Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

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Korean Mixed Doubles
Curling Championship
Established2016
2024 host city Jincheon, South Korea
2024 arena Jincheon National Training Centre
2024 champion Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon B
(Kim Kyeong-ae / Seong Ji-hoon)
Current edition

The Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (branded as the KB Financial Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship) are the annual Korean mixed doubles curling championships, organized by the Korean Curling Federation (KCF). The winners of the championship qualify for the Korean National Team.

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Until 2019, the winning pair automatically earned the right to represent South Korea at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Beginning in 2020, the World Curling Federation reduced the World Championship field to twenty teams with the bottom four teams being relegated to the next years World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event. [1] Based on the results of the previous year, the winning team now either qualifies directly for the World Championship or is sent to the Qualification Event where they need to place in the top four to qualify. [2]

Every four years, the winners also qualify to represent South Korea at the Winter Olympic Games if the country received a berth through world championship points. [3] Starting in 2024, the championship also qualifies the winners for the Asian Winter Games if it is held during the season they are the national team.

The national championship is usually held in July or August following the Korean Curling Championships team competition.

History

In 2020, a rule change in eligibility allowed men's and women's team players to also compete in the mixed doubles discipline, resulting in a thirty-one team field for the 2021 championship. [4]

Results

YearGoldSilverBronzeHost
2016 Flag of North Gyeongsang Province.svg Gyeongbuk
Jang Hye-ji / Lee Ki-jeong
Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg Gyeonggi A
Jeong Yu-jin / Hwang Hyeon-jun
Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg Gyeonggi C
Seol Ye-ji / Lee Jun-hyung
Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province
2017 [5] Flag of North Gyeongsang Province.svg Gyeongbuk
Jang Hye-ji / Lee Ki-jeong
Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon
Kim Ji-sun / Lee Ye-jun
Flag of North Gyeongsang Province.svg Gyeongbuk A
Kim Cho-hi / Kim Chi-gu
Icheon, Gyeonggi Province
Flag of North Gyeongsang Province.svg Gyeongbuk D
Ahn Jung-yeon / Kim Ho-gan
2018 Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg Gyeonggi A
Jang Hye-ri / Choi Chi-won
Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg Gyeonggi C
Kim Myung-joo / Kwon Dong-geun
Flag of Seoul.svg University of Seoul
Lee Ji-young / Kim Min-chan
Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province
2019 [6] Flag of North Gyeongsang Province.svg Gyeongbuk
Jang Hye-ji / Seong Yu-jin
Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg Gyeonggi A
Jang Hye-ri / Choi Chi-won
Flag of Seoul.svg University of Seoul
Lee Ji-young / Kim Min-chan
Gangneung, Gangwon Province
2020 [7] Flag of North Gyeongsang Province.svg Gyeongbuk A
Jang Hye-ji / Seong Yu-jin
Flag of North Gyeongsang Province.svg Gyeongbuk B
Song Yu-jin / Jeon Jae-ik
Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg Gyeonggi C
Kim Ji-yoon / Moon Si-woo
Gangneung, Gangwon Province
2021 [8] Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon A
Kim Min-ji / Lee Ki-jeong
Flag of Seoul.svg Seoul Federation
Jang Yeong-seo / Jeong Byeong-jin
Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon C
Yang Tae-i / Lee Ki-bok
Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province
2022 [9] Flag of Seoul.svg Seoul A
Kim Ji-yoon / Jeong Byeong-jin
Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon C
Kim Eun-bi / Yoo Min-hyeon
Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon A
Kim Seon-yeong / Jeong Yeong-seok
Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province
2023 [10] Flag of Seoul.svg Seoul A
Kim Ji-yoon / Jeong Byeong-jin
Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon B
Kim Hye-rin / Yoo Min-hyeon
Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon A
Kim Seon-yeong / Jeong Yeong-seok
Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province
2024 Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon B
Kim Kyeong-ae / Seong Ji-hoon
Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon A
Kim Cho-hi / Lee Ki-bok
Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Chuncheon
Kim Hye-rin / Yoo Min-hyeon
Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province

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