Kotaro Noguchi (Sendai-shi,Miyagi-ken, JPN) lost
7-6 to
Kouki Tonuma (Tokyo, JPN) in the Final of the Morioka City Mens Memorial Cup, held June 3 - 4, 2023 in Morioka, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Noguchi won
5-3 over
Masaki Fujimura (Aomori, JPN) in the semifinals
Noguchi finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Noguchi defeated
Chikara Segawa (Morioka, JPN) 9-3, then won
6-3 against
Tonuma and
4-2 against
Satoru Tsukamoto (Yamanakako, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Morioka City Mens Memorial Cup, Noguchi take home
2.750 world rankings points along with the $465CDN prize. Noguchi gained 23.25 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 120 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 120thplace overall with
23.250 total points. Noguchi ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
2.750 points earned so far this season.
