The 2004

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 at the Euiam Ice Rink in

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from November 20 to 25. New Zealand's

Sean Becker Sean Peter Becker (born 7 July 1975 in Ranfurly, New Zealand, Ranfurly) is a New Zealand curler. Career Becker was the skip for New Zealand teams which won three Pacific Curling Championships in 1998, 2003, and 2004. He has also played for the ...

won the men's event over Australia's

Hugh Millikin Hugh Ronald Alexander Millikin (born 4 July 1957 in North Vancouver (district municipality), North Vancouver, British Columbia) is an Australian curling, curler originally from Ottawa, Ontario. Career In 1986, while still residing in the Canadi ...

. By virtue of reaching the finals, both nations qualified for the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in

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. On the women's side, Japan's Yumie Funayama defeated China's

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in the final. This qualified both Japan and China for the

2005 World Women's Curling Championship The 2005 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 19–27, 2005 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland. The tournament was the first since the 1988 event to be held separately from the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Cha ...

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Men's

Final Round Robin Standings

Playoffs

Women's

Final Round Robin Standings

Playoffs

External links

Pacific Curling Championships, 2005 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships International curling competitions hosted by South Korea 2004 in South Korean sport Chuncheon {{curling-stub