1998 Pacific Curling Championships

1998 Pacific Curling Championships
Host city	Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
Arena	Qualicum and District CC
Dates	December 13–18
Men's winner	New Zealand
Curling club	Ranfurly CC
Skip	Sean Becker
Third	Hans Frauenlob
Second	Jim Allan
Lead	Lorne De Pape
Alternate	Darren Carson
Coach
Finalist	Japan (Makoto Tsuruga)
Women's winner	Japan
Curling club	Tokoro CC
Skip	Akiko Katoh
Third	Yumie Hayashi
Second	Ayumi Onodera
Lead	Mika Hori
Alternate	Akemi Niwa
Coach	Elaine Dagg-Jackson
Finalist	New Zealand (Lisa Anderson)
« 1997 1999 »

The 1998 Pacific Curling Championships were held from December 13 to 18 in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada.

New Zealand won the men's event over Japan (it was the first Pacific title for the New Zealand men). On the women's side, Japan defeated New Zealand in the final (it was the seventh Pacific title for the Japanese women).

By virtue of winning, the New Zealand men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1999 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

The event was originally to be played at a new curling facility in Dunedin, New Zealand, but construction delays forced the event to be held in Canada. The New Zealand Curling Association ran the event.^[1]

Men[]

Teams[]

Country	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Curling club
Australia	Hugh Millikin	Stephen Johns	John Theriault	Gerald Chick			Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Japan	Makoto Tsuruga		Hiroshi Sato		Yoshiyuki Ohmiya		Tokoro CC
South Korea		Kim Chang-min	Park Jae-cheol				Gyeong-buk CC
New Zealand	Sean Becker	Hans Frauenlob	Jim Allan	Lorne De Pape	Darren Carson		Ranfurly CC

Round Robin[]

Place	Country	Skip					Wins	Losses
1	New Zealand	Sean Becker	*	9:7 1:8	7:5 7:1	13:3 7:6	5	1
2	Australia	Hugh Millikin	7:9 8:1	*	7:5 4:7	23:5 12:2	4	2
3	Japan	Makoto Tsuruga	5:7 1:7	5:7 7:4	*	15:4 9:6	3	3
4	South Korea	Song He-dong	3:13 6:7	5:23 2:12	4:15 6:9	*	0	6

  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs[]

	Semifinal					Final
						New Zealand		10
						Japan		6
	Australia		6
	Japan		8

Semifinal

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Australia (Hugh Millikin)	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	X	6
Japan (Makoto Tsuruga)	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	X	8

Final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
New Zealand (Sean Becker)	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	4	0	X	10
Japan (Makoto Tsuruga)	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	6

Final Standings[]

Place	Country	Skip	GP	W	L
	New Zealand	Sean Becker	7	6	1
	Japan	Makoto Tsuruga	8	4	4
	Australia	Hugh Millikin	7	4	3
4	South Korea		6	0	6

Women[]

Teams[]

Country	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Curling club
Australia			Sarah Herbert				Victoria Curling Association
Japan	Akiko Katoh	Yumie Hayashi	Ayumi Onodera	Mika Hori	Akemi Niwa	Elaine Dagg-Jackson	Tokoro CC
South Korea	Kim Mi-yeon		Shin Mi-sung		Lee Hyun-jung		Seoul CC
New Zealand	Lisa Anderson	Kylie Petherick	Karen Rawcliffe	Bridget Becker	Natalie Campbell		Alexandra CC

Round Robin[]

Final round robin results.^[2]

Place	Country	Skip	Wins	Losses
1	Japan	Akiko Katoh	6	0
2	Australia	Lynn Hewitt	3	3
3	New Zealand	Lisa Anderson	2	4
4	South Korea	Kim Mi-yeon	1	5

  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs[]

	Semifinals					Final
						Japan		13
						New Zealand		6
	New Zealand		9
	Australia		6

Final Standings[]

Place	Country	Skip	GP	W	L
	Japan	Akiko Katoh	7	7	0
	New Zealand	Lisa Anderson	8	3	5
	Australia		7	3	4
4	South Korea	Kim Mi-yeon	6	1	5

References[]

External links[]

• Men's results from the World Curling Federation
• Women's results from the World Curling Federation