Curling Pilipinas

Curling Winter Sports Association of the Philippines

Sport	Curling
Jurisdiction	Philippines
Founded	2023
Affiliation	World Curling Federation
Affiliation date	2023
Headquarters	Taguig, Metro Manila
President	Benjo Delarmente
Secretary	Joselito Millare Cruz
Official website
curlingpilipinas.com

The Curling Winter Sports Association of the Philippines, Inc. (CWSAP), commonly known as Curling Pilipinas, is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the Philippines. It is responsible for promoting and developing the sport throughout the country, managing national curling teams, and representing the Philippines in international curling events.

History

Formation of the first national team

The formation of Curling Winter Sports Association of the Philippines or Curling Pilipinas dates back in 2011, when a group of Filipino curlers based in the United States was formed. In 2018, Switzerland based brother Marc and Enrico Pfister were scouted for a potential Philippine national team. ^[1]

However it was only in 2019 when eventual inaugural president Benjo Delarmente when momentum for the formal formation of a curling national sports association began to form. Christian Haller two-time world junior curling championship joined the Pfister brothers. ^[1] Alan Frei, another Swiss-Filipino, a businessman and curling beginner, joins the trio in March 2023 – which meant the formation of a proper four-man curling team. ^{[2] [3]}

Formal establishment

Curling Pilipinas was officially established within 2023 with the help of the state-ran Philippine Sports Commission. ^[2] By June 2023, the organization is already securing membership with the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). ^{[4] [5]}

It was in September 2023, when Curling Pilipinas became a provisional member of World Curling during a congress in Seoul. The management also had to secure a last minute approval from the POC. ^{[1] [6]}

World Curling member

Curling Pilipinas has an immediate goal to qualify athletes for the 2026 Winter Olympics. ^[7] No curler has ever represented the Philippines at the Winter Olympics. ^[5] They were able to send a men's and women's team at the 2023 edition of the Pan Continental Curling Championships for their first international tournament following Kazakhstan's withdrawal. ^[1] Philippines finished second behind China in Division B, with the latter earning a promotion. ^[8]

The Philippines also made their debut at the World Senior Curling Championships in the 2024 edition. ^[9] The men's team were able to attain a promotion from Division B to A in the 2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships. ^[10]

The country sent a men's and women's team and a mixed doubles pair for the 2025 Asian Winter Games. ^[11] The men's team won the Philippines' and Southeast Asia's first ever gold medal in the continental games. ^[12]

Grassroots

Since curling is a winter sport and the Philippines is a tropical country, as of February 2025 the country has no proper facilities for curling and its national team players train overseas. ^[13] The federation is planning to promote floor curling in the Philippines, an iceless variant. ^[14] It is also coordinating with the Korean Curling Federation to rent ice where aspiring players could curl. ^[13]

National teams

Most recent rosters

Teams

Gender	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Event	Ref.
Men's	Marc Pfister	Christian Haller	Enrico Pfister	Alan Frei	Benjo Delarmente	Jessica Pfister	2025 Asian Winter Games	[15]
Women's	Kathleen Dubberstein	Leilani Dubberstein	Jennifer de la Fuente	Sheila Mariano	Anne Marie Bonache	Miguel Guttierez	2025 Asian Winter Games	[16]
Mixed	Chad Alojipan	Donna Umali	Alastair Onglingswan	Ashley Alojipan			2024 World Mixed Curling Championship

Mixed doubles

Male	Female	Coach	Event	Ref.
Marc Pfister	Kathleen Dubberstein	Jessica Pfister	2025 Asian Winter Games	[17]

Records

Men's

World Championships

World Senior Curling Championships
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2024	Round robin	25th place	6	0	6
2025	TBD	TBD	TBD
Total	0 Titles	—	6	0	6

World Junior Championships

World Junior Curling Championships
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2024	Round robin	16th place (Junior B)	7	2	5
2025	TBD	TBD	TBD
Total	0 Titles	—	7	2	5

Pan Continental Championships

Pan Continental Curling Championships
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2023	Playoffs	2nd place (Division B)	9	7	2
2024	Playoffs	1st place (Division B)	12	12	0
2025	TBD	TBD (Division A)	TBD
Total	0 Titles	—	21	19	2

Asian Winter Games

Asian Winter Games
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L
2025	Gold Medal	1st place	7	6	1
Total	1 Gold Medal	-	7	6	1

Women's

World Championships

World Senior Curling Championships
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2024	Did not enter
Total	0 Titles	—	0	0	0

Pan Continental Championships

Pan Continental Curling Championships
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2023	Round robin	5th place (Division B)	5	1	4
2024	Playoffs	4th place (Division B)	9	5	4
2025	TBD	TBD (Division B)	TBD
Total	0 Titles	—	14	6	8

Asian Winter Games

Asian Winter Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2025	Round Robin	5th Place	8	4	4
Total	0 Titles	—	8	4	4

Mixed

World Mixed Curling Championship
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2024	Round robin	36th place	7	0	7
2025	TBD	TBD	TBD
Total	0 Titles	—	7	0	7

Mixed doubles

World Championships

World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2024	Did not enter
2025	Did not qualify
Total	0 Titles	—	0	0	0

Asian Winter Games

Asian Winter Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L
2025	Bronze medal game	4th place	8	5	3
Total	0 Titles	—	8	5	3

Presidents

• Benjo Delarmente (2023–)

External links

• Official website
• Member profile of the Philippines at World Curling Federation

References

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