[[1:30.5783]] CHAMPION: Matsumura Wins 2020 Japan National Championship

CHAMPION: Matsumura Wins 2020 Japan National Championship

Feb 9 - 16, 2029

Kitami, Japan
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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: 10W - 0L  
PF/G: 10.24  
PA/G: 3.86  
Hammer Efficiency: 0.69  
Steal Defense: 0.05  
Force Efficiency: 0.70  
Steal Efficiency: 0.29  
Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) won 6-4 over Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Japan National Championship, held February 9 - 16, 2029 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Japan.
 
Matsumura finished 8-0 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated Morozumi 7-6, then won 7-2 against Kantaro Kawano (Sapporo, JPN) and 8-3 against Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN). Matsumura won 10-4 against Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN), then won 7-2 against Yuya Takigahira (Nayoro, JPN) and 11-2 against Hiroki Yoshioka (Okayama, JPN). Matsumura won 7-3 against Ryutaro Tani (Hokkaido, JPN), then won 12-3 against Kotaro Noguchi (Miyagi, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
For winning the Japan National Championship Championship title, Matsumura earned 30.578 world rankings points. Matsumura move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 19.007 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 16th overall with 202.961 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Matsumura ranks 16th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 202.961 points earned so far this season.
 

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