Yusaku Shibatani (Obihiro, JPN) lost
6-3 to
Toshiya Iida (Wakkanai, JPN) in the Final of the Obihiro ICE Gold Cup, held June 7 - 9, 2024 in Obihiro, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Shibatani won
5-4 over
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2024 Obihiro ICE Gold Cup in Obihiro, Japan; and won
9-0 over
Keita Hayashi (Obihiro, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Obihiro ICE Gold Cup in Obihiro, Japan;
Shibatani finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shibatani defeated
Takumi Hasegawa (Tokyo, JPN) 7-0, then won
5-4 against
Naomasa Takeda (Nayoro, JPN) and
7-5 against
Hiroyuki Honda (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Obihiro ICE Gold Cup, Shibatani take home
5.500 world rankings points along with the $1,396CDN prize. For week 1 of the event schedule, Shibatani did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Shibatani ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
