Matsumura2-2 at 2015 Stockholm Ladies Cup

Fourth
Emi
Shimizu

SKIP
Chiaki
Matsumura

Second
Hasumi
Ishigooka

Lead
Ikue
Kitazawa

Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 2-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura lost 8-4 to Alina Paetz (Zurich, SUI), then responded with a 5-2 win over Melanie Barbezat (Biel, SUI). Matsumura won 8-4 against Lauren Gray (Glasgow, UK). Matsumura went on to lose 6-2 against Margaretha Sigfridsson (Sundsvall, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.

Matsumura earned 2.815 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, dropping 2 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 35th place overall with 63.513 total points. Matsumura ranks 68th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.815 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2018: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2017: Alina Paetz
Alina Paetz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwaegli
Zurich, SUI
2016: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2015: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2014: Margaretha Sigfridsson
Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerstroem, Margaretha Sigfridsson
Skelleftea, SWE
2013: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht, Jenny Perret
Aarau, SUI
2012: Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg, Cissi Ostlund, Sabina Kraupp, Sara Carlsson
Karlstad, SWE
2011: Anna Sidorova
Anna Sidorova, Liudmila Privivkova, Nkeiruka Ezekh, Ekaterina Galkina
Moscow, RUS
2010: Mirjam Ott
Mirjam Ott, Carmen Schaefer, Carmen Kueng, Janine Greiner
Davos, SUI
2007: Anette Norberg
Mirjam Ott, Carmen Schaefer, Carmen Kueng, Janine Greiner
, SWE
2006: Rhona Martin
Rhona Martin, Lynn Cameron, Debbie Knox, Claire Milne
, SCO

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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