[[1:9.9750]] CHAMPION: Iwai Wins 2018 Japan Curling Championship

Japan Curling Championship

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M: Baden Masters
Baden, SUI
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Draw: 10 -- Sat, Aug 15 -- 3:00pm CET
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Zisa  
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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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CHAMPION: Iwai Wins 2018 Japan Curling Championship

Jan 29 - Feb 4, 2018

Hokkaido, Japan
Player Photo
Fourth
Go
Aoki
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SKIP
Masaki
Iwai
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Second
Ryotaro
Shukuya
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Lead
Yutaka
Aoyama
  
Games: 11  
Record: 9W - 2L  
PF/G: 7.32  
PA/G: 4.02  
Hammer Efficiency: 0.45  
Steal Defense: 0.15  
Force Efficiency: 0.70  
Steal Efficiency: 0.26  
Masaki Iwai (Hokkaido, JPN) won 4-3 over Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Japan Curling Championship, held January 29 - February 4, 2018 in Hokkaido, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Iwai won 9-1 over Yoshiro Shimizu (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Japan Curling Championship in Hokkaido, Japan;
 
Iwai finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Iwai defeated Minori Suzuki (Aomori, JPN) 7-3, then went on to lose 9-4 against Abe. Iwai responded with a 9-5 win over Tatsuya Ogawa (Hokkaido, JPN). Iwai won 4-3 against Shimizu, then won 10-2 against Kazuhisa Unoura (Osaka, JPN) and 4-1 against Atsushi Kamigochi (Hokkaido, JPN). Iwai won 9-5 against Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN), then won 8-2 against Naomasa Takeda (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
For winning the Japan Curling Championship Championship title, Iwai earned 9.975 world rankings points, moving up 358 spots the World Ranking Standings into 289th place overall with 9.975 total points. Iwai ranks 203rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 9.975 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
  1 vs. Suzuki (JPN) - WTR:606 W 7-3
  3 vs. Abe (JPN) - WTR:193 L 4-9
  5 vs. Ogawa (JPN) - WTR:536 W 9-5
  7 vs. Shimizu (JPN) - WTR:606 W 4-3
  9 vs. Unoura (JPN) - WTR:283 W 10-2
  11 vs. Kamigochi (JPN) - WTR:606 W 4-1
  15 vs. Kanda (JPN) - WTR:228 W 9-5
  17 vs. Takeda (JPN) - WTR:606 W 8-2
  PGs vs. Abe (JPN) - WTR:193 L 3-5
  SF vs. Shimizu (JPN) - WTR:606 W 9-1
  CF vs. Abe (JPN) - WTR:193 W 4-3

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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
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Aug 2 -- 8:00am CET
Park 8  Final
Kang 7  (8)
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