[[1:20.7810]] CHAMPION: Matsumura Wins 2019 ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships

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CHAMPION: Matsumura Wins 2019 ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships

Feb 12 - 17, 2019

Sapporo, Japan
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SKIP
Yuta
Matsumura
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Third
Tetsuro
Shimizu
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Second
Yasumasa
Tanida
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Lead
Shinya
Abe
  
Games: 10  
Record: 9W - 1L  
PF/G: 9.40  
PA/G: 3.73  
Hammer Efficiency: 0.66  
Steal Defense: 0.05  
Force Efficiency: 0.79  
Steal Efficiency: 0.29  
Yuta Matsumura (Sapporo, JPN) won 6-2 over Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) in the Final of the ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships, held February 12 - 17, 2019 in Sapporo, Japan.
 
Matsumura finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated Kanda 6-3, then won 9-2 against Tomonori Matsuzawa (Sapporo, JPN) and 8-2 against Naomasa Takeda (Sapporo, JPN). Matsumura won 8-5 against Hayato Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN), then won 9-3 against Yasuhiro Morita (Kyoto, JPN) and 6-2 against Daiki Shikano (Sapporo, JPN). Matsumura went on to lose 4-3 against Masaki Iwai (Sapporo, JPN). Matsumura responded with a 12-5 win over Juon Ishimura (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
For winning the ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships Championship title, Matsumura earned 20.781 world rankings points, remaining in 21st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14.886 after improving upon their best so far this season. Matsumura ranks 21st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 165.873 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
  M1 vs. Kanda (JPN) - WTR:552 W 6-3
  M3 vs. Matsuzawa (JPN) - WTR:552 W 9-2
  M4 vs. Takeda (JPN) - WTR:552 W 8-2
  M5 vs. Matsumura (JPN) - WTR:441 W 8-5
  M6 vs. Morita (JPN) - WTR:552 W 9-3
  M7 vs. Shikano (JPN) - WTR:442 W 6-2
  M8 vs. Iwai (JPN) - WTR:109 L 3-4
  M9 vs. Ishimura (JPN) - WTR:552 W 12-5
  PGs vs. Iwai (JPN) - WTR:109 W 11-3
  CF vs. Kanda (JPN) - WTR:552 W 6-2

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