Japan's Hatsue Hirama Runner-Up at Kanto Curling Championships

Japan

Fourth
Asami
Sasada

Third
Naoko
Yamauchi

Second
Yoko
Taki

SKIP
Hatsue
Hirama

Games:	5
Record:	2W - 3L
PF/G:	7.22
PA/G:	8.89
Hammer Efficiency:	0.32
Steal Defense:	0.59
Force Efficiency:	0.63
Steal Efficiency:	0.43

Japan's Hatsue Hirama lost 12-5 to Yui Oozeki (Tokyo, JPN) in the Final of the Kanto Curling Championships, held December 8 - 10 at the Karuizawa Curling Club in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Hatsue Hirama won 7-2 over Yumi Suzuki (Tokyo , JPN) in the semifinals of the Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan, Japan;

Japan's Hatsue Hirama finished 1-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Hatsue Hirama lost 6-5 to Japan's Kaoruko Nomura, then responded with a 8-5 win over Japan's Shoko Watanabe. Japan's Hatsue Hirama went on to lose 7-1 against Japan's Ayane Amano in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Kanto Curling Championships, Japan's Hatsue Hirama take home 2.750 world rankings points. For week 20 of the event schedule, Japan's Hatsue Hirama did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Hatsue Hirama 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

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