Takeda1-3 at 2012 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational

Kariuzawa, Japan

SKIP
Naomasa
Takeda

Third
Akira
Takeda

Second
Naoki
Kon

Lead
Hiroshi
Fukui

Games:	4
Record:	1W - 3L
PF/G:	5.36
PA/G:	10.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.29
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.20
Steal Efficiency:	0.08

Naomasa Takeda (Kariuzawa, JPN) finished 1-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Takeda lost 9-1 to Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Neil Dangerfield (Victoria, BC) where Takeda responded with a 8-5 win over Wayne Harris (Comox Valley, BC). Takeda went on to lose 6-3 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

. For week 33 of the event schedule, Takeda did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Takeda ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2013: Niklas Edin
Karlstad, SWE
2012: Kevin Martin
Edmonton, AB
2011: Glenn Howard
Coldwater, ON
2009: Wayne Middaugh
Toronto, ON
2008: Bob Ursel
Kelowna, BC
2007: Jeff Stoughton
Winnipeg, MB
2006: Bob Ursel
Kelowna, BC

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