Pan Continental Curling Championships | |
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Established | 2022 |
2023 host city | Kelowna, British Columbia |
2023 arena | Kelowna Curling Club |
Current champions (2023) | |
Men | Canada |
Women | South Korea |
Current edition | |
The Pan Continental Curling Championships are an annual curling tournament, held every year in late October or early November. The event is used to qualify teams from the America and Pacific-Asia zones for the World Curling Championships, with the top five teams from the A division earning qualification. [1] The championship was created to combine the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the Americas Challenge into one event, and create a stronger continental competition to mirror the established European Curling Championships. [2]
Year | Host City/Country | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2022 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Canada Brad Gushue Mark Nichols E. J. Harnden Geoff Walker Nathan Young | 11–3 | South Korea Jeong Byeong-jin Lee Jeong-jae Kim Min-woo Kim Tae-hwan | United States Korey Dropkin Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Thomas Howell Rich Ruohonen | 8–7 | Japan Riku Yanagisawa Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Takeru Yamamoto Satoshi Koizumi Yasumasa Tanida | ||
2023 | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | Canada Brad Gushue Mark Nichols E. J. Harnden Geoff Walker Jim Cotter | 8–3 | South Korea Park Jong-duk Jeong Yeong-seok Oh Seung-hoon Seong Ji-hoon Lee Ki-bok | Japan Riku Yanagisawa Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Takeru Yamamoto Satoshi Koizumi Shingo Usui | 9–6 | United States Andrew Stopera Korey Dropkin Mark Fenner Thomas Howell Ben Richardson |
Year | Host City/Country | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2022 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Japan Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kotomi Ishizaki | 8–6 | South Korea Ha Seung-youn Kim Hye-rin Yang Tae-i Kim Su-jin | Canada Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Harris Rachelle Brown | 7–5 | United States Tabitha Peterson Cory Thiesse Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Vicky Persinger | ||
2023 | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | South Korea Gim Eun-ji Kim Min-ji Kim Su-ji Seol Ye-eun Seol Ye-ji | 11–6 | Japan Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kotomi Ishizaki | United States Tabitha Peterson Cory Thiesse Tara Peterson Becca Hamilton Vicky Persinger | 8–7 | Canada Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Harris Dawn McEwen |
As of 2023
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
As of 2023
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
As of 2023
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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