CHAMPION: Japan's Rin Kyoto Wins 2026 Kanto Playdown

Japan

Fourth
Haruki
Watanabe

Third
Osuke
Miya

Second
Ayumi
Hemmi

SKIP
Rin
Kyoto

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	14.17
PA/G:	3.06
Hammer Efficiency:	0.62
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.83
Steal Efficiency:	0.70

Japan's Rin Kyoto won 7-6 over Japan's Ryutaro Tani in the Final of the Kanto Playdown, held January 30 - February 1, 2026 in Kanto, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Rin Kyoto won 11-2 over Japan's Ken Kanai in the semifinals of the 2026 Kanto Playdown in Kanto, Japan;

Japan's Rin Kyoto are currently . In their opening game, Japan's Rin Kyoto plays Japan's Yousuke Ooyanagi on Thursday at 7pm Japan's Yusaku Nara on Friday at 1:40am and Japan's Nobuhito Kasahara at 10:10pm.

For winning the Kanto Playdown Championship title, Japan's Rin Kyoto earned 3.750 world rankings points. For week 28 of the event schedule, Japan's Rin Kyoto did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Rin Kyoto ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.