| Event: | Curling |
| Games: | 2009 New Zealand Winter Games |
| Venue: | Maniototo Curling Rink |
| Dates: | 23–29 August 2009 |
| Competitors: | 60 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Gold: | Hugh Millikin Ian Palangio John Theriault Steve Johns |
| Goldnoc: | AUS |
| Silver: | Li Hongchen Wang Fengchun Xu Xiaoming Liu Rui Zang Jialiang |
| Silvernoc: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi |
| Bronzenoc: | JPN |
| Gold2: | Moe Meguro Mari Motohashi Mayo Yamaura Kotomi Ishizaki Anna Ohmiya |
| Goldnoc2: | JPN |
| Silver2: | Wang Bingyu Liu Yin Yue Qingshuang Zhou Yan Liu Jinlu |
| Silvernoc2: | CHN |
| Bronze2: | Kim Yeo-myeong Kang Yoo-ri Park Min-a Kyeong Een-jeong Kim Ji-suk |
| Bronzenoc2: | KOR |
| Next: | 2011 |
The curling competition of the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games was held at the Maniototo Curling Rink in Naseby, New Zealand. Both the men's and women's competitions concluded on 29 August 2009. In the men's event Australia won gold after defeating China in the final, while in the women's event Japan won the gold, also beating China in the final.
The curling competition was held from 23 August to 29 August 2009 at the Maniototo Curling Rink in Naseby, New Zealand. It comprised a men's competition and a women's competition. Following the finals of both competitions an on-ice closing ceremony and medal presentation was held and then later an awards dinner.[1]
The men's competition comprised a single round-robin format followed by a playoff round. Each team competed once against the other nations. At the end of the seven game each round-robin the top four nations progress to the playoff round.[1] Japan, South Korea and Australia qualified after finishing first, second and third respectively. The fourth team through had to be determined with a tie-breaker game after China and the United States finished the round-robin finished with the same number of wins. China won the tie-breaker 9–6 and advanced to the semi-final.[1] In the first semi-final Australia was drawn against South Korea. Australia won the semi-final 8–5 and progressed to the gold medal final while South Korea moved to the bronze medal final. China won the second semi-final against Japan with a score of 11–3, moving on to the gold medal final and Japan to the bronze medal final. Japan defeated South Korea in the bronze medal game 10–7 while in the gold medal game Australia defeated China 9–6.[1] [2]
The women's competition comprised a double round-robin format followed by a playoff round. Each team competed twice against the other nations. At the end of the eight game each round-robin the top four nations progress to the playoff round.[1] China finished first in the round-robin and was drawn against fourth place New Zealand, while second placed Japan was drawn against South Korea. In the first semi-final Japan defeated South Korea 6–5 with Japan advancing to the gold medal final and South Korea moving on to the bronze medal final.[1] China won the second semi-final defeating New Zealand with a score of 7–4 to move on to the gold medal game and New Zealand moved on to the bronze medal game. South Korea defeated New Zealand in the bronze medal game 12–7 while in the gold medal game Japan defeated China 8–5.[1] [2]
| Skip: Hugh Millikin Third: Ian Palangio Second: John Theriault Lead: Steve Johns | Skip: Cliff Butchko Third: Brian Carnahan Second: Trevor Baker Lead: Brent Vanderlinden | Skip: Li Hongchen Third: Wang Fengchun Second: Xu Xiaoming Lead: Liu Rui Alternate: Zang Jialiang | Skip: Karel Kubeska Third: Jan Letal Second: Jiri Candra Lead: Zdenek Krampera Alternate: Leos Fiala | |
| Skip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Tetsuro Shimizu Lead: Kosuke Morozumi | Skip: Kim Chang-min Third: Kim Min-chan Second: Lim Myung-sup Lead: Jeong Tae-yeon Alternate: Seong Se-hyeon | Skip: Dan Mustapic Third: Scott Becker Second: Warren Kearney Lead: Warren Dobson Alternate: Kris Miller | Skip: Herod Roland Third: Richard Maskel Second: John Lilla Lead: Adam Nathan |
Final round robin standings
| Key | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | ||
| Teams to Tiebreakers | ||
| width=165 | Country | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 31 | 30 | 23 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 37 | 31 | 26 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 34 | 31 | 26 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 26 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 37 | 28 | 22 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 56 | 25 | 33 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 60 | 27 | 32 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 58 | 19 | 35 |
23 August 2009, 14:00[1]
24 August 2009, 08:00[1]
24 August 2009, 16:00[1]
25 August 2009, 13:00[1]
26 August 2009, 09:00[1]
26 August 2009, 17:00[1]
27 August 2009, 13:00[1]
Owing to both China and the United States finishing with the same number of wins after the end of the round robin, a tiebreaker game was required to determine the fourth team to advance to the semi-final round. China won the game 9–6 and advanced to the second semi-final game against Japan.[1]
28 August 2009, 08:00
28 August 2009, 11:4528 August 2009, 15:00
29 August 2009, 13:45[1]
29 August 2009, 13:45[1]
Final round robin standings
| width=165 | Country | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 36 | 41 | 22 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 39 | 36 | 28 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 50 | 36 | 31 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 67 | 27 | 40 | |||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 73 | 23 | 42 |
23 August 2009, 08:45[1]
23 August 2009, 18:00[1]
24 August 2009, 12:00[1]
24 August 2009, 19:30[1]
25 August 2009, 09:00[1]
25 August 2009, 17:00[1]
26 August 2009, 13:00[1]
26 August 2009, 20:00[1]
27 August 2009, 09:00[1]
27 August 2009, 17:00[1]
28 August 2009, 11:45[1] 28 August 2009, 15:00[1]
29 August 2009 – 09:45[1]
29 August 2009 – 09:45[1]