2013 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
The 2013 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships took place from November 11 to 19 at the Fei Yang Skating Centre in Shanghai, China. South Korea were the women's champions, their second title after winning the 2010 Pacific Curling Championships, while China won the men's tournament, extending their winning streak to seven years. The championships served as the Pacific zone qualifiers for the World Curling Championships. The top two women's teams, China and South Korea, qualified for the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Saint John, New Brunswick. As the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship will be hosted in Beijing, China, with the hosts as automatic qualifiers, Japan was the single men's team that advanced to the World Championship.
Competition format
The men's tournament had six teams competing, while the women's tournament had five teams, with both tournaments utilizing a double round robin format. At the conclusion of the round robin tournaments, the top four men's and women's teams played in the semifinals. The semifinal rounds will be best-of-five series, with the two games that the teams played in the round robin counted as the first and second games in the best-of-five series. The medal round, as in previous years, consisted of single games.Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:Fourth: Ian Palangio Skip: Hugh Millikin Second: Duncan Clark Lead: Angus Young | Skip: Liu Rui Third: Xu Xiaoming Second: Ba Dexin Lead: Zang Jialiang Alternate: Zou Dejia | Skip: Randolph Shen Third: Brendon Liu Second: Nicholas Hsu Lead: Justin Hsu Alternate: Steve Koo |
Skip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Tetsuro Shimizu Lead: Kosuke Morozumi Alternate: Shinya Abe | Skip: Peter de Boer Third: Sean Becker Second: Scott Becker Lead: Kenny Thomson Alternate: Philip Dowling | Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk Third: Kim Tae-hwan Second: Park Jong-duk Lead: Nam Yoon-ho Alternate: Lee Ye-jun |
Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Results
All draw times listed in China Standard Time.Draw 1
Tuesday, November 12, 9:00Draw 2
Tuesday, November 12, 19:000Draw 4
Wednesday, November 13, 09:00Draw 6
Wednesday, November 13, 19:00Draw 7
Thursday, November 14, 9:00Draw 9
Thursday, November 14, 19:00Draw 11
Friday, November 15, 14:00Draw 12
Saturday, November 16, 9:30Draw 14
Saturday, November 16, 19:30Draw 15
Sunday, November 17, 9:00Draw 16
Sunday, November 17, 14:00Playoffs
Semifinals
Game 3
Monday, November 18, 9:00Bronze Medal Game
Tuesday, November 19, 14:00Gold Medal Game
Tuesday, November 19, 14:00;Japan qualified for the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship by making the final
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:Skip: Kim Forge Fourth: Sandy Gagnon Second: Anne Powell Lead: Blair Murray | Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Liu Yin Second: Yue Qingshuang Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Jiang Yilun | Skip: Ayumi Ogasawara Third: Yumie Funayama Second: Kaho Onodera Lead: Michiko Tomabechi Alternate: Chinami Yoshida | Fourth: Thivya Jeyaranjan Skip: Chelsea Farley Second: Tessa Farley Lead: Waverley Taylor Alternate: Elizabeth Matthews | Skip: Kim Ji-sun Third: Gim Un-chi Second: Shin Mi-sung Lead: Lee Seul-bee Alternate: Um Min-ji |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin StandingsCountry | Skip | W | L |
Kim Ji-Sun | 7 | 1 | |
Wang Bingyu | 7 | 1 | |
Ayumi Ogasawara | 4 | 4 | |
Chelsea Farley | 2 | 6 | |
Kim Forge | 0 | 8 |
Round Robin Results
All draw times listed in China Standard Time.Draw 1
Tuesday, November 12, 9:00Draw 2
Tuesday, November 12, 14:00Draw 3
Tuesday, November 12, 19:00Draw 5
Wednesday, November 13, 14:00Draw 7
Thursday, November 14, 9:00Draw 8
Thursday, November 14, 14:00Draw 9
Thursday, November 14, 19:00Draw 10
Friday, November 15, 9:00Draw 11
Friday, November 15, 14:00Draw 12
Saturday, November 16, 9:00Draw 13
Saturday, November 16, 14:30Draw 14
Saturday, November 16, 19:30Draw 15
Sunday, November 17, 9:00Draw 16
Sunday, November 17, 14:00Playoffs
Semifinals
Game 3
Monday, November 18, 9:30Bronze Medal Game
Tuesday, November 19, 14:00Gold Medal Game
Tuesday, November 19, 14:00;South Korea and China qualified for the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship