Shinba Runner-Up at 2024 Nishi-Nihon Curling Championship

Okayama, Japan

SKIP
Ayahi
Shinba

Third
Minamikata
Marin

Second
Kotomi
Hatayama

Lead
Toki
Usami

Games:	4
Record:	3W - 1L
PF/G:	10.77
PA/G:	6.92
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.43
Force Efficiency:	0.83
Steal Efficiency:	0.50

Ayahi Shinba (Okayama, JPN) lost 11-2 to Riho Zaikan (Okayama, JPN) in the Final of the Nishi-Nihon Curling Championship, held December 2 - 4, 2023 in Okayama, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Shinba won 15-1 over Yumiko Uemura (Okayama, JPN) in the semifinals

Shinba finished 2-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shinba defeated Zaikan 5-4, then won 6-2 against Momoko Yuzuki (Okayama, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Nishi-Nihon Curling Championship, Shinba take home 2.750 world rankings points. For week 19 of the event schedule, Shinba did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shinba ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.