CHAMPION: Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka Wins 2026 Nishinihon Playdown

SKIP
Hiroki
Yoshioka

Third
Ryo
Wakabayashi

Second
Kousuke
Yuuki

Lead
Shinji
Okamoto

Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka won 8-2 over Japan's Seiji Kato in the Final of the Nishinihon Playdown, held November 2 - 3, 2025 in Nishinihon, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka won 12-2 over Japan's Shoujirou Sasaki in the semifinals

Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka are currently . In their opening game, Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka plays Japan's Shu Suzuki on Saturday at 7:30pm Japan's Masatoshi Fukuoka on Sunday at 12:50am and Japan's Mitsuhiro Okamoto at 3:30am.

For winning the Nishinihon Playdown Championship title, Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka earned 3.750 world rankings points. For week 15 of the event schedule, Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Hiroki Yoshioka ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.