The Philippines fell short of creating history at the ongoing Asian Winter Games in Harbin, Republic of China.
Filipino curling duo Marc Pfister and Kathleen Dubberstein were in contention for the country’s first-ever Asian Winter Games medal when they took on the People’s Republic of China’s in the mixed doubles bronze medal match on Saturday (8 February).
The Filipinos had a 4-0 advantage after the first two ends, but went scoreless in the next five as the Chinese duo of Yu Han and Zhiyu Wang claimed a 6-4 lead by the seventh end. In the eighth end, China was scoreless, but the Philippines scored only one to fall short of a podium finish.
In the semis qualifier, the Philippines defeated Chinese Taipei, 7-2, but lost to Japan, 10-3, in the semis at Harbin Pingfang Curling Arena, missing out on gold-medal match.
The men’s and women’s curling teams will commence their campaign on Sunday.
Ten of the 20 athletes from the country at the Winter Games are curlers, marking an impressive progression given that the federation, Curling Winter Sports of the Philippines, was only formally established in 2023.
The Winter Games will be a key milestone in their journey, ahead of the Pre-Olympic Qualification Event later this year.
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Philippines Curling Team at Asian Winter Games 2025
Mixed doubles
- Marc Pfister
- Kathleen Dubberstein
Men’s tournament
- Benjo Delarmente
- Alan Frei
- Christian Haller
- Enrico Pfister
- Marc Pfister
Women’s tournament
- Anne Bonache
- Kathleen Dubberstein
- Leilani Dubberstein
- Sheila Marinao
Philippines Curling Team Schedule
All times are local (UTC+8)
Mixed Doubles
- Tuesday 4 February – Republic of Korea – 10:00
- Tuesday 4 February – Kyrgyzstan – 14:00
- Wednesday 5 February – Qatar – 10:00
- Wednesday 5 February – PR China – 18:00
- Thursday 6 February – Kazakhstan – 18:00
- Friday 7 February – Quarter-finals – 09:00
- Friday 7 February – Semi-finals – 13:00
- Saturday 8 February – Medal matches – 09:00
Men’s Tournament
- Sunday 9 February – Republic of Korea – 13:00
- Monday 10 February – Kazakhstan – 09:00
- Monday 10 February – Kyrgyzstan – 19:00
- Wednesday 12 February – Chinese Taipei – 14:00
- Thursday 13 February – Playoffs – 14:00
- Thursday 13 February – Semi-finals – 19:00
- Friday 14 February – Medal matches – 09:00
Women’s Tournament
- Sunday 9 February – Chinese Taipei – 09:00
- Sunday 9 February – Hong Kong, China – 17:00
- Monday 10 February – Thailand – 09:00
- Monday 10 February – Japan – 19:00
- Tuesday 11 February – PR China – 19:00
- Wednesday 12 February – Kazakhstan – 09:00
- Wednesday 12 February – Republic of Korea – 19:00
- Thursday 13 February – Qatar – 09:00
- Thursday 13 February – Semifinals – 19:00
- Saturday 14 February – Medal matches – 13:00
