The 2020 Korean Curling Championships (branded as the 2020 KB Financial Korean Curling Championships), Korea's national curling championships, were held from November 19 to 24 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 2020–21 curling season. They represented Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship. Both the men's and women's events were played in a round robin format which qualified four teams for the playoffs.
The 2020 championship was originally scheduled to be held from May 18 to July 7. The format was to follow the same three round selection process as the 2017 Olympic Trials as the winners were to represent Korea at the 2021 Asian Winter Games before the event got cancelled. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and positive tests, the championship was pushed back to September 7 to 24. The scheduled was shortened to just one round, with a best-of-five final between the top two teams. However, due to the Korean Curling Federation being disciplined for fraudulent recruitment and improper use of funds, the championship was postponed once again. Following a board meeting, the event was finally decided for November 19 to 24, however, with no crowds due to the pandemic. The event was held in a single round robin with a page playoff to determine the winner.
Medalists Men Gyeonggido Curling FederationJeong Yeong-seokKim SanPark Se-wonLee Jun-hyungKim Seung-minKim Chang-minLee Ki-jeongLee Ki-bokKim Hak-kyun Seoul City HallKim Soo-hyukLee Jeong-jaeJeong Byeong-jinKim Tae-hwanWomenKim Eun-jungKim Kyeong-aeKim Cho-hiKim Seon-yeongKim Yeong-mi Gyeonggi ProvinceGim Un-chiSeol Ye-jiKim Su-jiSeol Ye-eun Chuncheon City HallKim Min-jiHa Seung-younKim Hye-rinKim Su-jinYang Tae-i
Men
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Team Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Gangwon-do Office Park Jong-duk Seo Min-guk Kim Jeong-min Oh Seung-hoon Gangwon Gyeongbuk Athletic Association Kim Chang-min Lee Ki-jeong Lee Ki-bok Kim Hak-kyun Uiseong Gyeonggido Curling Federation Jeong Yeong-seok Kim San Park Se-won Lee Jun-hyung Kim Seung-min Gyeonggi-do Seoul City Hall Kim Soo-hyuk Lee Jeong-jae Jeong Byeong-jin Kim Tae-hwan Seoul Seoul Physical Education High School Oh Gyu-nam Kang Min-jun Lee Yoon-woo Park Yeong-ho Park Jeong-hwan Seoul Uijeongbu High School Yang Woo-jin Moon Joon-yeong Ji Seung-ho Jeong Hyun-wook Uijeongbu Uiseong High School Kim Eun-bin Pyo Jeong-min Kim Hyo-jun Kim Jin-hun Choi Won-yeong Uiseong
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs TeamSkip Gyeongbuk Athletic Association Kim Chang-min 5 1 – 57 20 28 16 7 10 29.0 Gyeonggido Curling Federation Jeong Yeong-seok 4 2 1–1 47 36 24 21 1 6 40.6 Seoul City Hall Kim Soo-hyuk 4 2 1–1 49 31 23 17 4 10 43.3 Uiseong High School Kim Eun-bin 4 2 1–1 38 35 22 22 2 6 79.2 Gangwon-do Office Park Jong-duk 3 3 – 34 41 19 24 3 6 40.3 Seoul PE High School Oh Gyu-nam 1 5 – 31 50 18 26 4 2 55.9 Uijeongbu High School Yang Woo-jin 0 6 – 22 65 18 26 2 3 103.1
Round robin results
All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Draw 2 Thursday, November 19, 20:00
Draw 4 Friday, November 20, 12:00
Draw 6 Friday, November 20, 21:00
Draw 8 Saturday, November 21, 12:00
Draw 10 Saturday, November 21, 21:00
Draw 12 Sunday, November 22, 12:00
Draw 14 Sunday, November 22, 21:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Monday, November 23, 12:00
3 vs. 4 Monday, November 23, 12:00
Semifinal Monday, November 23, 16:00
Bronze medal game Tuesday, November 24, 12:00
Gold medal game Tuesday, November 24, 12:00
Final standings PlaceTeamSkip Gyeonggido Curling Federation Jeong Yeong-seok Gyeongbuk Athletic Association Kim Chang-min Seoul City Hall Kim Soo-hyuk4 Uiseong High School Kim Eun-bin5 Gangwon-do Office Park Jong-duk6 Seoul Physical Education High School Oh Gyu-nam7 Uijeongbu High School Yang Woo-jin
Women
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Team Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Bongmyeong High School Kim Min-seo Kim Su-bin Shin Yeon-hwa Lee Seong-rin Seok Da-eun Cheongju Chuncheon City Hall Kim Min-ji Ha Seung-youn Kim Hye-rin Kim Su-jin Yang Tae-i Chuncheon Gyeongbuk Athletic Association Kim Eun-jung Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Cho-hi Kim Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi Uiseong Gyeonggi Province Gim Un-chi Seol Ye-ji Kim Su-ji Seol Ye-eun Uijeongbu Jeonbuk Province Um Min-ji Shin Ga-yeong Lee Ji-yeong Jeong Jae-yi Kim Ji-hyun Jeonbuk Songhyun High School B Kim Ji-su Jeong Jae-hee Kang Na-ra Lee Eun-chae Park Han-byul Uijeongbu Uiseong Girls High School Lee Eun-chae Yang Seung-hee Kang Min-hyo Jeong Min-jae Bang Yu-jin Uiseong
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs TeamSkip Gyeongbuk Athletic Association Kim Eun-jung 6 0 – 49 24 26 20 4 8 27.0 Chuncheon City Hall Kim Min-ji 5 1 – 50 23 29 16 3 13 41.9 Gyeonggi Province Gim Un-chi 4 2 – 52 26 27 19 3 9 47.4 Jeonbuk Province Um Min-ji 3 3 – 37 37 25 21 3 7 36.0 Uiseong Girls High School Lee Eun-chae 2 4 – 25 51 17 27 5 4 83.3 Songhyun High School B Kim Ji-su 1 5 – 41 44 24 25 3 5 54.5 Bongmyeong High School Kim Min-seo 0 6 – 12 61 10 30 1 0 105.5
Round robin results
All draws are listed in Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Draw 1 Thursday, November 19, 15:00
Draw 3 Friday, November 20, 7:30
Draw 5 Friday, November 20, 16:30
Draw 7 Saturday, November 21, 7:30
Draw 9 Saturday, November 21, 16:30
Draw 11 Sunday, November 22, 7:30
Draw 13 Sunday, November 22, 16:30
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Monday, November 23, 12:00
3 vs. 4 Monday, November 23, 12:00
Semifinal Monday, November 23, 16:00
Bronze medal game Tuesday, November 24, 12:00
Gold medal game Tuesday, November 24, 12:00
Final standings PlaceTeamSkip Gyeongbuk Athletic Association Kim Eun-jung Gyeonggi Province Gim Un-chi Chuncheon City Hall Kim Min-ji4 Jeonbuk Province Um Min-ji5 Uiseong Girls High School Lee Eun-chae6 Songhyun High School B Kim Ji-su7 Bongmyeong High School Kim Min-seo
References
External links Korean Curling Media (@curling1spoon) on Instagram