Global Information2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships information
| 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| Arena | Kelowna Curling Club |
| Dates | October 29 – November 4 |
| Men's winner |  Canada |
| Curling club | St. John's CC, St. John's |
| Skip | Brad Gushue |
| Third | Mark Nichols |
| Second | E. J. Harnden |
| Lead | Geoff Walker |
| Alternate | Jim Cotter |
| Coach | Caleb Flaxey |
| Finalist |  South Korea (Park) |
| Women's winner | South Korea |
| Curling club | Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu |
| Skip | Gim Eun-ji |
| Third | Kim Min-ji |
| Second | Kim Su-ji |
| Lead | Seol Ye-eun |
| Alternate | Seol Ye-ji |
| Coach | Shin Dong-ho & Guy Hemmings |
| Finalist |  Japan (Fujisawa) |
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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 be 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.
- ^ "Pan Continental Curling Championships 2023". World Curling Federation. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Kelowna, Canada to host Pan Continental Curling Championships 2023". World Curling Federation. May 29, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Mexico women promoted to the Pan Continental Championships 2023 A-Division". World Curling Federation. September 23, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.