Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) qualified for the 2014 Canad Inns Men's Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
8-6 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2014 Canad Inns Men's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Morozumi finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi defeated
Steen Sigurdson (Winnipeg, MB) 6-5, then went on to lose
8-2 against
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON). Morozumi responded with a
8-6 win over
Josh Heidt (Kerrobert, SK). Morozumi went on to lose
8-5 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Morozumi responded with a
6-3 win over
Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NONT). Morozumi won
7-6 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON), then won
6-4 against
Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
Morozumi earned
15.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Canad Inns Men's Classic, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 18th place overall with
76.875 total points. Morozumi ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
32.700 points earned so far this season.
