The 1998

Pacific Curling Championships The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (formerly the Pacific Curling Championships) are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-place ...

were held from December 13 to 18 in

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. New Zealand won the men's event over Japan (it was the first Pacific title for the New Zealand men). On the women's side, Japan defeated New Zealand in the final (it was the seventh Pacific title for the Japanese women). By virtue of winning, the New Zealand men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1999 World and Curling Championships in

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. The event was originally to be played at a new curling facility in

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, but construction delays forced the event to be held in Canada. The New Zealand Curling Association ran the event.

Men

Teams

Round Robin

: Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

Semifinal Final

Final standings

Women

Teams

Round Robin

Final round robin results. : Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

Final standings

References

External links

Pacific Curling Championships, 1998 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships International curling competitions hosted by Canada 1998 in Canadian curling Curling competitions in British Columbia December 1998 sports events in Canada {{Canada-sport-stub