ARGO GRAPHICS Cup
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Sato Finishes Fourth at ARGO GRAPHICS Cup
Aug 28 - 31, 2025

Kitami, Japan
![]() SKIP Sota Sato |
![]() Third Takumi Nomura |
![]() Second Toshihiro Nishizawa |
![]() Lead Tomonori Matsuzawa |
Games: | 6 |
Record: | 3W - 3L |
PF/G: | 4.35 |
PA/G: | 4.78 |
Hammer Efficiency: | 0.20 |
Steal Defense: | 0.12 |
Force Efficiency: | 0.40 |
Steal Efficiency: | 0.19 |
Sota Sato (Kitami, JPN) lost 5-3 to Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in the Bronze Medal game at the ARGO GRAPHICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan. of the ARGO GRAPHICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan; Sota Sato (Kitami, JPN) lost 5-3 to Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in the Bronze Medal game at the ARGO GRAPHICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan. Sato lost 4-2 to Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.
Sato finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sato lost 6-3 to Takumi Maeda (Kitami, JPN), then responded with a 3-2 win over Minato Hayamizu (Karuizawa, JPN). Sato won 4-2 against Kenji Takamatsu (Sapporo, JPN), then won 5-3 against Koki Ogiwara (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their fourth place finish at the ARGO GRAPHICS Cup, Sato take home 8.000 world rankings points along with 467CDN. For week 6 of the event schedule, Sato did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 116th place on the World Ranking Standings with 14.205 total points. Sato ranks 30th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 12.650 points earned so far this season.
Sato finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sato lost 6-3 to Takumi Maeda (Kitami, JPN), then responded with a 3-2 win over Minato Hayamizu (Karuizawa, JPN). Sato won 4-2 against Kenji Takamatsu (Sapporo, JPN), then won 5-3 against Koki Ogiwara (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their fourth place finish at the ARGO GRAPHICS Cup, Sato take home 8.000 world rankings points along with 467CDN. For week 6 of the event schedule, Sato did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 116th place on the World Ranking Standings with 14.205 total points. Sato ranks 30th 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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