CHAMPION: Japan's Momoha Tabata Wins 2022 Hokkaido Curling Championships

Japan

SKIP
Momoha
Tabata

Third
Miku
Nihira

Second
Mikoto
Nakajima

Lead
Ayami
Itou

Games:	10
Record:	8W - 2L
PF/G:	7.44
PA/G:	4.88
Hammer Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Defense:	0.08
Force Efficiency:	0.68
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

Japan's Momoha Tabata won 9-6 over Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Curling Championships, held January 12 - 17, 2022 in Hokkaido, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Momoha Tabata won 7-2 over Mari Motohashi (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Hokkaido Curling Championships in Hokkaido, Japan;

Japan's Momoha Tabata finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Momoha Tabata defeated Azuki Akimoto (Sapporo, JPN) 7-1, then won 5-2 against Momono Shirahata (Kitami, JPN) and 7-5 against Miyu Tanaka (Obihiro, JPN). Japan's Momoha Tabata won 4-3 against Yuuna Takahashi (Nayoro, JPN), then won 7-6 against Japan's Mizuki Tmura. Japan's Momoha Tabata went on to lose 6-2 against Minami. Japan's Momoha Tabata lost 7-4 to Motohashi in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Hokkaido Curling Championships Championship title, Japan's Momoha Tabata earned 5.063 world rankings points, moving up 79 spots the World Ranking Standings into 167th place overall with 5.591 total points. Japan's Momoha Tabata ranks 143rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.063 points earned so far this season.

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

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