Kim Hak-kyun (curler)

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Kim Hak-kyun
Curler
Born (1996-03-12) March 12, 1996 (age 28)
Team
Curling club Uiseong CC,
Uiseong, KOR
Skip Kim Soo-hyuk
Third Kim Chang-min
Second Kim Hak-kyun
Lead Jeon Jae-ik
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Championship
appearances		1 (2022)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		2 (2019, 2021)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Shenzhen
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Almaty
Representing Flag of Chuncheon.svg Chuncheon
Korean Men's Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Chuncheon
Representing Flag of Uiseong.svg Uiseong
Korean Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Gangneung
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Gangneung
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Gangneung
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Jincheon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Gangneung

Kim Hak-kyun (born March 12, 1996) is a South Korean curler from Uiseong, South Korea. He currently plays second on Team Kim Soo-hyuk. Kim is a two-time Pacific-Asia champion, winning the title in 2019 and 2021 as a member of the Korean team. [1]

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Career

Kim joined the Kim Chang-min rink at second for the 2019–20 season. The team also included twin brothers Lee Ki-jeong and Lee Ki-bok playing third and lead respectively. The team did well in their first event together, winning the 2019 Korean Curling Championships by going a perfect 8–0 through the tournament. [2] This qualified them as the Korean National Team for that season, meaning they would represent Korea at both the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the World Men's Curling Championship. In tour events, the team was fairly successful as well. They won the 2019 China Open in December 2019, finished runner-up at the Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic and made the semifinals at both the Medicine Hat Charity Classic and the Changan Ford International Curling Elite. [3] The team was also set to represent South Korea at the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship before the event got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5]

Team Kim played in no tour events during the abbreviated 2020–21 season as there were no events held in South Korea or Asia. [6] They did, however, compete in the 2020 Korean Curling Championships, held November 19 to 24 in Gangneung. The team topped the round robin with a 5–1 record and defeated Jeong Yeong-seok in the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game to advance to the championship final where they once again faced Team Jeong. They could not secure a second national championship, however, dropping the game 12–10 in an extra end. [7] After the season, Kim and skip Kim Chang-min left their team and formed a new team under the Gyeongbuk Athletic Association with Kim Soo-hyuk and Jeon Jae-ik. [8] Kim would play lead on the team, with Jeon at second, Chang-min at third and Soo-hyuk skipping. Chang-min would later become the skip of the team.

The new team competed in their national championship in Summer 2021. The championship was held in three rounds, as it also determined the team that would go on the represent South Korea at the Olympic Qualification Event in attempts to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Through the championship, Team Kim posted an impressive 11–2 record en route to winning both the first and second rounds. They secured the national title with a 6–5 victory over former teammate Lee Ki-jeong in the second round final.

Personal life

Kim is a full-time curler.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2019–20 [9] Kim Chang-min Lee Ki-jeong Kim Hak-kyun Lee Ki-bok
2020–21Kim Chang-minLee Ki-jeongKim Hak-kyunLee Ki-bok
2021–22Kim Chang-min Kim Soo-hyuk Jeon Jae-ik Kim Hak-kyun
2022–23Kim Chang-minKim Soo-hyuk Seong Se-hyeon Kim Hak-kyunJeon Jae-ik
2023–24Kim Soo-hyukKim Chang-minKim Hak-kyunJeon Jae-ik

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References

  1. ↑ "Kim Hak-gyun Profile". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2019 Korean Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Team Kim Chang-min: 2019–20 Season". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ The Canadian Press (March 14, 2020). "Men's curling world championship in Scotland cancelled due to COVID-19". The Star. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "LGT World Men's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Glasgow, Scotland". World Curling Federation. World Curling Federation. March 14, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2020–21 Men's Event Schedule". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2020 Korean Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "컬링팬이라면, 꿈에서 한 번씩 그려본 환상의 스쿼드. 혹시 컬링매니저2021이 출시되면 구성해 보고픈 꿈같은 조합. 오래전이나 가능했을 법한 만남이 드디어 이루어지다". Instagram (in Korean). December 21, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kim Hak-kyun Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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