title: 2002 Pacific Curling Championships
text: # 2002 Pacific Curling Championships
  
  The 2002 Pacific Curling Championships were held from November 4 to 10 in Queenstown, New Zealand.
  
  South Korea's Lee Dong-keun won the men's event over Australia's Hugh Millikin (it was the first Pacific title for the South Korean men's team). On the women's side, Japan's Shinobu Aota defeated South Korea's Kim Mi-yeon in the final (it was the tenth Pacific title for the Japanese women and the second title for skip Shinobu Aota).
  
  By virtue of winning, the South Korean men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 2003 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Winnipeg, Canada.
  
  ## Men
  
  ### Teams
  
  | Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Curling club |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | Hugh Millikin | Ian Palangio | John Theriault | Stephen Johns | Steve Hewitt | | New South Wales CC |
  | China | Xu Xiaoming | Wang Fengchun | Zhu Yu | Liu Rui | Ma Yongjun | Zhang Wei, Tan Weidong | |
  | Chinese Taipei | Justin Hsu | Nicholas Hsu | Evan Lu | Steve Koo | | | |
  | Japan | Hiroaki Kashiwagi | Kazuto Yanagizawa | Jun Nakayama | Keita Yanagizawa | Takanori Ichimura | Akinori Kashiwagi | Miyota CC |
  | South Korea | Lee Dong-keun | Park Jae-cheol | Ko Seung-wan | Choi Min-suk | Kim Soo-hyuk | Melissa Soligo | Gyeong-buk CC |
  | New Zealand | Sean Becker | Hans Frauenlob | Jim Allan | Lorne De Pape | Dan Mustapic | | Ranfurly CC |
  
  ### Round robin
  
  | Place | Country | Skip | | | | | | | Wins | Losses |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japan | Hiroaki Kashiwagi | * | 7:2 8:1 | 7:9 10:5 | 4:8 7:5 | 10:8 8:6 | 8:3 7:6 | 8 | 2 |
  | 2 | South Korea | Lee Dong-keun | 2:7 1:8 | * | 4:6 7:4 | 7:6 9:4 | 8:3 7:4 | 9:1 6:5 | 7 | 3 |
  | 3 | New Zealand | Sean Becker | 9:7 5:10 | 6:4 4:7 | * | 7:5 4:8 | 9:3 12:4 | 5:6 12:1 | 6 | 4 |
  | 4 | Australia | Hugh Millikin | 8:4 5:7 | 6:7 4:9 | 5:7 8:4 | * | 8:9 6:4 | 11:1 7:3 | 4 | 6 |
  | 5 | China | Xu Xiaoming | 8:10 6:8 | 3:8 4:7 | 3:9 4:12 | 9:8 4:6 | * | 9:4 11:5 | 3 | 7 |
  | 6 | Chinese Taipei | Justin Hsu | 3:8 6:7 | 1:9 5:6 | 6:5 1:12 | 1:11 3:7 | 4:9 5:11 | * | 1 | 9 |
  
      Teams to playoffs
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japan | 7 | | | |
  | 4 | Australia | 8 | | | |
  | 4 | Australia | 8 | Australia | Australia | 2 |
  | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 5 |
  | 2 | South Korea | 9 | South Korea | South Korea | 5 |
  | 3 | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
  | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
  | Japan | Japan | 8 |
  | New Zealand | New Zealand | 7 |
  
  Semifinals
  
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Japan (Hiroaki Kashiwagi) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
  | Australia (Hugh Millikin) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | South Korea (Lee Dong-keun) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
  | New Zealand (Sean Becker) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  
  Bronze medal game
  
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Japan (Hiroaki Kashiwagi) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
  | New Zealand (Sean Becker) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
  
  Final
  
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea (Lee Dong-keun) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Australia (Hugh Millikin) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  
  ### Final standings
  
  | Place | Country | Skip | GP | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | South Korea | Lee Dong-keun | 12 | 9 | 3 |
  | | Australia | Hugh Millikin | 12 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Japan | Hiroaki Kashiwagi | 12 | 9 | 3 |
  | 4 | New Zealand | Sean Becker | 12 | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | China | Xu Xiaoming | 10 | 3 | 7 |
  | 6 | Chinese Taipei | Justin Hsu | 10 | 1 | 9 |
  
  ## Women
  
  ### Teams
  
  | Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Curling club |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | Helen Wright | Lynn Hewitt | Lyn Greenwood | Ellen Weir | Sandy Gagnon | | Victoria Curling Association |
  | China | Yue Qingshuang | Zhou Yan | Zhao Zhenzhen | Zhan Jing | Liu Yin | | |
  | Japan | Shinobu Aota | Yukari Okazaki | Eriko Minatoya | Kotomi Ishizaki | Satomi Tsujii | | |
  | South Korea | Kim Mi-yeon | Lee Hyun-jung | Shin Mi-sung | Park Ji-hyun | Park Kyung-mi | Elaine Dagg-Jackson, Kim Hyun-kyung | Seoul CC |
  | New Zealand | Bridget Becker | Helen Greer | Natalie Campbell | Kylie Petherick | Catherine Inder | Peter Becker | Ranfurly CC |
  
  ### Round robin
  
  | Place | Country | Skip | | | | | | Wins | Losses |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japan | Shinobu Aota | * | 2:12 6:5 | 11:5 11:4 | 10:5 11:1 | 6:5 8:3 | 7 | 1 |
  | 2 | South Korea | Kim Mi-yeon | 12:2 5:6 | * | 4:10 14:2 | 7:11 11:2 | 9:5 8:4 | 5 | 3 |
  | 3 | Australia | Helen Wright | 5:11 4:11 | 10:4 2:14 | * | 10:4 12:0 | 14:3 6:4 | 5 | 3 |
  | 4 | New Zealand | Bridget Becker | 5:10 1:11 | 11:7 2:11 | 4:10 0:12 | * | 12:6 10:6 | 3 | 5 |
  | 5 | China | Yue Qingshuang | 5:6 3:8 | 5:9 4:8 | 3:14 4:6 | 6:12 6:10 | * | 0 | 8 |
  
      Teams to playoffs
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japan | 8 | | | |
  | 4 | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
  | 4 | New Zealand | 3 | Japan | Japan | 8 |
  | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 3 |
  | 2 | South Korea | 9 | South Korea | South Korea | 3 |
  | 3 | Australia | 4 | | | |
  | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
  | ' New Zealand | ' New Zealand | 11 |
  | Australia | Australia | 4 |
  
  Semifinals
  
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | New Zealand (Bridget Becker) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
  | Japan (Shinobu Aota) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | South Korea (Kim Mi-yeon) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
  | Australia (Helen Wright) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  
  Bronze medal game
  
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | New Zealand (Bridget Becker) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 11 |
  | Australia (Helen Wright) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
  
  Final
  
  | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea (Kim Mi-yeon) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
  | Japan (Shinobu Aota) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
  
  ### Final standings
  
  | Place | Country | Skip | GP | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Japan | Shinobu Aota | 10 | 9 | 1 |
  | | South Korea | Kim Mi-yeon | 10 | 6 | 4 |
  | | New Zealand | Bridget Becker | 10 | 4 | 6 |
  | 4 | Australia | Helen Wright | 10 | 5 | 5 |
  | 5 | China | Yue Qingshuang | 8 | 0 | 8 |
  