Iwase2-6 at 2018 Japan Curling Championship

Hokkaido, Japan

SKIP
Momoka
Iwase

Third
Mina
Kobayashi

Second
Midori
Sugasawa

Lead
Mao
Hino

Games:	8
Record:	2W - 6L
PF/G:	5.44
PA/G:	7.35
Hammer Efficiency:	0.23
Steal Defense:	0.39
Force Efficiency:	0.39
Steal Efficiency:	0.16

Momoka Iwase (Hokkaido, JPN) finished 2-6 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Iwase defeated Miwako Tatsudan (Hiroshima, JPN) 15-2, then went on to lose 7-4 against Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN). Iwase responded with a 6-3 win over Akemi Fujii (Nayoro, JPN). Iwase went on to lose 8-2 against Natsuko Ishiyama (Hokkaio, JPN). Iwase lost 9-2 to Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN). Iwase lost 7-2 to Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN). Iwase lost 7-4 to Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN). Iwase lost 7-2 to Ayumi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Iwase earned 1.211 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 56 spots the World Ranking Standings into 262nd place overall with 1.211 total points. Iwase ranks 228th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.211 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

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