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
Flag for Australia Australia 7 Jay Merchant (2018) 1 Hugh Millikin (2006), Hugh Millikin (2005), Hugh Millikin (1997), Hugh Millikin (1996), Hugh Millikin (1995), Hugh Millikin (1994), Hugh Millikin (1993), Hugh Millikin (1992), Hugh Millikin (1991)
Flag for China China 2 Qiang Zou (2018) 1 Jialiang Zang (2014), Rui Liu (2013), Rui Liu (2012), Rui Liu (2011), Fengchun Wang (2010), Fengchun Wang (2009), Fengchun Wang (2008), Fengchun Wang (2007)
Flag for Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, China 6 Jason Chang (2018) 6 Jason Chang (2018), Jason Chang (2016)
Flag for Japan Japan 1 Yuta Matsumura (2018) 1 Yuta Matsumura (2018), Yusuke Morozumi (2016), Hiroaki Kashiwagi (2001), Makoto Tsuruga (1999)
Flag for Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 8 Viktor Kim (2018) 7 Viktor Kim (2015), Viktor Kim (2014), Aleksandr Orlov (2012)
Flag for Korea Korea 3 Soo-Hyuk Kim (2018) 1 Chang-Min Kim (2017), Soo-Hyuk Kim (2015), Dongkeun Lee (2002)
Flag for Nigeria Nigeria - - - -
Flag for New Zealand New Zealand 4 Scott Becker (2018) 1 Sean Becker (2004), Sean Becker (2003), Dan Mustapic (2000), Sean Becker (1998)
Flag for Qatar Qatar 9 Nasser AlYafei (2018) 8 Nabeel Abdulrahman Al-Yafei (2017)
Flag for Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 5 Randolph Shen (2018) 4 Randolph Shen (2016)

Experience

Participations
Nicholas Hsu (TPE) 17
Warren Dobson (NZL) 11
Tetsuro Shimizu (JPN) 10
Scott Becker (NZL) 10
Randolph Shen (TPE) 10
Dean Hewitt (AUS) 5
Jay Merchant (AUS) 5
Championships
Tetsuro Shimizu (JPN) 2
Shinya Abe (JPN) 2
Warren Dobson (NZL) 2
Sean Hall (AUS) 1
Qiang Zou (CHN) 1
Yuta Matsumura (JPN) 1
Yasumasa Tanida (JPN) 1
Finals played
Tetsuro Shimizu (JPN) 8
Qiang Zou (CHN) 4
Shinya Abe (JPN) 4
Sean Hall (AUS) 2
Jingtao Xu (CHN) 2
Warren Dobson (NZL) 2
Zhi Yu Wang (CHN) 1
Medals won
Tetsuro Shimizu (JPN) 9
Warren Dobson (NZL) 5
Qiang Zou (CHN) 4
Shinya Abe (JPN) 4
Sean Hall (AUS) 3
Chang-Min Kim (KOR) 3
Scott Becker (NZL) 3
Games Played
Nicholas Hsu (TPE) 134
Tetsuro Shimizu (JPN) 102
Scott Becker (NZL) 97
Randolph Shen (TPE) 85
Warren Dobson (NZL) 75
Chang-Min Kim (KOR) 50
Dean Hewitt (AUS) 43
Games Won
Tetsuro Shimizu (JPN) 74
Scott Becker (NZL) 46
Warren Dobson (NZL) 34
Nicholas Hsu (TPE) 34
Qiang Zou (CHN) 31
Randolph Shen (TPE) 31
Chang-Min Kim (KOR) 25
Rookies
Tanner Davis (AUS)
Matthew Millikin (AUS)
Jiafeng Tian (CHN)
Peng Han (CHN)
Woody Cheng (HKG)
Kelvin Cheung (HKG)
Madiyar Korabayev (KAZ)
Aidos Alliyar (KAZ)
Nikita Shishkin (KAZ)
Ki Jeong Lee (KOR)
Hak Kyun Kim (KOR)
Harold Woods III (NGR)
Tijani Cole (NGR)
Fabian Contreras (NGR)
Mouaaz Mlis (QAT)
Ken Hsu (TPE)
Victor Lee (TPE)

Ages

Players with age known: 22 of 45

Average age of the field: 30.0 years

Youngest
Anton Hood () 19y 9m
Kosuke Aita () 21y 1m
Salem Ali () 21y 4m
Zhi Yu Wang () 23y 2m
Ki Jeong Lee () 24y 3m
Ki Bok Lee () 24y 3m
Dean Hewitt () 24y 11m
Oldest
Tijani Cole () 54y 8m
Shinya Abe () 39y 9m
Ahmed Saad Alfahad () 38y 0m
Jay Merchant () 37y 5m
Jason Chang () 37y 5m
Nasser AlYafei () 36y 0m
Scott Becker () 34y 11m
Youngest skips
Abylaikhan Zhuzbay () 25y 11m
Qiang Zou () 28y 2m
Chang-Min Kim () 34y 1m
Scott Becker () 34y 11m
Oldest skips
Jason Chang () 37y 5m
Nasser AlYafei () 36y 0m
Scott Becker () 34y 11m
Chang-Min Kim () 34y 1m