Kota Onodera (Tokyo, JPN) lost
4-3 to
Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) in the Final of the Kanto Curling Championships, held January 14 - 16, 2022 in Kanto, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Onodera won
11-5 over
Ken Kanai (Kanagawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Kanto Curling Championships in Kanto, Japan;
Onodera finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Onodera lost
12-4 to
Kanda, then responded with a
13-3 win over
Taikan Mutoh (Yamanashi, JPN). Onodera won
9-2 against
Kenji Komoda (Chiba, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Kanto Curling Championships, Onodera take home
3.300 world rankings points, moving up 133 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 266th place overall with
3.980 total points. Onodera ranks 239th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.300 points earned so far this season.
