[[9:0.4988]] Kusaka1-7 at 2016 Japan Curling Championships

Japan Curling Championships

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M: Baden Masters
Baden, SUI
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 10 -- Sat, Aug 15 -- 3:00pm CET
Jurkovic  
Zisa  
Schwaller  
Hoesli  
Spiller  
Carson  
W: Curling1spoon Elite 8
Uiseong, KOR
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Draw: CF -- Sun, Aug 2 -- 8:00am CET
Park 8  Final
Kang 7  (8)
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Kusaka1-7 at 2016 Japan Curling Championships

Feb 7 - 13, 2016

Aomori, Japan
Player Photo
SKIP
Minoru
Kusaka
   Player Photo
Third
Jin
Kasai
   Player Photo
Second
Hirotada
Sugawara
   Player Photo
Lead
Kiyoto
Ogura
  
Games: 8  
Record: 1W - 7L  
PF/G: 4.92  
PA/G: 11.08  
Hammer Efficiency: 0.14  
Steal Defense: 0.51  
Force Efficiency: 0.62  
Steal Efficiency: 0.21  

 
Minoru Kusaka (Aomori, JPN) finished 1-7 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kusaka lost 12-2 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-3 to Gaku Suzuki (Sapporo, JPN). Kusaka lost 12-3 to Japan's Junpei Kanda. Kusaka lost 10-3 to Japan's Ryo Ogihara. Kusaka lost 8-1 to Yasumoto Natsuizaka (Karuizawa, JPN). Kusaka lost 11-3 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN). Kusaka lost 7-6 to Kanya Shimizun (Furano, JPN) where Kusaka responded with a 11-5 win over Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi in their final qualifying round match.
 
Kusaka earned 0.499 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 167 spots the World Ranking Standings into 513th place overall with 0.499 total points. Kusaka ranks 462nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.499 points earned so far this season.
 

Statistics

 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 

Scores

 Draw Team Game Watch
  2 vs. Morozumi (JPN) - WTR:25 L 2-12
  6 vs. Suzuki (JPN) - WTR:578 L 3-7
  8 vs. Kanda (JPN) - WTR:293 L 3-12
  10 vs. Ogihara (JPN) - WTR:325 L 3-10
  12 vs. Natsuizaka (JPN) - WTR:578 L 1-8
  14 vs. Abe (JPN) - WTR:163 L 3-11
  16 vs. Shimizuno (JPN) - WTR:578 L 6-7
  18 vs. Wakabayashi (JPN) - WTR:578 W 11-5

Curling Scores

M: Baden Masters
Baden, SUI
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 10 -- Sat, Aug 15 -- 3:00pm CET
Jurkovic  
Zisa  
Schwaller  
Hoesli  
Spiller  
Carson  
W: Curling1spoon Elite 8
Uiseong, KOR
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Aug 2 -- 8:00am CET
Park 8  Final
Kang 7  (8)
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