Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) lost
6-2 to
Yuta Matsumura (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships, held February 12 - 17, 2019 in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Kanda won
8-7 over
Masaki Iwai (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2019 ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships in Sapporo, Japan;
Kanda finished 5-3 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanda lost
6-3 to
Matsumura, then responded with a
6-5 win over
Hayato Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN). Kanda won
13-1 against
Yasuhiro Morita (Kyoto, JPN), then won
9-3 against
Juon Ishimura (Aomori, JPN) and
8-6 against
Tomonori Matsuzawa (Sapporo, JPN). Kanda went on to lose
6-4 against
Daiki Shikano (Sapporo, JPN). Kanda responded with a
10-4 win over
Naomasa Takeda (Sapporo, JPN). Kanda went on to lose
9-6 against
Iwai in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships, Kanda take home
15.239 world rankings points, moving up 430 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 191st place overall with
15.239 total points. Kanda ranks 191st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
15.239 points earned so far this season.
