Hirata Reaches 2024 Curling Stadium Martensville SaskTour Series Semifinals

Kitami, Japan

SKIP
Kohsuke
Hirata

Third
Shingo
Usui

Second
Ryota
Meguro

Lead
Yoshiya
Miura

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	8.75
PA/G:	6.46
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.46
Steal Efficiency:	0.39

Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) run at the 2024 Curling Stadium Martensville SaskTour Series came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-3 loss to Aaron Shutra (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2024 Curling Stadium Martensville SaskTour Series in Martensville, Saskatchewan, Canada; Hirata advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-5 win over Steve Laycock (Swift Current, SK).

Hirata finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hirata lost 8-5 to Zach Davies (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 9-6 to Josh Bryden (Regina, SK) where Hirata responded with a 10-0 win over Jared Tessier (Saskatoon, SK). Hirata won 5-0 against Bradley Moser (Saskatoon, SK), then won 6-3 against Rogan Snow (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

Hirata earned 8.500 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Curling Stadium Martensville SaskTour Series. For week 9 of the event schedule, Hirata did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hirata 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
2025	28	20	0	0.583	5-2	2-0	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	348	300	216	8.62	6.21	2.41	5.03	4.11	1.71	1.51	0.86

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	161	200	52	11	7-0	14-2	39-7	1.24	0.32	0.40	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	187	100	164	19	4-4	3-9	16-32	0.53	0.88	0.56	0.35

2025: Kelly Knapp
Kelly Knapp, Brennen Jones, Dustin Kidby, Mat Ring, Trent Knapp
Regina, SK
2024: Kelly Knapp
Kelly Knapp, Brennen Jones, Mike Armstrong, Trent Knapp , Brian McCusker
Regina, SK
2023: Bruce Korte
Bruce Korte, Darrell McKee, Kory Kohuch, Rory Golanowski
Saskatoon, SK
2022: Kelly Knapp
Kelly Knapp, Brennen Jones, Mike Armstrong, Trent Knapp , Brian McCusker
Regina, SK
2021: Daymond Bernath
Daymond Bernath, Bryden Tessier, David Baum, Jack Reid
Saskatoon, SK

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