Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) won
10-2 over
Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the ADVICS Cup, held August 24 - 27, 2023 at the Tokoro Curling Club in Kitami, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Abe won
5-3 over
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan; and won
5-3 over
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan;
Abe finished 2-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Abe defeated
Shunta Kobayashi (Sapporo, JPN) 8-4, then went on to lose
4-3 against
Fukuhiro Ohno (Sapporo, JPN). Abe responded with a
4-3 win over
Sato in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the ADVICS Cup Championship title, Abe earned
15.000 world rankings points along with the $9,292CDN first prize cheque. Abe move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 12.75 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 45th overall with
80.375 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Abe ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
24.000 points earned so far this season.
