The 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships were held from October 29 to November 4 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, British Columbia. 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.
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 was 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. 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).
Medallists MenBrad GushueMark NicholsE. J. HarndenGeoff WalkerJim CotterPark Jong-dukJeong Yeong-seokOh Seung-hoonSeong Ji-hoonLee Ki-bokRiku YanagisawaTsuyoshi YamaguchiTakeru YamamotoSatoshi KoizumiShingo UsuiWomenGim Eun-jiKim Min-jiKim Su-jiSeol Ye-eunSeol Ye-jiSatsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaKotomi IshizakiTabitha PetersonCory ThiesseTara PetersonBecca HamiltonVicky Persinger
Men
A division
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championship A Division:
Event Vacancies Qualified 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships A Division 7 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships B Division 1 TOTAL 8
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Fourth: Dean Hewitt Skip: Jay Merchant Second: Tanner Davis Lead: Justin Grundy Alternate: Thomas BenceSkip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: E. J. Harnden Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Jim CotterSkip: Randolph Shen Third: Nicholas Hsu Second: Brendon Liu Lead: Ting-Li Lin Alternate: Naihung WangSkip: Rayad Husain Third: Baul Persaud Second: Darryl Narain Lead: Khemraj GoberdhanSkip: Riku Yanagisawa Third: Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Second: Takeru Yamamoto Lead: Satoshi Koizumi Alternate: Shingo UsuiSkip: Anton Hood Third: Ben Smith Second: Brett Sargon Lead: Hunter Walker Alternate: Peter de BoerSkip: Park Jong-duk Third: Jeong Yeong-seok Second: Oh Seung-hoon Lead: Seong Ji-hoon Alternate: Lee Ki-bokFourth: Korey Dropkin Skip: Andrew Stopera Second: Mark Fenner Lead: Thomas Howell Alternate: Ben Richardson
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs and Qualified for the 2024 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeam Qualified for the 2024 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeam Relegated to 2024 B Division
CountrySkip Brad Gushue 6 1 1–0 54 24 32 18 3 12 87.7% 21.03 Riku Yanagisawa 6 1 0–1 55 27 27 19 5 6 87.2% 11.98 Park Jong-duk 5 2 – 50 42 29 29 3 4 81.0% 72.74 Andrew Stopera 4 3 1–0 52 26 27 18 7 12 86.0% 39.66 Anton Hood 4 3 0–1 45 36 24 24 8 6 78.3% 29.88 Jay Merchant 2 5 – 40 52 27 31 1 4 76.1% 37.28 Randolph Shen 1 6 – 26 56 19 28 2 4 71.5% 100.94 Rayad Husain 0 7 – 15 74 15 33 2 2 55.9% 89.83
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 6 2–5 1 6–1 7 1–6 8 0–7 2 6–1 5 4–3 3 5–2 4 4–3
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
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 Leads % Thomas Howell 92.4 Satoshi Koizumi 91.5 Geoff Walker 91.4 Justin Grundy 85.6 Hunter Walker 82.9 Seconds % Takeru Yamamoto 88.8 E. J. Harnden 84.5 Mark Fenner 80.5 Brett Sargon 80.3 Oh Seung-hoon 75.0 Thirds % Mark Nichols 87.6 86.4 Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 85.6 Jeong Yeong-seok 80.5 Ben Smith 75.0 Skips % Brad Gushue 87.8 Park Jong-duk 84.9 84.6 Riku Yanagisawa 82.5 79.0
Final standings KeyTeams Advance to the 2024 World Men's Curling ChampionshipTeam Relegated to 2024 B Division PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8
B division
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Márcio Rodrigues Third: Vítor Melo Second: Kyron Suhan Lead: Nuno Rodrigues Alternate: Marcelo MelloSkip: Ma Xiuyue Third: Zou Qiang Second: Wang Zhiyu Lead: Tian Jiafeng Alternate: Li ZhichaoSkip: Jason Chang Third: Martin Yan Second: Ching Nam Cheng Lead: Cheuk Hei Chung Alternate: Chi Lap MaSkip: P. N. Raju Third: Girithar Anthay Suthakaran Second: Kishan Vasant Lead: Vinay Goenka Alternate: Sudheer ReddySkip: Oliver Echenje Third: Simon Karanja Second: Daniel Odhiambo Lead: Joseph Kabochi Alternate: Evans KinotiSkip: Diego Tompkins Third: Ismael Abreu Second: Chris Barajas Lead: Mateo TompkinsSkip: Marc Pfister Third: Christian Haller Second: Enrico Pfister Lead: Alan Frei Alternate: Benjo DelarmenteSkip: Amar Masalmeh Third: Hussain Hagawi Second: Mohammed Aldaraan Lead: Suleiman Alaqel Alternate: Mohammad Alyuzbashi
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs
CountrySkip Ma Xiuyue 7 0 – 28.30 Marc Pfister 6 1 – 33.99 Jason Chang 5 2 – 89.19 Diego Tompkins 4 3 – 57.79 P. N. Raju 3 4 – 73.83 Amar Masalmeh 2 5 – 161.31 Márcio Rodrigues 1 6 – 98.14 Oliver Echenje 0 7 – 154.61
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 7 1–6 1 7–0 3 5–2 5 3–4 8 0–7 4 4–3 2 6–1 6 2–5
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
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 KeyTeam Promoted to 2024 A Division PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8
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.
Event Vacancies Qualified 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships A Division 7 6 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships B Division 1 2 TOTAL 8
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Jennifer Westhagen Third: Sara Westman Second: Kristen Tsourlenes Lead: Carlee Millikin Alternate: Helen WilliamsSkip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Harris Alternate: Dawn McEwenSkip: Cynthia Lu Third: Amanda Chou Second: Heidi Lin Lead: Sharyin Huang Alternate: Jennifer YingSkip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Kotomi IshizakiSkip: Adriana Camarena Third: Estefana Quintero Second: Veronica Huerta Lead: Karla MartínezSkip: Jessica Smith Third: Courtney Smith Second: Bridget Becker Lead: Natalie Thurlow Alternate: Holly ThompsonSkip: Gim Eun-ji Third: Kim Min-ji Second: Kim Su-ji Lead: Seol Ye-eun Alternate: Seol Ye-jiSkip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Cory Thiesse Second: Tara Peterson Lead: Becca Hamilton Alternate: Vicky Persinger
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs and Qualified for the 2024 World Women's Curling ChampionshipTeam Qualified for the 2024 World Women's Curling ChampionshipTeam Relegated to 2024 B Division
CountrySkip Gim Eun-ji 6 1 1–1 69 27 32 17 4 12 82.8% 23.15 Satsuki Fujisawa 6 1 1–1 58 28 32 15 4 13 80.9% 24.36 Tabitha Peterson 6 1 1–1 57 32 32 26 2 10 83.6% 38.81 Kerri Einarson 4 3 – 65 35 31 24 3 11 83.1% 57.51 Jessica Smith 2 5 1–0 40 62 23 32 1 4 65.5% 57.92 Cynthia Lu 2 5 0–1 28 59 22 30 2 8 58.4% 61.37 Adriana Camarena 1 6 1–0 22 71 17 34 1 2 58.4% 89.58 Jennifer Westhagen 1 6 0–1 35 60 24 35 2 5 67.7% 51.22
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 8 1–6 4 4–3 6 2–5 2 6–1 7 1–6 5 2–5 1 6–1 3 6–1
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
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 Leads % Becca Hamilton 87.5 Briane Harris 87.1 Seol Ye-eun 86.8 Yurika Yoshida 83.0 Carlee Millikin 71.8 Seconds % Tara Peterson 82.4 Kim Su-ji 81.4 Shannon Birchard 81.3 Yumi Suzuki 79.5 Bridget Becker 70.0 Thirds % Kim Min-ji 84.5 Cory Thiesse 83.7 Val Sweeting 83.6 Chinami Yoshida 82.6 Sara Westman 70.5 Skips % Kerri Einarson 81.3 Tabitha Peterson 80.6 Gim Eun-ji 79.9 Satsuki Fujisawa 78.4 Jennifer Westhagen 65.9
Final standings KeyTeams Advance to the 2024 World Women's Curling ChampionshipTeam Relegated to 2024 B Division PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8
B division
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Anne Shibuya Third: Luciana Barrella Second: Sarah Lippi Lead: Isabelle Campos Alternate: Marcelia MeloSkip: Han Yu Third: Wang Meini Second: Tian Linyuan Lead: Yu Jiaxin Alternate: Wang RuiSkip: Ling-Yue Hung Third: Ada Shang Second: Pianpian Hu Lead: Ashura Wong Alternate: Ka ChanSkip: Cristiene Hall Third: Madeleine Spurgeon Second: Stephanie Chen Lead: Margot Shepherd-SpurgeonSkip: Laventer Oguta Third: Hanana Ali Second: Mercy Ngovi Lead: Kyra Kemu Alternate: Grace KimathiSkip: Donna Umali Third: Micha Suarez Second: Jennifer de la Fuente Lead: Anne Marie Bonache
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs
CountrySkip Han Yu 5 0 – 36.85 Cristiene Hall 4 1 – 101.91 Anne Shibuya 3 2 – 126.19 Ling-Yue Hung 2 3 – 96.99 Donna Umali 1 4 – 159.69 Laventer Oguta 0 5 – 177.89
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 3 3–2 1 5–0 4 2–3 2 4–1 6 0–5 5 1–4
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−07:00).
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 KeyTeam Promoted to 2024 A Division PlaceTeam 4 5 6
References
External links (Men, A division) (Women, A division) (Men, B division) (Women, B division)