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]
| 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Erina, Australia |
| Arena | Erina Ice Arena |
| Dates | 2–8 November |
| Men's winner |  South Korea |
| Skip | Kim Chang-min |
| Third | Seong Se-hyeon |
| Second | Oh Eun-Su |
| Lead | Lee Ki-bok |
| Alternate | Kim Min-chan |
| Finalist |  China (Zou Dejia) |
| Women's winner | South Korea |
| Skip | Kim Eun-jung |
| Third | Kim Kyeong-ae |
| Second | Kim Seon-yeong |
| Lead | Kim Yeong-mi |
| Alternate | Kim Min-jung |
| Finalist |  Japan (Satsuki Fujisawa) |
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Men
editTeams
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Fourth: Dean Hewitt |
Skip: Zou Dejia |
Skip: Randolph Shen |
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Skip: Jason Chang |
Skip: Yusuke Morozumi |
Skip: Viktor Kim |
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Skip: Kim Chang-min |
Skip: Sean Becker |
Skip: Nabeel Alyafei |
Round Robin Standings
edit| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams advanced to playoffs | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yusuke Morozumi | 8 | 0 | |
| Hugh Millikin | 7 | 1 | |
| Zou Dejia | 6 | 2 | |
| Kim Chang-min | 5 | 3 | |
| Sean Becker | 4 | 4 | |
| Randie Shen | 3 | 5 | |
| Jason Chang | 1 | 7 | |
| Viktor Kim | 1 | 7 | |
| Nabeel Alyafei | 1 | 7 |
Playoffs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game | ||||
| 1 | 11 | |||
| 2 | 4 | |||
Women
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Skip: Helen Williams |
Skip: Jiang Yilun |
Skip: Ling-Yue Hung |
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Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa |
Skip: Kim Eun-jung |
Skip: Bridget Becker |
Round Robin Standings
edit| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams advanced to playoffs | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Eun-jung | 10 | 0 | |
| Jiang Yilun | 8 | 2 | |
| Satsuki Fujisawa | 6 | 4 | |
| Ling-Yue Hung | 3 | 7 | |
| Bridget Becker | 3 | 7 | |
| 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
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game | ||||
| 2 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 3 | |||
References
edit- ^ "World Curling Federation - World Curling Championships to grow after Annual General Assembly". Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "All Teams Declared for Vancouver Olympic Winter Games". 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Entry List by Country" (PDF). odf2.worldcurling.com. 2 November 2017.
- ^ "2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships".
- ^ "2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships".
- ^ "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.