Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN) lost
10-2 to
Shinya Abe (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, Sato won
5-2 over
Fukuhiro Ohno (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan; and won
7-1 over
Takumi Maeda (Kitami, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan;
Sato finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sato lost
9-3 to
Ohno, then responded with a
8-2 win over
Shunta Kobayashi (Sapporo, JPN). Sato won
6-1 against
Ryo Aoki (Sapporo, JPN). Sato went on to lose
4-3 against
Abe. Sato responded with a
9-3 win over
Hiroyuki Honda (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ADVICS Cup, Sato take home
11.000 world rankings points along with the $4,646CDN prize. For week 5 of the event schedule, Sato did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 40th to 41st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
92.000 total points. Sato ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.750 points earned so far this season.
