Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Explained
Korean Mixed Doubles
Curling Championship |
| Established: | 2016 |
| Current Host City: | Jincheon, South Korea |
| Current Arena: | Jincheon National Training Centre |
| Current Champion: | Gangwon B
(Kim Kyeong-ae / Seong Ji-hoon) |
| Current: | 2024 Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship |
The Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (branded as the KB Financial Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship) are the annual Korean mixed doubles curling championships, organized by the Korean Curling Federation (KCF). The winners of the championship qualify for the Korean National Team.
Until 2019, the winning pair automatically earned the right to represent South Korea at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Beginning in 2020, the World Curling Federation reduced the World Championship field to twenty teams with the bottom four teams being relegated to the next years World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event.[1] Based on the results of the previous year, the winning team now either qualifies directly for the World Championship or is sent to the Qualification Event where they need to place in the top four to qualify.[2]
Every four years, the winners also qualify to represent South Korea at the Winter Olympic Games if the country received a berth through world championship points.[3] Starting in 2024, the championship also qualifies the winners for the Asian Winter Games if it is held during the season they are the national team.
The national championship is usually held in July or August following the Korean Curling Championships team competition.
History
In 2020, a rule change in eligibility allowed men's and women's team players to also compete in the mixed doubles discipline, resulting in a thirty-one team field for the 2021 championship.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Biggest World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship to be staged in Stavanger, Norway. World Curling Federation. April 16, 2019. July 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428090734/https://www.worldcurling.org/wmdcc2019/preview. April 28, 2019. dead.
- News: Scottish curling club appointed first World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event host. World Curling Federation. July 23, 2019. July 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20190912204304/https://worldcurling.org/2019/07/wmdcc-qualification2020-host/. September 12, 2019. dead.
- News: Mixed Doubles curling confirmed for PyeongChang 2018 Olympics. World Curling Federation. June 8, 2015. July 27, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001219/http://www.worldcurling.org/mixed-doubles-curling-confirmed-for-pyeongchang-2018. January 19, 2018. dead.
- snowedsmile. 1385259643954290688. April 22, 2021. Interesting point is that KCF has removed the regulation that players can't complete in both 4-team and mixed-doubles events. We'll get to see Kim Eun-Jung, Kim Min-Ji, Kim Chang-Min, Jeon Jae-Ik... play mixed-doubles!.
- News: Korean curling team hopes to win medals - and attention. Korea JoongAng Daily. August 13, 2017. July 27, 2024.
- News: Jang/Seong wins New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles. CurlingZone. July 27, 2024.
- Web site: 2020 Korean National Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. CurlingZone. July 27, 2024.
- News: http://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002764291. ko:'19연승' 컬링 믹스더블 국가대표 된 김민지·이기정. Korean. Kim Min-ji and Ki-jung Kim become national curling mix doubles in '19 win streak'. OhmyStar. August 9, 2021. July 27, 2024.
- News: 2022 KB금융 한국컬링선수권대회 : 믹스더블 결승전 경기결과. Korean. curling1spoon. Instagram. July 15, 2022. July 27, 2024.
- News: Kim / Jeong defend Korean Mixed Doubles title. CurlingZone. July 27, 2024.
