Ozeki Reaches 2023 New Year Curling in Miyota 2024 Semifinals

Tokyo, Japan

SKIP
Yui
Ozeki

Third
Mao
Ishigaki

Second
Reika
Tateda

Lead
Hinako
Sonobe

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	8.16
PA/G:	7.89
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.14

Yui Ozeki (Tokyo, JPN) run at the 2023 New Year Curling in Miyota 2024 came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-3 loss to Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN).

Ozeki finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ozeki defeated Delaney Strouse (Traverse City, MI) 8-3, then won 8-6 against Kai Tsuchiya (Miyota, JPN) and 9-6 against Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN). Ozeki went on to lose 7-3 against Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Ozeki earned 10.625 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the New Year Curling in Miyota 2024. Ozeki move up 32 spots after posting a net gain of 9.757 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 93rd overall with 25.111 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Ozeki ranks 78th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 23.375 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	11	9	0	0.550	4-1	0-3	0-2	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	151	135	104	8.94	6.89	2.05	4.97	4.50	1.80	1.53	0.53

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	74	100	27	5	7-0	6-2	17-3	1.35	0.36	0.43	0.27

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	77	35	77	3	0-2	1-2	7-18	0.45	1.00	0.54	0.34

2024: Miyu Ueno
Miyu Ueno, Yui Ueno, Junko Nishimuro, Asuka Kanai , Yuji Nishimuro
Karuizawa, JPN
2023: Miori Nakamura
Misaki Tanaka, Miori Nakamura, Haruka Kihara, Yuna Harada, Hiyori Ichinohe, Jun Nakajima
Aomori, JPN
2022: Daniela Jentsch
Daniela Jentsch, Emira Abbes, Mia Hoehne, Analena Jentsch
Fuessen, GER

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