Natsuizaka3-5 at 2017 Japan Curling Championships

sapporo, Japan

Fourth
Mizuki
Kitaguchi

Third
Mayu
Minami

SKIP
Mayu
Natsuizaka

Lead
Mari
Ikawa

Games:	8
Record:	3W - 5L
PF/G:	7.39
PA/G:	8.12
Hammer Efficiency:	0.26
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.59
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Mayu Natsuizaka (sapporo, JPN) finished 3-5 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Natsuizaka lost 8-2 to Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 9-5 to Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN). Natsuizaka lost 7-6 to Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Natsuizaka lost 12-5 to Ayumi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JPN) where Natsuizaka responded with a 7-6 win over Azusa Arakawa (Hokkaido, JPN). Natsuizaka won 8-2 against Natsuki Saito (Aomori, JPN), then won 13-5 against Chiaki Fukui (Hokkaido, JPN). Natsuizaka went on to lose 7-5 against Misato Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Natsuizaka earned 2.138 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 31 spots the World Ranking Standings into 209th place overall with 4.403 total points. Natsuizaka ranks 205th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.138 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

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