2020 Japan Curling Championships

The 2020 Japan Curling Championships (Japanese: 2020年日本カーリング選手権大会), or the 37th Zen-Noh Japan Curling Championships (Japanese: 第37回全農日本カーリング選手権大会), the Japanese national men's and women's curling championships, were held from February 8 to 16 in 2020 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Nagano.[1][2][3]These championships were organized by the Japan Curling Association (JCA), and sponsored primarily by Zen-Noh.[4]The women's winner was to represent Japan at the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship,[5][6] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

37th Japan Curling Championships
37th Japan Curling Championships
Host cityKaruizawa, Nagano
ArenaKaruizawa Ice Park [ja]
DatesFebruary 8–16, 2020
AttendanceMen: 9 teams
Women: 9 teams
Men's winner Consadole
SkipYuta Matsumura
ThirdTetsuro Shimizu
SecondYasumasa Tanida
LeadShinya Abe
AlternateKosuke Aita
Finalist TM Karuizawa [ja]
(Yusuke Morozumi)
Women's winner Loco Solare
SkipSatsuki Fujisawa
ThirdChinami Yoshida
SecondYumi Suzuki
LeadYurika Yoshida
CoachRyoji Onodera
Finalist Chubu Electric Power
(Seina Nakajima)
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Men

Qualification

QualificationTeamLocale
Last winnerConsadole Hokkaido
Last runner-upTeam Tokyo Tokyo
WCT top ranking[7]1TM Karuizawa [ja] Nagano
Winner of Hokkaido regional championship[8]City Office Nayoro Hokkaido
Winner of Tohoku regional championship[9]Miyagi CA Miyagi
Winner of Kanto regional championship[10]Team Tani Tokyo
Winner of Chubu regional championshipSC Karuizawa Club [ja] Nagano
Winner of Western Japan [ja] regional championshipOkayama CA Okayama
Winner of wild-card competition[11]Hokkaido University Hokkaido
Notes
  1. ^ Without last winner and runner-up team at end of last October.[5][12]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows[13][14]

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoach
ConsadoleYuta MatsumuraTetsuro ShimizuYasumasa TanidaShinya AbeKosuke Aita
Team TokyoJumpei KandaHiromu OtaniKizuki RyokawaShotaro HashimotoShinya Iwamoto
TM Karuizawa [ja]Yusuke MorozumiMasaki IwaiRyotaro ShukuyaKosuke Morozumi
City Office NayoroYuya TakigahiraKazuki YoshikawaTatsuya OgawaTomoya OgawaKanya ShimizunoKenji Ogawa
Miyagi CAKotaro NoguchiYuto KamadaHiroshi KatoYuuki YoshimuraNaoki KonMotoko Kitada
Team TaniRyutaro TaniSyunta MizukamiKohei OkamuraDaiki YamazakiTakuya Ishikawa
SC Karuizawa Club [ja]Tsuyoshi YamaguchiRiku YanagisawaSatoshi KoizumiFukuhiro OhnoTaisei KanaiYuji Nishimuro
Okayama CAHiroki YoshiokaHiromitsu FujinakaHiroshi FukuiYusuke NonomuraMakoto Kouhashi
Hokkaido UniversityKantaro KawanoKazuki MatsuokaHiroki HasegawaYusuke YamashitaSyun Takahashi

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings[15]

Key
QTeams to playoffs
TeamSkipWLW–LDSCPORank
ConsadoleYuta Matsumura8027.24Q1
TM Karuizawa [ja]Yusuke Morozumi7131.74Q2
SC Karuizawa Club [ja]Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi6221.30Q3
City Office NayoroYuya Takigahira4465.04Q4
Team TaniRyutaro Tani351–143.665
Okayama CAHiroki Yoshioka351–175.216
Team TokyoJumpei Kanda351–183.117
Miyagi CAKotaro Noguchi171–085.698
Hokkaido UniversityKantaro Kawano170–176.399

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).[15]

Draw 2

Sunday, February 9, 13:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
Consadole (Matsumura)00202002017
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi) 11010020106
Sheet C12345678910Final
Okayama CA (Yoshioka)021030011X8
Hokkaido University (Kawano) 200100200X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Team Tokyo (Kanda)100010010X3
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira) 021001101X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
Team Tani (Tani)00100201004
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi) 00021010127

Draw 4

Monday, February 10, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Okayama CA (Yoshioka)01020200005
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira) 101030010410
Sheet C12345678910Final
Miyagi CA (Noguchi)01010010105
Team Tani (Tani) 10200102017
Sheet D12345678910Final
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi)02001000306
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi) 10200010015
Sheet E12345678910Final
Consadole (Matsumura) 122000101X7
Hokkaido University (Kawano)000010010X2

Draw 6

Monday, February 10, 18:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira)0100010XXX2
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi) 0013202XXX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Team Tokyo (Kanda)0002001XXX3
Consadole (Matsumura) 2010320XXX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Miyagi CA (Noguchi) 00000230207
Hokkaido University (Kawano)10021001016
Sheet E12345678910Final
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi) 030314XXXX11
Team Tani (Tani)001000XXXX1

Draw 8

Tuesday, February 11, 13:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
Team Tani (Tani) 20030201019
Team Tokyo (Kanda)02001020106
Sheet C12345678910Final
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira)00002000XX2
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi) 01210314XX12
Sheet D12345678910Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi)020020XXXX4
Consadole (Matsumura) 202303XXXX10
Sheet E12345678910Final
Miyagi CA (Noguchi) 00000000XX0
Okayama CA (Yoshioka)10011111XX6

Draw 10

Wednesday, February 12, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi) 0221041XXX10
Miyagi CA (Noguchi)2000100XXX3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Hokkaido University (Kawano)000203010X6
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi) 001030301X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) 000001000X1
Team Tokyo (Kanda)002100012X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira)00100010XX2
Consadole (Matsumura) 30000202XX7

Draw 12

Wednesday, February 12, 18:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Hokkaido University (Kawano) 11210100017
Team Tani (Tani)00002012106
Sheet C12345678910Final
Consadole (Matsumura) 23100203XX11
Okayama CA (Yoshioka)00010010XX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira) 001101210X6
Miyagi CA (Noguchi)000020001X3
Sheet E12345678910Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi) 200511XXXX9
Team Tokyo (Kanda)002000XXXX2

Draw 14

Thursday, February 13, 13:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi) 020110032X9
Okayama CA (Yoshioka)002001000X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Team Tani (Tani) 101020011X6
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira)010001000X2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Hokkaido University (Kawano) 200002020X6
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi)011120104X10
Sheet E12345678910Final
Team Tokyo (Kanda)010311030211
Miyagi CA (Noguchi) 20300010208

Draw 16

Friday, February 14, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Team Tokyo (Kanda)10001110228
Hokkaido University (Kawano) 02040001007
Sheet C12345678910Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi) 0211130XXX8
Miyagi CA (Noguchi)1000001XXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Consadole (Matsumura)010202101X7
Team Tani (Tani) 002000010X3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Okayama CA (Yoshioka)0010100XXX2
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi) 1203023XXX11

Draw 18

Friday, February 14, 18:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Miyagi CA (Noguchi)01010100XX3
Consadole (Matsumura) 20201025XX12
Sheet C12345678910Final
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi) 114031XXXX10
Team Tokyo (Kanda)000100XXXX1
Sheet D12345678910Final
Team Tani (Tani)00001042209
Okayama CA (Yoshioka) 310203000110
Sheet E12345678910Final
Hokkaido University (Kawano)0021002XXX5
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira) 1200350XXX11

Playoffs

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalGold-medal game
1 Consadole (Matsumura)101 Consadole (Matsumura)6
2 TM Karuizawa (Morozumi)32 TM Karuizawa (Morozumi)4
2 TM Karuizawa (Morozumi)6
3 SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi)5
3 SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi)9
4 City Office Nayoro (Takigahira)3

Quarter-finals

Saturday, February 15, 10:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Consadole (Matsumura) 100300303X10
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi)000002010X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi) 00100010259
City Office Nayoro (Takigahira)00000201003

Semi-final

Saturday, February 15, 15:00

Sheet D12345678910Final
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi) 20001010026
SC Karuizawa Club (Yamaguchi)00210101005

Gold-medal game

Sunday, February 16, 10:00

Sheet C12345678910Final
Consadole (Matsumura) 210000201X6
TM Karuizawa (Morozumi)001100020X4

Final standings

RankTeamSkip
ConsadoleYuta Matsumura
TM Karuizawa [ja]Yusuke Morozumi
SC Karuizawa Club [ja]Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
4 City Office NayoroYuya Takigahira
5 Team TaniRyutaro Tani
6 Okayama CAHiroki Yoshioka
7 Team TokyoJumpei Kanda
8 Miyagi CAKotaro Noguchi
9 Hokkaido UniversityKantaro Kawano

Women

Qualification

QualificationTeamLocaleSkip
Last winnerChubu Electric Power NaganoSeina Nakajima
Last runner-upLoco Solare HokkaidoSatsuki Fujisawa
WCT top ranking[7]2Hokkaido Bank HokkaidoSayaka Yoshimura
Winner of Hokkaido regional championship[8]Sapporo Association HokkaidoHonoka Sasaki
Winner of Tohoku regional championship[9]Aomori CA AomoriJuri Ojima
Winner of Kanto regional championship[10]Fujikyu YamanashiTori Koana
Winner of Chubu regional championshipTeam Karuizawa NaganoYumiko Kashiwagi
Winner of Western Japan [ja] regional championshipTeam Hiroshima HiroshimaYuki Nobutoh
Winner of wild-card competition[11]Team Tokyo TokyoShiori Fujisawa
Notes
  1. ^ Without last winner and runner-up team at end of last October.[5][16]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[13][14]

Key
(S)Skip
TeamFourthThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoach
Chubu Electric PowerIkue KitazawaChiaki MatsumuraSeina Nakajima (S)Hasumi IshigookaEmi ShimizuYusuke Morozumi
Loco SolareSatsuki Fujisawa (S)Chinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaRyoji Onodera
Hokkaido BankSayaka Yoshimura (S)Kaho OnoderaAnna OhmiyaYumie FunayamaConnor Njegovan
Sapporo AssociationHonoka Sasaki (S)Mikoto NakajimaYui OhzekiMiku NihiraYuina MiuraKumiko Shimamura
Takayuki Doi
Aomori CAShinobu AotaJuri Ojima (S)Natsuki SaitoKaoru ItoChieri Yamashita
FujikyuTori Koana (S)Yuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa KotaniHaruka HosodaJames Howard Cotter
Team KaruizawaYumiko Kashiwagi (S)Misako DenYuka TakimotoMakiko UeharaYukie KataseHiroaki Kashiwagi
Team HiroshimaYuki Nobutoh (S)Riho ZaikanIkumi MasukiAkari IwataniMiwako Tatsudan
Team TokyoKai TsuchiyaShiori Fujisawa (S)Marina OiwaSaki SogawaNoriko Ishimura

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings[15]

Key
QTeams to playoffs
TeamSkipWLW–LDSCPORank
Chubu Electric PowerSeina Nakajima8070.10Q1
Loco SolareSatsuki Fujisawa7156.85Q2
Hokkaido BankSayaka Yoshimura6252.31Q3
FujikyuTori Koana441–046.95Q4
Aomori CAJuri Ojima440–190.245
Team KaruizawaYumiko Kashiwagi3544.496
Sapporo AssociationHonoka Sasaki261–077.357
Team TokyoShiori Fujisawa260–172.248
Team HiroshimaYuki Nobutoh08103.349

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).[15]

Draw 1

Sunday, February 9, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Team Karuizawa (Kashiwagi) 10001001XX3
Team Tokyo (Shiori Fujisawa)05210110XX10
Sheet C12345678910Final
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima) 0021212XXX8
Aomori CA (Ojima)0100000XXX1
Sheet D12345678910Final
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura) 00021101006
Fujikyu (Koana)00100010125
Sheet E12345678910Final
Team Hiroshima (Nobutoh)0000001XXX1
Loco Solare (Satsuki Fujisawa) 2113120XXX10

Draw 3

Sunday, February 9, 18:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Team Hiroshima (Nobutoh)010000XXXX1
Fujikyu (Koana) 402511XXXX13
Sheet C12345678910Final
Loco Solare (Satsuki Fujisawa) 410044XXXX13
Team Tokyo (Shiori Fujisawa)002000XXXX2
Sheet D12345678910Final
Sapporo Association (Sasaki) 000102020X5
Team Karuizawa (Kashiwagi)000030203X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura) 011020301X8
Aomori CA (Ojima)100101010X4

Draw 5

Monday, February 10, 13:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
Loco Solare (Satsuki Fujisawa)20300102XX8
Team Karuizawa (Kashiwagi) 01000010XX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
Sapporo Association (Sasaki) 000002020X4
Fujikyu (Koana)011030101X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima)0320405XXX14
Team Hiroshima (Nobutoh) 1001010XXX3
Sheet E12345678910Final
Aomori CA (Ojima)20003101029
Team Tokyo (Shiori Fujisawa) 00120010307

Draw 7

Tuesday, February 11, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Sapporo Association (Sasaki)01001010XX3
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura) 00330102XX9
Sheet C12345678910Final
Team Tokyo (Shiori Fujisawa) 210020020X7
Team Hiroshima (Nobutoh)001101001X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Aomori CA (Ojima)01000100XX2
Loco Solare (Satsuki Fujisawa) 30032001XX9
Sheet E12345678910Final
Team Karuizawa (Kashiwagi) 102100100X5
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima)030011021X8

Draw 9

Tuesday, February 11, 18:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Aomori CA (Ojima) 0102131XXX8
Team Hiroshima (Nobutoh)0010000XXX1
Sheet C12345678910Final
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura) 000001XXXX1
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima)113120XXXX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Fujikyu (Koana) 305201XXXX11
Team Tokyo (Shiori Fujisawa)010010XXXX2
Sheet E12345678910Final
Loco Solare (Satsuki Fujisawa)02010103018
Sapporo Association (Sasaki) 10002010206

Draw 11

Wednesday, February 12, 13:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
Team Tokyo (Shiori Fujisawa) 0000000XXX0
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima)1211213XXX11
Sheet C12345678910Final
Aomori CA (Ojima)00211011017
Sapporo Association (Sasaki) 10000100204
Sheet D12345678910Final
Team Hiroshima (Nobutoh)000100XXXX1
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura) 034023XXXX12
Sheet E12345678910Final
Fujikyu (Koana)000100003X4
Team Karuizawa (Kashiwagi) 042012010X10

Draw 13

Thursday, February 13, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima) 20020205XX11
Sapporo Association (Sasaki)02001010XX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
Fujikyu (Koana)00301010106
Loco Solare (Satsuki Fujisawa) 31010201019
Sheet D12345678910Final
Team Karuizawa (Kashiwagi)000010100X2
Aomori CA (Ojima) 011201001X6
Sheet E12345678910Final
Team Tokyo (Shiori Fujisawa)002010001X4
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura) 220300020X9

Draw 15

Thursday, February 13, 18:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura)00000201014
Loco Solare (Satsuki Fujisawa) 10100030005
Sheet C12345678910Final
Team Hiroshima (Nobutoh)01001000XX2
Team Karuizawa (Kashiwagi) 20020142XX11
Sheet D12345678910Final
Team Tokyo (Shiori Fujisawa) 000101020X4
Sapporo Association (Sasaki)103020101X8
Sheet E12345678910Final
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima) 202002020X8
Fujikyu (Koana)000100201X4

Draw 17

Friday, February 14, 13:30

Sheet B12345678910Final
Fujikyu (Koana) 200300201X8
Aomori CA (Ojima)010010010X3
Sheet C12345678910Final
Team Karuizawa (Kashiwagi)012000010X4
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura) 100312101X9
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Loco Solare (Satsuki Fujisawa)001010202107
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima) 200301010018
Sheet E12345678910Final
Sapporo Association (Sasaki)01103011018
Team Hiroshima (Nobutoh) 10010200207

Playoffs

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalGold-medal game
1 Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima)42 Loco Solare (Fujisawa)7
2 Loco Solare (Fujisawa)51 Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima)6
1 Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima)10
3 Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura)4
3 Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura)5
4 Fujikyu (Koana)4

Quarter-finals

Saturday, February 15, 10:00

Sheet D12345678910Final
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura) 01000030015
Fujikyu (Koana)00101101004
Sheet E12345678910Final
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima) 02001001004
Loco Solare (Fujisawa)00200020015

Semi-final

Saturday, February 15, 15:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima) 02410102XX10
Hokkaido Bank (Yoshimura)00001030XX4

Gold-medal game

Sunday, February 16, 15:30

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Loco Solare (Fujisawa) 101011002017
Chubu Electric Power (Nakajima)010200110106

Final standings

RankTeamSkip
Loco SolareSatsuki Fujisawa
Chubu Electric PowerSeina Nakajima
Hokkaido BankSayaka Yoshimura
4 FujikyuTori Koana
5 Aomori CAJuri Ojima
6 Team KaruizawaYumiko Kashiwagi
7 Sapporo AssociationHonoka Sasaki
8 Team TokyoShiori Fujisawa
9 Team HiroshimaYuki Nobutoh

References