2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships

The 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships were held from November 3 to 10 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. The top two men's and women's teams qualified for the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship and 2019 World Women's Curling Championship respectively. The third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the World Qualification Event, a chance to qualify for the World Curling Championships.[1]

2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Host cityGangneung, South Korea
ArenaGangneung Curling Centre
DatesNovember 3–10
Men's winner Japan
SkipYuta Matsumura
ThirdTetsuro Shimizu
SecondYasumasa Tanida
LeadShinya Abe
AlternateKosuke Aita
CoachBob Ursel
Finalist China (Zou)
Women's winner South Korea
SkipKim Min-ji
ThirdKim Hye-rin
SecondYang Tae-i
LeadKim Su-jin
CoachLee Sung-jun
Finalist Japan (Fujisawa)
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Men

Teams

 Australia[2]  China  Hong Kong  Japan  Kazakhstan

Fourth: Dean Hewitt
Skip: Jay Merchant
Second: Dustin Armstrong
Lead: Steve Johns

Skip: Zou Qiang
Third: Wang Zhiyu
Second: Xu Jingtao
Lead: Shao Zhilin
Alternate: Jiang Dongxu

Skip: Jason Chang
Third: Derek Leung
Second: Justin Chen
Lead: Martin Yan
Alternate: Teddie Leung

Skip: Yuta Matsumura
Third: Tetsuro Shimizu
Second: Yasumasa Tanida
Lead: Shinya Abe
Alternate: Kosuke Aita

Fourth: Abylaikhan Zhuzbay
Skip: Viktor Kim
Second: Roman Kazimirchik
Lead: Muzdybay Kudaibergenov
Alternate: Azizbek Nadirbayev

 South Korea  New Zealand  Qatar  Chinese Taipei

Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk
Third: Jeong Byeong-jin
Second: Lee Jeong-jae
Lead: Lee Dong-hyeong
Alternate: Hwang Hyeon-jun

Skip: Scott Becker
Third: Simon Neilson
Second: Anton Hood
Lead: Warren Dobson
Alternate: Peter Becker

Skip: Nassar Alyafei
Third: Ahmed Al-Fahad
Second: Abdulrahman Ali-Mohsen
Lead: Abdulrahman Alyafei
Alternate: Salim Ali

Skip: Randolph Shen
Third: Nicholas Hsu
Second: Brendon Liu
Lead: Ting-Li Lin
Alternate: Henry Cheng

[3]

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWL
 ChinaZou Qiang80
 JapanYuta Matsumura71
 New ZealandScott Becker53
 South KoreaKim Soo-hyuk53
 Chinese TaipeiRandolph Shen44
 Hong KongJason Chang35
 AustraliaJay Merchant26
 KazakhstanViktor Kim26
 QatarNassar Alyafei08

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time (UTC+09).

Draw 1

Saturday, November 3, 18:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
 South Korea (S. Kim)020201010X6
 China (Zou) 004010102X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Kazakhstan (V. Kim)011000002X4
 Hong Kong (Chang) 100311010X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Chinese Taipei (Shen) 103031020X10
 Qatar (Alyafei)010100001X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Japan (Matsumura) 202011010X7
 Australia (Merchant)010100100X3

Draw 2

Sunday, November 4, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Kazakhstan (V. Kim)20011101006
 Australia (Merchant) 01200030017
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Matsumura) 2100423XXX12
 New Zealand (Becker)0001000XXX1
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Hong Kong (Chang)10100010XX3
 China (Zou) 03021103XX10
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Qatar (Alyafei)00100000XX1
 South Korea (S. Kim) 41001113XX11

Draw 4

Sunday, November 4, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Qatar (Alyafei)01001010XX3
 Hong Kong (Chang) 30200305XX13
Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (S. Kim) 020022010X7
 Australia (Merchant)001000101X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker)200050304X14
 Kazakhstan (V. Kim) 011301020X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Chinese Taipei (Shen)0010010XXX2
 China (Zou) 2102202XXX9

Draw 6

Monday, November 5, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 300120200X8
 Qatar (Alyafei)011000011X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Hong Kong (Chang) 101021010X6
 South Korea (S. Kim)030100402X10
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Kazakhstan (V. Kim) 00210504XX12
 Chinese Taipei (Shen)10003010XX5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 China (Zou) 20200100229
 Japan (Matsumura)01020011005

Draw 8

Tuesday, November 6, 08:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Chinese Taipei (Shen) 110001100X4
 South Korea (S. Kim)003130022X11
Sheet B12345678910Final
 China (Zou) 02021004XX9
 Kazakhstan (V. Kim)20100020XX5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Qatar (Alyafei)0001010XXX2
 Japan (Matsumura) 3120405XXX15
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Australia (Merchant) 10010000103
 New Zealand (Becker)01100001014

Draw 10

Tuesday, November 6, 16:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Australia (Merchant)01010100XX3
 Chinese Taipei (Shen) 10103032XX10
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Qatar (Alyafei)0001000XXX1
 China (Zou) 4020241XXX13
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Japan (Matsumura)020210002018
 South Korea (S. Kim) 102000110207
Sheet D12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker)021203020X10
 Hong Kong (Chang) 100020201X6

Draw 12

Wednesday, November 7, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Matsumura) 203103XXXX9
 Kazakhstan (V. Kim)010010XXXX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Australia (Merchant) 0033304XXX13
 Qatar (Alyafei)1100010XXX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (S. Kim)01201002006
 New Zealand (Becker) 20020100218
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Hong Kong (Chang)001020000X3
 Chinese Taipei (Shen) 100202021X8

Draw 14

Wednesday, November 7, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 China (Zou) 30100120018
 New Zealand (Becker)02010003006
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Chinese Taipei (Shen)01020010105
 Japan (Matsumura) 20102000016
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Australia (Merchant)002010010X4
 Hong Kong (Chang) 130102201X10
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (S. Kim) 203130411X15
 Kazakhstan (V. Kim)020001000X3

Draw 16

Thursday, November 8, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Hong Kong (Chang)0010001XXX2
 Japan (Matsumura) 3102610XXX13
Sheet B12345678910Final
 New Zealand (Becker) 100100101X4
 Chinese Taipei (Shen)002011030X7
Sheet C12345678910Final
 China (Zou) 00202102018
 Australia (Merchant)12010010106
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Kazakhstan (V. Kim) 10101314XX11
 Qatar (Alyafei)01010000XX2

Playoffs

SemifinalsGold medal game
      
1  China9
4  South Korea6
1  China7
2  Japan9
2  Japan8
3  New Zealand3
Bronze medal game
   
4  South Korea9
3  New Zealand8

Semifinals

Friday, November 9, 09:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Matsumura) 200121101X8
 New Zealand (Becker)011000010X3

Friday, November 9, 19:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (S. Kim)020021010X6
 China (Zou) 301200102X9

Bronze medal game

Saturday, November 10, 08:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (S. Kim)01010210319
 New Zealand (Becker) 20102003008

Gold medal game

Saturday, November 10, 16:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Matsumura)10220021019
 China (Zou) 02003200007

Women

Teams

 Australia  China  Hong Kong  Japan

Skip: Tahli Gill
Third: Laurie Weeden
Second: Lynette Gill
Lead: Kirby Gill
Alternate: Jayna Gill

Fourth: Jiang Yilun
Skip: Liu Sijia
Second: Dong Ziqi
Lead: Jiang Xindi
Alternate: Wang Rui

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

Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa
Third: Chinami Yoshida
Second: Yumi Suzuki
Lead: Yurika Yoshida
Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki

 Kazakhstan  South Korea  Qatar

Skip: Sitora Alliyarova
Third: Anastassiya Spirikova
Second: Angelina Ebauyer
Lead: Regina Ebauyer
Alternate: Yekaterina Kolykhalova

Skip: Kim Min-ji
Third: Kim Hye-rin
Second: Yang Tae-i
Lead: Kim Su-jin

Skip: Mabarka Al-Abdulla
Third: Lara Shaikhahmed
Second: Sara Al-Qaet
Lead: Amna Al-Qaet

[3]

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWL
 JapanSatsuki Fujisawa60
 ChinaJiang Yilun51
 South KoreaKim Min-ji42
 Hong KongLing-Yue Hung24
 AustraliaTahli Gill24
 KazakhstanSitora Alliyarova24
 QatarMabarka Al-Abdulla06

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time (UTC+09).

Draw 3

Sunday, November 4, 14:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 China (Jiang)100201000116
 South Korea (Kim) 021000020005
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Qatar (Al-Abdulla)000010001X2
 Hong Kong (Hung) 224103130X16
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 554141XXXX20
 Australia (Gill)000000XXXX0

Draw 5

Monday, November 5, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 060043XXXX13
 Kazakhstan (Alliyarova)101100XXXX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Qatar (Al-Abdulla)00000000XX0
 China (Jiang) 44231164XX25
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 110101041X9
 Australia (Gill)001010100X3

Draw 7

Monday, November 5, 19:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 China (Jiang)2121111XXX9
 Kazakhstan (Alliyarova) 0000000XXX0
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Hong Kong (Hung) 0000020XXX2
 Japan (Fujisawa)3031302XXX12
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 224143XXXX16
 Qatar (Al-Abdulla)000000XXXX0

Draw 9

Tuesday, November 6, 12:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Hong Kong (Hung)0200100XXX3
 China (Jiang) 3021015XXX12
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Australia (Gill) 010010250211
 Qatar (Al-Abdulla)20100100206
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Kazakhstan (Alliyarova)10101001XX4
 South Korea (Kim) 03030510XX12

Draw 11

Tuesday, November 6, 20:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Qatar (Al-Abdulla)010000XXXX1
 Japan (Fujisawa) 305425XXXX19
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Australia (Gill)000001XXXX1
 China (Jiang) 322230XXXX12
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Hong Kong (Hung) 10020200016
 Kazakhstan (Alliyarova)03201011109

Draw 13

Wednesday, November 7, 14:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Kazakhstan (Alliyarova) 021102001108
 Australia (Gill)300010310019
Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim)111200300X8
 Hong Kong (Hung) 000011011X4
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 China (Jiang)010100202107
 Japan (Fujisawa) 102001030018

Draw 15

Thursday, November 8, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Australia (Gill) 10000210105
 Hong Kong (Hung)02111001039
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 030030001X7
 South Korea (Kim)001101010X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Kazakhstan (Alliyarova) 143102XXXX11
 Qatar (Al-Abdulla)000010XXXX1

Playoffs

SemifinalsGold medal game
      
1  Japan13
4  Hong Kong3
1  Japan8
3  South Korea12
2  China4
3  South Korea7
Bronze medal game
   
4  Hong Kong3
2  China8

Semifinals

Thursday, November 8, 19:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim)010311001X7
 China (Jiang) 001000210X4

Friday, November 9, 14:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 24102220XX13
 Hong Kong (Hung)00010002XX3

Bronze medal game

Saturday, November 10, 08:30

Sheet C12345678910Final
 Hong Kong (Hung)10000110003
 China (Jiang) 02110000228

Gold medal game

Saturday, November 10, 12:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Fujisawa) 10203002008
 South Korea (Kim)020102202312

References