Japan's Junpei Kanda lost
6-3 to
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Japan Curling Championships, held February 7 - 13, 2016 in Aomori, Japan.
Japan's Junpei Kanda finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Junpei Kanda defeated
Gaku Suzuki (Sapporo, JPN) 8-5, then won
10-1 against
Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi and
7-2 against
Kanya Shimizun (Furano, JPN). Japan's Junpei Kanda won
12-3 against
Minoru Kusaka (Aomori, JPN). Japan's Junpei Kanda went on to lose
11-3 against
Morozumi. Japan's Junpei Kanda responded with a
8-7 win over
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN). Japan's Junpei Kanda won
10-4 against
Japan's Ryo Ogihara, then won
6-5 against
Yasumoto Natsuizaka (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Japan Curling Championships, Japan's Junpei Kanda take home
10.973 world rankings points, moving up 106 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 184th place overall with
18.035 total points. Japan's Junpei Kanda ranks 152nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
16.569 points earned so far this season.
