| 2022 KB Financial Korean Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Jincheon, South Korea |
| Arena | Jincheon National Training Centre |
| Dates | June 11–17 |
| Men's winner |  Seoul City Hall |
| Curling club | Seoul CC, Seoul |
| Skip | Jeong Byeong-jin |
| Third | Lee Jeong-jae |
| Second | Kim Min-woo |
| Lead | Kim Tae-hwan |
| Coach | Yang Jae-bong |
| Finalist |  Gyeongbuk Sports Council (C. Kim) |
| Women's winner |  Chuncheon City Hall |
| Curling club | Chuncheon CC, Chuncheon |
| Skip | Ha Seung-youn |
| Third | Kim Hye-rin |
| Second | Yang Tae-i |
| Lead | Kim Su-jin |
| Coach | Lee Sung-jun |
| Finalist |  Gyeonggi Province (Gim) |
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The 2022 Korean Curling Championships (branded as the 2022 KB Financial Korean Curling Championships), Korea's national curling championships, were held from June 11 to 17 at the Jincheon National Training Centre in Jincheon, South Korea.[1] The winning teams on both the men's and women's sides became the Korean National Teams for the 2022–23 curling season. They will represent Korea at the 2022 Pan-Continental Curling Championships and later the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship and 2023 World Men's Curling Championship if they reach qualification. Both the men's and women's events were played in a round robin format which qualified four teams for the playoffs.[2]
Heading into the event, the men's side was headed by the champions of the 2021 Korean Curling Championships, Gyeongbuk Sports Council, which is skipped by Kim Chang-min. During their reign as national champions, the team won gold at the 2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and finished in eighth place at the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship with a 6–6 record.[3] They also represented Korea at the 2021 Olympic Qualification Event, finishing in eighth with a 2–6 record. Expected challengers for the 2022 national title were Gangwon Province (Jeong Yeong-seok), Gyeonggido Curling Federation (Kim Jeong-min), Seoul City Hall (Jeong Byeong-jin) and Kyungil University (Lee Jae-beom).
The 2021 national champions Gangneung City Hall (Kim Eun-jung) lead the women's field of the 2022 championship. After a silver medal finish at the 2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, the team reached the final of the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship where they lost to Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni.[3][4] At the 2021 Olympic Qualification Event, Gangneung City Hall were successful in qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics as they finished the event with a 7–3 record.[5] At the Games, they placed eighth with a 4–5 record. Gyeonggi Province (Gim Eun-ji) and Chuncheon City Hall (Ha Seung-youn) challenged for the 2022 title.
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- ^ a b "Japan women and Korea men win Pacific-Asia Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. November 13, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland defend their World Women's title in Prince George". World Curling Federation. March 28, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Korea women qualify for Beijing". World Curling Federation. December 18, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2022.