Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup
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Bronze for Japan's Kotaro Noguchi at 2022 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup
Aug 18 - 21, 2022

Japan
![]() SKIP Kotaro Noguchi |
![]() Third Yuto Kamada |
![]() Second Hiroshi Kato |
![]() Lead Yuuki Yoshimura |
| Games: | 5 |
| Record: | 3W - 2L |
| PF/G: | 7.18 |
| PA/G: | 8.21 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.22 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.22 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.50 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.19 |
Japan's Kotaro Noguchi won 6-5 over Japan's Juon Ishimura in the Bronze Medal game at the 2022 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup in Hokkaido, Japan. of the 2022 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup in Hokkaido, Japan; Japan's Kotaro Noguchi won 6-5 over Japan's Juon Ishimura in the Bronze Medal game at the 2022 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup in Hokkaido, Japan. Japan's Kotaro Noguchi lost 7-2 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.
Japan's Kotaro Noguchi finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Kotaro Noguchi defeated Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) 8-6, then went on to lose 7-4 against Takumi Maeda (Sapporo, JPN). Japan's Kotaro Noguchi responded with a 8-7 win over Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their third place finish at the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, Japan's Kotaro Noguchi earn 8.500 world rankings points and 200000CDN. For week 3 of the event schedule, Japan's Kotaro Noguchi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Kotaro Noguchi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.
Japan's Kotaro Noguchi finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Kotaro Noguchi defeated Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) 8-6, then went on to lose 7-4 against Takumi Maeda (Sapporo, JPN). Japan's Kotaro Noguchi responded with a 8-7 win over Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their third place finish at the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, Japan's Kotaro Noguchi earn 8.500 world rankings points and 200000CDN. For week 3 of the event schedule, Japan's Kotaro Noguchi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Kotaro Noguchi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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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