Matsuhashi Finishes Fourth at Kanto Curling Championships

Tokyo, Japan

SKIP
Sayuri
Matsuhashi

Third
Yu
Yokoyama

Second
Eri
Nasu

Lead
Kayo
Ogawa

Games:	5
Record:	2W - 3L
PF/G:	6.39
PA/G:	9.72
Hammer Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Defense:	0.45
Force Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

Sayuri Matsuhashi (Tokyo, JPN) lost 8-7 to Ayako Tanimoto (Japan) in the Bronze Medal game at the Kanto Curling Championships in Kanto, Japan. of the Kanto Curling Championships in Kanto, Japan; Sayuri Matsuhashi (Tokyo, JPN) lost 8-7 to Ayako Tanimoto (Japan) in the Bronze Medal game at the Kanto Curling Championships in Kanto, Japan. Matsuhashi lost 11-1 to Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.

Matsuhashi finished 2-1 in the 8 team Kanto Curling Championships qualifying round, held January 14 - 16 in , . In their opening game, Matsuhashi defeated Akane Suzuki (Kanagawa, JPN) 7-5, then went on to lose 7-3 against Misato Yanagisawa (Japan). Matsuhashi responded with a 5-4 win over Yukihiko Nakamura (Japan) in their final qualifying round match.

With their fourth place finish at the Kanto Curling Championships, Matsuhashi take home 2.475 world rankings points. For week 25 of the event schedule, Matsuhashi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Matsuhashi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	2	3	0	0.400	2-2	0-1	1-1	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	36	23	35	6.39	9.72	-3.33	4.17	5.83	1.53	1.67	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	22	20	13	0	0-0	2-1	4-1	0.91	0.59	0.27	0.45

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	14	3	22	0	0-2	0-1	0-3	0.21	1.57	0.45	0.21

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