Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) lost
6-4 to
Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Japan National Championship, held February 9 - 16, 2020 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Morozumi won
6-5 over
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2020 Japan National Championship in Karuizawa, Japan, Japan;
Morozumi finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi lost
7-6 to
Matsumura, then responded with a
6-5 win over
Yamaguchi. Morozumi won
11-1 against
Ryutaro Tani (Hokkaido, JPN), then won
12-2 against
Yuya Takigahira (Nayoro, JPN) and
10-3 against
Kotaro Noguchi (Miyagi, JPN). Morozumi won
10-6 against
Kantaro Kawano (Sapporo, JPN), then won
11-2 against
Hiroki Yoshioka (Okayama, JPN) and
10-1 against
Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Japan National Championship, Morozumi take home
22.424 world rankings points. For week 30 of the event schedule, Morozumi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Morozumi ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
