Nakamura1-3 at 2023 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic

Aomori, Japan

Fourth
Misaki
Tanaka

SKIP
Miori
Nakamura

Second
Haruka
Kihara

Lead
Hiyori
Ichinohe

Games:	4
Record:	1W - 3L
PF/G:	6.43
PA/G:	8.93
Hammer Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nakamura lost 9-4 to Michele Jaeggi (Bern, SUI), droppimg another game, 6-2 to Yu Han (Beijing, CHN) where Nakamura responded with a 7-4 win over Kelly Ellis (Richmond, BC). Nakamura went on to lose 6-5 against Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC) in their final qualifying round match.

Nakamura earned 1.500 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Nakamura move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of -7.172 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 68th overall with 36.641 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Nakamura ranks 65th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.625 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	28	16	0	0.636	9-4	5-2	3-2	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	321	255	216	7.94	6.73	1.22	4.83	4.33	1.65	1.55	0.84

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	160	171	61	15	3-1	12-1	36-11	1.07	0.38	0.35	0.28

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	161	84	155	12	0-2	6-11	18-32	0.52	0.96	0.53	0.34

2023: Rui Wang
Rui Wang, Yanan Guo, Ziqi Dong, Ying Yang , Xiao Ming Xu
Beijing, CHN
2022: Corryn Brown
Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Samantha Fisher , Jim Cotter
Kamloops, BC
2019: Kelsey Rocque
Kelsey Rocque, Danielle Schmiemann, Becca Hebert, Jesse Marlow
Edmonton, AB
2018: Alina Kovaleva
Alina Kovaleva, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Uliana Vasilyeva, Ekaterina Kuzmina, Anastasiia Danshina
Saint-Petersburg, RUS
2017: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2016: Marla Mallett
Marla Mallett, Shannon Joanisse, Brette Richards, Blaine DeJager
Walnut Grove, BC
2015: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Trish Paulsen, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2014: Ayumi Ogasawara
Ayumi Ogasawara, Sayaka Yoshimura, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya, Yumie Funayama
Sapporo, JPN
2013: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yin Liu, Qingshuang Yue, Yan Zhou
Harbin, CHN
2012: Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin, Beth Iskiw, Jessica Mair, Laine Peters
Edmonton, AB
2011: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Matson
Calgary, AB
2010: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Carolyn McRorie, Cori Morris
Calgary, AB
2009: Moe Meguro
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Karuizawa, JPN
2008: Shannon Kleibrink
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Calgary, AB
2007: Heather Rankin
Moe Meguro, Mari Motohashi, Mayo Yamaura, Kotomi Ishizaki
Calgary, AB
2006: Kelley Law
Kelley Law, Georgina Wheatcroft, Shannon Joanisse, Darah Blandford
New Westminster, BC
2005: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Carolyn McRorie, Cori Morris
Calgary, AB
2004: Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor , Jody McNabb, Karen Ruus
Calgary, AB

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Gangwon Province's Park Jong-duk (Photo: Steve Seixeiro/WCF) will try to make it a second straight national title this week in Uijeongbu.

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