1998 Pacific Curling Championships

1998 Pacific Curling Championships
Host cityQualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
ArenaQualicum and District CC
DatesDecember 13–18
Men's winner New Zealand
Curling clubRanfurly CC
SkipSean Becker
ThirdHans Frauenlob
SecondJim Allan
LeadLorne De Pape
AlternateDarren Carson
CoachEdwin Harley
Finalist Japan (Makoto Tsuruga)
Women's winner Japan
Curling clubTokoro CC
SkipAkiko Katoh
ThirdYumie Hayashi
SecondAyumi Onodera
LeadMika Hori
AlternateAkemi Niwa
CoachElaine Dagg-Jackson
Finalist New Zealand (Lisa Anderson)
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The 1998 Pacific Curling Championships were held from December 13 to 18 in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada.

New Zealand won the men's event over Japan (it was the first Pacific title for the New Zealand men). On the women's side, Japan defeated New Zealand in the final (it was the seventh Pacific title for the Japanese women).

By virtue of winning, the New Zealand men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1999 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

The event was originally to be played at a new curling facility in Dunedin, New Zealand, but construction delays forced the event to be held in Canada. The New Zealand Curling Association ran the event.[1]

Men

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Teams

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Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Curling club
 Australia Hugh Millikin Stephen Johns John Theriault Gerald Chick Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney
 Japan Makoto Tsuruga Kazuhito Hori Hiroshi Sato Naoki Kudo Yoshiyuki Ohmiya Glen Jackson Tokoro CC
 South Korea Song He-dong Kim Chang-min Park Jae-cheol Kim Su-hong Jeong Tac-yeon Gyeong-buk CC
 New Zealand Sean Becker Hans Frauenlob Jim Allan Lorne De Pape Darren Carson Edwin Harley Ranfurly CC

Round Robin

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Place Country Skip New Zealand Australia Japan South Korea Wins Losses
1  New Zealand Sean Becker * 9:7
1:8
7:5
7:1
13:3
7:6
5 1
2  Australia Hugh Millikin 7:9
8:1
* 7:5
4:7
23:5
12:2
4 2
3  Japan Makoto Tsuruga 5:7
1:7
5:7
7:4
* 15:4
9:6
3 3
4  South Korea Song He-dong 3:13
6:7
5:23
2:12
4:15
6:9
* 0 6
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

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Semifinal Final
 New Zealand 10
 Australia 6  Japan 6
 Japan 8

Semifinal

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Hugh Millikin) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 6
 Japan (Makoto Tsuruga) 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 8

Final

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Zealand (Sean Becker) (has hammer) 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 X 10
 Japan (Makoto Tsuruga) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6

Final standings

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Place Country Skip GP W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand Sean Becker 7 6 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan Makoto Tsuruga 8 4 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia Hugh Millikin 7 4 3
4  South Korea Song He-dong 6 0 6

Women

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Teams

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Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Curling club
 Australia Lynn Hewitt Ellen Weir Sarah Herbert Lyn Greenwood Sandy Gagnon Victoria Curling Association
 Japan Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mika Hori Akemi Niwa Elaine Dagg-Jackson Tokoro CC
 South Korea Kim Mi-yeon Lee So-jung Shin Mi-sung Kim Se-mi Lee Hyun-jung Seoul CC
 New Zealand Lisa Anderson Kylie Petherick Karen Rawcliffe Bridget Becker Natalie Campbell Edwin Harley Alexandra CC

Round Robin

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Final round robin results.[2]

Place Country Skip Wins Losses
1  Japan Akiko Katoh 6 0
2  Australia Lynn Hewitt 3 3
3  New Zealand Lisa Anderson 2 4
4  South Korea Kim Mi-yeon 1 5
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
 Japan 13
 New Zealand 9  New Zealand 6
 Australia 6

Final standings

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Place Country Skip GP W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan Akiko Katoh 7 7 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand Lisa Anderson 8 3 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia Lynn Hewitt 7 3 4
4  South Korea Kim Mi-yeon 6 1 5

References

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  1. ^ "Qualicum saves Kiwi event". Vancouver Sun. December 10, 1998. p. D7. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Curling". Victoria Times-Colonist. December 18, 1998. p. D4. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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