1996 Pacific Curling Championships

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1996 Pacific Curling Championships
Host city Sydney, Australia
DatesNovember 26–29
Men's winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Curling clubSydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Skip Hugh Millikin
Third Gerald Chick
Second Stephen Johns
Lead Stephen Hewitt
FinalistFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (Hiroshi Sato)
Women's winnerFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Skip Mayumi Ohkutsu
Third Akiko Katoh
Second Yukari Kondo
Lead Yoko Mimura
Alternate Akemi Niwa
FinalistFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Lynn Hewitt)
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The 1996 Pacific Curling Championships were held from November 26 to 29 in Sydney, Australia.

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Australia won the men's event over Japan (it was the sixth Pacific title for the Australian men). On the women's side, Japan defeated Australia in the final (it was the fifth Pacific title for the Japanese women).

By virtue of winning, the Australian men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1997 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Bern, Switzerland.

It was the first appearance at the Pacific championships for the men's and women's teams of South Korea.

Men

Teams

Country Skip ThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachCurling club
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin Gerald Chick Stephen Johns Stephen Hewitt Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiroshi Sato Makoto Tsuruga Kazuhito Hori Shinya Abe Hirohumi Kudo
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Park Kwon-il Song He-dong Lee Jac-in Kim Chang-gyu
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Peter Becker Sean Becker Jim Allan Ross A. Stevens Lorne De Pape Edwin Harley

Round Robin

PlaceCountrySkip Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of South Korea.svg WinsLosses
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin*9:8
3:6
14:0
7:4
31:2
13:1
51
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiroshi Sato8:9
6:3
*9:6
11:3
13:1
15:7
51
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Peter Becker0:14
4:7
6:9
3:11
*20:1
14:7
24
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Park Kwon-il2:31
1:13
1:13
7:15
1:20
7:14
*06
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
      
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4

Semifinal

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Hiroshi Sato) Hammer tapissier.jpg210200201X8
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Peter Becker)002020000X4

Final

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Hiroshi Sato)000002020X4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Hugh Millikin) Hammer tapissier.jpg011210101X7

Final Standings

PlaceCountrySkipGPWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin 761
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiroshi Sato 752
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Peter Becker 725
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Park Kwon-il 606

Women

Teams

Country Skip ThirdSecondLeadAlternateCurling club
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lynn Hewitt Linda Carter-Watts Ellen Weir Lyn Greenwood Christine Traquair Victoria Curling Association
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu Akiko Katoh Yukari Kondo Yoko Mimura Akemi Niwa
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Lee So-jung Lee Hyun-jung Lee Im-sumLim Jung-min
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Patsy InderHelen Greer Wendy Becker Kylie PetherickKaren Rawcliffe

Round Robin

PlaceCountrySkip Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of South Korea.svg WinsLosses
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu*W:L
W:L
-
-
-
-
 ? ?
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lynn HewittL:W
L:W
*7:3
L:W
14:5
15:4
33
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Patsy Inder-
-
3:7
W:L
*-
-
33
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Lee So-jung-
-
5:14
4:15
-
-
* ? ?
  Team to final
  Teams to tie-break
"-" – no data about game result

Tie-break

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Lynn Hewitt)10
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Patsy Inder)7

Final

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Lynn Hewitt)L
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi Ohkutsu)W

Final Standings

PlaceCountrySkipGPWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu 7 ? ?
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lynn Hewitt 844
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Patsy Inder734
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Lee So-jung 6 ? ?

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