Matsumura/Tanida Runner-Up at 2023 Mixed Doubles Super Series

Games:	8
Record:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	10.36
PA/G:	8.04
Hammer Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Defense:	0.16
Force Efficiency:	0.48
Steal Efficiency:	0.26

Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano/Hokkaido, JPN) lost 7-5 to Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Oakville, held December 28 - 31, 2023 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Matsumura/Tanida won 6-4 over Cory Thiesse/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Super Series - Oakville in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; and won 8-7 over Kristin Moen Skaslien/Magnus Nedregotten (Oslo, NOR) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Super Series - Oakville in Oakville, Ontario, Canada;

Matsumura/Tanida finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura/Tanida defeated Anne Sophie Gionest/Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, QC) 10-6, then went on to lose 10-4 against Alina Paetz/Sven Michel (Zurich, SUI). Matsumura/Tanida responded with a 8-3 win over Riley Sandham/Brendan Craig (Guelph, ON). Matsumura/Tanida won 9-6 against Therese Westman/Robin Ahlberg (Stockholm, SWE), then won 8-2 against Megan Smith/Doug Thomson (Newmarket, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Oakville, Matsumura/Tanida take home 38.500 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, remaining in 806th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 16.406 after improving upon their best so far this season. Matsumura/Tanida ranks 2nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 115.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	29	10	0	0.744	2-0	2-1	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	268	294	191	10.97	7.13	3.84	5.60	4.40	1.96	1.62	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	125	212	39	0	11-0	24-1	29-8	1.70	0.31	0.51	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	143	82	152	0	1-3	4-14	17-26	0.57	1.06	0.52	0.38

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