2013 China Open (curling) explained

2013 China Open
Host City:Tianjin, China
Dates:September 18–24
Men's Winner: Team McEwen
Curling Club:Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Skip:Mike McEwen
Third:B. J. Neufeld
Second:Matt Wozniak
Lead:Denni Neufeld
Finalist: Liu Rui
Women's Winner: Team Kim
Curling Club2:Gyeonggi-do CC, Gyeonggi-do
Skip2:Kim Ji-sun
Third2:Gim Un-chi
Second2:Shin Mi-sung
Lead2:Lee Seul-bee
Finalist2: Chelsea Carey
Next:2018

The 2013 China Open was held from September 18 to 24 in Tianjin, China.[1] [2]

The Canadian representatives, Team McEwen, won the men's event, defeating China's Liu Rui 6–5 in the event final. The team, consisting of Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak and Denni Neufeld topped the round robin with a 6–1 record, only losing one game to Sweden's Oskar Eriksson. They then beat Scotland's Logan Gray to advance to the final where they faced China's Liu. The Canadian team led the game early 4–1 before the Chinese tied it up at five all after eight. Following a blank in the ninth end, the McEwen rink scored one in the tenth end to secure the victory.

On the women's side, South Korea's Team Kim defeated Canada's Team Carey 9–6 in the final. The team, with Kim Ji-sun, Gim Un-chi, Shin Mi-sung and Lee Seul-bee just narrowly qualified for the playoffs. After a 3–4 round robin record, the team from Gyeonggi-do beat the Chinese Jiang Yilun rink 9–6 in a tiebreaker to qualify. They then beat the undefeated Wang Bingyu Chinese rink 8–7 in the semifinal before taking on the Chelsea Carey rink in the final. After a tight first half, steals in ends six, seven and eight ultimately led to the Korean team's victory.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Auckland, New Zealand
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Peter de Cruz (Skip) Geneva, Switzerland
Karlstad, Sweden
Stirling, Scotland
Harbin, China
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hvidovre, Denmark
Oslo, Norway

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
valign=top width=10%
width=150Teamwidth=20width=20width=60width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
6 1 59 39 33 25 3 11
4 3 2–1; 1–0 50 45 32 32 6 8
4 3 2–1; 0–1 57 41 32 24 0 13
4 3 1–2; 1–0 46 45 30 28 2 7
4 3 1–2; 0–1 40 37 26 24 5 8
3 4 40 41 29 27 4 11
2 5 35 54 24 30 6 5
1 6 31 56 18 34 3 5

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in China Standard Time .[4]

Draw 1

Thursday, September 19, 2:00 pm

Draw 2

Friday, September 20, 9:30 am

Draw 3

Friday, September 20, 6:30 pm

Draw 4

Saturday, September 21, 2:00 pm

Draw 5

Sunday, September 22, 9:30 am

Draw 6

Sunday, September 22, 6:30 pm

Draw 7

Monday, September 23, 2:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Monday, September 23, 6:30 pm

Playoffs

Source:[5]

Semifinals

Tuesday, September 24, 9:30 am

Bronze medal game

Tuesday, September 24, 2:30 pm

Final

Tuesday, September 24, 2:30 pm

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[6]

SkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
Stirling, Scotland
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gävle, Sweden
Harbin, China
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Hvidovre, Denmark
Harbin, China

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
valign=top width=10%
width=150Teamwidth=20width=20width=30width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
7 0 61 16 31 13 2 15
5 2 53 42 28 27 3 5
4 3 46 50 25 29 4 3
3 4 1–0 42 55 28 30 2 5
3 4 0–1 48 54 30 30 2 10
2 5 1–1 45 52 30 33 2 10
2 5 1–1 41 53 27 31 0 7
2 5 1–1 37 51 25 31 7 5

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in China Standard Time .[7]

Draw 1

Thursday, September 19, 9:30 am

Draw 2

Thursday, September 19, 6:30 pm

Draw 3

Friday, September 20, 2:00 pm

Draw 4

Saturday, September 21, 9:30 am

Draw 5

Saturday, September 21, 6:30 pm

Draw 6

Sunday, September 22, 2:00 pm

Draw 7

Monday, September 23, 9:30 am

Tiebreaker

Monday, September 23, 6:30 pm

Playoffs

Source:[8]

Semifinals

Tuesday, September 24, 9:30 am

Bronze medal game

Tuesday, September 24, 2:30 pm

Final

Tuesday, September 24, 2:30 pm

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Event. CurlingZone. July 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: Women's Event. CurlingZone. July 11, 2022.
  3. Web site: Men's Teams. CurlingZone. July 11, 2022.
  4. Web site: Men's Scores. CurlingZone. July 11, 2022.
  5. Web site: Men's Playoffs. CurlingZone. July 11, 2022.
  6. Web site: Women's Teams. CurlingZone. July 11, 2022.
  7. Web site: Women's Scores. CurlingZone. July 11, 2022.
  8. Web site: Women's Playoffs. CurlingZone. July 11, 2022.