2019 WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup

The 2019 WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup was held from September 29 to October 3 in Uiseong-eup, Uiseong County, South Korea. The total purse for the event was 55,000,000 on both the men's and women's sides.[1][2] The event had a mix of teams from Canada, Italy, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, United States, and the host South Korea.

2019 WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup
Host cityUiseong, South Korea
ArenaUiseong Curling Club
DatesSeptember 29 – October 3
Men's winnerCanada Team McEwen
Curling clubWest St. Paul CC, West St. Paul
SkipMike McEwen
ThirdReid Carruthers
SecondDerek Samagalski
LeadColin Hodgson
FinalistUnited States John Shuster
Women's winnerUnited States Team Roth
Curling clubSt. Paul CC, Saint Paul
SkipTabitha Peterson
ThirdBecca Hamilton
SecondTara Peterson
LeadNina Roth
FinalistSouth Korea Kim Kyeong-ae

In the Men's event, Canada's Mike McEwen won their first event of the season by defeating Olympic gold medalist John Shuster from the United States 7–4 in the final. Canada's Scott McDonald won the bronze medal with a 10–4 victory over South Korea's Kim Soo-hyuk.[3]

In the Women's event, USA's Nina Roth with Tabitha Peterson throwing skip rocks defeated Olympic silver medalists Kim Kyeong-ae who took over skipping duties for Kim Eun-jung 5–4 in an extra end.[4] Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni took the bronze medal by defeating South Korea's Kim Min-ji 6–4.[5]

Men edit

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Matt Dunstone Braeden Moskowy Catlin Schneider Dustin Kidby   Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Glenn Howard Scott Howard David Mathers Tim March   Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada
Kim Chang-min Lee Ki-jeong Kim Hak-gyun Lee Ki-bok   Uiseong, South Korea
Kim Soo-hyuk Lee Jeong-jae Jeong Byeong-jin Hwang Hyeon-jun   Seoul, South Korea
Scott McDonald Jonathan Beuk Wesley Forget Scott Chadwick   Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Mike McEwen Reid Carruthers Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson   West St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada
Park Jong-duk Nam Yoon-ho Yoo Min-hyeon Kim Jeong-min   Gangwon, South Korea
Joël Retornaz Amos Mosaner Sebastiano Arman Simone Gonin   Pinerolo, Italy
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner   Duluth, Minnesota
Thomas Ulsrud Steffen Walstad Markus Høiberg Magnus Vågberg   Oppdal, Norway

Round-robin standings edit

Final round-robin standings[7]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
  Scott McDonald 3 1
  Kim Soo-hyuk 2 2
  Matt Dunstone 2 2
  Park Jong-duk 2 2
  Thomas Ulsrud 1 3
Pool B W L
  Mike McEwen 4 0
  John Shuster 3 1
  Glenn Howard 2 2
  Joël Retornaz 1 3
  Kim Chang-min 0 4

Round-robin results edit

All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[8]

Draw 1 edit

Sunday, September 29, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Glenn Howard   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
  John Shuster 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Joël Retornaz   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
  Kim Chang-min 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Matt Dunstone   0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4
  Scott McDonald 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Soo-hyuk 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 7
  Park Jong-duk   2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6

Draw 3 edit

Monday, September 30, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scott McDonald   0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 3
  Park Jong-duk 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Matt Dunstone   0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
  Thomas Ulsrud 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Shuster 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 8
  Kim Chang-min   0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Glenn Howard 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
  Mike McEwen   0 1 2 2 0 3 X X 8

Draw 5 edit

Tuesday, October 1, 7:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 6
  Joël Retornaz   0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Glenn Howard   3 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 7
  Kim Chang-min 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Thomas Ulsrud 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
  Kim Soo-hyuk   0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Matt Dunstone   1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 8
  Park Jong-duk 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 9

Draw 7 edit

Tuesday, October 1, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Shuster   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
  Mike McEwen 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Matt Dunstone   3 3 0 0 3 0 X X 9
  Kim Soo-hyuk 0 0 1 1 0 2 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Thomas Ulsrud 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 7
  Scott McDonald   1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Glenn Howard   3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 8
  Joël Retornaz 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 7

Draw 9 edit

Wednesday, October 2, 7:00 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   2 0 3 0 1 3 X X 9
  Kim Chang-min 0 0 0 3 0 0 X X 3

Draw 10 edit

Wednesday, October 2, 11:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Thomas Ulsrud 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
  Park Jong-duk   3 2 0 2 X X X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scott McDonald   0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 5
  Kim Soo-hyuk 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Shuster   0 0 2 0 0 0 4 X 6
  Joël Retornaz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1

Playoffs edit

Source:[9]

Semifinals Final
      
B1   Mike McEwen 10
A2   Kim Soo-hyuk 3
B1   Mike McEwen 7
B2   John Shuster 4
A1   Scott McDonald 3
B2   John Shuster 7
Bronze medal game
   
A2   Kim Soo-hyuk 4
A1   Scott McDonald 10

Semifinals edit

Wednesday, October 2, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen 1 0 5 0 4 0 X X 10
  Kim Soo-hyuk   0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scott McDonald 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3
  John Shuster   1 2 2 0 1 0 1 X 7

Bronze medal game edit

Thursday, October 3, 1:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Soo-hyuk 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
  Scott McDonald   2 0 3 0 2 0 3 X 10

Final edit

Thursday, October 3, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mike McEwen   2 0 0 2 0 1 2 X 7
  John Shuster 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X 4

Women edit

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[10]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Theresa Cannon Karen Klein Vanessa Foster Raunora Westcott   Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gim Un-chi Um Min-ji Kim Su-ji Seol Ye-eun   Gyeonggido, South Korea
Kim Kyeong-ae[a] Kim Cho-hi[a] Kim Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi   Uiseong, South Korea
Kim Min-ji Ha Seung-youn Kim Hye-rin Kim Su-jin   Chuncheon, South Korea
Oh Eun-jin Chung Jae-yi Kim Ji-hyeon Shin Ga-yeong   Jeonbuk, South Korea
Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Nina Roth   Saint Paul, Minnesota
Anna Sidorova Yulia Portunova Olga Kotelnikova Julia Guzieva   Moscow, Russia
Jamie Sinclair Cory Christensen Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson   Chaska, Minnesota
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth) Elena Stern (Skip) Lisa Gisler Céline Koller   Brig-Glis, Switzerland
Alina Pätz (Fourth) Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) Esther Neuenschwander Melanie Barbezat   Aarau, Switzerland

Round-robin standings edit

Final round-robin standings[11]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
  Silvana Tirinzoni 4 0
  Kim Min-ji 2 2
  Jamie Sinclair 2 2
  Gim Un-chi 1 3
  Anna Sidorova 1 3
Pool B W L
  Kim Kyeong-ae 4 0
  Team Roth 3 1
  Elena Stern 2 2
  Theresa Cannon 1 3
  Oh Eun-jin 0 4

Round-robin results edit

All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[12]

Draw 2 edit

Monday, September 30, 11:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 5
  Kim Min-ji   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Gim Un-chi 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
  Jamie Sinclair   1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Elena Stern   0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 6
  Theresa Cannon 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Kyeong-ae   0 2 0 0 1 2 2 X 7
  Oh Eun-jin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1

Draw 4 edit

Monday, September 30, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Theresa Cannon   2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 8
  Oh Eun-jin 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Elena Stern   0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5
  Team Roth 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Min-ji   2 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 8
  Jamie Sinclair 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 7
  Anna Sidorova 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6

Draw 6 edit

Tuesday, October 1, 11:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Sidorova   1 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 6
  Gim Un-chi 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 8
  Jamie Sinclair   2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Team Roth   1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 6
  Kim Kyeong-ae 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Elena Stern   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7
  Oh Eun-jin 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 5

Draw 8 edit

Tuesday, October 1, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Team Roth   3 3 0 1 0 2 X X 9
  Oh Eun-jin 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Sidorova 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 3
  Jamie Sinclair   4 0 2 0 2 0 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Theresa Cannon 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
  Kim Kyeong-ae   2 2 1 0 2 0 X X 7

Draw 9 edit

Wednesday, October 2, 7:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Gim Un-chi   1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 8
  Kim Min-ji 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Theresa Cannon   2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6
  Team Roth 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 11 edit

Wednesday, October 2, 3:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 8
  Gim Un-chi 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Min-ji   1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5
  Anna Sidorova 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Elena Stern 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
  Kim Kyeong-ae   1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 7

Playoffs edit

Source:[13]

Semifinals Final
      
A1   Silvana Tirinzoni 6
B2   Team Roth 7
B2   Team Roth 5
B1   Kim Kyeong-ae 4
B1   Kim Kyeong-ae 3
A2   Kim Min-ji 2
Bronze medal game
   
A1   Silvana Tirinzoni 6
A2   Kim Min-ji 4

Semifinals edit

Thursday, October 3, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 6
  Team Roth 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Kyeong-ae   0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
  Kim Min-ji 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

Bronze medal game edit

Thursday, October 3, 1:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Silvana Tirinzoni   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
  Kim Min-ji 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4

Final edit

Thursday, October 3, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Team Roth 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5
  Kim Kyeong-ae   0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b As their skip Kim Eun-jung was still on maternity leave, third Kim Kyeong-ae took over as skip and alternate Kim Cho-hi stepped in as third.

References edit

  1. ^ "Men's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Canada's McEwen wins Uiseong International Curling Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "USA's Roth wins Uiseong International Curling Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "WCT Recap: Rocque, Tardi back in win column; Jacobs tops Koe in Toronto". TSN. October 5, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Men's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Men's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Men's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Women's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Women's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Women's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

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