2001 Pacific Curling Championships Explained

2001 Pacific Curling Championships
Host City:	Jeonju, South Korea
Arena:	Jeonju Indoor Ice Rink
Dates:	November 6–10
Men's Winner:
Curling Club:	Miyota CC
Skip:	Hiroaki Kashiwagi
Third:	Kazuto Yanagizawa
Second:	Jun Nakayama
Lead:	Keita Yanagizawa
Alternate:	Takanori Ichimura
Finalist:	(Sean Becker)
Women's Winner:
Curling Club2:	Seoul CC
Skip2:	Kim Mi-yeon
Third2:	Lee Hyun-jung
Second2:	Shin Mi-sung
Lead2:	Park Ji-hyun
Coach2:	Elaine Dagg-Jackson
Finalist2:	(Akiko Katoh)

The 2001 Pacific Curling Championships were held from November 6 to 10 at the Jeonju Indoor Ice Rink in Jeonju, South Korea.

Japan's Hiroaki Kashiwagi won the men's event over New Zealand's Sean Becker (it was the second Pacific title for the Japanese men's team and the first title for skip Hiroaki Kashiwagi). On the women's side, South Korea's Kim Mi-yeon defeated Japan's Akiko Katoh in the final (it was the first Pacific title for the South Korean women).

By virtue of winning, the Japanese men's team and the South Korean women's team qualified for the 2002 World and Curling Championships in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States.

It was the first appearance at the Pacific championships for the men's and women's teams of Chinese Taipei.

Men

Teams

Country		Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Curling club
							New South Wales CC
							Taiwan CC ^[1]
							Miyota CC
							Gyeong-buk CC
							Ranfurly CC

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Country	Skip	W	L
		6	2
		6	2
		6	2
		2	6
		0	8

Playoffs

Final

Final standings

Place	GP	W	L
	10	8	2
	9	6	3
	9	6	3
4	8	2	6
5	8	0	8

Women