Pacific-Asia Curling Championships

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Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Established1991
Abolished2021

The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (formerly the Pacific Curling Championships) were an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The event served as a qualified for the World Curling Championships. The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships consisted of teams from Australia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. At the 2018 WCF Congress it was announced that Nigeria would be the first African country accepted as member and would compete in the PAC zone beginning in 2019. Tournaments have been played in Canada, but Canada has never participated, since it is not part of the Pacific Zone.

The event was last held in 2021, and was replaced with the Pan Continental Curling Championships, which would include teams from the Americas as well.

Summary

Men

Year Host City/Country Final Third-place match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1991 Sagamihara, Japan
Australia
Round Robin
Japan

New Zealand
Round Robin
1992
Karuizawa, Japan

Australia

Japan
1993 Adelaide, Australia
Australia
9–5
Japan

New Zealand
1994 Christchurch, New Zealand
Australia
6–4
Japan

New Zealand
1995
Tokoro, Japan

Australia
7–2
Japan

New Zealand
1996 Sydney, Australia
Australia
7–4
Japan

New Zealand

South Korea
1997
Karuizawa, Japan

Australia
10–4
Japan

New Zealand

South Korea
1998
Qualicum Beach, Canada

New Zealand
10–6
Japan

Australia

South Korea
1999
Tokoro, Japan

Japan
6–2
Australia

New Zealand

South Korea
2000
Esquimalt, Canada

New Zealand
9–4
Australia

Japan

South Korea
2001 Jeonju, South Korea
Japan
6–5
New Zealand

Australia

South Korea
2002 Queenstown, New Zealand
South Korea
5–2
Australia

Japan
8–7
New Zealand
2003
Aomori, Japan

New Zealand
6–5
Australia

South Korea
11–4
Japan
2004 Chuncheon, South Korea
New Zealand
9–8
Australia

Japan
11–6
China
2005
Republic of China

Australia
6–3
Japan

New Zealand
8–3
China
2006 Tokyo, Japan
Australia
8–5
South Korea

China
9–8
Japan
2007
People's Republic of China

China
9–2
Australia

New Zealand
10–7
Japan
2008 Naseby, New Zealand
China
8–5
Japan

New Zealand
7–6
South Korea
2009
Karuizawa, Japan

China
8–3
Japan

South Korea
8–7
Australia
2010
Uiseong, South Korea

China
9–3
South Korea

Australia
9–4
New Zealand
2011
People's Republic of China

China
5–2
New Zealand

South Korea
9–2
Australia
2012 Naseby, New Zealand
China
6–2
Japan

Australia
10–7
South Korea
2013
People's Republic of China

China
9–6
Japan

South Korea
7–6
New Zealand
2014
Karuizawa, Japan

China
7–5
Japan

South Korea
7–4
Australia
2015 Almaty, Kazakhstan
South Korea
11–7
Japan

China
5–4
New Zealand
2016
Uiseong, South Korea

Japan
5–3
China

South Korea
8–6
Chinese Taipei
2017 Erina, Australia
South Korea
9–8
China

Japan
11–4
Australia
2018 Gangneung, South Korea
Japan
9–7
China

South Korea
9–8
New Zealand
2019 Shenzhen, China
South Korea
11–2
Japan

China
9–4
New Zealand
2020
Wakkanai, Japan
Cancelled Cancelled
2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan
South Korea
9–5
Japan

Chinese Taipei
9–8
Kazakhstan

Women

Year Host City/Country Final Third-place match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1991 Sagamihara, Japan
Japan
8–6
Australia
-
1992
Karuizawa, Japan
No tournament held No tournament held
1993 Adelaide, Australia
Japan

Australia

New Zealand
1994 Christchurch, New Zealand
Japan
12–1
Australia

New Zealand
1995
Tokoro, Japan

Japan

Australia

New Zealand
1996 Sydney, Australia
Japan

Australia

New Zealand

South Korea
1997
Karuizawa, Japan

Japan
9–2
New Zealand

South Korea
1998
Qualicum Beach, Canada

Japan

New Zealand

Australia

South Korea
1999
Tokoro, Japan

Japan
7–3
South Korea

New Zealand
2000
Esquimalt, Canada

Japan
7–6
South Korea

New Zealand
2001 Jeonju, South Korea
South Korea
7–5
Japan

Australia

New Zealand
2002 Queenstown, New Zealand
Japan
8–3
South Korea

New Zealand
11–4
Australia
2003
Aomori, Japan

Japan
7–3
South Korea

New Zealand
13–3
Australia
2004 Chuncheon, South Korea
Japan
9–8
China

South Korea
10–6
New Zealand
2005
Republic of China

Japan
10–5
China

South Korea
10–6
New Zealand
2006 Tokyo, Japan
China
8–3
South Korea

Japan
10–3
New Zealand
2007
People's Republic of China

China

Japan

South Korea

Australia
2008 Naseby, New Zealand
China
9–4
South Korea

Japan

New Zealand
2009
Karuizawa, Japan

China
10–3
Japan

South Korea
8–5
New Zealand
2010
Uiseong, South Korea

South Korea
10–7
China

Japan
7–4
New Zealand
2011
China

China
11–3
South Korea

New Zealand
8–4
Japan
2012 Naseby, New Zealand
China
10–4
Japan

South Korea
9–3
Australia
2013
People's Republic of China

South Korea
9–8
China

Japan
11–3
New Zealand
2014
Karuizawa, Japan

China
7–6
South Korea

Japan
8–4
New Zealand
2015 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Japan
8–7
South Korea

China
16–0
Kazakhstan
2016
Uiseong, South Korea

South Korea
5–3
China

Japan
10–3
New Zealand
2017 Erina, Australia
South Korea
11–6
Japan

China
8–3
Hong Kong
2018 Gangneung, South Korea
South Korea
12–8
Japan

China
8–3
Hong Kong
2019 Shenzhen, China
China
10–3
Japan

South Korea
13–2
Hong Kong
2020
Wakkanai, Japan
Cancelled Cancelled
2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Japan
6–5
South Korea

Kazakhstan

Hong Kong

Medal summary

Men's medal summary

As of 2021

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia (AUS)96419
2 China (CHN)83314
3 South Korea (KOR)52714
4 Japan (JPN)417425
5 New Zealand (NZL)421016
6 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0011
Totals (6 entries)30302989

Women's medal summary

As of 2021

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)157628
2 China (CHN)85316
3 South Korea (KOR)610723
4 Australia (AUS)0527
5 New Zealand (NZL)02911
6 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
Totals (6 entries)29292886

References