2003 Pacific Curling Championships

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2003 Pacific Curling Championships
Host city Aomori, Japan
DatesNovember 23–29
Men's winnerFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Skip Sean Becker
Third Hans Frauenlob
Second Jim Allan
Lead Lorne De Pape
Alternate Warren Dobson
Coach Peter Becker
FinalistFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Hugh Millikin)
Women's winnerFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Skip Shinobu Aota
Third Yukari Okazaki
Second Eriko Minatoya
Lead Kotomi Ishizaki
Alternate Mari Motohashi
Coach Fuji Miki & Itaru Fujiwara
FinalistFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Kim Mi-yeon)
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The 2003 Pacific Curling Championships were held in Aomori, Japan November 23 to 29.

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New Zealand's Sean Becker won the men's event over Australia's Hugh Millikin. On the women's side, Japan's Shinobu Aota defeated South Korea's Kim Mi-yeon in the final.

By virtue of winning, the New Zealand men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 2004 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Gävle, Sweden.

Men's

Final Round Robin Standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Lee Dong-keun 50
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin 32
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiroaki Kashiwagi 32
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker 32
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Haicheng 14
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Niscolas Hsu05

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
        
1 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5 3
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 66
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 610
3 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 73 5 Bronze medal
1 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11
3 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4

Women's

Final Round Robin Standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Shinobu Aota 50
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Helen Wright 41
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Mi-yeon 32
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Bridget Becker 14
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Song Kelu14
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Li-Lin Cheng14

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
        
1 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1411
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 5
1 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7
3 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 4
3 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 911Bronze medal
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13

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