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The Korean Curling Championships (branded as the KB Financial Korean Curling Championships from 2012 to 2022) are the annual Korean men's and women's curling championships, organized by the Korean Curling Federation (KCF). The winners of the championship qualify for the Korean National Team. Until 2022, they earned the right to represent South Korea at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (PACC) and the World Curling Championships if they reached qualification. Every four years, the winners also qualify to represent South Korea at the Winter Olympic Games if the country received a berth.[citation needed] The championship also qualifies the winners for the Asian Winter Games if it is held during the season they are the national team.
| Korean Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Established | Men's: 2001 Women's: 2003 |
| 2024 host city | Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province |
| 2024 arena | Uijeongbu Curling Stadium |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Men |  Uiseong-gun Office (Lee Jae-beom) |
| Women |  Gyeonggi Province (Gim Eun-ji) |
| Current edition | |
Starting in 2022, the winners of the championships qualified for the Pan Continental Curling Championships, which replaced the PACC.[1] If the team placed in the top five at the Pan-Continental, then they qualified for the upcoming World Championship.
The national championship is usually held in June or July, making it the first event of the new curling season.
Results
editThe earliest known results from the Korean Curling Championships are from 2011.
Men
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See also
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edit- ^ "World Curling Federation Members confirm new Pan-Continental Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. September 11, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2016 Korean Curling Championships – Men". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Korean curling team hopes to win medals - and attention". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2019 Korean Curling Championships – Men". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Korean Curling Championships – Men". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Korean Curling Championships – Men". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "New Champions in Korea". Sports Illustrated. The Curling News. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Korean Curling Championships – Men". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Korean Curling Championships – Men". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "The curling Cinderella story must continue". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 27, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Women's curling loses, but goes fighting". Korea JoongAng Daily. February 17, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Sweeping away challenges, curlers regroup". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 6, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2016 Korean Curling Championships – Women". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Women's curling team now No. 2 in the world". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2019 Korean Curling Championships – Women". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Video 2019 Korean Women's Curling Finals：Chuncheon City Hall (Kim Min-ji) vs Gyeonggi Provincial Gouvernment (Gim Un-chi) on YouTube
- ^ "2020 Korean Curling Championships – Women". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Korean Curling Championships – Women". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Korean Curling Championships – Women". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Korean Curling Championships – Women". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 8, 2024.