Annual curling tournament
The 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships were held from October 29 to November 4 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna , British Columbia .[ 1] 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.[ 2]
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 will be 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.[ 3] 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.
Issues
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).[ 4]
Medallists
Men
A division
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championship A Division:
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 5]
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.
Country
Record
6
Australia
—
4–9
6–3
9–4
6–11
6–8
6–9
3–8
2–5
1
Canada
9–4
—
8–1
11–1
6–3
8–2
5–8
7–5
6–1
7
Chinese Taipei
3–6
1–8
—
9–3
2–12
3–10
6–9
2–8
1–6
8
Guyana
4–9
1–11
3–9
—
2–9
1–11
4–6
0–19
0–7
2
Japan
11–6
3–6
12–2
9–2
—
6–4
10–5
4–2
6–1
5
New Zealand
8–6
2–8
10–3
11–1
4–6
—
8–5
2–7
4–3
3
South Korea
9–6
8–5
9–6
6–4
5–10
5–8
—
8–3
5–2
4
United States
8–3
5–7
8–2
19–0
2–4
7–2
3–8
—
4–3
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00 ).[ 13]
Draw 1
Sunday, October 29, 13:30
Draw 2
Monday, October 30, 9:00
Draw 3
Monday, October 30, 19:00
Draw 4
Tuesday, October 31, 14:00
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 1, 9:00
Draw 6
Wednesday, November 1, 19:00
Draw 7
Wednesday, November 2, 14:00
Playoffs
Semifinals
Friday, November 3, 9:00
Bronze medal game
Friday, November 3, 19:00
Gold medal game
Saturday, November 4, 15:00
Player percentages
Round robin only
Final standings
B division
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 14]
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.
Country
Record
7
Brazil
—
3–9
4–13
2–9
16–2
1–12
2–11
7–12
1–6
1
China
9–3
—
13–3
11–3
14–1
10–4
9–4
8–2
7–0
3
Hong Kong
13–4
3–13
—
8–6
11–2
6–3
5–12
11–8
5–2
5
India
9–2
3–11
6–8
—
11–0
1–12
5–12
11–3
3–4
8
Kenya
2–16
1–14
2–11
0–11
—
2–16
1–16
4–18
0–7
4
Mexico
12–1
4–10
3–6
12–1
16–2
—
4–12
6–4
4–3
2
Philippines
11–2
4–9
12–5
12–5
16–1
12–4
—
16–0
6–1
6
Saudi Arabia
12–7
2–8
8–11
3–11
18–4
4–6
0–16
—
2–5
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00 ).[ 16]
Draw 1
Sunday, October 29, 13:30
Draw 2
Monday, October 30, 9:00
Draw 3
Monday, October 30, 19:00
Draw 4
Tuesday, October 31, 14:00
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 1, 9:00
Draw 6
Wednesday, November 1, 19:00
Draw 7
Thursday, November 2, 14:00
Playoffs
Semifinals
Friday, November 3, 19:00
Bronze medal game
Saturday, November 4, 10:00
Gold medal game
Saturday, November 4, 10:00
Final standings
Women
A division
Qualification
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.[ 3]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 5]
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.
Country
Record
8
Australia
—
5–9
4–7
4–10
7–8
9–7
2–9
4–10
1–6
4
Canada
9–5
—
9–2
7–10
17–1
10–1
8–9
5–7
4–3
6
Chinese Taipei
7–4
2–9
—
1–10
6–5
7–11
3–10
2–10
2–5
2
Japan
10–4
10–7
10–1
—
9–1
9–4
2–8
8–3
6–1
7
Mexico
8–7
1–17
5–6
1–9
—
4–12
1–10
2–10
1–6
5
New Zealand
7–9
1–10
11–7
4–9
12–4
—
2–15
3–8
2–5
1
South Korea
9–2
9–8
10–3
8–2
10–1
15–2
—
8–9
6–1
3
United States
10–4
7–5
10–2
3–8
10–2
8–3
9–8
—
6–1
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00 ).[ 13]
Draw 1
Sunday, October 29, 8:30
Draw 2
Sunday, October 29, 19:30
Draw 3
Monday October 30, 14:00
Draw 4
Tuesday, October 31, 9:00
Draw 5
Tuesday, October 31, 19:00
Draw 6
Wednesday, November 1, 14:00
Draw 7
Thursady, November 2, 9:00
Playoffs
Semifinals
Thursday, November 2, 19:00
Bronze medal game
Friday, November 3, 14:00
Gold medal game
Saturday, November 4, 10:00
Player percentages
Round robin only
Final standings
B division
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 14]
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.
Country
Record
3
Brazil
—
0–14
6–5
5–10
14–1
13–4
3–2
1
China
14–0
—
10–3
12–2
13–0
18–1
5–0
4
Hong Kong
5–6
3–10
—
4–10
13–1
10–5
2–3
2
Jamaica
10–5
2–12
10–4
—
21–0
13–1
4–1
6
Kenya
1–14
0–13
1–13
0–21
—
4–11
0–5
5
Philippines
4–13
1–18
5–10
1–13
11–4
—
1–4
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00 ).[ 16]
Draw 1
Sunday, October 29, 19:30
Draw 2
Monday, October 30, 14:00
Draw 3
Tuesday, October 31, 9:00
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 1, 14:00
Draw 5
Thursday, November 2, 9:00
Playoffs
Semifinal
Friday, November 3, 14:00
Gold medal game
Saturday, November 4, 10:00
Final standings
References
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^ a b "Mexico women promoted to the Pan Continental Championships 2023 A-Division" . World Curling Federation. September 23, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023 .
^ Devin Heroux (November 1, 2023). "Curler Brad Gushue rips World Curling for 'incompetence' in organizing Kelowna event" . CBC. Retrieved November 1, 2023 .
^ a b "A Division Teams" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved October 3, 2023 .
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^ "Chinese Taipei Men's Curling Team - Chinese Taipei Curling Federation" . Chinese Taipei Curling Federation Official Website . Retrieved September 30, 2023 .
^ a b "The following players will be dispatched to the Pan-Continental Curling Championships 2023 (Kelowna, Canada) Men's and Women's Japan National Teams in accordance with the Japan National Team Player Selection Regulations" . Japan Curling Association. September 11, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023 .
^ "Home Away from Home: New Zealand men lodge in Canadian retirement community" . World Curling Federation. September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023 .
^ "2023 Korean Curling Championships – Men" . CurlingZone . Retrieved June 30, 2023 .
^ a b "Dropkin, Peterson to represent the United States at Pan Continental Championships" . USA Curling. September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023 .
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^ a b "B Division Teams" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved September 13, 2023 .
^ a b "A CBDG - Confederação Brasileira de Desportos no Gelo anunciou as Seleções Brasileiras de Curling da temporada 2023/2024 na categoria de equipe olímpica" . Facebook . Brazilian Curling Club. June 16, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023 .
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