The Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (branded as the KB Financial Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship) are the annual Korean mixed doubles curling championships, organized by the Korean Curling Federation (KCF). The winners of the championship qualify for the Korean National Team.
| Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2016 |
| 2024 host city | Jincheon, South Korea |
| 2024 arena | Jincheon National Training Centre |
| 2024 champion |  Gangwon B (Kim Kyeong-ae / Seong Ji-hoon) |
| Current edition | |
Until 2019, the winning pair automatically earned the right to represent South Korea at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Beginning in 2020, the World Curling Federation reduced the World Championship field to twenty teams with the bottom four teams being relegated to the next years World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event.[1] Based on the results of the previous year, the winning team now either qualifies directly for the World Championship or is sent to the Qualification Event where they need to place in the top four to qualify.[2]
Every four years, the winners also qualify to represent South Korea at the Winter Olympic Games if the country received a berth through world championship points.[3] Starting in 2024, the championship also qualifies the winners for the Asian Winter Games if it is held during the season they are the national team.
The national championship is usually held in July or August following the Korean Curling Championships team competition.
History
editIn 2020, a rule change in eligibility allowed men's and women's team players to also compete in the mixed doubles discipline, resulting in a thirty-one team field for the 2021 championship.[4]
Results
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See also
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edit- ^ "Biggest World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship to be staged in Stavanger, Norway". World Curling Federation. April 16, 2019. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Scottish curling club appointed first World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event host". World Curling Federation. July 23, 2019. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles curling confirmed for PyeongChang 2018 Olympics". World Curling Federation. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ @snowedsmile (April 22, 2021). "Interesting point is that KCF has removed the regulation that players can't complete in both 4-team and mixed-doubles events. We'll get to see Kim Eun-Jung, Kim Min-Ji, Kim Chang-Min, Jeon Jae-Ik... play mixed-doubles!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Korean curling team hopes to win medals - and attention". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 13, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Jang/Seong wins New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Korean National Mixed Doubles Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ '19연승' 컬링 믹스더블 국가대표 된 김민지·이기정 [Kim Min-ji and Ki-jung Kim become national curling mix doubles in '19 win streak']. OhmyStar (in Korean). August 9, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "2022 KB금융 한국컬링선수권대회 : 믹스더블 결승전 경기결과". Instagram (in Korean). curling1spoon. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Kim / Jeong defend Korean Mixed Doubles title". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 27, 2024.