Jeong Yeong-seok

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Jeong Yeong-seok
Curler
Born (1995-04-14) April 14, 1995 (age 26)
Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Team
Curling club,
Uijeongbu, KOR[1]
SkipJeong Yeong-seok
ThirdKim Jeong-min
SecondPark Se-won
LeadLee Jun-hyung
AlternateSeo Min-guk
Mixed doubles
partner		Gim Un-chi
Career
Member Association South Korea
World Championship
appearances		1 (2021)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  South Korea
Pacific-Asia Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Harbin

Jeong Yeong-seok (born April 14, 1995) is a South Korean curler from Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.[1] He currently skips his own team out of the in Uijeongbu. He skipped his team to victory at the 2020 Korean National Men's Curling Championship and represented South Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship.[2]

Career[]

Jeong represented South Korea at the 2014 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships with his team of , , Park Se-won and . After going 6–2 through the round robin, the team lost to China's Wang Jinbo in the final 8–6, missing out on qualifying for the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships.

In 2021, Jeong skipped his team of Park Se-won, Kim Jeong-min, Lee Jun-hyung and Seo Min-guk to victory at the 2020 Korean National Men's Curling Championship.[3] After losing the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, his team defeated Kim Soo-hyuk 8–7 in the semifinal and upset defending champions Kim Chang-min 12–10 in the final.[4] Their win earned them the right to represent South Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta[5] where they finished with a 2–11 record.[6]

Personal life[]

Jeong is a full-time curler.[1]

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2013–14[7] (Fourth) Jeong Yeong-seok (Skip) Park Se-won
2014–15 Kim Seung-min (Fourth) Jeong Yeong-seok (Skip) Oh Seung-hoon Park Se-won Noh Chang-hyun
2019–20 Jeong Yeong-seok Kim Seung-min Oh Seung-hoon Park Se-won
2020–21 Jeong Yeong-seok Park Se-won Kim Jeong-min Lee Jun-hyung Seo Min-guk
2021–22 Jeong Yeong-seok Kim Jeong-min Park Se-won Lee Jun-hyung Seo Min-guk

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "2021 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jeong Yeong-seok Profile". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Korean National Men's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Korean National Men's Curling Championship – Final – Kim Chang-min vs Jeong Yeong-seok". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Donna Spencer (March 31, 2021). "A team-by-team look at the men's world curling championship field". CBC. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jeong Yeong-seok Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

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