Japan National Championship
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CHAMPION: Matsumura Wins 2020 Japan National Championship
Feb 9 - 16, 2029

Kitami, Japan
![]() SKIP Yuta Matsumura |
![]() Third Tetsuro Shimizu |
![]() Second Yasumasa Tanida |
![]() 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.
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.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
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| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
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| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
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| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
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