Kawamura2-6 at 2019 ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships

Aomori, Japan

SKIP
Wakaba
Matsuda

Third
Kanako
Suzuki

Second
Haruka
Miura

Lead
Kokona
Fujiwara

Games:	8
Record:	2W - 6L
PF/G:	6.48
PA/G:	8.73
Hammer Efficiency:	0.22
Steal Defense:	0.41
Force Efficiency:	0.65
Steal Efficiency:	0.18

Wakaba Kawamura (Aomori, JPN) finished 2-6 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kawamura lost 10-3 to Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN), droppimg another game, 8-4 to Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) where Kawamura responded with a 14-2 win over Minako Tsuji (Karuizawa, JPN). Kawamura went on to lose 8-7 against Aki Goto (Suzuka, JPN). Kawamura lost 9-3 to Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN). Kawamura lost 8-2 to Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Kawamura lost 9-4 to Mayu Natsuizaka (Sapporo, JPN) where Kawamura responded with a 9-8 win over Kaede Kudo (Tokyo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

Kawamura earned 4.097 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 108 spots the World Ranking Standings into 221st place overall with 4.097 total points. Kawamura ranks 220th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.097 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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