Ryo Ogihara (Tokyo, JPN) won
8-5 over
Japan's Ryutaro Tani in the Final of the Kanto Curling Championships, held January 7 - 9, 2023 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Ogihara won
8-7 over
Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan; and won
6-5 over
Japan's Ken Kanai in the quarterfinals.
Ogihara finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ogihara defeated
Japan's Ryutaro Tani 10-4, then won
18-0 against
Japan's Jian Toru and
7-2 against
Japan's Yusuke Tanaka in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Kanto Curling Championships Championship title, Ogihara earned
7.500 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Ogihara did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Ogihara ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
