Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
| Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sapporo Curling Stadium |
| Dates | 18–24 February 2017 |
| Competitors | 52 from 6 nations |
Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Sapporo, Japan between 18–24 February at Sapporo Curling Stadium.[1] A total of two events were contested: a men's and women's tournaments.[2] Curling returns to the competition schedule after missing out at the last edition of the games in 2011.
A total of eleven teams from six countries (six men and five women) contested the curling competitions.[3][4]
Schedule
| P | Preliminary round | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | G | Gold medal match |
| Event↓/Date → | 18th Sat |
19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | G |
| Women's team | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | G |
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
A total of 52 athletes from 6 nations competed in curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games:[5]
- China (10)
- Chinese Taipei (5)
- Japan (10)
- Kazakhstan (10)
- Qatar (8)
- South Korea (9)
Final standing
Men
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| South Korea | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Women
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Sports and venues". www.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo 2017 Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). www.koreacurling.co.kr/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 8th Asian Winter Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Curling Playing Schedule for the 8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017" (PDF). www.sapporo2017.org/. 2017 Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Asian Winter Games return to Sapporo for the third time". www.worldcurling.org/. World Curling Federation. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.