1998 Pacific Curling Championships
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New Zealand| 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 | Edwin Harley |
| 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) |
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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]
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 | Kazuhito Hori | Hiroshi Sato | Naoki Kudo | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | Glen Jackson | Tokoro CC |
 South Korea | Song He-dong | Kim Chang-min | Park Jae-cheol | Kim Su-hong | Jeong Tac-yeon | Gyeong-buk CC | |
| New Zealand | Sean Becker | Hans Frauenlob | Jim Allan | Lorne De Pape | Darren Carson | Edwin Harley | Ranfurly CC |
Round Robin
| Place | Country | Skip | |
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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 | ||||||||
| Australia
| 6 | Japan
| 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 | Song He-dong | 6 | 0 | 6 |
