2022 Japan Curling Championships

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DatesMay 22–29
Men's winner SC Karuizawa Club
2022 Japan Curling Championships
Host cityTokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido
ArenaTokoro Curling Club
DatesMay 22–29
Men's winner SC Karuizawa Club
Curling clubKaruizawa CC, Karuizawa, Nagano
SkipRiku Yanagisawa
ThirdTsuyoshi Yamaguchi
SecondTakeru Yamamoto
LeadSatoshi Koizumi
CoachYuji Nishimuro
Finalist Sapporo International University (Sato)
Women's winner Loco Solare
Curling clubTokoro CC, Tokoro, Hokkaido
SkipSatsuki Fujisawa
ThirdChinami Yoshida
SecondYumi Suzuki
LeadYurika Yoshida
AlternateKotomi Ishizaki
CoachRyoji Onodera
Finalist Chubu Electric Power (Kitazawa)
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The 2022 Japan Curling Championships (branded as the 39th Zen-Noh Japan Curling Championships) were held from May 22 to 29 at the Tokoro Curling Club in Tokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan.[1] Both the men's and women's events were played in a round robin format which qualified four teams for a page playoff.

Because of the 2022 Winter Olympics, a World Championship Trial was held in December 2021 between three teams on the men's and women's sides to determine Japan's representatives for the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship and 2022 World Women's Curling Championship. Due to this, the Japan Curling Championships were pushed back later into the year. Instead of the winners qualifying for the upcoming World Championships like usual, the winners of the 2022 Japan Curling Championships qualified as the Japanese representatives for the new Pan Continental Curling Championships.[2]

On the men's side, SC Karuizawa Club won their first national championship since the team disbanded at the following the 2017–18 season.[3] The new team, skipped by Riku Yanagisawa, went a perfect 8–0 through the round robin portion of the event before losing the 1 vs. 2 page playoff to Sapporo International University, skipped by Hayato Sato. SC Karuizawa Club then defeated Consadole (Yasumasa Tanida) in the semifinal before winning 11–7 in the gold medal game over the Sato rink. Before they disbanded, the original SC Karuizawa Club rink of Yusuke Morozumi, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Tetsuro Shimizu and Kosuke Morozumi won five straight national championships from 2013 to 2018. Now, Yamaguchi is the only player that remains on the team. SC Karuizawa Club is rounded out by second Takeru Yamamoto and lead Satoshi Koizumi. With the win, the team will represent Japan at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in November 2022, their first-time representing Japan at an international event since the 2018 Winter Olympics.

In the women's event, Team Loco Solare, with Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida and Kotomi Ishizaki won their third national championship since joining together for the 2015–16 season.[3] Team Fujisawa finished top of the table after the round robin with a 7–1 record and then defeated Hokkaido Bank (Momoha Tabata) 6–4 in the 1 vs. 2 game. In the final, they faced Chubu Electric Power and Team Ikue Kitazawa, who represented Japan at the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship. Loco Solare played a steady game all the way through, never allowing Chubu Electric to score more than a single point in any end. Ultimately, they came out with the 7–3 victory and the title as national champions. Fujisawa formerly played for the Chubu Electric rink until joining Loco Solare in 2015. The team won their first national championship in 2016 and later again in 2020. With the win, Team Fujisawa become the first women's team to win two national titles in the past five years, with Fujikyu, Chubu Electric Power and Hokkaido Bank Fortius winning in 2018, 2019 and 2021 respectively.

Medalists

Men

Qualification

The following teams qualified to participate in the 2022 Japan Curling Championship:[4]

Qualification method Berths Qualifying team(s)
2021 Champion1 Consadole
2021 Runner-Up1 Tokoro Junior
Hokkaido Region1 Sapporo International University
Tōhoku Region1 Team Ishimura
Kanto Region1 Team Tokyo
Central Region1 SC Karuizawa Club
West Japan Region1 Okayama CA
Wild Card 11 Kitami Association
Wild Card 21 Nagano Prefecture CA

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Team Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
ConsadoleYasumasa TanidaTetsuro ShimizuKosuke AitaShinya Abe Kitami
Kitami AssociationKohsuke HirataShingo UsuiRyota MeguroYoshiya MiuraShunta Kobayashi Kitami
Nagano Prefecture CAYoshiro Shimizu (Fourth)Rui SatoGenya NishizawaMinato Hayamizu (Skip)Kai Shu Nagano
Okayama CAHiroki YoshiokaHiromitsu FujinakaYusuke NonomuraMakoto TakahashiAtushi Kamigakiuchi Okayama
Sapporo International UniversityHayato SatoGo AokiKouki OgiwaraKazushi NinoKei Kamada Sapporo
SC Karuizawa ClubRiku YanagisawaTsuyoshi YamaguchiTakeru YamamotoSatoshi Koizumi Karuizawa
Team IshimuraJuon IshimuraYuto NakagawaYoun IshimuraKuya KawamuraGenta Kaimori Aomori
Team TokyoJunpei KandaHiromu OtaniKizuki RyokawaShotara HashimotoKen Kanai Tokyo
Tokoro JuniorTakumi MaedaUryu KamikawaHiroki MaedaAsei NakaharaTaa Nakahara Kitami

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC
SC Karuizawa ClubRiku Yanagisawa806229352061349.49
Sapporo International UniversityHayato Sato716227342371348.08
ConsadoleYasumasa Tanida62653735267824.35
Kitami AssociationKohsuke Hirata441–0534833303931.33
Tokoro JuniorTakumi Maeda440–15241332761340.19
Team IshimuraJuon Ishimura35415326356536.91
Team TokyoJunpei Kanda26435526354345.10
Okayama CAHiroki Yoshioka171–0267521342469.63
Nagano Prefecture CAMinato Hayamizu170–1306923361446.40

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[5][6]

Draw 2

Sunday, May 22, 13:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 6
Team Ishimura (Ishimura) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kitami Association (Hirata) (has hammer) 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 X X 10
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team Tokyo (Kanda) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 1 3 0 1 0 4 X X X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sapporo International University (Sato) (has hammer) 0 1 3 0 4 0 4 X X X 12
Nagano Prefecture CA (Hayamizu) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 2

Draw 4

Monday, May 23, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team Tokyo (Kanda) (has hammer) 0 2 3 5 0 1 X X X X 11
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team Ishimura (Ishimura) (has hammer) 0 4 3 0 1 1 X X X X 9
Nagano Prefecture CA (Hayamizu) 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tokoro Junior (Maeda) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sapporo International University (Sato) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 7
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6

Draw 6

Monday, May 23, 18:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) (has hammer) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8
Nagano Prefecture CA (Hayamizu) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tokoro Junior (Maeda) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 4
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kitami Association (Hirata) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 3
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) (has hammer) 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 X X 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team Ishimura (Ishimura) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sapporo International University (Sato) 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 X 9

Draw 8

Tuesday, May 24, 13:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sapporo International University (Sato) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 7
Kitami Association (Hirata) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nagano Prefecture CA (Hayamizu) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Team Ishimura (Ishimura) (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tokoro Junior (Maeda) (has hammer) 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 X X 10
Team Tokyo (Kanda) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3

Draw 10

Wednesday, May 25, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team Ishimura (Ishimura) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 8
Tokoro Junior (Maeda) 0 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team Tokyo (Kanda) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 8
Kitami Association (Hirata) 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 9
Nagano Prefecture CA (Hayamizu) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) 1 0 1 0 5 3 X X X X 10

Draw 12

Wednesday, May 25, 18:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Sapporo International University (Sato) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Tokoro Junior (Maeda) (has hammer) 2 4 3 1 0 0 X X X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 6
Team Tokyo (Kanda) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nagano Prefecture CA (Hayamizu) 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Kitami Association (Hirata) (has hammer) 0 1 5 0 1 1 X X X X 8

Draw 14

Thursday, May 26, 13:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nagano Prefecture CA (Hayamizu) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 9
Team Tokyo (Kanda) (has hammer) 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 3 0 2 0 3 1 1 X X X 10
Team Ishimura (Ishimura) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sapporo International University (Sato) (has hammer) 2 0 4 0 2 4 X X X X 12
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kitami Association (Hirata) 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 8
Tokoro Junior (Maeda) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7

Draw 16

Friday, May 27, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kitami Association (Hirata) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 X 8
Sapporo International University (Sato) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nagano Prefecture CA (Hayamizu) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Tokoro Junior (Maeda) 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team Tokyo (Kanda) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 5
Team Ishimura (Ishimura) (has hammer) 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 7

Draw 18

Friday, May 27, 18:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tokoro Junior (Maeda) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sapporo International University (Sato) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 X 4
Team Tokyo (Kanda) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team Ishimura (Ishimura) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Kitami Association (Hirata) (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 X X 10
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 3

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1 SC Karuizawa Club72 Sapporo International University7
2 Sapporo International University101 SC Karuizawa Club11
1 SC Karuizawa Club10
3 Consadole7
3 Consadole5
4 Kitami Association4

1 vs. 2

Saturday, May 28, 9:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 7
Sapporo International University (Sato) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 10

3 vs. 4

Saturday, May 28, 9:00

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Consadole (Tanida) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
Kitami Association (Hirata) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4

Semifinal

Saturday, May 28, 15:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 10
Consadole (Tanida) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 7

Final

Sunday, May 29, 9:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sapporo International University (Sato) (has hammer) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 X 7
SC Karuizawa Club (Yanagisawa) 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 X 11
2022 Japan Curling Championships
Japan
Riku Yanagisawa
1st Japanese Championship title

Final standings

Place Team Skip
1st place, gold medalist(s) SC Karuizawa ClubRiku Yanagisawa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sapporo International UniversityHayato Sato
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) ConsadoleYasumasa Tanida
4 Kitami AssociationKohsuke Hirata
5 Tokoro JuniorTakumi Maeda
6 Team IshimuraJuon Ishimura
7 Team TokyoJunpei Kanda
8 Okayama CAHiroki Yoshioka
9 Nagano Prefecture CAMinato Hayamizu

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