2005 Pacific Curling Championships

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2005 Pacific Curling Championships
Host city Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Arena Taipei Arena
DatesDecember 2–7
Men's winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Skip Hugh Millikin
Fourth Ian Palangio
Second Ricky Tasker
Lead Mike Woloschuk
FinalistFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (Yoshiyuki Ohmiya)
Women's winnerFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Skip Yukako Tsuchiya
Third Junko Sonobe
Second Tomoko Sonobe
Lead Chiemi Kameyama
Alternate Mitsuki Sato
Coach Edward Dezura
FinalistFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Wang Bingyu)
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The 2005 Pacific Curling Championships were held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) from December 2 to 7.

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Australia's Hugh Millikin won the men's event over Japan's Yoshiyuki Ohmiya. By virtue of reaching the finals, both nations qualified for the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship in Lowell, Massachusetts.

On the women's side, Japan's Yukako Tsuchiya defeated China's Wang Bingyu in the final. This qualified both Japan and China for the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Men's

Final Round Robin Standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sean Becker 41
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Xu Xiaoming 41
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hugh Millikin 32
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yoshiyuki Ohmiya 23
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Baek Jong Chul 14
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Nicolas Hsu 14

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
        
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 114 4
4 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6 86
4 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3 87
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 65 8Bronze medal
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
5th place
   
5 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 11

Women's

Final Round Robin Standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Bingyu 41
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yukako Tsuchiya 41
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Bridget Becker 32
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Ji Suk 23
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Cheng Li-Lin 14
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Helen Wright 14

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
        
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 105 10
4 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3 65
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5
2 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10
2 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 811
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7 3 Bronze medal
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6
4 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 10
5th place
   
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 10
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9

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