title: 2004 Pacific Curling Championships
text: # 2004 Pacific Curling Championships
  
  The 2004 Pacific Curling Championships were held at the Euiam Ice Rink in Chuncheon, South Korea from November 20 to 25.
  
  New Zealand's Sean Becker won the men's event over Australia's Hugh Millikin. By virtue of reaching the finals, both nations qualified for the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Victoria, British Columbia.
  
  On the women's side, Japan's Yumie Funayama defeated China's Wang Bingyu in the final. This qualified both Japan and China for the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship in Paisley, Scotland.
  
  ## Men's
  
  ### Final Round Robin Standings
  
  | Country | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | Hugh Millikin | 4 | 1 |
  | New Zealand | Sean Becker | 4 | 1 |
  | Japan | Hiroaki Kashiwagi | 3 | 2 |
  | China | Xu Xiaoming | 3 | 2 |
  | South Korea | Baek Jong Chul | 1 | 4 |
  | Chinese Taipei | Brendon Liu | 0 | 5 |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia | 5 | 11 | 6 | | | |
  | 4 | China | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | |
  | 4 | China | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Australia | 8 |
  | | | | | | 2 | New Zealand | 9 |
  | 1 | New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | New Zealand | 9 |
  | 2 | Japan | 4 | 5 | 5 | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
  | | | | | | 3 | Japan | 11 |
  | | | | | | 4 | China | 6 |
  | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
  | 5 | South Korea | 9 |
  | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 |
  
  ## Women's
  
  ### Final Round Robin Standings
  
  | Country | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | China | Wang Bingyu | 4 | 1 |
  | South Korea | Kim Mi-yeon | 4 | 1 |
  | Japan | Yumie Funayama | 4 | 1 |
  | New Zealand | Bridget Becker | 2 | 3 |
  | Australia | Helen Williams | 1 | 4 |
  | Chinese Taipei | Cheng Li-Lin | 0 | 5 |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | China | 12 | 10 | – | | | |
  | 4 | New Zealand | 8 | 6 | – | | | |
  | 4 | New Zealand | 8 | 6 | – | 1 | China | 8 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Japan | 9 |
  | 2 | South Korea | 4 | 6 | – | 3 | Japan | 9 |
  | 3 | Japan | 5 | 8 | – | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
  | | | | | | 4 | New Zealand | 6 |
  | | | | | | 2 | South Korea | 10 |
  | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
  | 5 | Australia | 12 |
  | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 9 |
  