Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) lost
5-4 to
Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held September 30 - October 2, 2016 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Morozumi won
6-4 over
Stephen Schneider (Vancouver/Vernon, BC) in the semifinals of the 2016 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Morozumi finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi defeated
Adam Cseke (Kelowna, BC) 5-3, then won
6-5 against
Schneider. Morozumi went on to lose
5-4 against
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). Morozumi lost
9-4 to
Schneider where Morozumi responded with a
4-3 win over
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, Morozumi take home
0.000 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize. For week 7 of the event schedule, Morozumi did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 24th to 25th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
146.043 total points. Morozumi ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
37.661 points earned so far this season.
