Tabata5-3 at 2023 ZEH-NOH Japan Curling Championship

Sapporo, Japan

SKIP
Momoha
Tabata

Third
Miku
Nihira

Second
Mikoto
Nakajima

Lead
Ayami
Ito

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	9.45
PA/G:	6.30
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) finished 5-3 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tabata defeated Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) 11-8, then went on to lose 7-6 against Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN). Tabata responded with a 8-6 win over Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Tabata won 13-4 against Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN). Tabata went on to lose 9-6 against Yumi Suzuki (Tokyo, JPN). Tabata responded with a 12-1 win over Riho Zaikan (Hioshima, JPN). Tabata went on to lose 7-2 against Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN). Tabata responded with a 11-4 win over Rin Suzuki (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Tabata earned 8.438 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Tabata move up 11 spots after posting a net gain of 5.95 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 86th overall with 32.677 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Tabata ranks 84th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 30.189 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	1	3	0	0.250	0-0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	26	16	26	6.15	10.00	-3.85	4.23	5.77	1.45	1.73	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	15	8	15	0	0-0	0-2	1-3	0.53	1.00	0.07	0.53

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	11	8	11	0	0-0	1-1	2-2	0.73	1.00	0.57	0.36

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