Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) won 7-6 over Koki Ogiwara (Sapporo, JPN) in the Bronze Medal game at the ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan. of the ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan; Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) won 7-6 over Koki Ogiwara (Sapporo, JPN) in the Bronze Medal game at the ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan. After receiving a bye through the quarterfinals, Hirata lost
6-5 to
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan; of the ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan;
Hirata finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hirata defeated
Yuichi Tadokoro (Kitami, JPN) 7-4, then won
9-3 against
Kenji Takamatsu (Sapporo, JPN) and
7-3 against
Ogiwara. Hirata went on to lose
5-4 against
Abe in their final qualifying round match.
With their third place finish at the ADVICS Cup, Hirata earn
10.800 world rankings points and 1409CDN. For week 5 of the event schedule, Hirata did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 42nd place on the
World Ranking Standings with
71.725 total points. Hirata ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.100 points earned so far this season.
