CHAMPION: Kanai Wins 2022 Chubu Curling Championships

Karuizawa, Japan

SKIP
Asuka
Kanai

Third
Ami
Enami

Second
Mone
Ryokawa

Lead
Junko
Nishimuro

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	12.89
PA/G:	4.21
Hammer Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Efficiency:	0.45

Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) won 6-5 over Yumiko Kashiwagi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final Kanai advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Chubu Curling Championships, held April 21 - 24, 2022 in Chubu, Japan.

Kanai finished 4-0 in the 5-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanai defeated Aya Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) 13-1, then won 11-2 against Yui Miyagawa (Karuizawa, JPN) and 11-4 against Yoko Miura (Karuizawa, JPN). Kanai won 8-4 against Kashiwagi in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Chubu Curling Championships Championship title, Kanai earned 2.813 world rankings points, moving up 122 spots the World Ranking Standings into 183rd place overall with 2.813 total points. Kanai ranks 183rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.813 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	1	2	0	0.333	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	22	11	24	5.00	10.91	-5.91	3.18	6.36	1.57	1.71	0.45

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	15	9	17	1	0-1	1-2	2-1	0.60	1.13	0.21	0.60

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	7	2	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0.29	1.00	0.60	0.29

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