2008 Pacific Curling Championships Explained

2008 Pacific Curling Championships
Host City:Naseby, New Zealand
Arena:Naseby Indoor Curling Rink
Dates:2–9 November
Men's Winner:
Curling Club:none
Skip:Wang Fengchun
Third:Liu Rui
Second:Xu Xiaoming
Lead:Zang Jialiang
Alternate:Chen Lu'an
Finalist: (Yusuke Morozumi)
Women's Winner:
Skip2:Wang Bingyu
Third2:Liu Yin
Second2:Yue Qingshuang
Lead2:Zhou Yan
Alternate2:Liu Jinli
Finalist2: (Kim Mi-yeon)

The 2008 Pacific Curling Championships took place in Naseby, New Zealand from 2–9 November 2008. The top two finishers of the men's event competed in the 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, while women's winner China and host country South Korea competed in the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship, with China winning its first world title.

Men

Teams

Fourth: Ian Palangio
Skip: Hugh Millikin
Second: Sean Hall
Lead: Stephen Johns
Alternate: Stephen Hewitt
Skip: Wang Fengchun
Third: Liu Rui
Second: Xu Xiaoming
Lead: Zang Jialiang
Alternate: Chen Lu'an
Skip: Brendon Liu
Third: Nicholas Hsu
Second: Ting-Li Lin
Lead: Steve Koo
Skip: Yūsuke Morozumi
Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Second: Tetsurō Shimizu
Lead: Kōsuke Morozumi
Alternate: Shota Iino
Skip: Lee Dong-keun
Third: Kim Soo-hyuk
Second: Park Jong-duk
Lead: Nam Yoon-ho
Alternate: Lee Kyn-heon
Skip: Sean Becker
Third: Scott Becker
Second: Rupert Jones
Lead: Warren Dobson
Alternate: Warren Kearney

Round Robin Standings

CountrySkipWinsLosses
7 3
7 3
7 3
5 5
4 6
0 10

Round Robin results

Draw 1

Sunday, 2 November 12:30

Draw 2

Sunday, 2 November 20:30

Draw 3

Monday, 3 November 12:00

Draw 4

Monday, 3 November 20:00

Draw 5

Tuesday, 4 November 14:30

Draw 6

Wednesday, 5 November 08:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, 5 November 16:00

Draw 8

Thursday, 6 November 10:00

Draw 9

Thursday, 6 November 19:00

Draw 10

Friday, 7 November 12:00

Playoffs

There was a best of 5 series for the semi-finals.

Semifinals

Game 1

Saturday, 8 November 09:00

Game 2

Saturday, 8 November 14:00

Game 3

Saturday, 8 November 19:00

Bronze Medal Game

Sunday, 9 November 12:00

Gold Medal Game

Sunday, 9 November 12:00

Women's

Round Robin Standings

CountrySkipWinsLosses
7 1
6 2
4 4
3 5
0 8

Round Robin results

Draw 1

Sunday, 2 November 16:30

Draw 2

Monday, 3 November 08:00

Draw 3

Monday, 3 November 16:00

Draw 4

Tuesday, 4 November 10:00

Draw 5

Tuesday, 4 November 19:00

Draw 6

Wednesday, 5 November 12:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, 5 November 20:00

Draw 8

Thursday, 6 November 14:30

Draw 9

Friday, 7 November 08:00

Draw 10

Friday, 7 November 16:00

Playoffs

The winner of the semifinals would go on to face China in the Gold Medal Game; the loser would receive the bronze medal.

Semifinals

Saturday, 8 November 09:00

Gold Medal Game

Sunday, 9 November 12:00

External links