1997 Pacific Curling Championships

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1997 Pacific Curling Championships
Host city Karuizawa, Japan
ArenaKaruizawa Kazakoshi Park Arena
DatesDecember 3–7
Men's winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Curling clubSydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Skip Hugh Millikin
Third John Theriault
Second Stephen Johns
Lead Trevor Schumm
FinalistFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshiyuki Ohmiya)
Women's winnerFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Skip Mayumi Ohkutsu
Third Akiko Katoh
Second Yukari Kondo
Lead Akemi Niwa
Alternate Yoko Mimura
FinalistFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Helen Greer)
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The 1997 Pacific Curling Championships were held from December 3 to 7 at the Karuizawa Kazakoshi Park Arena in Karuizawa, Japan.

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

By virtue of winning, the Australian men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1998 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.

Men

Teams

Country Skip ThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachCurling club
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin John Theriault Stephen Johns Trevor Schumm Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yoshiyuki Ohmiya Hirohumi Kudo Hiroshi Sato Makoto Tsuruga Hisaaki Nakamine
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Song He-dong Lim Sung-min Kang Il-jin Kim Young-tae Jun Sung-il Kim Kyung-doo
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker Hans Frauenlob Ross A. Stevens Lorne De Pape Darren Carson 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*6:4
6:5
13:2
11:2
15:1
13:3
60
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yoshiyuki Ohmiya4:6
5:6
*7:5
8:4
18:0
12:3
42
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker2:13
2:11
5:7
4:8
*10:4
10:3
24
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Song He-dong1:15
3:13
0:18
3:12
4:10
3:10
*06
  Teams to final

Final

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshiyuki Ohmiya)001101010X4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Hugh Millikin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg210020104X10

Final standings

PlaceCountrySkipGPWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin 770
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Yoshiyuki Ohmiya 743
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker 624
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Song He-dong 606

Women

Teams

Country Skip ThirdSecondLeadAlternate
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu Akiko Katoh Yukari Kondo Akemi Niwa Yoko Mimura
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Lee Hyun-jung Choi Yun-mi Jang Ji-young Park Sun-nam Yoon Hye-kyung
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Helen GreerLisa GavreauPatsy InderKylie PetherickKaren Rawcliffe

Round Robin

PlaceCountrySkip Flag of Japan.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of South Korea.svg WinsLosses
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu*9:5
12:1
21:1
18:2
40
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Helen Greer5:9
1:12
*11:2
8:2
22
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Lee Hyun-jung1:21
2:18
2:11
2:8
*04
  Teams to final

Final

Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Helen Greer)1000001XXX2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi Ohkutsu) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0211230XXX9

Final standings

PlaceCountrySkipGPWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu 550
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Helen Greer523
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Lee Hyun-jung 404

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