2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Explained

2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Host City:Almaty, Kazakhstan
Arena:Baluan Sholak Sports Palace
Dates:November 7–14
Men's Winner:
Skip:Kim Soo-hyuk
Third:Kim Tae-hwan
Second:Park Jong-duk
Lead:Nam Yoon-ho
Alternate:Yoo Min-hyeon
Finalist: (Yusuke Morozumi)
Women's Winner:
Skip2:Satsuki Fujisawa
Third2:Chinami Yoshida
Second2:Yumi Suzuki
Lead2:Yurika Yoshida
Finalist2: (Kim Ji-sun)

The 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships were held from November 7 to 14 at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The top two teams from the men's and women's tournaments qualified for the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, respectively.

Men

Teams

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Skip: Ian Palangio
Third: Jay Merchant
Second: Dean Hewitt
Lead: Derek Smith
Skip: Zang Jialiang
Third: Xu Xiaoming
Second: Ba Dexin
Lead: Wang Jinbo
Alternate: Ma Xiuyue
Skip: Randolph Shen
Third: Nicholas Hsu
Second: Brendon Liu
Lead: Lin Ting-li
Skip: John Li
Third: Ko Yuk-hang
Second: Justin Wan
Lead: Chan Chun-kuen
Alternate: Law Cho-kam
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Skip: Yusuke Morozumi
Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Second: Tetsuro Shimizu
Lead: Kosuke Morozumi
Alternate: Kohsuke Hirata
Skip: Viktor Kim
Third: Abylaikhan Zhuzbay
Second: Daniel Kim
Lead: Muzdybay Kudaibergenov
Alternate: Abilay Nurumbetov
Skip: Peter de Boer
Third: Sean Becker
Second: Scott Becker
Lead: Brett Sargon
Skip: Kim Soo-hyuk
Third: Kim Tae-hwan
Second: Park Jong-duk
Lead: Nam Yoon-ho
Alternate: Yoo Min-hyeon

Round-robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Country Skip W L
6 1
6 1
6 1
3 4
3 4
3 4
1 6
0 7

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Asia/Almaty Time (UTC+06).[1]

Draw 3

Monday, November 9, 14:30

Draw 4

Tuesday, November 10, 9:00

Draw 5

Tuesday, November 10, 14:30

Draw 6

Wednesday, November 11, 9:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, November 11, 14:30

Draw 8

Thursday, November 12, 9:00

Draw 9

Thursday, November 12, 14:30

Tiebreaker

Friday, November 13, 14:30

Playoffs

Semifinals

Friday, November 13, 19:00

Bronze-medal game

Saturday, November 14, 9:00

Gold-medal game

Saturday, November 14, 9:00

Women

Round-robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Country Skip W L
6 2
6 2
6 2
1 7
1 7

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Asia/Almaty Time (UTC+06).[1]

Draw 1

Sunday, November 8, 16:30

Draw 2

Monday, November 9, 9:00

Draw 3

Monday, November 9, 14:30

Draw 4

Tuesday, November 10, 9:00

Draw 5

Tuesday, November 10, 14:30

Draw 6

Wednesday, November 11, 9:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, November 11, 14:30

Draw 8

Thursday, November 12, 9:00

Draw 9

Thursday, November 12, 14:30

Draw 10

Friday, November 13, 14:30

Tiebreaker

Friday, November 13, 19:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Saturday, November 14, 9:00

Bronze-medal game

Saturday, November 14, 14:30

Gold-medal game

Saturday, November 14, 14:30

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships – Schedule. 29 September 2015. World Curling Federation.