2018 Pacific Asian Cup of Curling

The 2018 Pacific Asian Championships took place from November 3rd to 10th at the Gangneung Curling Center in Gangneung , South Korea .

Japan won the men and South Korea won the women . They qualified together with the runners-up (men: China; women: Japan) for the 2019 World Cup .

Men

Teams

Nine teams took part in the men's championship.

Australia	People's Republic of China	Chinese Taipei
Fourth: Dean Hewitt Skip: Jay Merchant Second: Dustin Armstrong Skip: Steve Johns	Skip: Zou Qiang Third: Wang Zhiyu Second: Shao Zhilin Lead: Xu Jingtao Alternate: Jiang Dongxu	Skip: Randolph Shen Third: Nicolas Hsu Second: Brendon Liu Lead: Ting-Li Lin Alternate: Henry Cheng
Hong Kong	Japan	Kazakhstan
Skip: Jason Chang Third: Derek Leung Second: Justin Chen Lead: Martin Yan Alternate: Teddie Leung	Skip: Yuta Matsumura Third: Tetsurō Shimizu Second: Yasumasa Tanida Lead: Shinya Abe Alternate: Kosuke Aita	Skip: Viktor Kim Third: Abylaikhan Zhuzbay Second: Roman Kazimirchik Lead: Muzdybay Kudaibergenov Alternate: Azizbek Nadirbayev
Qatar	New Zealand	South Korea
Skip: Nassar Alyafei Third: Ahmed Al-Fahad Second: Abdulrahman Ali-Mohsen Lead: Abdulrahman Alyafei Alternate: Salim Ali	Skip: Scott Becker Third: Simon Neilson Second: Anton Hood Lead: Warren Dobson Alternate: Peter Becker	Skip: Kim Soo-Hyuk Third: Keong Byeong-Jin Second: Lee Jeong-Jae Lead: Lee Dong-Hyeong Alternate: Hwang Hyeon-Jun

Round robin

Results

date	time	encounter	result
3.11.	18:30	South Korea - People's Republic of China	6: 8
		Kazakhstan - Hong Kong	4: 7
		Chinese Taipei - Qatar	10: 3
		Japan - Australia	7: 3
4.11.	9:00	Kazakhstan - Australia	6: 7
		Japan - New Zealand	12: 1
		Hong Kong - People's Republic of China	3:10
		Qatar - South Korea	1:11
	19:00	Qatar - Hong Kong	3:13
		South Korea - Australia	7: 3
		New Zealand - Kazakhstan	14: 8
		Chinese Taipei - People's Republic of China	2: 9
5.11.	14:00	New Zealand - Qatar	8: 4
		Hong Kong - South Korea	6:10
		Kazakhstan - Chinese Taipei	12: 5
		People's Republic of China - Japan	9: 5
6.11.	08:00	Chinese Taipei - South Korea	4:11
		People's Republic of China - Kazakhstan	9: 5
		Qatar - Japan	2:15
		Australia - New Zealand	3: 4

date	time	encounter	result
6.11.	16:00	Australia - Chinese Taipei	3:10
		Qatar - People's Republic of China	1:13
		Japan - South Korea	8: 7
		New Zealand - Hong Kong	10: 6
7.11.	9:00	Japan - Kazakhstan	9: 2
		Australia - Qatar	13: 3
		South Korea - New Zealand	6: 8
		Hong Kong - Chinese Taipei	3: 8
7.11.	19:00	People's Republic of China - New Zealand	8: 6
		Chinese Taipei - Japan	5: 6
		Australia - Hong Kong	4:10
		South Korea - Kazakhstan	15: 3
8.11.	14:00	Hong Kong - Japan	2:13
		New Zealand - Chinese Taipei	4: 7
		People's Republic of China - Australia	8: 6
		Kazakhstan - Qatar	11: 2

Final score round robin

key
	Playoff place

country	Skip	Victories	Dutch
People's Republic of China	Zou Qiang	8th	0
Japan	Yuta Matsumura	7th	1
New Zealand	Scott Becker	5	3
South Korea	Kim Soo-Hyuk	5	3
Chinese Taipei	Randolph Shen	4th	4th
Hong Kong	Jason Chang	3	5
Australia	Steve Johns	2	6th
Kazakhstan	Viktor Kim	2	6th
Qatar	Nassar Alyafei	0	8th

Playoffs

	Semifinals					final
	1	People's Republic of China	9
	4th	South Korea	6th
						1	People's Republic of China	7th
						2	Japan	9
	2	Japan	8th
	3	New Zealand	3
						3rd place match
						4th	South Korea	9
						3	New Zealand	8th

Semifinals

9 November 9:00 a.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Japan		2	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	X	8th
New Zealand		0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3

November 9, 7:00 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
South Korea		0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	X	6th
People's Republic of China		3	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	X	9

3rd place match

November 10, 8:30 a.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
South Korea		0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	1	9
New Zealand		2	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	8th

final

November 10, 4:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Japan		1	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	9
People's Republic of China		0	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	7th

Final score

space	country
1	Japan
2	People's Republic of China
3	South Korea
4th	New Zealand
5	Chinese Taipei
6th	Hong Kong
7th	Australia
8th	Kazakhstan
9	Qatar

Japan and the People's Republic of China are qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Lethbridge , Canada . South Korea and New Zealand have qualified for the World Qualification Event 2019 in Naseby , New Zealand and thus have the opportunity to secure a starting place for the World Cup.

Women

Teams

Seven teams took part in the women's championship.

Australia	People's Republic of China	Hong Kong	Japan
Skip: Tahli Gill Third: Laurie Weeden Second: Lynette Gill Lead: Kirby 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: Yūmi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki
Kazakhstan	Qatar	South Korea
Skip: Sitora Alliyarova Third: Anastassiya Spirikova Second: Angelina Ebauyer Lead: Regina Ebauyer Alternate: Yekaterina Kolykhalova	Skip: Mabarka Al-Abdulla Third: Lara Shaikhahmed Second: Sara Al-Qaet Lead: Amna Al-Qaet	Skip: Kim Min-ji Third: Kim Hye-rin Second: Yang Tae-i Lead: Kim Su-jin

Round robin

date	time	encounter	result
4.11.	14:00	People's Republic of China - South Korea	6: 5
		Qatar - Hong Kong	2:16
		Japan - Australia	20: 0
5.11.	9:00	Japan - Kazakhstan	13: 3
		Qatar - People's Republic of China	0:25
		South Korea - Australia	9: 3
	19:00	People's Republic of China - Kazakhstan	9-0
		Hong Kong - Japan	2:12
		South Korea - Qatar	16: 0
6.11.	12:00	Hong Kong - People's Republic of China	3:12
		Australia - Qatar	11: 6
		Kazakhstan - South Korea	4:12

date	time	encounter	result
6.11.	20:00	Qatar - Japan	1:19
		Australia - People's Republic of China	1:12
		Hong Kong - Kazakhstan	6: 9
7.11.	14:00	Kazakhstan - Australia	8: 9
		South Korea - Hong Kong	6: 4
		People's Republic of China - Japan	7: 8
8.11.	09:00	Australia - Hong Kong	5: 9
		Japan - South Korea	7: 4
		Kazakhstan - Qatar	11: 1

key
	Playoff place

country	Skip	Victories	Dutch
Japan	Satsuki Fujisawa	6th	0
People's Republic of China	Liu Sijia	5	1
South Korea	Kim Min-ji	4th	2
Hong Kong *	Ling-Yue Hung	2	4th
Kazakhstan *	Sitora Alliyarova	2	4th
Australia *	Tahli Gill	2	4th
Qatar	Mabarka Al-Abdulla	0	6th

* Because of the tie, a Draw Shot Challenge was used to determine who would be the fourth team to make it into the playoffs. The challenge was won by Hong Kong.

Playoffs

	Semifinals					final
	1	Japan	13
	4th	Hong Kong	3
						1	Japan	8th
						3	South Korea	12
	2	People's Republic of China	4th
	3	South Korea	7th
						3rd place match
						4th	Hong Kong	3
						2	People's Republic of China	8th

Semifinals

November 8, 7:00 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
South Korea		0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	X	7th
People's Republic of China		0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	X	4th

November 9, 2:00 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Japan		2	4th	1	0	2	2	2	0	X	X	13
Hong Kong		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	X	3

3rd place match

November 10, 8:30 a.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Hong Kong		1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
People's Republic of China		0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	8th

final

November 10, 12:30 p.m.

team		1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
Japan		1	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	8th
South Korea		0	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	2	3	12

Final score

space	country
1	South Korea
2	Japan
3	People's Republic of China
4th	Hong Kong
5	Kazakhstan
6th	Australia
7th	Qatar

South Korea and Japan have qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Silkeborg , Denmark . The People's Republic of China and Hong Kong are qualified for the qualifying tournament for the World Qualification Event 2019 in Naseby , New Zealand and thus have the opportunity to secure a starting place for the World Cup.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Japan win Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2018 men's title. In: worldcurling.org. November 10, 2018, accessed November 20, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Korea women win gold at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2018. In: worldcurling.org. November 10, 2018, accessed November 20, 2018 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2018 - Teams. In: worldcurling.org. Accessed November 20, 2018 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} China women and Korea men win Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2018 bronze medals. In: worldcurling.org. November 10, 2018, accessed November 20, 2018 .