Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic
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Noguchi Runner-Up at 2025 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic
Aug 7 - 10, 2025

Sendai-shi, Japan
![]() SKIP Kotaro Noguchi |
![]() Third Yuto Kamada |
![]() Second Hiroshi Kato |
![]() Lead Hiromasa Yonehara |
| Games: | 6 |
| Record: | 3W - 3L |
| PF/G: | 6.30 |
| PA/G: | 6.52 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.22 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.17 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.29 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.23 |
Kotaro Noguchi (Sendai-shi, JPN) lost 6-1 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, held August 7 - 10, 2025 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Noguchi won 10-5 over Takumi Maeda (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals
Noguchi finished 2-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Noguchi lost 6-4 to Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 4-3 to Hakjun Kim (Chuncheon, KOR) where Noguchi responded with a 6-5 win over Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN). Noguchi won 5-4 against Rio Hayashi (Hokkaido, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, Noguchi take home 12.650 world rankings points along with the $4,703CDN prize. Noguchi move up 154 spots after posting a net gain of 12.312 points improving upon their best 1 results so far this season, ranking 130th overall with 14.205 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Noguchi ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 12.650 points earned so far this season.
Noguchi finished 2-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Noguchi lost 6-4 to Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 4-3 to Hakjun Kim (Chuncheon, KOR) where Noguchi responded with a 6-5 win over Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN). Noguchi won 5-4 against Rio Hayashi (Hokkaido, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, Noguchi take home 12.650 world rankings points along with the $4,703CDN prize. Noguchi move up 154 spots after posting a net gain of 12.312 points improving upon their best 1 results so far this season, ranking 130th overall with 14.205 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Noguchi ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 12.650 points earned so far this season.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
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| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
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| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
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| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
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