Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) won 9-6 over 's Hiromitsu Kuriyama in the Bronze Medal game at the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan. of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan; Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) won 9-6 over 's Hiromitsu Kuriyama in the Bronze Medal game at the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan. Kanda lost
8-7 to
Ryo Ogihara (Tokyo, JPN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan; and won
5-3 over
Japan's Tomoya Watanabe in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan;
Kanda finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanda defeated
Japan's Toshiaki Komiya 7-5, then won
11-3 against
Japan's Manabu Saito. Kanda went on to lose
10-6 against
's Hiromitsu Kuriyama in their final qualifying round match.
With their third place finish at the Kanto Curling Championships, Kanda earn
4.500 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Kanda did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Kanda ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
