Eunji Gim and her rink from Uijeongbu, South Korea were victorious at the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic this past weekend in Vernon B.C.
The foursome defeated Japan’s Team Yuina Miura in the final by a score of 5-2.
Team Gim went 5-0 in the round robin before defeating last season’s British Columbia champion Team Taylor Reese-Hansen in the quarter-final and South Korea Team Kang in the semi-final.
Reese-Hansen’s rink was the only Canadian team to make the playoffs in Vernon as the likes of Team Serena Gray-Withers (3-2), Team Kayla MacMillan (3-2), Team Selena Sturmay (2-3), Team Kayla Skrlik (3-2) and Team Selena Njegovan (2-3) all missed the cut.
Gim, fourth Min-Ji Kim, second Ye-ji Seol and lead Ye-eun Seol are ranked third in the world and winning their fourth straight Korean Curling Championship in June.
The men’s event concludes on Monday.
Constantini wins with new team
Italian skip Stefania Constantini captured her first victory with her new team on Sunday, taking the Match Town Trophy in Jonkoping, Sweden.
The 27-year-old led her side to a 4-1 preliminary round record before defeating Switzerland’s Team Sarah Mueller in the semifinal and Sweden’s Team Erika Ryberg in the championship game by a score of 6-4.
Constantini is skipping third Lucrezia Grande, second Angela Romei and lead Allegra Grande this season after a long run with her former squad, capped by representing Italy at their home Olympics last winter.
Denmark’s Team Jacob Schmidt defeated Sweden’s Team Daniel Magnusson in the men’s final, 9-4.
Other Winners on Tour
McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic
Women - Seungyoun Ha
Men - Kohsuke Hirata
Collingwood Challenge
Men - Nathan Young
