Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) qualified for the 2018 Karuizawa International playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-2 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, CAN). of the 2018 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan;
Yamaguchi finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yamaguchi lost
5-2 to
Carruthers, droppimg another game,
5-3 to
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) where Yamaguchi responded with a
8-1 win over
Daiki Shikano (Sapporo, JPN). Yamaguchi won
11-1 against
Yoshiro Shimizu (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Yamaguchi earned
10.463 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Karuizawa International, moving up 54 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 157th place overall with
22.991 total points. Yamaguchi ranks 197th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.463 points earned so far this season.
