Wales, Australia. The top three teams from the men's and women's tournaments qualified for the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship and 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship respectively. This was the first Pacific-Asia Championship where the top three teams qualified for the World Championships. Previously, only the top two teams qualified.[1]

Men

Teams

[2]

 Australia  China  Chinese Taipei

Fourth: Dean Hewitt
Third: Ian Palangio
Second: Christopher Ordog
Skip: Hugh Millikin
Alternate: Jay Merchant

Skip: Zou Dejia
Third: Zou Qiang
Second: Xu Jingtao
Lead: Shao Zhilin
Alternate: Ma Yanlong

Skip: Randolph Shen
Third: Nicolas Hsu
Second: Brendon Liu
Lead: Ting-Li Lin
Alternate:

 Hong Kong  Japan  Kazakhstan

Skip: Jason Chang
Third: Derek Leung
Second: Teddie Leung
Lead: Martin Yan
Alternate: John Li

Skip: Yusuke Morozumi
Third: Tetsuro Shimizu
Second: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Lead: Kosuke Morozumi
Alternate: Kohsuke Hirata

Skip: Viktor Kim
Third: Abylaikhan Zhuzbay
Second: Joan Akhmad
Lead: Dinislam Aimishev
Alternate:

 South Korea[3]  New Zealand[4]  Qatar

Skip: Kim Chang-min
Third: Seong Se-hyeon
Second: Oh Eun-Su
Lead: Lee Ki-bok
Alternate: Kim Min-chan

Skip: Sean Becker
Third: Warren Dobson
Second: Brett Sargon
Lead: Anton Hood
Alternate: Hamish Walker

Skip: Nabeel Alyafei
Third: Ahmed Al-Fahad
Second: Abdulrahman Alyafei
Lead: Ali Salem
Alternate:

Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams advanced to playoffs
Country Skip W L
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi 8 0
 Australia Hugh Millikin 7 1
 China Zou Dejia 6 2
 South Korea Kim Chang-min 5 3
 New Zealand Sean Becker 4 4
 Chinese Taipei Randie Shen 3 5
 Hong Kong Jason Chang 1 7
 Kazakhstan Viktor Kim 1 7
 Qatar Nabeel Alyafei 1 7

Playoffs

Semi-finals Final
      
1  Japan 7
4  South Korea 8
4  South Korea 9
3  China 8
2  Australia 6
3  China 7
Bronze Medal Game
   
1  Japan 11
2  Australia 4

Women

Teams

 Australia  China  Hong Kong

Skip: Helen Williams
Third: Kim Forge
Second: Ashleigh Street
Lead: Michelle Fredericks Armstrong
Alternate: Anne Powell

Skip: Jiang Yilun
Third: Jiang Xindi
Second: Yao Mingyue
Lead: Yan Hui
Alternate: Xu Meng

Skip: Ling-Yue Hung
Third: Julie Morrison
Second: Ada Shang
Lead: Ashura Wong
Alternate: Grace Bugg

 Japan  South Korea  New Zealand[5]

Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa
Third: Chinami Yoshida
Second: Mari Motohashi
Lead: Yurika Yoshida
Alternate: Yumi Suzuki

Skip: Kim Eun-jung
Third: Kim Kyeong-ae
Second: Kim Seon-yeong
Lead: Kim Yeong-mi
Alternate: Kim Min-jung

Skip: Bridget Becker
Third: Jessica Smith
Second: Thivya Jeyaranjan
Lead: Holly Thompson
Alternate: Emma Sutherland

Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams advanced to playoffs
Country Skip W L
 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 10 0
 China Jiang Yilun 8 2
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 6 4
 Hong Kong* Ling-Yue Hung 3 7
 New Zealand* Bridget Becker 3 7
 Australia Helen Williams 0 10

* Both teams had beaten each other in the round robin, so Hong Kong advanced to the playoffs after a draw shot challenge.[6]

Playoffs

Semi-finals Final
      
1  South Korea 14
4  Hong Kong 2
1  South Korea 11
3  Japan 6
2  China 5
3  Japan 6
Bronze Medal Game
   
2  China 8
4  Hong Kong 3

References

  1. ^ "World Curling Federation - World Curling Championships to grow after Annual General Assembly". Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "All Teams Declared for Vancouver Olympic Winter Games". 8 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Entry List by Country" (PDF). odf2.worldcurling.com. 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships".
  5. ^ "2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships".
  6. ^ "Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2017 - Hong Kong reach Pacific-Asia semi-finals for the very first time". Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.