Shingo Usui
Japanese curler (born 2002)
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Shingo Usui (臼井 槙吾, Usui Shingo; born October 11, 1994) is a Japanese curler from Kitami, Japan.[1]
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| Born | October 11, 1994 Kitami, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Kohsuke Hirata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Shingo Usui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Ryota Meguro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Yoshiya Miura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Kosuke Aita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 3 (2023, 2025, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan Continental Championship appearances | 2 (2023, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | Winter Youth Olympics: 1 (2012); Winter Universiade: 1 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Teams and events
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2013–14 | Yasumasa Tanida | Yuya Takigahira | Shingo Usui | Kazuki Yoshikawa | Ryuji Shibaya | Kenji Ogawa | PAJCC 2014 (4th) |
| 2014–15 | Yasumasa Tanida | Yuya Takigahira | Shingo Usui | Kazuki Yoshikawa | Kohsuke Hirata | Kenji Ogawa | WUG 2015 (7th) |
| 2015–16 | Yasumasa Tanida | Yuya Takigahira | Shingo Usui | Kazuki Yoshikawa | Tatsuki Sasaki | ||
| 2016–17 | Yuya Takigahira | Shingo Usui | Tatsuki Sasaki | Kazuki Yoshikawa | |||
| Shingo Usui | Yuya Takigahira | Tatsuki Sasaki | Kazuki Yoshikawa | Ryota Meguro | JCC 2017 (5th) | ||
| 2021–22 | Kohsuke Hirata | Shingo Usui | Ryota Meguro | Yoshiya Miura | Shunta Kobayashi | Hirofumi Kobayashi | JCC 2022 (4th) |
| 2022–23 | Kohsuke Hirata | Shingo Usui | Ryota Meguro | Kosuke Aita | Yoshiya Miura | Hirofumi Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Ninomaru | JCC 2023  |
| Riku Yanagisawa | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Takeru Yamamoto | Satoshi Koizumi | Shingo Usui | Bob Ursel | WCC 2023 (7th)[2] | |
| 2023–24 | Riku Yanagisawa | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Takeru Yamamoto | Satoshi Koizumi | Shingo Usui | Bob Ursel | PCCC 2023  |
| Kohsuke Hirata | Shingo Usui | Ryota Meguro | Yoshiya Miura | Kosuke Aita | Hirofumi Kobayashi | JCC 2024 (5th) | |
| 2024–25 | Kohsuke Hirata | Shingo Usui | Ryota Meguro | Yoshiya Miura | Hirofumi Kobayashi | Hirofumi Kobayashi | JCC 2025 (4th) |
| Riku Yanagisawa (fourth) | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (skip) | Takeru Yamamoto | Satoshi Koizumi | Shingo Usui | Bob Ursel | WCC 2025 (9th) |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Shingo Usui | Mizuki Kitaguchi | Martin Reichel | Irena Brettbacher | Katja Schweizer | WYOG 2012 (14th) |
Mixed doubles
| Season | Male | Female | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 |  Cao Ying | Shingo Usui | Shinya Abe[3] | WYOG 2012 (17th) |
| 2023–24 | Mikoto Nakajima | Shingo Usui | Hirofumi Kobayashi | JMDCC 2024 (4th)[4] |
| 2024–25 | Ikue Kitazawa | Shingo Usui | JMDCC 2025 [5] |
Personal life
As of 2025, he is a company employee. He started curling in 2000 at the age of 6.[1]
