Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) won
7-6 over
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) in the Final of the ADVICS Cup, held August 9 - 12, 2019 in Kitami, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Morozumi won
8-4 over
De Jia Zou (Beijing, CHN) in the semifinals
Morozumi finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi defeated
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) 7-2, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Park. Morozumi responded with a
8-0 win over
Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN). Morozumi won
7-2 against
Naomasa Takeda (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the ADVICS Cup Championship title, Morozumi earned
28.885 world rankings points along with the $12,497CDN first prize cheque, moving up 29 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 55th place overall with
69.546 total points. Morozumi ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
30.713 points earned so far this season.
