Background Facts

Please note that the information is calculated as of the tournament start date and is not updated thereafter.

Teams

	Association	Latest result		Best Result
	Australia	3	Hugh Millikin (1998)	1	Hugh Millikin (1997), Hugh Millikin (1996), Hugh Millikin (1995), Hugh Millikin (1994), Hugh Millikin (1993), Hugh Millikin (1992), Hugh Millikin (1991)
	Japan	2	Makoto Tsuruga (1998)	2	Makoto Tsuruga (1998), Yoshiyuki Ohmiya (1997), Makoto Tsuruga (1996), Yuichi Kimura (1995), Shigenori Sato (1994), Hirofumi Kudo (1993), Hirofumi Kudo (1992), Yuichi Kimura (1991)
	Korea	4	He Dong Song (1998)	4	He Dong Song (1998), He Dong Song (1997), Kwon-Il Park (1996)
	New Zealand	1	Sean Becker (1998)	1	Sean Becker (1998)

Experience

Participations

Hugh Millikin (AUS)	8
Gerald Chick (AUS)	6
Stephen Johns (AUS)	5
Sean Becker (NZL)	4
Lorne Depape (NZL)	4
Darren Carson (NZL)	3
Makoto Tsuruga (JPN)	3

Championships

Hugh Millikin (AUS)	7
Gerald Chick (AUS)	5
Stephen Johns (AUS)	4
John Theriault (AUS)	1
Sean Becker (NZL)	1
Hans Frauenlob (NZL)	1
Jim Allan (NZL)	1

Finals played

Hugh Millikin (AUS)	7
Gerald Chick (AUS)	5
Stephen Johns (AUS)	4
Makoto Tsuruga (JPN)	3
Hiroshi Sato (JPN)	3
Kazuhito Hori (JPN)	2
John Theriault (AUS)	1

Medals won

Hugh Millikin (AUS)	8
Gerald Chick (AUS)	6
Stephen Johns (AUS)	5
Sean Becker (NZL)	4
Lorne Depape (NZL)	4
Darren Carson (NZL)	3
Makoto Tsuruga (JPN)	3

Games Played

Hugh Millikin (AUS)	46
Gerald Chick (AUS)	34
Stephen Johns (AUS)	31
Sean Becker (NZL)	24
Makoto Tsuruga (JPN)	23
Hiroshi Sato (JPN)	23
Lorne Depape (NZL)	17

Games Won

Hugh Millikin (AUS)	40
Gerald Chick (AUS)	28
Stephen Johns (AUS)	27
Makoto Tsuruga (JPN)	14
Hiroshi Sato (JPN)	14
John Theriault (AUS)	11
Sean Becker (NZL)	10

Rookies

Dongkeun Lee (KOR)

Seong Keun Park (KOR)

Sang Min Jeong (KOR)

Jeong Hun Song (KOR)

Ages

Players with age known: 10 of 19

Average age of the field: 30.8 years

Youngest

Shinya Abe ()	19y 11m
Dongkeun Lee ()	20y 2m
Hiroshi Sato ()	21y 10m
Makoto Tsuruga ()	22y 1m
Sean Becker ()	24y 5m
Stephen Johns ()	34y 1m
Hans Frauenlob ()	39y 0m

Oldest

Lorne Depape ()	44y 7m
Hugh Millikin ()	42y 5m
John Theriault ()	39y 10m
Hans Frauenlob ()	39y 0m
Stephen Johns ()	34y 1m
Sean Becker ()	24y 5m
Makoto Tsuruga ()	22y 1m

Youngest skips

Dongkeun Lee ()	20y 2m
Makoto Tsuruga ()	22y 1m
Sean Becker ()	24y 5m
Hugh Millikin ()	42y 5m

Oldest skips

Hugh Millikin ()	42y 5m
Sean Becker ()	24y 5m
Makoto Tsuruga ()	22y 1m
Dongkeun Lee ()	20y 2m