Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gyeong-Buk, KOR) won
11-5 over
JaeBeom Lee (Seoul, KOR) in the Final of the Korean National Curling Championship, held June 19 - 27 in Gangneung, Korea. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
8-6 over
Hyojun Kim (Uiseong, KOR) in the semifinals of the Korean National Curling Championship in Gangneung, Korea;
Kim finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Jinhan Yoo (Chungham, KOR) 1-0, then went on to lose
8-7 against
Lee. Kim responded with a
10-4 win over
Kim. Kim won
8-6 against
Daehyeon Kim (Daegu, KOR), then won
6-4 against
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) and
8-5 against
Hakjun Kim (Gangneung, KOR). Kim won
8-2 against
Woojung Lee (Uiseong, KOR), then won
12-2 against
GunWoo Park (Uijeongbu, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Korean National Curling Championship Championship title, Kim earned
21.750 world rankings points. Kim gained 9.438 points improving upon their best 0 events, though dropped 151 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 151stplace overall with
9.438 total points. Kim ranks 523rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.000 points earned so far this season.
