Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) qualified for the 2014 Point Optical Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-3 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). of the 2014 Point Optical Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Morozumi finished 4-1 in the 26-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi lost
4-2 to
Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB), then responded with a
7-4 win over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). Morozumi won
8-4 against
Gushue, then won
7-3 against
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) and
7-0 against
Clint Dieno (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
Morozumi earned
15.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Point Optical Curling Classic, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 21st place overall with
59.175 total points. Morozumi ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
15.000 points earned so far this season.
