Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup
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Japan's Takuma Makanae1-3 at Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup
Jul 31 - Aug 3, 2025

Japan
![]() SKIP Takuma Makanae |
![]() Third Kantaro Kono |
![]() Second Masaki Kudou |
![]() Lead Daiki Nipei |
| Games: | 4 |
| Record: | 1W - 3L |
| PF/G: | 6.07 |
| PA/G: | 8.57 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.38 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.33 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.44 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.23 |
Japan's Takuma Makanae finished 1-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Takuma Makanae lost 8-3 to Japan's Kaito Fujii, then responded with a 7-3 win over Hakjun Kim (Chuncheon, KOR). Japan's Takuma Makanae went on to lose 7-4 against Japan's Kohsuke Hirata. Japan's Takuma Makanae lost 6-3 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Japan's Takuma Makanae earned 0.825 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 196 spots the World Ranking Standings into 361st place overall with 0.825 total points. Japan's Takuma Makanae ranks 23rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.825 points earned so far this season.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 6.07 | 8.57 | -2.50 | 3.93 | 5.00 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 1.07 |
| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 0.87 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.33 |
| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0.31 | 1.31 | 0.44 | 0.23 |
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