Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) won
8-2 over
ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR) in the Final of the Stu Sells Tankard, held October 6 - 9, 2023 at the Barrie Curling Club in Barrie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Morozumi won
7-1 over
Michael Fournier (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada;
Morozumi finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi defeated
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) 7-1, then won
7-6 against
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON). Morozumi went on to lose
7-6 against
Jayden King (Guelph, ON). Morozumi responded with a
9-1 win over
Alex Champ (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stu Sells Tankard Championship title, Morozumi earned
37.500 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque. Morozumi move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 24 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 23rd overall with
149.344 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Morozumi ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
71.250 points earned so far this season.
