Takeda2-3 at 2019 Obihiro ICE Gold Cup

SKIP
Naomasa
Takeda

Third
Tsutomu
Itagaki

Second
Tetsuo
Yamaguchi

Lead
Akira
Takeda

Naomasa Takeda (Nayoro, JPN) finished 2-3 in the 12 team Obihiro ICE Gold Cup qualifying round, held September 20 - 22, 2019 in , . In their opening game, Takeda lost 7-6 to Takimi Maeda (Kitami, JPN), droppimg another game, 5-5 to Tomoya Watanabe (Tokyo, JPN). Takeda lost 4-4 to Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) where Takeda responded with a 7-1 win over Tsubasa Nakagawa (Obihiro, JPN). Takeda won 7-4 against Kantaro Kawano (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Takeda earned 4.806 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Obihiro ICE Gold Cup. Takeda move up 18 spots after posting a net gain of 3.362 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 175th overall with 14.550 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Takeda ranks 66th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.810 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	3	2	2	0.600	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2020	51	40	35	7.84	6.86	0.98	4.71	4.12	1.67	1.67	1.18

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	22	26	12	1	0-0	3-1	6-3	1.18	0.55	0.43	0.32

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	29	14	23	5	0-1	1-1	2-4	0.48	0.79	0.57	0.34

Thomas Ulsrud (photo by Celine Stucki / WCF) reunited this season with Torger Nergaard, competing this weekend at opening Norway Cup event.

EXTRA EXTRA END PODCAST: E20: Two-time U.S. Olympian Jessica...

A quick break for the Memorial Day holiday and we're back with our guest and new USA Curling Womenâs National Team & Juniors Director Jessica Schultz.... (read more)
TWINE TIME: Golden Granite Awards

Welcome to the annual Golden Granite Awards. Categories included Team Upset, Underachiever, Team of the Year, Hit and Miss of the Year plus the new Grant Hopley... (read more)
COACH BILL: Canadaâs Greatest Asset May...

The curling season worldwide has come to a screeching halt along with the seasons of every other sport on this third rock from the sun. Who would have suspected... (read more)
MIKE THE CURLING GUY: Doing Jello Shots with my Kids...

I am in week 3 of isolation/quarantine/home schooling and getting a little squirrel-y. Personal hygiene has become optional. The kids have watched the entire... (read more)
WORLD CURLING REPORT: November 27th, 2019

On today's World Curling Report...we recap Day 1 of the 2019 Canada Cup. (read more)