Japan's Seiji Kato Runner-Up at 2026 Nishinihon Playdown

Fourth
Atsutomo
Kanbe

SKIP
Seiji
Kato

Second
Yasutoshi
Yamanaka

Lead
Taishi
Inoue

Japan's Seiji Kato lost 8-2 to Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka in the Final of the Nishinihon Playdown, held November 2 - 3, 2025 in Nishinihon, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Seiji Kato won 12-5 over Japan's Mitsuhiro Okamoto in the semifinals of the 2026 Nishinihon Playdown in Nishinihon, Japan;

Japan's Seiji Kato are currently . In their opening game, Japan's Seiji Kato plays Japan's Hiromitsu Fujinaka on Saturday at 10:10pm Japan's Toshikazu Arima on Sunday at 1:50am and Japan's Shoujirou Sasaki at 3:30am.

With their runner-up finish at the Nishinihon Playdown, Japan's Seiji Kato take home 2.750 world rankings points. For week 15 of the event schedule, Japan's Seiji Kato did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Seiji Kato ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.