Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) lost
8-3 to
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the ADVICS Cup, held August 22 - 25, 2024 at the Tokoro Curling Club in Kitami, Japan. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Yanagisawa won
4-3 over
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) to advance to the championship game. of the 2024 ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan;
Yanagisawa finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yanagisawa defeated
Taia Nakahara (Kitami, JPN) 10-1, then won
7-5 against
JaeBeom Lee (Uiseong, KOR) and
6-5 against
Hirata in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ADVICS Cup, Yanagisawa take home
13.750 world rankings points along with the $4,668CDN prize. For week 4 of the event schedule, Yanagisawa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Yanagisawa ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
