2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic

The 2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic was held from August 19 to 22 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan.[1] It was one of the first events of the 2021–22 curling season. The total purse for the event is ¥ 1,700,000 on both the men's and women's sides.[2][3]

2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic
Host citySapporo, Japan
ArenaHokkaido Bank Curling Stadium
DatesAugust 19–22
Men's winner Team Matsumura
Curling clubTokoro CC, Tokoro, Hokkaido
SkipYuta Matsumura
ThirdTetsuro Shimizu
SecondYasumasa Tanida
LeadShinya Abe
AlternateKosuke Aita
Finalist Yusuke Morozumi
Women's winner Team Koana
Curling clubCurlplex Fuji, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
SkipTori Koana
ThirdYuna Kotani
SecondMao Ishigaki
LeadArisa Kotani
Finalist Satsuki Fujisawa
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In the men's final, the defending Japanese champions Team Consadole skipped by Yuta Matsumura defeated the Yusuke Morozumi rink TM Karuizawa 7–2. Matsumura and Morozumi also met in the final of the 2020 Japan Curling Championships, with Matsumura winning 6–4 after nine ends. Team Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, also of Karuizawa and the junior team of Takumi Maeda also qualified for the playoffs, with Yamaguchi winning the third place game 7–4 in an extra end.

On the women's side, the Tori Koana rink, representing Fujikyu capped off a perfect 5–0 tournament by defeating Team Loco Solare skipped by Satsuki Fujisawa 5–4 in the final. Despite winning the event, Team Koana was not eligible to compete in the 2021 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials, as it was held in a best-of-five tournament between the Fujisawa rink and 2021 Japanese champions Team Sayaka Yoshimura, representing Hokkaido Bank. 2019 Japanese champions Team Seina Nakajima and Japanese junior champions Team Sae Yamamoto also qualified for the playoffs, with Nakajima taking the third place game by a score of 5–3.

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[4][5]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Kohsuke Hirata Shingo Usui Ryota Meguro Yoshiya Miura Syunta Kobayashi   Kitami
Kantaro Kawano Takanori Hirano Kenji Takamatsu Yutaro Kasai Tasuya Yokota   Sapporo
Takumi Maeda Uryu Kamikawa Hiroki Maeda Asei Nakahara   Kitami
Yuta Matsumura Tetsuro Shimizu Yasumasa Tanida Shinya Abe Kosuke Aita   Kitami
Yusuke Morozumi Masaki Iwai Ryotaro Shukuya Kosuke Morozumi   Karuizawa
Go Aoki (Fourth) Hayato Sato (Skip) Kei Kamada Kazushi Nino Ayato Sasaki   Sapporo
Sota Tsuruga Haruto Ouchi Takuto Ouchi Naoki Kanazawa Daishi Ikezaki   Sapporo
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Riku Yanagisawa Satoshi Koizumi Takeru Yamamoto   Karuizawa

Round robin standings

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Final Round Robin Standings[6]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L PF PA DSC
  Yuta Matsumura 3 0 23 9 24.60
  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 2 1 18 14 75.03
  Hayato Sato 1 2 13 13 49.47
  Kantaro Kawano 0 3 5 23 108.90
Pool B W L PF PA DSC
  Yusuke Morozumi 3 0 26 13 9.22
  Takumi Maeda 2 1 18 15 58.58
  Sota Tsuruga 1 2 15 19 77.28
  Kohsuke Hirata 0 3 10 22 71.57

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[7][8]

Draw 1

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Thursday, August 19, 3:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yuta Matsumura 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 8
  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi   0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Hayato Sato   2 1 1 1 0 3 X X 8
  Kantaro Kawano 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Takumi Maeda 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5
  Kohsuke Hirata   0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sota Tsuruga 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
  Yusuke Morozumi   1 0 3 0 1 2 2 X 9

Draw 3

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Friday, August 20, 10:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Takumi Maeda 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 6
  Yusuke Morozumi   2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kohsuke Hirata 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3
  Sota Tsuruga   0 0 2 0 2 2 1 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yuta Matsumura 2 0 0 2 1 3 X X 8
  Kantaro Kawano   0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5
  Hayato Sato   0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3

Draw 5

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Friday, August 20, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Hayato Sato 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
  Yuta Matsumura   3 0 0 3 0 1 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kantaro Kawano   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sota Tsuruga 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
  Takumi Maeda   2 0 2 1 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yusuke Morozumi 1 3 0 3 0 3 X X 10
  Kohsuke Hirata   0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 3

Playoffs

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Source:[9]

Semifinals Final
      
A1   Yuta Matsumura 6
B2   Takumi Maeda 0
A1   Yuta Matsumura 7
B1   Yusuke Morozumi 2
B1   Yusuke Morozumi 10
A2   Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 2
Third place game
   
B2   Takumi Maeda 4
A2   Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 7

Semifinals

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Saturday, August 21, 1:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yuta Matsumura   0 1 1 1 2 1 X X 6
  Takumi Maeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yusuke Morozumi   3 1 2 2 1 0 1 X 10
  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2

Third place game

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Sunday, August 22, 10:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Takumi Maeda 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi   0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 7

Final

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Sunday, August 22, 10:00 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yuta Matsumura   0 2 0 0 3 1 1 X 7
  Yusuke Morozumi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2

Women

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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[10][5]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida Kotomi Ishizaki   Kitami
Asuka Kanai Ami Enami Mone Ryokawa Junko Nishimuro   Karuizawa
Tori Koana Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani   Fujiyoshida
Mari Motohashi Yako Matsuzawa Miki Hayashi Mayumi Saito Ayumi Aoki   Kitami
Ikue Kitazawa (Fourth) Chiaki Matsumura Seina Nakajima (Skip) Hasumi Ishigooka Minori Suzuki   Karuizawa
Miku Nihira Mina Kobayashi Mikoto Nakajima Honoka Sasaki   Sapporo
Miyu Ueno (Fourth) Eri Ogihara Yui Ueno Sae Yamamoto (Skip)   Karuizawa
Sayaka Yoshimura Kaho Onodera Anna Ohmiya Yumie Funayama Momoha Tabata   Sapporo

Round robin standings

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Final Round Robin Standings[11]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L PF PA DSC
  Tori Koana 3 0 18 13 37.83
  Sae Yamamoto 2 1 18 13 32.37
  Sayaka Yoshimura 1 2 16 15 93.23
  Mari Motohashi 0 3 11 22 58.92
Pool B W L PF PA DSC
  Satsuki Fujisawa 3 0 26 8 21.20
  Seina Nakajima 2 1 16 11 38.93
  Asuka Kanai 1 2 11 24 31.18
  Miku Nihira 0 3 15 25 92.53

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[12][8]

Draw 2

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Thursday, August 19, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sayaka Yoshimura 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 6
  Mari Motohashi   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sae Yamamoto 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
  Tori Koana   0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Satsuki Fujisawa   1 1 0 1 4 3 X X 10
  Asuka Kanai 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Miku Nihira 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
  Seina Nakajima   0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 6

Draw 4

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Friday, August 20, 1:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Satsuki Fujisawa   0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 5
  Seina Nakajima 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Asuka Kanai   0 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 8
  Miku Nihira 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Sayaka Yoshimura 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5
  Sae Yamamoto   1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mari Motohashi   0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 5
  Tori Koana 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 7

Draw 6

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Saturday, August 21, 10:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Tori Koana   1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
  Sayaka Yoshimura 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mari Motohashi 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X 3
  Sae Yamamoto   0 3 1 3 0 2 X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Miku Nihira 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
  Satsuki Fujisawa   4 0 2 0 0 2 3 X 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Seina Nakajima 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 X 7
  Asuka Kanai   0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2

Playoffs

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Source:[13]

Semifinals Final
      
A1   Tori Koana 6
B2   Seina Nakajima 4
A1   Tori Koana 5
B1   Satsuki Fujisawa 4
B1   Satsuki Fujisawa 7
A2   Sae Yamamoto 4
Third place game
   
B2   Seina Nakajima 5
A2   Sae Yamamoto 3

Semifinals

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Saturday, August 21, 5:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Tori Koana   1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 6
  Seina Nakajima 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Satsuki Fujisawa   0 2 0 2 0 3 0 X 7
  Sae Yamamoto 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4

Third place game

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Sunday, August 22, 4:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Seina Nakajima 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
  Sae Yamamoto   0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3

Final

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Sunday, August 22, 4:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Tori Koana 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5
  Satsuki Fujisawa   0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4

References

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  1. ^ "Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic". Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Teams List". Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Schedule". Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Men's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Women's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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