The 2023 Korean Curling Championships, Korea's national curling championships, were held from June 22 to 30 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. The winning teams on both the men's and women's sides became the Korean National Teams for the 2023–24 curling season. They represented Korea at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships and later the 2024 World Curling Championships. The championship was held in three rounds.
The men's event was headed by 2022 national champions Seoul City Hall, skipped by Jeong Byeong-jin. During their time as the national team, Seoul City Hall led Korea to a silver medal at the 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships as well as successful results on tour at the 2022 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic and the Belgium Men's Challenger. At the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship, they had a disappointing twelfth-place finish with a 1–11 record. Expected challengers for the 2023 national title were Gyeongbuk Sports Council (Kim Soo-hyuk), Gangwon Province (Park Jong-duk), and Uiseong-gun Office (Lee Jae-beom).
On the women's side, there were three teams separated from the rest of the pact, Chuncheon City Hall (Ha Seung-youn), Gyeonggi Province (Gim Eun-ji) and Gangneung City Hall (Kim Eun-jung). In 2022, Ha's Chuncheon City Hall rink upset both Gyeonggi and Gangneung to become the national team. During their reign, they claimed silver at the Pan Continental Curling Championships and finished ninth at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship with a 5–7 record. They also won silver at the 2023 Winter World University Games. On tour, Chuncheon City Hall won the US Open of Curling and lost in the final of the S3 Group Curling Stadium Series. Gyeonggi Province entered the national championship as the fifth ranked team in the world after a breakthrough 2022–23 season while Gangneung City Hall were looking to reclaim the national title they last won in 2021.
Medalists Men Gangwon ProvincePark Jong-dukJeong Yeong-seokOh Seung-hoonSeong Ji-hoon Seoul City HallJeong Byeong-jinLee Jeong-jaeKim Min-wooKim Tae-hwanKim Soo-hyukKim Chang-minKim Hak-kyunJeon Jae-ikWomen Gyeonggi ProvinceGim Eun-jiKim Min-jiKim Su-jiSeol Ye-eunSeol Ye-ji Gangneung City HallKim Eun-jungKim Kyeong-aeKim Cho-hiKim Seon-yeongKim Yeong-mi Chuncheon City HallHa Seung-younKim Hye-rinYang Tae-iKim Su-jin
Men
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Team Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Bongmyeong High School Moon Hyeon Lim Byeong-hyeon Yoon Ji-hoo Kwon Oh-woo Cheongju Chuncheon Motors Kim Hak-jun Park Jin-hwan Kim Myeong-jun Park Jong-hyeon Woo Song-jun Chuncheon Gangwon Province Park Jong-duk Jeong Yeong-seok Oh Seung-hoon Seong Ji-hoon Gangwon Gyeongbuk Sports Council Kim Soo-hyuk Kim Chang-min Kim Hak-kyun Jeon Jae-ik Uiseong Seoul City Hall Jeong Byeong-jin Lee Jeong-jae Kim Min-woo Kim Tae-hwan Seoul Uiseong-gun Office Lee Jae-beom Kim Eun-bin Pyo Jeong-min Kim Jin-hun Kim Hyo-jun Uiseong
Round 1 The first round of the championship was held from June 22 to 26. The top four teams overall advanced to the second round.
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Second Round TeamSkip Gangwon Province Park Jong-duk 5 0 – 39 22 19 16 6 5 Seoul City Hall Jeong Byeong-jin 4 1 – 43 25 22 17 1 5 Gyeongbuk Sports Council Kim Soo-hyuk 3 2 – 32 19 21 13 5 7 Bongmyeong High School Moon Hyeon 2 3 – 25 42 16 23 1 5 Uiseong-gun Office Lee Jae-beom 1 4 – 25 31 16 18 5 6 Chuncheon Motors Kim Hak-jun 0 5 – 20 45 14 21 5 2
Round robin results All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Draw 2 Thursday, June 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 4 Friday, June 23, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Saturday, June 24, 2:00 pm
Draw 9 Sunday, June 25, 9:00 am
Draw 12 Monday, June 26, 2:00 pm
Round 2 The second round of the championship was held from June 27 to 28. The top two teams advanced to the best-of-five final round.
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Third Round TeamSkip Gangwon Province Park Jong-duk 3 0 – 26 11 13 7 4 4 Seoul City Hall Jeong Byeong-jin 2 1 – 18 13 10 9 3 3 Gyeongbuk Sports Council Kim Soo-hyuk 1 2 – 21 21 9 11 1 1 Bongmyeong High School Moon Hyeon 0 3 – 10 30 7 12 0 0
Round robin results All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Draw 14 Tuesday, June 27, 9:00 am
Draw 16 Tuesday, June 27, 7:00 pm
Draw 18 Wednesday, June 28, 2:00 pm
Round 3 The third round of the championship was held from June 29 to 30. The teams' head-to-head games in rounds one and two were counted towards their best-of-five score.
Draw 21 Thursday, June 29, 6:00 pm
Final standings PlaceTeamSkip Gangwon Province Park Jong-duk Seoul City Hall Jeong Byeong-jin Gyeongbuk Sports Council Kim Soo-hyuk4 Bongmyeong High School Moon Hyeon5 Uiseong-gun Office Lee Jae-beom6 Chuncheon Motors Kim Hak-jun
Women
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Team Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Bongmyeong High School Park Seo-jin Shim Yu-jeong Song Da-bin Jeong Anah Yoon Ji-min Cheongju Chuncheon City Hall Ha Seung-youn Kim Hye-rin Yang Tae-i Kim Su-jin Chuncheon Gangneung City Hall Kim Eun-jung Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Cho-hi Kim Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi Gangneung Gyeongbuk Association Kim Min-seo Bang Yu-jin Kim Hye-jeong Park Han-byul Uiseong Gyeonggi Province Gim Eun-ji Kim Min-ji Kim Su-ji Seol Ye-eun Seol Ye-ji Uijeongbu Jeonbuk Province Kim Ji-soo Jeong Jae-hee Song Yu-jin Shin Eun-jin Jeonbuk Seoul City Hall Park You-been Lee Eun-chae Yang Seung-hee Kim Ji-yoon Seoul Songhyun High School Kang Bo-bae Jo Ju-hee Lee Su-bin Cheon Hee-seo Hwang Ye-ji Uijeongbu Uiseong County Office Jeong Min-jae Kim Su-hyeon Ahn Jeong-yeon Kang Min-hyo Uiseong
Round 1 The first round of the championship was held from June 22 to 27. The top four teams overall advanced to the second round.
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Second Round TeamSkip Gyeonggi Province Gim Eun-ji 8 0 – 54 31 34 25 11 8 31.7 Chuncheon City Hall Ha Seung-youn 6 2 1–0 61 38 32 29 7 7 25.4 Gangneung City Hall Kim Eun-jung 6 2 0–1 63 33 34 23 8 13 20.7 Gyeongbuk Association Kim Min-seo 4 4 – 49 45 32 29 3 9 50.5 Seoul City Hall Park You-been 3 5 1–0 44 53 31 35 5 10 52.1 Jeonbuk Province Kim Ji-soo 3 5 0–1 39 64 29 35 2 6 53.8 Uiseong County Office Jeong Min-jae 2 6 1–1 42 57 29 36 5 3 37.9 Bongmyeong High School Park Seo-jin 2 6 1–1 45 54 29 34 2 7 40.8 Songhyun High School Kang Bo-bae 2 6 1–1 40 62 28 32 9 9 42.4
Round robin results All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Draw 1 Thursday, June 22, 9:00 am
Draw 3 Thursday, June 22, 7:00 pm
Draw 5 Friday, June 23, 2:00 pm
Draw 6 Saturday, June 24, 9:00 am
Draw 8 Saturday, June 24, 7:00 pm
Draw 10 Sunday, June 25, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Monday, June 26, 9:00 am
Draw 13 Monday, June 26, 7:00 pm
Draw 15 Tuesday, June 27, 2:00 pm
Round 2 The second round of the championship was held from June 28 to 29. The top two teams advanced to the best-of-five final round.
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Third Round TeamSkip Gyeonggi Province Gim Eun-ji 3 0 – 22 8 12 8 3 4 Gangneung City Hall Kim Eun-jung 2 1 – 21 13 10 9 0 2 Chuncheon City Hall Ha Seung-youn 1 2 – 18 16 12 10 5 3 Gyeongbuk Association Kim Min-seo 0 3 – 7 31 6 13 1 0
Round robin results All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Draw 17 Wednesday, June 28, 9:00 am
Draw 19 Wednesday, June 28, 7:00 pm
Draw 20 Thursday, June 29, 11:00 am
Round 3 The third round of the championship was held from June 29 to 30. The teams' head-to-head games in rounds one and two were counted towards their best-of-five score.
Draw 21 Thursday, June 29, 6:00 pm
Draw 22 Friday, June 30, 11:00 am
Final standings PlaceTeamSkip Gyeonggi Province Gim Eun-ji Gangneung City Hall Kim Eun-jung Chuncheon City Hall Ha Seung-youn4 Gyeongbuk Association Kim Min-seo5 Seoul City Hall Park You-been6 Jeonbuk Province Kim Ji-soo7 Uiseong County Office Jeong Min-jae8 Bongmyeong High School Park Seo-jin9 Songhyun High School Kang Bo-bae
See also 2023 Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
References
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