2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships Explained

2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships
Host City:	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Arena:	Markin MacPhail Centre, Canada Olympic Park
Dates:	October 31 – November 6
Men's Winner:
Curling Club:	St. John's CC, St. John's
Skip:	Brad Gushue
Third:	Mark Nichols
Second:	E. J. Harnden
Lead:	Geoff Walker
Alternate:	Nathan Young
Coach:	Jules Owchar
Finalist:	(Jeong)
Women's Winner:
Curling Club2:	Tokoro CC, Kitami
Skip2:	Satsuki Fujisawa
Third2:	Chinami Yoshida
Second2:	Yumi Suzuki
Lead2:	Yurika Yoshida
Alternate2:	Kotomi Ishizaki
Coach2:	J. D. Lind
Finalist2:	(Ha)
Next:	2023

The inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships were held from October 31 to November 6 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The event was used to qualify teams for the 2023 World Curling Championships. The event featured both an A Division and a B Division for both the men's and women's.^[1] This new championship combined the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the Americas Challenge into one event.

On the men's side, Canada, the host country of the 2023 Men's World Championship, and the top four men's teams (South Korea, the United States, Japan, New Zealand) qualified for the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.^[2] Brazil, the bottom finisher in the men's A Division, were relegated to the 2023 B Division while Guyana, the top finisher in the B Division, were promoted to the 2023 A Division.

The top five women's teams in the A Division (Japan, South Korea, Canada, the United States, New Zealand) qualified for the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship in Sandviken, Sweden. Since the women's A Division had one extra member as Australia could not attend the 2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships,^[3] the bottom two finishers in this year's women's A Division, Hong Kong and Brazil, were relegated to the 2023 B Division.^[4] Chinese Taipei, the top finisher in the B Division, were promoted to the 2023 A Division.

On October 5, the Chinese men's and women's team withdrew from this competition which caused the Kazakhstan men's team and the Chinese Taipei women's team to be promoted to A Division.^[5] On October 10, it was announced that an error was uncovered in the ranking system and it was determined that the Australia's men team and the New Zealand women's team should be promoted to A Division instead of the Kazakhstan men's team and the Chinese Taipei women's team.^[6]

Medallists

Men	Brad Gushue Mark Nichols E. J. Harnden Geoff Walker Nathan Young	Jeong Byeong-jin Lee Jeong-jae Kim Min-woo Kim Tae-hwan	Korey Dropkin Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Tom Howell Rich Ruohonen
Women	Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kotomi Ishizaki	Ha Seung-youn Kim Hye-rin Yang Tae-i Kim Su-jin	Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Harris Rachelle Brown

Men

A division

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[7]

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Fourth: Dean Hewitt Skip: Jay Merchant Second: Tanner Davis Lead: Justin Grundy Alternate: Iain Grundy	Skip: Marcelo Mello Third: Ricardo Losso Second: Sérgio Vilela Lead: Filipe Nunes Alternate: Márcio Rodrigues	Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: E. J. Harnden Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Nathan Young	Skip: Randolph Shen Third: Nicholas Hsu Second: Ken Hsu Lead: Henry Cheng Alternate: Yin Liu Luis
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Skip: Riku Yanagisawa Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Takeru Yamamoto Lead: Satoshi Koizumi Alternate: Yasumasa Tanida	Skip: Anton Hood Third: Ben Smith Second: Brett Sargon Lead: Hunter Walker Alternate: Peter de Boer	Skip: Jeong Byeong-jin Third: Lee Jeong-jae Second: Kim Min-woo Lead: Kim Tae-hwan	Skip: Korey Dropkin Third: Andrew Stopera Second: Mark Fenner Lead: Tom Howell Alternate: Rich Ruohonen

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs and qualified for the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship
	Team Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship
	Team Relegated to 2023 B Division

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		6	1	1–1	69	29	34	19	0	13	87.9%	16.29
		6	1	1–1	58	35	26	25	2	7	84.7%	18.33
		6	1	1–1	60	35	32	18	2	12	80.5%	27.03
		3	4	1–0	47	43	28	24	1	7	80.7%	30.33
		3	4	0–1	40	46	21	25	9	5	78.5%	49.05
		2	5	1–0	32	54	20	26	1	7	66.4%	65.49
		2	5	0–1	37	50	23	27	8	4	71.9%	54.52
		0	7	–	16	67	12	32	4	1	56.0%	70.69

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time .^[14]

Draw 1

Monday, October 31, 14:00

Draw 2

Tuesday, November 1, 14:00

Draw 3

Wednesday, November 2, 8:00

Draw 4

Wednesday, November 2, 16:00

Draw 5

Thursday, November 3, 9:00

Draw 6

Thursday, November 3, 19:00

Draw 7

Friday, November 4, 14:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Saturday, November 5, 9:00

Bronze medal game

Saturday, November 5, 18:00

Gold medal game

Sunday, November 6, 9:00

Player percentages

Round Robin only

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Leads	%
	91.5
	88.1
	87.3
	86.0
	83.5

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Seconds	%
	87.5
	83.5
	79.5
	75.4
	75.3

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Thirds	%
	87.3
	84.7
	82.0
	81.5
	77.2

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Skips	%
	85.9
	81.4
	77.7
	75.0
	72.9

Final standings

Key
	Teams Advance to the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship
	Team Relegated to 2023 B Division

Place	Team



4
5
6
7
8

B division

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[15]

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Skip: Rayad Husain Third: Jason Perreira Second: Baul Persaud Lead: Khemraj Goberdhan	Skip: Jason Chang Third: Justin Chen Second: Martin Yan Lead: Ching Nam Cheng	Skip: P. N. Raju Third: Girithar Anthay Suthakaran Second: Vinay Goenka Lead: Kishan Dharmendra Vasant	Skip: Adil Zhumagozha Third: Aidos Alliyar Second: Dmitriy Garagul Lead: Abragim Tastemir Alternate: Arman Irjanov
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Skip: Oliver Echenje Third: Haggai Ogak Second: Simon Karanja Lead: Victor Obiero Alternate: Stanley Mukuba	Fourth: Tijani Cole Skip: Harold Woods III Second: Robert Brianne Lead: Ben Harris-Eze	Skip: Abdulrahman Mohsen Third: Salem Ali Second: Mouaaz Mlis Lead: Mohammed Al-Keldi	Skip: Alastair Fyfe Third: Hussain Hagawi Second: Mohammed Aldaraan Lead: Munir Albeelbisi Alternate: Suleiman Alaqel

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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		7	0	–	46.03
		5	2	1–1	68.11
		5	2	1–1	72.51
		5	2	1–1	81.63
		3	4	–	135.61
		2	5	–	106.54
		1	6	–	149.18
		0	7	–	109.98

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time .^[16]

Draw 1

Monday, October 31, 19:00

Draw 2

Tuesday, November 1, 9:00

Draw 3

Tuesday, November 1, 19:00

Draw 4

Wednesday, November 2, 14:00

Draw 5

Thursday, November 3, 09:00

Draw 6

Thursday, November 3, 19:00

Draw 7

Friday, November 4, 14:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Saturday, November 5, 9:00

Bronze medal game

Saturday, November 5, 18:00

Gold medal game

Saturday, November 5, 18:00

Final standings

Place	Team



4
5
6
7
8

Women

A division

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[7]

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Skip: Jennifer Westhagen Third: Sara Westman Second: Kristen Tsourlenes Lead: Carlee Millikin Alternate: Nicole Hewett	Skip: Isis Oliveira Third: Luciana Barrella Second: Marcélia Melo Lead: Sarah Lippi Alternate: Giullia Rodriguez	Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Harris Alternate: Rachelle Brown
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Skip: Ling-Yue Hung Third: Ada Shang Second: Pianpian Hu Lead: Yuen-Ting Wong	Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki	Fourth: Yekaterina Kolykhalova Skip: Angelina Ebauyer Second: Tilsimay Alliyarova Lead: Regina Ebauyer Alternate: Merey Tastemir
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Skip: Jessica Smith Third: Holly Thompson Second: Natalie Thurlow Lead: Bridget Becker Alternate: Ruby Kinney	Skip: Ha Seung-youn Third: Kim Hye-rin Second: Yang Tae-i Lead: Kim Su-jin	Skip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Cory Thiesse Second: Becca Hamilton Lead: Tara Peterson Alternate: Vicky Persinger

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs and qualified for the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship
	Team Qualified for the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship
	Teams Relegated to 2023 B Division

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		7	1	1–0	70	30	36	22	1	17	82.5%	24.57
		7	1	0–1	74	28	39	21	4	17	82.8%	24.67
		6	2	1–0	74	28	35	19	5	17	80.4%	22.59
		6	2	0–1	77	31	35	19	9	17	81.4%	33.41
		4	4	–	51	61	28	31	1	8	70.1%	95.25
		3	5	–	42	73	27	40	0	8	64.1%	65.74
		2	6	–	35	74	21	37	1	7	60.7%	78.92
		1	7	–	31	74	24	37	1	8	58.0%	102.93
		0	8	–	29	84	20	39	3	3	59.1%	108.52

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time .^[14]

Draw 1

Monday, October 31, 9:00

Draw 2

Monday, October 31, 19:00

Draw 3

Tuesday, November 1, 9:00

Draw 4

Tuesday, November 1, 19:00

Draw 5

Wednesday, November 2, 12:00

Draw 6

Wednesday, November 2, 20:00

Draw 7

Thursday, November 3, 14:00

Draw 8

Friday, November 4, 9:00

Draw 9

Friday, November 4, 19:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Saturday, November 5, 13:00

Bronze medal game

Sunday, November 6, 13:00

Gold medal game

Sunday, November 6, 18:00

Player percentages

Round Robin only

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Leads	%
	87.1
	87.1
	85.8
	82.8
	77.6

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Seconds	%
	82.4
	79.7
	78.6
	78.5
	68.3

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Thirds	%
	84.8
	80.3
	79.5
	79.4
	73.5

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Skips	%
	83.9
	81.7
	81.5
	77.6
	64.0

Final standings

Key
	Teams Advance to the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship
	Teams Relegated to 2023 B Division

Place	Team



4
5
6
7
8
9

B division

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[15]

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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		6	0	–	72.69
		4	2	–	114.75
		2	4	–	168.41
		0	6	–	187.82

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time .^[16]

Draw 1

Tuesday, November 1, 14:00

Draw 2

Wednesday, November 2, 9:00

Draw 3

Wednesday, November 2, 19:00

Draw 4

Thursday, November 3, 14:00

Draw 5

Friday, November 4, 9:00

Draw 6

Friday, November 4, 19:00

Playoffs

Semifinal

Saturday, November 5, 9:00

Gold medal game

Saturday, November 5, 18:00

Final standings

External links

(A division)
(B division)

Notes and References

Web site: Pan-Continental Curling Championships 2022. World Curling Federation. August 9, 2022.
News: Calgary to host new Pan Continental Curling Championships 2022. World Curling Federation. June 27, 2022. August 9, 2022.
News: New Pan Continental Curling Championships to be Held in Calgary. Curling Canada. June 27, 2022. August 9, 2022.
Web site: The Rules of Curling and Rules of Competition. World Curling Federation. 59. October 2021. August 9, 2022.
News: China withdraws from Pan Continental Curling Championships. World Curling Federation. October 5, 2022.
News: Pan Continental Curling Championships 2022 A-Division line-ups amended . World Curling Federation. October 10, 2022.
Web site: A Division Teams. World Curling Federation. September 24, 2022.
News: Congratulations to the 2022 Men's National Champions Team Merchant . Australian Curling Federation. Facebook. August 18, 2022. September 24, 2022.
News: Conheça os atletas brasileiros que defenderão o país no pan continental curling. Brazilian Confederation of Ice Sports. pt-br. August 18, 2022. August 18, 2022.
Web site: Reigning Canadian champs Einarson, Gushue to represent county at Pan Continental Championships. TSN. July 20, 2022. August 10, 2022.
News: 15-Year-Old Wins Japanese Curling Title. The Curling News. Sports Illustrated. May 29, 2022. August 16, 2022.
News: New Champions in Korea. The Curling News. Sports Illustrated. August 16, 2022.
News: Teams Dropkin and Peterson qualify for 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships. USA Curling. September 18, 2022. September 21, 2022.
Web site: A Division Schedule. World Curling Federation. September 24, 2022.
Web site: B Division Teams. World Curling Federation. September 24, 2022.
Web site: B Division Schedule. World Curling Federation. September 24, 2022.
News: Congratulations to the 2022 Women's National Champions Team Westhagen . Australian Curling Federation. Facebook. August 18, 2022. August 23, 2022.
News: Olha o nosso time Brasil que incrível.. Onda Brasil Curling. Instagram. September 12, 2022. September 15, 2022.