Curling competition at Sapporo, Japan
The 2023 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic was held from August 3 to 6 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second tour event of the 2023–24 curling season and the first event of the Hokkaido Curling Tour. The total purse for the event was ¥ 1,700,000 on both the men's and women's sides.
In the men's final, Team Kohsuke Hirata of Kitami downed the newly crowned Korean champions Team Park Jong-duk of Gangwon 8–2. Team Hirata, with third Shingo Usui, second Ryota Meguro, lead Yoshiya Miura and alternate Kosuke Aita finished 3–1 through the round robin to qualify for the playoff round. Team Park also went 3–1 in Pool A, however, Team Hirata earned first place in the pool with a 4–2 head-to-head victory. From Pool B, the defending Japanese champions Team Riku Yanagisawa finished 3–1 while Hayato Sato also qualified at 2–2. In the semifinals, Hirata won 6–3 over Sato while Park stole a 6–5 win from Yanagisawa. The Japanese champions went on to win 7–3 in the third-place game over Sato's Sapporo University rink. Earlier in the year, Team Hirata lost the final of the 2023 national championship to Team Yanagisawa 6–2.
In the women's final, Yuna Kotani led the Sayaka Yoshimura rink to their second consecutive Hokkaido Bank title with a perfect 6–0 record. With Yoshimura on maternity leave, Kotani, Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya and Mina Kobayashi each moved up the lineup a position with Yoshimura on the bench. The team went 4–0 through the round robin, topping Pool B. Ikue Kitazawa also went undefeated through Pool A to qualify for the playoffs, with Miori Nakamura and Momoha Tabata rounding out the final four. In the playoffs, Tabata's Hokkaido Bank rink upset Kitazawa's Chubu Electric rink 6–5 while Yoshimura scored two in the eighth end to win 7–6 over Nakamura. Kitazawa went on to win the third-place game 6–0 over Nakamura while Yoshimura dominated the final to win 7–2 over Tabata.
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
| Tetsuro Shimizu (Fourth) |
Haruto Ouchi |
Shinya Abe (Skip) |
Sota Tsuruga |
Makoto Tsuruga |
 Sapporo, Japan
|
| Kohsuke Hirata |
Shingo Usui |
Ryota Meguro |
Yoshiya Miura |
Kosuke Aita |
Kitami, Japan
|
| Jeong Byeong-jin |
Kim Min-woo |
Lee Jeong-jae |
Kim Tae-hwan |
|
 Seoul, South Korea
|
| Lee Jae-beom |
Kim Eun-bin |
Kim Hyo-jun |
Pyo Jeong-min |
Kim Jin-hun |
Uiseong, South Korea
|
| Takumi Maeda |
Asei Nakahara |
Hiroki Maeda |
Uryu Kamikawa |
|
Kitami, Japan
|
| Yusuke Morozumi |
Yuta Matsumura |
Ryotaro Shukuya |
Masaki Iwai |
Kosuke Morozumi |
Karuizawa, Japan
|
| Kotaro Noguchi |
Yuto Kamada |
Hiroshi Kato |
Yuki Yoshimura |
Hiromasa Yonehara |
Sendai, Japan
|
| Park Jong-duk |
Jeong Yeong-seok |
Oh Seung-hoon |
Seong Ji-hoon |
Lee Ki-bok |
Gangwon, South Korea
|
| Go Aoki (Fourth) |
Hayato Sato (Skip) |
Kouki Ogiwara |
Kazushi Nino |
Ayato Sasaki |
Sapporo, Japan
|
| Riku Yanagisawa |
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
Takeru Yamamoto |
Satoshi Koizumi |
|
Karuizawa, Japan
|
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
|
|
| Pool B |
W |
L |
W–L |
PF |
PA |
DSC
|
| Riku Yanagisawa |
3 |
1 |
– |
29 |
13 |
23.50
|
| Hayato Sato |
2 |
2 |
1–1 |
18 |
22 |
30.44
|
| Jeong Byeong-jin |
2 |
2 |
1–1 |
23 |
17 |
46.43
|
| Takumi Maeda |
2 |
2 |
1–1 |
19 |
27 |
101.06
|
| Kotaro Noguchi |
1 |
3 |
– |
17 |
27 |
69.11
|
|
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Draw 1
Thursday, August 3, 10:30 am
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Riku Yanagisawa 
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
X
|
8
|
| Hayato Sato
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
1
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Jeong Byeong-jin
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
| Kotaro Noguchi
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Lee Jae-beom
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
| Kohsuke Hirata
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
8
|
Draw 3
Friday, August 4, 9:00 am
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Kotaro Noguchi
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
3
|
| Hayato Sato
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
7
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Jeong Byeong-jin
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
10
|
| Takumi Maeda
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Park Jong-duk
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
X
|
8
|
| Lee Jae-beom
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
4
|
Draw 5
Friday, August 4, 4:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Takumi Maeda
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
3
|
| Riku Yanagisawa
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
X
|
9
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Hayato Sato
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
| Jeong Byeong-jin
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Draw 7
Saturday, August 5, 9:00 am
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Shinya Abe
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
X
|
5
|
| Lee Jae-beom
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
7
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Hayato Sato
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
| Takumi Maeda
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Kotaro Noguchi
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
| Riku Yanagisawa
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
8
|
Draw 9
Saturday, August 5, 4:00 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Takumi Maeda
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
9
|
| Kotaro Noguchi
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Lee Jae-beom
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
| Yusuke Morozumi
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
Playoffs
Source:
Semifinals
Sunday, August 6, 9:00 am
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Kohsuke Hirata
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
| Hayato Sato
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Third place game
Sunday, August 6, 12:30 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Hayato Sato
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
| Riku Yanagisawa
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
Final
Sunday, August 6, 4:00 pm
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Locale
|
| Miyu Ueno (Fourth) |
Yui Ueno |
Junko Nishimuro |
Asuka Kanai (Skip) |
Mone Ryokawa |
Karuizawa, Japan
|
| Kim Su-hyeon |
Jeong Min-jae |
Ahn Jeong-yeon |
Kang Min-hyo |
|
Uiseong, South Korea
|
| Ikue Kitazawa |
Seina Nakajima |
Minori Suzuki |
Hasumi Ishigooka |
Ami Enami |
Nagano, Japan
|
| Mayu Minami |
Kana Ogawa |
Mizuki Saito |
Moe Nomoto |
Mika Okuyama |
Sapporo, Japan
|
| Yuina Miura |
Ai Matsunaga |
Yuna Sakuma |
Yuna Takahashi |
|
Nayoro, Japan
|
| Misaki Tanaka (Fourth) |
Miori Nakamura (Skip) |
Haruka Kihara |
Hiyori Ichinohe |
Yuuna Harada |
Aomori, Japan
|
| Park Yu-bin |
Lee Eun-chae |
Yang Seung-hee |
Kim Ji-yoon |
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
| Honoka Sasaki |
Mari Motohashi |
Miki Hayashi |
Mayumi Saito |
Yako Matsuzawa |
Kitami, Japan
|
| Momoha Tabata |
Miku Nihira |
Sae Yamamoto |
Mikoto Nakajima |
Ayami Ito |
Sapporo, Japan
|
| Yuna Kotani |
Kaho Onodera |
Anna Ohmiya |
Mina Kobayashi |
Sayaka Yoshimura |
Sapporo, Japan
|
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Pool A |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
DSC
|
| Ikue Kitazawa |
4 |
0 |
34 |
14 |
56.11
|
| Miori Nakamura |
3 |
1 |
24 |
19 |
53.27
|
| Kim Su-hyeon |
2 |
2 |
20 |
22 |
43.27
|
| Honoka Sasaki |
1 |
3 |
16 |
24 |
37.66
|
| Mayu Minami |
0 |
4 |
13 |
28 |
54.06
|
|
|
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Draw 2
Thursday, August 3, 2:00 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Honoka Sasaki
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
6
|
| Mayu Minami
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
3
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Kim Su-hyeon
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
| Ikue Kitazawa
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
X
|
10
|
Draw 4
Friday, August 4, 12:30 pm
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Mayu Minami
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
| Kim Su-hyeon
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
7
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Miori Nakamura
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Honoka Sasaki
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Draw 6
Friday, August 4, 7:30 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Mayu Minami
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
| Miori Nakamura
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Ikue Kitazawa
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
X
|
9
|
| Honoka Sasaki
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
|
Draw 8
Saturday, August 5, 12:30 pm
| Sheet B
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Miori Nakamura
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
| Ikue Kitazawa
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
X
|
7
|
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Honoka Sasaki
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
3
|
| Kim Su-hyeon
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
6
|
Draw 10
Saturday, August 5, 7:30 pm
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Kim Su-hyeon
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
3
|
| Miori Nakamura
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
X
|
7
|
| Sheet E
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Ikue Kitazawa
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
8
|
| Mayu Minami
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
4
|
Playoffs
Source:
Semifinals
Sunday, August 6, 9:00 am
| Sheet D
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Team Yoshimura
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
| Miori Nakamura
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Third place game
Sunday, August 6, 12:30 pm
| Sheet C
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
| Ikue Kitazawa
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
6
|
| Miori Nakamura
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
0
|
Final
Sunday, August 6, 4:00 pm
Notes
- ^ As skip Sayaka Yoshimura was on maternity leave, the rest of the team moved up the lineup a position. Yoshimura was listed as the alternate on the roster, however.
References
- "Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic". Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Men's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Women's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Men's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Teams List". Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Men's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Men's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Schedule". Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Men's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Women's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Women's Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "Women's Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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