2010 Pacific Curling Championships
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The 2010 Pacific Curling Championships
were held from November 16th to the 23rd, 2010 in Uiseong, South Korea
. The Pacific Championships act as the qualifiers for the 2011 World Curling Championships
. The top two women's berths will go to the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship
in Esbjerg
, Denmark
, while the top two men's berths will go to the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
in Regina, Saskatchewan
, Canada
.
The teams participating in the Pacific Curling Championships first played in a double round-robin where each team played against the other teams twice. The top 4 of each group (men's or women's) moves on to the playoffs. The playoffs include a semifinals round and a finals round. In the semifinals round, the winner is determined with a best-of-five series, the first two games of which are taken from the round robin games. The winners of these best-of-five series then play against each other in the final match.
Monday, November 22, 14:00
Pacific Curling Championships
The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-placed team also receives a berth if the championships are held in the Americas or in Europe...
were held from November 16th to the 23rd, 2010 in Uiseong, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The Pacific Championships act as the qualifiers for the 2011 World Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
. The top two women's berths will go to the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship
2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:Saturday, March 19, 9:00am-Draw 3:Saturday, March 19, 2:00pm-Draw 4:Sunday, March 20, 2:00pm-Draw 5:Sunday, March 20, 7:00pm-Draw 6:Monday, March 21, 9:00am-Draw 7:Monday, March 21, 2:00pm...
in Esbjerg
Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, while the top two men's berths will go to the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
The 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship was held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the final, Jeff Stoughton skipped the Canadian rink to a 6–5 victory over Scotland's Tom Brewster...
in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Canada
Canada
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.
The teams participating in the Pacific Curling Championships first played in a double round-robin where each team played against the other teams twice. The top 4 of each group (men's or women's) moves on to the playoffs. The playoffs include a semifinals round and a finals round. In the semifinals round, the winner is determined with a best-of-five series, the first two games of which are taken from the round robin games. The winners of these best-of-five series then play against each other in the final match.
Teams
| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Forge | Laurie Weeden | Lyn Gill | Madeleine Wilson | Janice Mori | ||
| Wang Bingyu Wang Bingyu Wang Bingyu is a Chinese curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.-Curling career:Wang began curling in 2001. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships... |
Liu Yin Liu Yin (curler) Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she... |
Yue Qingshuang Yue Qingshuang Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.... |
Liu Sijia | Yu Xinna | Tan Weidong | |
| Mayo Yamaura Mayo Yamaura is a curler from Aomori, Japan.Mayo Yamaura made her debut at a major curling competition at the 2008 World Championships in Vernon, Canada. She threw second stones... |
Shinobu Aota | Anna Ohmiya Anna Ohmiya is a Japanese curler, born October 12, 1989 in Tokoro District, Hokkaidō, Japan.Member of Team Aomori, Ohmiya competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada for Team Japan... |
Kotomi Ishizaki Kotomi Ishizaki is a curler from Japan.Kotomi Ishizaki currently throws Lead stones for skip Moe Meguro.She made her World Championship debut at the 2003 Winnipeg World Championships playing lead for Shinobu Aota's team from Japan... |
Natsuki Saito | Shinya Abe | |
| Kim Ji-sun Kim Ji-sun Kim Ji-sun is a South Korean curler.Kim was a member of the silver medal winning Korean team that won a silver medal at the 2007 Pacific Junior Curling Championships. She was the team's alternate and played two matches. She was also the alternate for the Korean team at the 2009 Mount Titlis World... |
Lee Seul-bee | Shin Mi-sung | Gim Un-chi | Lee Hyun-jung | Choi Min-suk, Chung Young-sup | |
| Brydie Donald | Bridget Becker | Marisa Jones | Natalie Campbell | Katie Bauer | Peter Becker |
Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Bingyu Wang Bingyu Wang Bingyu is a Chinese curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.-Curling career:Wang began curling in 2001. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships... |
8 | 0 | |
| Kim Ji-Sun Kim Ji-sun Kim Ji-sun is a South Korean curler.Kim was a member of the silver medal winning Korean team that won a silver medal at the 2007 Pacific Junior Curling Championships. She was the team's alternate and played two matches. She was also the alternate for the Korean team at the 2009 Mount Titlis World... |
6 | 2 | |
| Mayo Yamaura Mayo Yamaura is a curler from Aomori, Japan.Mayo Yamaura made her debut at a major curling competition at the 2008 World Championships in Vernon, Canada. She threw second stones... |
4 | 4 | |
| Brydie Donald | 2 | 6 | |
| Kim Forge | 0 | 8 |
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 16, 14:30Draw 2
Wednesday, November 17, 8:00Draw 3
Wednesday, November 17, 16:00Draw 4
Thursday, November 18, 10:00Draw 5
Thursday, November 18, 19:00Draw 6
Friday, November 19, 12:00Draw 7
Friday, November 19, 20:00Draw 8
Saturday, November 20, 14:30Draw 9
Sunday, November 21, 8:00Draw 10
Sunday, November 21, 16:00Playoffs
Note: First two games of Semifinals best-of-five are taken from round-robin games.Semifinals
Monday, November 22, 9:00Bronze Final
Tuesday, November 23, 12:00Final
Tuesday, November 23, 12:00Teams
| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Millikin Hugh Millikin Hugh Ronald Alexander Millikin is an Australian curler originally from Ottawa, Ontario.-Career:... |
Ian Palangio | John Theriault | Matthew Panoussi | Vaughan Rosier | Jay Merchant | |
| Wang Fengchun Wang Fengchun Wang Fengchun is a Chinese curler. He is the skip of the national team.Wang was selected by the Chinese government to play the sport of curling. In China, the national team curls as their profession. By 2002, he played in his first international event- when he played third for Xu Xiaoming at the... |
Xu Xiaoming Xu Xiaoming Xu Xiaoming is an internationally elite curler from China.His team won bronze in the Curling at the 2007 Asian Winter Games and he will be competing for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics. In Vancouver he will throw Second stones for the Chinese team.... |
Zang Jialiang Zang Jialiang Zang Jialiang is an internationally elite curler who trains out of Harbin, China.He made his world championship debut at the 2008 Grand Forks World Championships. Team China achieved their best result to date. In the round robin portion they achieved upset wins over Team Canada and Team Norway... |
Ba Dexin | Chen Lu'an | Zhang Wei | |
| Makato Tsuruga | Yuki Sawamukai | Yusaku Sibaya | Ryosuke Hameishi | Taichi Teramachi | Tetsu Eda | |
| Lee Dong-keun Lee Dong-keun Lee Dong-keun is a South Korean curler from Gyeongbuk. He is a former Pacific Curling champion, and has twice skipped Korea at the World Curling Championships.... |
Kim Soo-hyuk | Kim Tae-hwan Kim Tae-Hwan Kim Tae-Hwan is a South Korean football player who plays for K-League side FC Seoul.-External links:* at K-League Official Website... |
Nam Yoon-ho | Lee Ye-jun | Lee Doo-sung | |
| Sean Becker Sean Becker Sean Peter Becker is a New Zealand curler.-Career:Becker was the skip for New Zealand teams which won three Pacific Curling Championships in 1998, 2003, and 2004. He also skipped for the New Zealand team in the 2004 and 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, finishing in 8th place with a 5-6... |
Warren Kearney | Kris Miller | Warren Dobson Warren Dobson Warren Dobson is a curler who was on the team for New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He was on the teams that won the 2003 and 2004 Pacific Curling Championships.- References :... |
Kenny Thomson | Peter Becker | |
| Randolph Shen | Nicholas Hsu | Brendon Liu | Jan-Quinn Yu | Steve Koo | Craig Lightbody |
Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Fengchun Wang Fengchun Wang Fengchun is a Chinese curler. He is the skip of the national team.Wang was selected by the Chinese government to play the sport of curling. In China, the national team curls as their profession. By 2002, he played in his first international event- when he played third for Xu Xiaoming at the... |
10 | 0 | |
| Lee Dong Keun | 6 | 4 | |
| Sean Becker Sean Becker Sean Peter Becker is a New Zealand curler.-Career:Becker was the skip for New Zealand teams which won three Pacific Curling Championships in 1998, 2003, and 2004. He also skipped for the New Zealand team in the 2004 and 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, finishing in 8th place with a 5-6... |
5 | 5 | |
| Hugh Millikin Hugh Millikin Hugh Ronald Alexander Millikin is an Australian curler originally from Ottawa, Ontario.-Career:... |
4 | 6 | |
| Randolph Shen | 3 | 7 | |
| Makato Tsuruga | 2 | 8 |
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 16, 10:00Draw 2
Tuesday, November 16, 19:00Draw 3
Wednesday, November 17, 12:00Draw 4
Wednesday, November 17, 20:00Draw 5
Thursday, November 18, 14:30Draw 6
Friday, November 19, 8:00Draw 7
Friday, November 19, 16:00Draw 8
Saturday, November 20, 10:00Draw 9
Saturday, November 20, 19:00Draw 10
Sunday, November 21, 12:00Playoffs
Note: First two games of Semifinals best-of-five are taken from round-robin games.Semifinals
Monday, November 22, 9:00Monday, November 22, 14:00
Bronze Final
Tuesday, November 23, 12:00Final
Tuesday, November 23, 12:00External links
- WCF 2010 PCC Home
- 2010 PCC
- WCF Results Pages: Women Men