Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup
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Kanai Runner-Up at 2022 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup
Aug 18 - 21, 2022
										
									
Karuizawa, Japan
![]() SKIP Asuka Kanai  | 
					![]() Third Ami Enami  | 
					![]() Second Junko Nishimuro  | 
					![]() Lead Mone Ryokawa  | 
					
| Games: | 5 | 
| Record: | 3W - 2L | 
| PF/G: | 6.67 | 
| PA/G: | 7.58 | 
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.13 | 
| Steal Defense: | 0.20 | 
| Force Efficiency: | 0.30 | 
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.28 | 
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) lost 9-2 to Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, held August 18 - 21, 2022 in Wakkanai, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Kanai won 4-2 over Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) in the semifinals   of the 2022 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup in Wakkanai, Japan; 
 
Kanai finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanai defeated Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) 8-4, then went on to lose 10-7 against Yoshimura. Kanai responded with a 1-0 win over Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
With their runner-up finish at the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, Kanai take home 13.750 world rankings points along with the $4,747CDN prize, moving up 60 spots the World Ranking Standings into 78th place overall with 21.425 total points. Kanai ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 13.750 points earned so far this season.
 
						Kanai finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanai defeated Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) 8-4, then went on to lose 10-7 against Yoshimura. Kanai responded with a 1-0 win over Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, Kanai take home 13.750 world rankings points along with the $4,747CDN prize, moving up 60 spots the World Ranking Standings into 78th place overall with 21.425 total points. Kanai ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 13.750 points earned so far this season.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0.600 | 12-5 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 
| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 311 | 251 | 216 | 8.07 | 6.95 | 1.13 | 4.98 | 4.08 | 1.62 | 1.70 | 0.93 | 
| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 150 | 177 | 46 | 11 | 4-0 | 9-1 | 38-13 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.21 | 
| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 161 | 74 | 170 | 18 | 2-7 | 3-9 | 14-32 | 0.46 | 1.06 | 0.50 | 0.29 | 
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