Kashiwagi/Otsuka1-5 at 2023 Japan Mixed Doubles National Championship

Games:	6
Record:	1W - 5L
PF/G:	9.05
PA/G:	13.33
Hammer Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Defense:	0.48
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.12

Yumiko Kashiwagi/Akira Otsuka (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 1-5 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kashiwagi/Otsuka defeated Japan's Ai Kawata/Koki Takahara 15-3, then went on to lose 7-4 against Junko Nishimuro/Satoru Tsukamoto (Karuizawa, JPN). Kashiwagi/Otsuka lost 16-2 to Misato Yanagisawa/Satoshi Koizumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Kashiwagi/Otsuka lost 11-3 to Michiko Tomabechi/Kenji Tomabechi (Hokkaido, JPN). Kashiwagi/Otsuka lost 9-5 to Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Yamanashi, JPN). Kashiwagi/Otsuka lost 10-9 to Nanae Shukuya/Koji Nisato (Hokkaido, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Kashiwagi/Otsuka earned 0.938 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 30 of the event schedule, Kashiwagi/Otsuka did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kashiwagi/Otsuka ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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