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2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships
The 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships were held from October 29 to November 4 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, British Columbia. The event was used to qualify teams for the 2024 World Curling Championships. Both men's and women's events consisted of an A Division and B Division.
| 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships |
|---|
| Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| Kelowna Curling Club |
| October 29 – November 4 |
| Canada |
| St. John's CC, St. John's |
| Brad Gushue |
| Mark Nichols |
| E. J. Harnden |
| Geoff Walker |
| Jim Cotter |
| Caleb Flaxey |
| South Korea (Park) |
| South Korea |
| Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu |
| Gim Eun-ji |
| Kim Min-ji |
| Kim Su-ji |
| Seol Ye-eun |
| Seol Ye-ji |
| Shin Dong-ho & Guy Hemmings |
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
| « 2022 2024 » |
The 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships were held from October 29 to November 4 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, British Columbia. The event was used to qualify teams for the 2024 World Curling Championships. Both men's and women's events consisted of an A Division and B Division.
In the men's competition, the top five teams from the A Division (Canada, South Korea, Japan, the United States, New Zealand) secured qualification for the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship, which was held in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Conversely, the team ranked lowest in the A Division (Guyana) was being relegated to the B Division in the following year. Additionally, the top finisher in the B Division (China) earned promotion to the A Division for the 2024 championship.
On the women's side, Canada automatically qualified as the host nation for the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship, which will be held in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Furthermore, the top four teams from the A Division (South Korea, Japan, the United States, New Zealand) also secured qualification for the championship. Similar to the men's division, the team with the lowest ranking in the A Division (Australia) faced relegation to the B Division for the subsequent year while the top finisher in the B Division (China) was promoted to the A Division for the 2024 championship.
On September 23, the Kazakh men's and women's team withdrew from the competition. Because the women's team had qualified for the A Division, the Mexican women's team took their place. The empty spot in the B Divisions was filled by the Philippines men's and women's teams who made their first-ever appearance at a World Curling Federation event.
The event faced criticism from the Canadian men's skip, Brad Gushue, for being held in a curling club rather than on arena ice, for not being paid, lack of space for warming up, not being able to view practices, and for not being able wear thermal clothing to keep warm.
The event was broadcast live in Canada on TSN, for the first few days until it was pulled citing "production issues" (games were still shown on the TSN website).
| A Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | CanadaBrad GushueMark NicholsE. J. HarndenGeoff WalkerJim Cotter | South KoreaPark Jong-dukJeong Yeong-seokOh Seung-hoonSeong Ji-hoonLee Ki-bok | JapanRiku YanagisawaTsuyoshi YamaguchiTakeru YamamotoSatoshi KoizumiShingo Usui |
| Women | South KoreaGim Eun-jiKim Min-jiKim Su-jiSeol Ye-eunSeol Ye-ji | JapanSatsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaKotomi Ishizaki | United StatesTabitha PetersonCory ThiesseTara PetersonBecca HamiltonVicky Persinger |
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championship A Division:
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships A Division | 7 | Canada South Korea United States Japan New Zealand Chinese Taipei Australia |
| 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships B Division | 1 | Guyana |
The teams are listed as follows:
| Australia | Canada | Chinese Taipei | Guyana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth: Dean Hewitt | |||
| Skip: Jay Merchant | |||
| Second: Tanner Davis | |||
| Lead: Justin Grundy | |||
| Alternate: Thomas Bence | Skip: Brad Gushue | ||
| Third: Mark Nichols | |||
| Second: E. J. Harnden | |||
| Lead: Geoff Walker | |||
| Alternate: Jim Cotter | Skip: Randolph Shen | ||
| Third: Nicholas Hsu | |||
| Second: Brendon Liu | |||
| Lead: Ting-Li Lin | |||
| Alternate: Naihung Wang | Skip: Rayad Husain | ||
| Third: Baul Persaud | |||
| Second: Darryl Narain | |||
| Lead: Khemraj Goberdhan | |||
| Skip: Riku Yanagisawa | |||
| Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | |||
| Second: Takeru Yamamoto | |||
| Lead: Satoshi Koizumi | |||
| Alternate: Shingo Usui | Skip: Anton Hood | ||
| Third: Ben Smith | |||
| Second: Brett Sargon | |||
| Lead: Hunter Walker | |||
| Alternate: Peter de Boer | Skip: Park Jong-duk | ||
| Third: Jeong Yeong-seok | |||
| Second: Oh Seung-hoon | |||
| Lead: Seong Ji-hoon | |||
| Alternate: Lee Ki-bok | Fourth: Korey Dropkin | ||
| Skip: Andrew Stopera | |||
| Second: Mark Fenner | |||
| Lead: Thomas Howell | |||
| Alternate: Ben Richardson |
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs and Qualified for the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship | |
| Team Qualified for the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship | |
| Team Relegated to 2024 B Division |
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
Sunday, October 29, 13:30
Monday, October 30, 9:00
Monday, October 30, 19:00
Tuesday, October 31, 14:00
Wednesday, November 1, 9:00
Wednesday, November 1, 19:00
Wednesday, November 2, 14:00
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||
| 1 | Canada | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | United States | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Canada | 8 | |||||||
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Japan | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | South Korea | 8 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 4 | United States | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Japan | 9 |
Friday, November 3, 9:00
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Walker | 91% | Thomas Howell | 93% |
| E. J. Harnden | 80% | Mark Fenner | 90% |
| Mark Nichols | 90% | Andrew Stopera | 88% |
| Brad Gushue | 91% | Korey Dropkin | 86% |
| Total | 88% | Total | 89% |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Satoshi Koizumi | 71% | Seong Ji-hoon | 88% |
| Takeru Yamamoto | 83% | Oh Seung-hoon | 79% |
| Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | 91% | Jeong Yeong-seok | 90% |
| Riku Yanagisawa | 74% | Park Jong-duk | 81% |
| Total | 80% | Total | 84% |
Friday, November 3, 19:00
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Howell | 95% | Satoshi Koizumi | 75% |
| Mark Fenner | 88% | Takeru Yamamoto | 91% |
| Andrew Stopera | 79% | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | 91% |
| Korey Dropkin | 84% | Riku Yanagisawa | 90% |
| Total | 86% | Total | 87% |
Saturday, November 4, 15:00
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Walker | 99% | Seong Ji-hoon | 94% |
| E. J. Harnden | 88% | Oh Seung-hoon | 86% |
| Mark Nichols | 86% | Jeong Yeong-seok | 76% |
| Brad Gushue | 87% | Park Jong-duk | 79% |
| Total | 90% | Total | 84% |
Round robin only
| Leads | % | Seconds | % | Thirds | % | Skips | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Howell | 92.4 | ||||||
| Satoshi Koizumi | 91.5 | ||||||
| Geoff Walker | 91.4 | ||||||
| Justin Grundy | 85.6 | ||||||
| Hunter Walker | 82.9 | ||||||
| Takeru Yamamoto | 88.8 | ||||||
| E. J. Harnden | 84.5 | ||||||
| Mark Fenner | 80.5 | ||||||
| Brett Sargon | 80.3 | ||||||
| Oh Seung-hoon | 75.0 | ||||||
| Mark Nichols | 87.6 | ||||||
| Andrew Stopera (Skip) | 86.4 | ||||||
| Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | 85.6 | ||||||
| Jeong Yeong-seok | 80.5 | ||||||
| Ben Smith | 75.0 | ||||||
| Brad Gushue | 87.8 | ||||||
| Park Jong-duk | 84.9 | ||||||
| Korey Dropkin (Fourth) | 84.6 | ||||||
| Riku Yanagisawa | 82.5 | ||||||
| Dean Hewitt (Fourth) | 79.0 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams Advance to the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship | |
| Team Relegated to 2024 B Division |
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| South Korea | |
| Japan | |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | New Zealand |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei |
| 8 | Guyana |
The teams are listed as follows:
| Brazil | China | Hong Kong | India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skip: Márcio Rodrigues | |||
| Third: Vítor Melo | |||
| Second: Kyron Suhan | |||
| Lead: Nuno Rodrigues | |||
| Alternate: Marcelo Mello | Skip: Ma Xiuyue | ||
| Third: Zou Qiang | |||
| Second: Wang Zhiyu | |||
| Lead: Tian Jiafeng | |||
| Alternate: Li Zhichao | Skip: Jason Chang | ||
| Third: Martin Yan | |||
| Second: Ching Nam Cheng | |||
| Lead: Cheuk Hei Chung | |||
| Alternate: Chi Lap Ma | Skip: P. N. Raju | ||
| Third: Girithar Anthay Suthakaran | |||
| Second: Kishan Vasant | |||
| Lead: Vinay Goenka | |||
| Alternate: Sudheer Reddy | |||
| Skip: Oliver Echenje | |||
| Third: Simon Karanja | |||
| Second: Daniel Odhiambo | |||
| Lead: Joseph Kabochi | |||
| Alternate: Evans Kinoti | Skip: Diego Tompkins | ||
| Third: Ismael Abreu | |||
| Second: Chris Barajas | |||
| Lead: Mateo Tompkins | Skip: Marc Pfister | ||
| Third: Christian Haller | |||
| Second: Enrico Pfister | |||
| Lead: Alan Frei | |||
| Alternate: Benjo Delarmente | Skip: Amar Masalmeh | ||
| Third: Hussain Hagawi | |||
| Second: Mohammed Aldaraan | |||
| Lead: Suleiman Alaqel | |||
| Alternate: Mohammad Alyuzbashi |
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Country | Skip | W | L | W–L | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Ma Xiuyue | 7 | 0 | – | 28.30 |
| Philippines | Marc Pfister | 6 | 1 | – | 33.99 |
| Hong Kong | Jason Chang | 5 | 2 | – | 89.19 |
| Mexico | Diego Tompkins | 4 | 3 | – | 57.79 |
| India | P. N. Raju | 3 | 4 | – | 73.83 |
| Saudi Arabia | Amar Masalmeh | 2 | 5 | – | 161.31 |
| Brazil | Márcio Rodrigues | 1 | 6 | – | 98.14 |
| Kenya | Oliver Echenje | 0 | 7 | – | 154.61 |
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
Sunday, October 29, 13:30
Monday, October 30, 9:00
Monday, October 30, 19:00
Tuesday, October 31, 14:00
Wednesday, November 1, 9:00
Wednesday, November 1, 19:00
Thursday, November 2, 14:00
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||
| 1 | China | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Mexico | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | China | 8 | |||||||
| 2 | Philippines | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Philippines | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Hong Kong | 5 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 4 | Mexico | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Hong Kong | 10 |
Friday, November 3, 19:00
Saturday, November 4, 10:00
Saturday, November 4, 10:00
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Team Promoted to 2024 A Division |
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| China | |
| Philippines | |
| Hong Kong | |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 5 | India |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia |
| 7 | Brazil |
| 8 | Kenya |
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championship A Division. After the withdrawal of the Kazakh Women's Team due to travel complications, Mexico, the runner-up of the 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships B Division, was promoted to A Division.
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships A Division | 7 6 | Japan South Korea Canada United States New Zealand Australia Kazakhstan |
| 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships B Division | 1 2 | Chinese Taipei Mexico |
The teams are listed as follows:
| Australia | Canada | Chinese Taipei | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skip: Jennifer Westhagen | |||
| Third: Sara Westman | |||
| Second: Kristen Tsourlenes | |||
| Lead: Carlee Millikin | |||
| Alternate: Helen Williams | Skip: Kerri Einarson | ||
| Third: Val Sweeting | |||
| Second: Shannon Birchard | |||
| Lead: Briane Harris | |||
| Alternate: Dawn McEwen | Skip: Cynthia Lu | ||
| Third: Amanda Chou | |||
| Second: Heidi Lin | |||
| Lead: Sharyin Huang | |||
| Alternate: Jennifer Ying | Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa | ||
| Third: Chinami Yoshida | |||
| Second: Yumi Suzuki | |||
| Lead: Yurika Yoshida | |||
| Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki | |||
| Skip: Adriana Camarena | |||
| Third: Estefana Quintero | |||
| Second: Veronica Huerta | |||
| Lead: Karla Martínez | Skip: Jessica Smith | ||
| Third: Courtney Smith | |||
| Second: Bridget Becker | |||
| Lead: Natalie Thurlow | |||
| Alternate: Holly Thompson | Skip: Gim Eun-ji | ||
| Third: Kim Min-ji | |||
| Second: Kim Su-ji | |||
| Lead: Seol Ye-eun | |||
| Alternate: Seol Ye-ji | Skip: Tabitha Peterson | ||
| Third: Cory Thiesse | |||
| Second: Tara Peterson | |||
| Lead: Becca Hamilton | |||
| Alternate: Vicky Persinger |
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs and Qualified for the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship | |
| Team Qualified for the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship | |
| Team Relegated to 2024 B Division |
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
Sunday, October 29, 8:30
Sunday, October 29, 19:30
Monday October 30, 14:00
Tuesday, October 31, 9:00
Tuesday, October 31, 19:00
Wednesday, November 1, 14:00
Thursady, November 2, 9:00
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||
| 1 | South Korea | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Canada | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | South Korea | 11 | |||||||
| 2 | Japan | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Japan | 10 | |||||||
| 3 | United States | 8 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 4 | Canada | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | United States | 8 |
Thursday, November 2, 19:00
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seol Ye-eun | 90% | Briane Harris | 93% |
| Kim Su-ji | 85% | Shannon Birchard | 88% |
| Kim Min-ji | 74% | Val Sweeting | 92% |
| Gim Eun-ji | 78% | Kerri Einarson | 78% |
| Total | 82% | Total | 88% |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yurika Yoshida | 91% | Becca Hamilton | 82% |
| Yumi Suzuki | 88% | Tara Peterson | 68% |
| Chinami Yoshida | 82% | Cory Thiesse | 85% |
| Satsuki Fujisawa | 67% | Tabitha Peterson | 67% |
| Total | 82% | Total | 76% |
Friday, November 3, 14:00
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Briane Harris | 89% | Becca Hamilton | 76% |
| Shannon Birchard | 85% | Tara Peterson | 78% |
| Val Sweeting | 84% | Cory Thiesse | 85% |
| Kerri Einarson | 76% | Tabitha Peterson | 76% |
| Total | 84% | Total | 79% |
Saturday, November 4, 10:00
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seol Ye-eun | 86% | Yurika Yoshida | 96% |
| Kim Su-ji | 75% | Yumi Suzuki | 68% |
| Kim Min-ji | 88% | Chinami Yoshida | 65% |
| Gim Eun-ji | 83% | Satsuki Fujisawa | 65% |
| Total | 83% | Total | 74% |
Round robin only
| Leads | % | Seconds | % | Thirds | % | Skips | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becca Hamilton | 87.5 | ||||||
| Briane Harris | 87.1 | ||||||
| Seol Ye-eun | 86.8 | ||||||
| Yurika Yoshida | 83.0 | ||||||
| Carlee Millikin | 71.8 | ||||||
| Tara Peterson | 82.4 | ||||||
| Kim Su-ji | 81.4 | ||||||
| Shannon Birchard | 81.3 | ||||||
| Yumi Suzuki | 79.5 | ||||||
| Bridget Becker | 70.0 | ||||||
| Kim Min-ji | 84.5 | ||||||
| Cory Thiesse | 83.7 | ||||||
| Val Sweeting | 83.6 | ||||||
| Chinami Yoshida | 82.6 | ||||||
| Sara Westman | 70.5 | ||||||
| Kerri Einarson | 81.3 | ||||||
| Tabitha Peterson | 80.6 | ||||||
| Gim Eun-ji | 79.9 | ||||||
| Satsuki Fujisawa | 78.4 | ||||||
| Jennifer Westhagen | 65.9 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams Advance to the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship | |
| Team Relegated to 2024 B Division |
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| South Korea | |
| Japan | |
| United States | |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | New Zealand |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
| 7 | Mexico |
| 8 | Australia |
The teams are listed as follows:
| Brazil | China | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Skip: Anne Shibuya | ||
| Third: Luciana Barrella | ||
| Second: Sarah Lippi | ||
| Lead: Isabelle Campos | ||
| Alternate: Marcelia Melo | Skip: Han Yu | |
| Third: Wang Meini | ||
| Second: Tian Linyuan | ||
| Lead: Yu Jiaxin | ||
| Alternate: Wang Rui | Skip: Ling-Yue Hung | |
| Third: Ada Shang | ||
| Second: Pianpian Hu | ||
| Lead: Ashura Wong | ||
| Alternate: Ka Chan | ||
| Skip: Cristiene Hall | ||
| Third: Madeleine Spurgeon | ||
| Second: Stephanie Chen | ||
| Lead: Margot Shepherd-Spurgeon | Skip: Laventer Oguta | |
| Third: Hanana Ali | ||
| Second: Mercy Ngovi | ||
| Lead: Kyra Kemu | ||
| Alternate: Grace Kimathi | Skip: Donna Umali | |
| Third: Micha Suarez | ||
| Second: Jennifer de la Fuente | ||
| Lead: Anne Marie Bonache |
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs |
| Country | Skip | W | L | W–L | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Han Yu | 5 | 0 | – | 36.85 |
| Jamaica | Cristiene Hall | 4 | 1 | – | 101.91 |
| Brazil | Anne Shibuya | 3 | 2 | – | 126.19 |
| Hong Kong | Ling-Yue Hung | 2 | 3 | – | 96.99 |
| Philippines | Donna Umali | 1 | 4 | – | 159.69 |
| Kenya | Laventer Oguta | 0 | 5 | – | 177.89 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | — | 0–14 | 6–5 | 5–10 | 14–1 | 13–4 | ||
| China | 14–0 | — | 10–3 | 12–2 | 13–0 | 18–1 | ||
| Hong Kong | 5–6 | 3–10 | — | 4–10 | 13–1 | 10–5 | ||
| Jamaica | 10–5 | 2–12 | 10–4 | — | 21–0 | 13–1 | ||
| Kenya | 1–14 | 0–13 | 1–13 | 0–21 | — | 4–11 | ||
| Philippines | 4–13 | 1–18 | 5–10 | 1–13 | 11–4 | — |
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
Sunday, October 29, 19:30
Monday, October 30, 14:00
Tuesday, October 31, 9:00
Wednesday, November 1, 14:00
Thursday, November 2, 9:00
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal | Gold medal game | ||||||||
| 1 | China | 11 | |||||||
| 2 | Jamaica | 10 | 2 | Jamaica | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Brazil | 5 |
Friday, November 3, 14:00
Saturday, November 4, 10:00
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Team Promoted to 2024 A Division |
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| China | |
| Jamaica | |
| Brazil | |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
| 5 | Philippines |
| 6 | Kenya |
- Men's results from the World Curling Federation (Men, A division)
- Women's results from the World Curling Federation (Women, A division)
- Men's results from the World Curling Federation (Men, B division)
- Women's results from the World Curling Federation (Women, B division)
- "Live scores – Pan Continental Curling Championships 2023". livescores.worldcurling.org.
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