2008 Pacific Curling Championships

The 2008 Pacific Curling Championships took place in Naseby, New Zealand from 2–9 November 2008. The top two finishers of the men's event competed in the 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, while women's winner China and host country South Korea competed in the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship, with China winning its first world title.

2008 Pacific Curling Championships
Host cityNaseby, New Zealand
ArenaNaseby Indoor Curling Rink
Dates2–9 November
Men's winner China
SkipWang Fengchun
ThirdLiu Rui
SecondXu Xiaoming
LeadZang Jialiang
AlternateChen Lu'an
Finalist Japan (Yusuke Morozumi)
Women's winner China
SkipWang Bingyu
ThirdLiu Yin
SecondYue Qingshuang
LeadZhou Yan
AlternateLiu Jinli
Finalist South Korea (Kim Mi-yeon)
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Men

Teams

 Australia  China  Chinese Taipei
Fourth: Ian Palangio

Skip: Hugh Millikin
Second: Sean Hall
Lead: Stephen Johns
Alternate: Stephen Hewitt

Skip: Wang Fengchun

Third: Liu Rui
Second: Xu Xiaoming
Lead: Zang Jialiang
Alternate: Chen Lu'an

Skip: Brendon Liu

Third: Nicholas Hsu
Second: Ting-Li Lin
Lead: Steve Koo

 Japan  South Korea  New Zealand
Skip: Yūsuke Morozumi

Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Second: Tetsurō Shimizu
Lead: Kōsuke Morozumi
Alternate: Shota Iino

Skip: Lee Dong-keun

Third: Kim Soo-hyuk
Second: Park Jong-duk
Lead: Nam Yoon-ho
Alternate: Lee Kyn-heon

Skip: Sean Becker

Third: Scott Becker
Second: Rupert Jones
Lead: Warren Dobson
Alternate: Warren Kearney

Round Robin Standings

CountrySkipWinsLosses
 South KoreaLee Dong-keun73
 ChinaWang Fengchun73
 New ZealandSean Becker73
 JapanYusuke Morozumi55
 AustraliaHugh Millikin46
 Chinese TaipeiBrendon Liu010

Round Robin results

Draw 1

Sunday, 2 November 12:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 001010020X4
 New Zealand (Becker)100102101X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Lee) 11000002015
 Australia (Millikin)00002010104
Sheet C12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 3150004XXX13
 Chinese Taipei (Liu)0001200XXX3

Draw 2

Sunday, 2 November 20:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 10032010029
 China (Wang)01100203108
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 00021001XX4
 Australia (Millikin)23200100XX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Lee) 231043XXXX13
 Chinese Taipei (Liu)000100XXXX1

Draw 3

Monday, 3 November 12:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 South Korea (Lee) 02300201XX8
 China (Wang)00010020XX3
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Chinese Taipei (Liu) 201002010107
 Japan (Morozumi)030100003018
Sheet D12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 10100210218
 Australia (Millikin)02031001007

Draw 4

Monday, 3 November 20:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 201330XXXX9
 Chinese Taipei (Liu)010001XXXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin) 000020000X2
 China (Wang)100001111X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 030401101X10
 South Korea (Lee)101010030X6

Draw 5

Tuesday, 4 November 14:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 012030101X8
 Japan (Morozumi)000201010X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin) 31030102XX10
 Chinese Taipei (Liu)00101010XX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 20000200004
 South Korea (Lee)02002000026

Draw 6

Wednesday, 5 November 08:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin) 010001001X3
 South Korea (Lee)100200020X5
Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 02030102019
 Japan (Morozumi)00102020207
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Chinese Taipei (Liu) 10010010XX3
 China (Wang)01200504XX12

Draw 7

Wednesday, 5 November 16:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 20100210219
 New Zealand (Becker)02021002007
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Chinese Taipei (Liu) 00101100XX3
 South Korea (Lee)30030012XX9
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin) 2111020XXX7
 Japan (Morozumi)0000101XXX2

Draw 8

Thursday, 6 November 10:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 1102040XXX8
 Chinese Taipei (Liu)0010100XXX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 10032004XX10
 South Korea (Lee)02000110XX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Australia (Millikin) 100001000X2
 New Zealand (Becker)010210111X7

Draw 9

Thursday, 6 November 19:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Chinese Taipei (Liu) 1000101XXX3
 New Zealand (Becker)0214010XXX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Lee) 01030101006
 Japan (Morozumi)20301010018
Sheet D12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 010201004X8
 Australia (Millikin)002000020X4

Draw 10

Friday, 7 November 12:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Chinese Taipei (Liu) 10101010XX4
 Australia (Millikin)04010303XX11
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 20001020016
 China (Wang)02100101005
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Lee) 01011100015
 New Zealand (Becker)00100001103

Playoffs

There was a best of 5 series for the semi-finals.

Semi-finalFinal
      
1  South Korea2 games
4  Japan3 games
4  Japan5
2  China8
2  China3 games
3  New Zealand1 gameBronze medal
1  South Korea6
3  New Zealand7

Semifinals

Game 1

Saturday, 8 November 09:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Lee) 00100130027
 Japan (Morozumi)10021001005
Sheet D12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 20030301XX8
 New Zealand (Becker)01001010XX3
Game 2

Saturday, 8 November 14:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 00102101128
 New Zealand (Becker)01020020005
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Lee)201000103X7
 Japan (Morozumi) 010120010X5
Game 3

Saturday, 8 November 19:00

Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Lee)021000010X4
 Japan (Morozumi) 100410001X7

Bronze Medal Game

Sunday, 9 November 12:00

Sheet D1234567891011Final
 South Korea (Lee)010003100106
 New Zealand (Becker) 101110011017

Gold Medal Game

Sunday, 9 November 12:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Morozumi)00201020005
 China (Wang) 11010301018

Women's

Teams

 Australia  China  Japan  South Korea  New Zealand
Skip: Kim Forge

Third: Sandy Gagnon
Second: Lynette Kate Gill
Lead: Laurie Weeden
Alternate: Madeleine Kate Wilson

Skip: Wang Bingyu

Third: Liu Yin
Second: Yue Qingshuang
Lead: Zhou Yan
Alternate: Liu Jinli

Skip: Moe Meguro

Third: Mari Motohashi
Second: Mayo Yamaura
Lead: Kotomi Ishizaki
Alternate: Anna Ōmiya

Skip: Kim Mi-yeon

Third: Shin Mi-sung
Second: Lee Hyun-jung
Lead: Park Kyung-mi
Alternate: Lee Seul-bee

Skip: Bridget Becker

Third: Brydie Donald
Second: Marisa Jones
Lead: Catherine Inder
Alternate: Cassie Becker

Round Robin Standings

CountrySkipWinsLosses
 ChinaWang Bingyu71
 JapanMoe Meguro62
 South KoreaKim Mi-yeon44
 New ZealandBridget Becker35
 AustraliaKim Forge08

Round Robin results

Draw 1

Sunday, 2 November 16:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 102012001X7
 South Korea (Kim)020200100X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Australia (Forge) 020011010X5
 Japan (Meguro)002300101X7

Draw 2

Monday, 3 November 08:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 China (Wang) 300100101118
 Japan (Meguro)021011020007
Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 201130402X13
 Australia (Forge)010001010X3

Draw 3

Monday, 3 November 16:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 101010101X5
 Japan (Meguro)020102030X8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 40210213XX13
 New Zealand (Becker)01001000XX2

Draw 4

Tuesday, 4 November 10:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 20204120XX11
 New Zealand (Becker)02010001XX4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Australia (Forge) 201001011X6
 China (Wang)010300400X8

Draw 5

Tuesday, 4 November 19:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Meguro) 301204001X11
 New Zealand (Becker)020010110X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 02030530XX13
 Australia (Forge)30101000XX5

Draw 6

Wednesday, 5 November 12:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Meguro) 2201121XXX9
 Australia (Forge)0000000XXX0
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 101000010X3
 China (Wang)020111201X8

Draw 7

Wednesday, 5 November 20:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Meguro) 10210110107
 China (Wang)01001001014
Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Australia (Forge) 101111020007
 New Zealand (Becker)000000303118

Draw 8

Thursday, 6 November 14:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 10102000206
 China (Wang)03010101017
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Japan (Meguro) 001102010207
 South Korea (Kim)030010201029

Draw 9

Friday, 7 November 08:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 100130205X12
 South Korea (Kim)004002030X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 100401030X9
 Australia (Forge)001010101X4

Draw 10

Friday, 7 November 16:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Australia (Forge) 000010XXXX1
 South Korea (Kim)105103XXXX10
Sheet C12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 01030301008
 Japan (Meguro)301020301111

Playoffs

SemifinalFinal
1  China9
2  Japan63  South Korea4
3  South Korea9

The winner of the semifinals would go on to face China in the Gold Medal Game; the loser would receive the bronze medal.

Semifinals

Saturday, 8 November 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Meguro)00020300106
 South Korea (Kim) 00203011029

Gold Medal Game

Sunday, 9 November 12:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 China (Wang) 012001212X9
 South Korea (Kim)300100000X4

References