1996 Pacific Curling Championships

The 1996 Pacific Curling Championships were held from November 26 to 29 in Sydney, Australia.

1996 Pacific Curling Championships
Host citySydney, Australia
DatesNovember 26–29
Men's winner Australia
Curling clubSydney Harbour CC, Sydney
SkipHugh Millikin
ThirdGerald Chick
SecondStephen Johns
LeadStephen Hewitt
Finalist Japan (Hiroshi Sato)
Women's winner Japan
SkipMayumi Ohkutsu
ThirdAkiko Katoh
SecondYukari Kondo
LeadYoko Mimura
AlternateAkemi Niwa
Finalist Australia (Lynn Hewitt)
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Australia won the men's event over Japan (it was the sixth Pacific title for the Australian men). On the women's side, Japan defeated Australia in the final (it was the fifth Pacific title for the Japanese women).

By virtue of winning, the Australian men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1997 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Bern, Switzerland.

It was the first appearance at the Pacific championships for the men's and women's teams of South Korea.

Men

Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachCurling club
 AustraliaHugh MillikinGerald ChickStephen JohnsStephen HewittSydney Harbour CC, Sydney
 JapanHiroshi SatoMakoto TsurugaKazuhito HoriShinya AbeHirohumi Kudo
 South KoreaPark Kwon-ilSong He-dongLee Jac-inKim Chang-gyu
 New ZealandPeter BeckerSean BeckerJim AllanRoss A. StevensLorne De PapeEdwin Harley

Round Robin

Place Country Skip Australia Japan New Zealand South Korea Wins Losses
1 AustraliaHugh Millikin *9:8
3:6
14:0
7:4
31:2
13:1
51
2 JapanHiroshi Sato 8:9
6:3
*9:6
11:3
13:1
15:7
51
3 New ZealandPeter Becker 0:14
4:7
6:9
3:11
*20:1
14:7
24
4 South KoreaPark Kwon-il 2:31
1:13
1:13
7:15
1:20
7:14
*06
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
 Australia 7
 Japan 8  Japan 4
 New Zealand 4

Semifinal

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Hiroshi Sato) (has hammer) 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 X 8
 New Zealand (Peter Becker) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4

Final

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Hiroshi Sato) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4
 Australia (Hugh Millikin) (has hammer) 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 X 7

Final standings

PlaceCountrySkipGPWL
1st place, gold medalist(s) AustraliaHugh Millikin761
2nd place, silver medalist(s) JapanHiroshi Sato752
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) New ZealandPeter Becker725
4 South KoreaPark Kwon-il606

Women

Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCurling club
 AustraliaLynn HewittLinda Carter-WattsEllen WeirLyn GreenwoodChristine TraquairVictoria Curling Association
 JapanMayumi OhkutsuAkiko KatohYukari KondoYoko MimuraAkemi Niwa
 South KoreaLee So-jungLee Hyun-jungLee Im-sumLim Jung-min
 New ZealandPatsy InderHelen GreerWendy BeckerKylie PetherickKaren Rawcliffe

Round Robin

Place Country Skip Japan Australia New Zealand South Korea Wins Losses
1 JapanMayumi Ohkutsu *W:L
W:L
-
-
-
-
 ? ?
2 AustraliaLynn Hewitt L:W
L:W
*7:3
L:W
14:5
15:4
33
2 New ZealandPatsy Inder -
-
3:7
W:L
*-
-
33
4 South KoreaLee So-jung -
-
5:14
4:15
-
-
* ? ?
  Team to final
  Teams to tie-break
"-" – no data about game result

Tie-break

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Lynn Hewitt) 10
 New Zealand (Patsy Inder) 7

Final

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Australia (Lynn Hewitt) L
 Japan (Mayumi Ohkutsu) W

Final standings

PlaceCountrySkipGPWL
1st place, gold medalist(s) JapanMayumi Ohkutsu7 ? ?
2nd place, silver medalist(s) AustraliaLynn Hewitt844
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) New ZealandPatsy Inder734
4 South KoreaLee So-jung6 ? ?

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