Kudo3-5 at 2019 ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships

Tokyo, Japan

SKIP
Kaede
Kudo

Third
Kyoka
Kuramitsu

Second
Mayu
Sugahara

Lead
Sakiko
Suzuki

Games:	8
Record:	3W - 5L
PF/G:	7.18
PA/G:	8.03
Hammer Efficiency:	0.28
Steal Defense:	0.23
Force Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Efficiency:	0.25

Kaede Kudo (Tokyo, JPN) finished 3-5 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kudo defeated Aki Goto (Suzuka, JPN) 7-5, then went on to lose 11-6 against Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN). Kudo lost 9-3 to Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) where Kudo responded with a 8-6 win over Mayu Natsuizaka (Sapporo, JPN). Kudo went on to lose 6-5 against Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN). Kudo responded with a 11-2 win over Minako Tsuji (Karuizawa, JPN). Kudo went on to lose 9-3 against Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN). Kudo lost 9-8 to Wakaba Kawamura (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Kudo earned 6.145 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 133 spots the World Ranking Standings into 200th place overall with 6.145 total points. Kudo ranks 200th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 6.145 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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