The 2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships were held from November 18 to 25 at the Naseby Curling Club in Naseby, New Zealand. The championships acted as the Pacific zone qualifiers for the World Curling Championships. The top two women's berths, China and Japan, qualified for the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia, while the top two men's berths, China and Japan, qualified for the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship in Victoria, British Columbia.
Competition format This edition of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships will have a different competition format from previous Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, per World Curling Federation regulations. The men's tournament will have seven teams competing in a single round-robin format, while the women's tournament will have six teams competing in a double round-robin format. At the conclusion of the round robin tournaments, the top four men's and women's teams will play in the semifinals. The semifinal rounds will be best-of-three games for the men and best-of-five games for the women. For the men's semifinals, the game that the teams played in the round robin will be counted as the first game in the best-of-three series, while for the women's semifinals, the two games that the teams played in the round robin will be counted as the first and second games in the best-of-five series. The medal round, as in previous years, will consist of single games.
Men
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Fourth: Ian Palangio Skip: Hugh Millikin Second: Sean Hall Lead: Stephen Johns Alternate: Angus YoungSkip: Liu Rui Third: Xu Xiaoming Second: Zang Jialiang Lead: Ba Dexin Alternate: Zou DejiaSkip: Randolph Shen Third: Brendon Liu Second: Nicholas Hsu Lead: Justin Hsu Alternate: Steve KooSkip: Yusuke Morozumi Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Tetsuro Shimizu Lead: Kosuke Morozumi Alternate: Yoshiro ShimizuFourth: Alexandr Orlov Skip: Viktor Kim Second: Daniel Alex Kim Lead: Ilya Kuznetsov Alternate: Marat SmailovSkip: Peter de Boer Third: Sean Becker Second: Scott Becker Lead: Kenny Thomson Alternate: Philip DowlingSkip: Kim Chang-min Third: Kim Min-chan Second: Seong Se-hyeon Lead: Seo Young-seon Alternate: Oh Eun-su
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings Country Skip W L Liu Rui 5 1 Kim Chang-min 5 1 Yusuke Morozumi 4 2 Hugh Millikin 4 2 Randolph Shen 2 4 Peter de Boer 1 5 Viktor Kim 0 6
Round-robin results All draw times listed in New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12).
Draw 2 Sunday, November 18, 14:00
Draw 5 Monday, November 19, 14:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 20, 9:30
Draw 9 Tuesday, November 20, 19:00
Draw 11 Wednesday, November 21, 14:00
Draw 14 Thursday, November 22, 14:00
Draw 16 Friday, November 23, 9:30
Playoffs
Semifinals
Game 2 Saturday, November 24, 9:00
Game 3 Saturday, November 24, 14:00
Bronze-medal game Sunday, November 25, 14:00
Gold-medal game Sunday, November 25, 14:00
Women
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Fourth: Laurie Weeden Skip: Kim Forge Second: Lyn Gill Lead: Blair MurraySkip: Wang Bingyu Third: Liu Yin Second: Yue Qingshuang Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Liu JinliSkip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Miyo Ichikawa Second: Emi Shimizu Lead: Chiaki Matsumura Alternate: Miyuki SatohSkip: Olga Ten Third: Olga Zaitseva Second: Nadira Yunussova Lead: Marina Pestryakova Alternate: Jane Olga KimSkip: Bridget Becker Third: Brydie Donald Second: Marisa Jones Lead: Kelsi Heath Alternate: Thivya JeyaranjanSkip: Kim Eun-jung Third: Kim Kyeong-ae Second: Kim Seon-yeong Lead: Kim Yeong-mi Alternate: Kim Min-jung
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings Country Skip W L Wang Bingyu 9 1 Kim Eun-jung 8 2 Satsuki Fujisawa 6 4 Kim Forge 3 7 Bridget Becker 3 7 Olga Ten 1 9
Round-robin results All draw times listed in New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12).
Draw 1 Sunday, November 18, 9:30
Draw 3 Sunday, November 18, 19:00
Draw 4 Monday, November 19, 9:30
Game forfeited by Kazakhstan due to time expiry. Kazakhstan had been leading 9–7 at the time.
Draw 6 Monday, November 19, 19:00
Draw 8 Tuesday, November 20, 14:00
Draw 10 Wednesday, November 21, 9:30
Draw 12 Wednesday, November 21, 19:00
Draw 13 Thursday, November 22, 9:30
Draw 15 Thursday, November 22, 19:00
Draw 17 Friday, November 23, 14:00
Tiebreaker Friday, November 23, 18:30
Playoffs
Semifinals
Game 3 Saturday, November 24, 9:00
Game 4 Saturday, November 24, 14:00
Bronze-medal game Sunday, November 25, 9:30
Gold-medal game Sunday, November 25, 9:30
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