2023 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic | |
Host City: | Calgary, Alberta |
Arena: | Calgary Curling Club |
Dates: | October 6–9 |
Winner: | Team Gim |
Curling Club: | Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu |
Skip: | Gim Eun-ji |
Third: | Kim Min-ji |
Second: | Kim Su-ji |
Lead: | Seol Ye-eun |
Alternate: | Seol Ye-ji |
Coach: | Shin Dong-ho |
Finalist: | Miori Nakamura |
Prev: | 2022 |
Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held from October 6 to 9 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta.[1] The event was held in a triple-knockout format with a purse of $45,000.[2]
In the final, Gim Eun-ji's Korean championship rink of Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun and Seol Ye-ji successfully defended their 2022 title, scoring an 8–3 win over Japan's Miori Nakamura. The Korean champions opened with a count of two in the opening end. Nakamura then blanked before taking one in the third. Gim extended her lead with three in the fourth before the Japanese responded with two in the fifth. It wouldn't be enough, however, as the Korean side added three more in the sixth to secure the win. Gim was dominant through the event, qualifying through the A event with a 4–0 record. They then beat Jessie Hunkin in the quarterfinals and upended Beth Peterson in the semifinals to reach the final. Team Nakamura qualified for the playoffs through the C side before upsetting Japanese rivals Satsuki Fujisawa in the quarters and knocking off Corryn Brown in the semis. Tabitha Peterson and Michèle Jäggi also qualified for the playoffs but lost in the quarterfinals. It was Team Gim's first tour win of the season.
The teams are listed as follows:[3]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | |
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Füssen, Germany | ||||||
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | ||||||
Kaitlyn Bowman | Hannah Phillips | Sasha Tran | Calgary, Alberta | |||
Kamloops, British Columbia | ||||||
Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
Stephanie Schmidt (Fourth) | Sara England | Ashley Williamson | Michelle Englot (Skip) | Regina, Saskatchewan | ||
Kotomi Ishizaki | Kitami, Japan | |||||
Jo-Ann Rizzo (Fourth) | Kerry Galusha (Skip) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | ||||
Seol Ye-ji | Uijeongbu, South Korea | |||||
Serena Gray-Withers | Brianna Cullen | Zoe Cinnamon | Edmonton, Alberta | |||
Chuncheon, South Korea | ||||||
Kronau, Saskatchewan | ||||||
Spruce Grove, Alberta | ||||||
Lisa Muhmenthaler | Bern, Switzerland | |||||
Jeong Min-jae | Kim Su-hyeon | Ahn Jeong-yeon | Kang Min-hyo | Uiseong, South Korea | ||
Miyu Ueno (Fourth) | Asuka Kanai (Skip) | Mone Ryokawa | Karuizawa, Japan | |||
Kim Min-seo | Jeong Jae-hee | Kim Ji-soo | Song Yu-jin | Jeonbuk, South Korea | ||
Elysa Crough | Kim Bonneau | Julianna Mackenzie | Edmonton, Alberta | |||
Madison Kleiter | Martensville, Saskatchewan | |||||
Olivia Jones | Sydney Libbus | Emma Wiens | Edmonton, Alberta | |||
Misaki Tanaka (Fourth) | Miori Nakamura (Skip) | Haruka Kihara | Hiyori Ichinohe | Yuuna Harada | Aomori, Japan | |
Lee Eun-chae | Yang Seung-hee | Seoul, South Korea | ||||
Jenna Loder | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||
St. Paul, Minnesota | ||||||
Taylor Reese-Hansen | Megan McGillivray | Cierra Fisher | Sydney Brilz | Victoria, British Columbia | ||
Calgary, Alberta | ||||||
Edmonton, Alberta | ||||||
Miku Nihira | Mikoto Nakajima | Ayami Ito | Sapporo, Japan | |||
Mikaylah Lyburn | Cheyenne Ehnes | Dayna Lea | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||
Lethbridge, Alberta | ||||||
Kristy Watling | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||
Jessica Wytrychowski | Quinn Prodaniuk | Sharla Warawa | Dacey Brown | Sarah Brown | Airdrie, Alberta |
All draw times listed in Mountain Daylight Time .[8]
Friday, October 6, 9:30 am
Friday, October 6, 1:15 pm
Friday, October 6, 5:15 pm
Friday, October 6, 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 7, 9:00 am
Saturday, October 7, 12:45 pm
Saturday, October 7, 4:30 pm
Saturday, October 7, 8:15 pm
Sunday, October 8, 9:00 am
Sunday, October 8, 12:45 pm
Sunday, October 8, 4:30 pm
Sunday, October 8, 8:15 pm
As tradition at the Autumn Gold, a skins game was played between the two A qualifiers, Satsuki Fujisawa and Gim Eun-ji.[9] The game was played during draw 10 of the event.
Sunday, October 8, 12:45 pm
Source:[10]
Monday, October 9, 9:00 am
Monday, October 9, 12:15 pm
Monday, October 9, 3:30 pm