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Shimizu Reaches 2018 Japan Curling Championship Semifinals
Jan 29 - Feb 4, 2018

Karuizawa, Japan
![]() SKIP Yoshiro Shimizu |
![]() Third Yuki Sakamoto |
![]() Second Riku Yanagisawa |
![]() Lead Hayato Sato |
| Games: | 10 |
| Record: | 7W - 3L |
| PF/G: | 5.67 |
| PA/G: | 5.05 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.40 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.22 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.72 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.15 |
Yoshiro Shimizu (Karuizawa, JPN) run at the 2018 Japan Curling Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-1 loss to Masaki Iwai (Hokkaido, JPN). of the 2018 Japan Curling Championship in Hokkaido, Japan;
Shimizu finished 6-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shimizu defeated Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) 3-0, then won 7-3 against Minori Suzuki (Aomori, JPN) and 9-8 against Kazuhisa Unoura (Osaka, JPN). Shimizu went on to lose 4-3 against Iwai. Shimizu lost 8-5 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) where Shimizu responded with a 9-7 win over Tatsuya Ogawa (Hokkaido, JPN). Shimizu won 9-5 against Atsushi Kamigochi (Hokkaido, JPN), then won 4-3 against Naomasa Takeda (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Shimizu earned 6.056 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Japan Curling Championship, moving up 336 spots the World Ranking Standings into 358th place overall with 6.056 total points. Shimizu ranks 265th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 6.056 points earned so far this season.
Shimizu finished 6-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shimizu defeated Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) 3-0, then won 7-3 against Minori Suzuki (Aomori, JPN) and 9-8 against Kazuhisa Unoura (Osaka, JPN). Shimizu went on to lose 4-3 against Iwai. Shimizu lost 8-5 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) where Shimizu responded with a 9-7 win over Tatsuya Ogawa (Hokkaido, JPN). Shimizu won 9-5 against Atsushi Kamigochi (Hokkaido, JPN), then won 4-3 against Naomasa Takeda (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Shimizu earned 6.056 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Japan Curling Championship, moving up 336 spots the World Ranking Standings into 358th place overall with 6.056 total points. Shimizu ranks 265th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 6.056 points earned so far this season.
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| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
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| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
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| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
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