1998 Pacific Curling Championships

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1998 Pacific Curling Championships
Host city Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
ArenaQualicum and District CC
DatesDecember 13–18
Men's winnerFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Curling clubRanfurly CC
Skip Sean Becker
Third Hans Frauenlob
Second Jim Allan
Lead Lorne De Pape
Alternate Darren Carson
Coach Edwin Harley
FinalistFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (Makoto Tsuruga)
Women's winnerFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Curling clubTokoro CC
Skip Akiko Katoh
Third Yumie Hayashi
Second Ayumi Onodera
Lead Mika Hori
Alternate Akemi Niwa
Coach Elaine Dagg-Jackson
FinalistFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Lisa Anderson)
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The 1998 Pacific Curling Championships were held from December 13 to 18 in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada.

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

By virtue of winning, the New Zealand men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1999 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

The event was originally to be played at a new curling facility in Dunedin, New Zealand, but construction delays forced the event to be held in Canada. The New Zealand Curling Association ran the event. [1]

Men

Teams

Country Skip ThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachCurling club
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin Stephen Johns John Theriault Gerald Chick Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Makoto Tsuruga Kazuhito Hori Hiroshi Sato Naoki Kudo Yoshiyuki Ohmiya Glen Jackson Tokoro CC
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Song He-dong Kim Chang-min Park Jae-cheol Kim Su-hong Jeong Tac-yeon Gyeong-buk CC
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker Hans Frauenlob Jim Allan Lorne De Pape Darren Carson Edwin Harley Ranfurly CC

Round Robin

PlaceCountrySkip Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of South Korea.svg WinsLosses
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker*9:7
1:8
7:5
7:1
13:3
7:6
51
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin7:9
8:1
*7:5
4:7
23:5
12:2
42
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Makoto Tsuruga5:7
1:7
5:7
7:4
*15:4
9:6
33
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Song He-dong3:13
6:7
5:23
2:12
4:15
6:9
*06
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8

Semifinal

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Hugh Millikin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010020201X6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Makoto Tsuruga)102202010X8

Final

Team12345678910Final
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Sean Becker) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100401040X10
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Makoto Tsuruga)00201020106

Final standings

PlaceCountrySkipGPWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker 761
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Makoto Tsuruga 844
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin 743
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Song He-dong 606

Women

Teams

Country Skip ThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachCurling club
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lynn Hewitt Ellen Weir Sarah Herbert Lyn Greenwood Sandy Gagnon Victoria Curling Association
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Akiko Katoh Yumie Hayashi Ayumi Onodera Mika Hori Akemi Niwa Elaine Dagg-Jackson Tokoro CC
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Mi-yeon Lee So-jung Shin Mi-sung Kim Se-mi Lee Hyun-jung Seoul CC
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lisa AndersonKylie PetherickKaren Rawcliffe Bridget Becker Natalie Campbell Edwin Harley Alexandra CC

Round Robin

Final round robin results. [2]

PlaceCountrySkipWinsLosses
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Akiko Katoh60
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lynn Hewitt33
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lisa Anderson24
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Mi-yeon15
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 13
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6

Final standings

PlaceCountrySkipGPWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Akiko Katoh 770
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lisa Anderson835
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lynn Hewitt 734
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Mi-yeon 615

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