Takimoto Runner-Up at 2023 Chubu Curling Championships

Karuizawa, Japan

SKIP
Yuka
Takimoto

Third
Misako
Den

Second
Hiromi
Takizawa

Lead
Makiko
Uehara

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	9.65
PA/G:	6.32
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.65
Steal Efficiency:	0.48

Yuka Takimoto (Karuizawa, JPN) lost 9-3 to Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Chubu Curling Championships, held January 12 - 15, 2023 in Chubu, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Takimoto won 7-4 over Yuko Kikuchi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Chubu Curling Championships in Chubu, Japan;

Takimoto finished 3-2 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Takimoto defeated Kikuchi 11-1, then won 10-6 against Japan's Akemi Kawahara. Takimoto went on to lose 8-5 against Kanai. Takimoto responded with a 13-1 win over Japan's Yui Miyagawa. Takimoto went on to lose 7-6 against Japan's Arina Ikeda in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Chubu Curling Championships, Takimoto take home 2.750 world rankings points. For week 24 of the event schedule, Takimoto did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Takimoto 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

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

Bottcher Out!

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

Kubota Challenge: Gord Bamford vs Brad Gushue

CURLING HISTORY: A Prize Letter

In the run up to Christmas Day, 1893, the Aberdeen Peoples's Journal offered a prize of one guinea for the best letter about curling! That's the invitation... (read more)
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)
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)
FROM THE HACK: From the Hack Podcast - November...

On this week's podcast we focus on the Canada Cup with past champion Reid Carruthers (04:09), Adam Kingsbury - former coach of Team Homan and Team Jacobs (11:53)... (read more)