Toshiya Iida (Wakkanai, JPN) won
6-3 over
Yusaku Shibatani (Obihiro, JPN) in the Final of the Obihiro ICE Gold Cup, held June 7 - 9, 2024 in Obihiro, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Iida won
7-6 over
Takumi Hasegawa (Tokyo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2024 Obihiro ICE Gold Cup in Obihiro, Japan; and won
13-4 over
Naomasa Takeda (Nayoro, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Obihiro ICE Gold Cup in Obihiro, Japan;
Iida finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Iida lost
7-5 to
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN), then responded with a
9-0 win over
Keita Nishizawa (Sapporo, JPN). Iida won
5-3 against
Keita Hayashi (Obihiro, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Obihiro ICE Gold Cup Championship title, Iida earned
7.500 world rankings points along with the $2,792CDN first prize cheque, dropping 185 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 185th place overall with
7.500 total points. Iida ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
7.500 points earned so far this season.
