Matsumura Reaches 2018 Japan Curling Championship Semifinals

SKIP
Chiaki
Matsumura

Third
Emi
Shimizu

Second
Ikue
Kitazawa

Lead
Hasumi
Ishigooka

Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) run at the 2018 Japan Curling Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-5 loss to Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN). of the 2018 Japan Curling Championship in Hokkaido, Japan;

Matsumura finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated Koana 6-3, then won 8-4 against Natsuko Ishiyama (Hokkaio, JPN) and 7-2 against Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN). Matsumura won 5-4 against Ayumi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JPN), then won 5-2 against Akemi Fujii (Nayoro, JPN) and 7-2 against Momoka Iwase (Hokkaido, JPN). Matsumura won 10-3 against Miwako Tatsudan (Hiroshima, JPN). Matsumura went on to lose 4-3 against Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Matsumura earned 10.296 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Japan Curling Championship, moving up 1 spots the World Ranking Standings into 41st place overall with 165.700 total points. Matsumura ranks 43rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 77.868 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

Team Marco Hoesli (Photo: Anil Mungal/GSOC) took down the world number one and two ranked teams to secure the first title of the season.

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