Bronze for Japan's Kenji Tomabechi at 2022 Tohuku Curling Championships

Japan

SKIP
Kenji
Tomabechi

Third
Towa
Matsubara

Second
Kou
Murakami

Lead
Mitsuru
Kikuchi

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	7.96
PA/G:	8.98
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Efficiency:	0.23

Japan's Kenji Tomabechi won 9-8 over Japan's Minori Suzuki in the Bronze Medal game at the 2022 Tohuku Curling Championships in Tohoku, Japan. of the 2022 Tohuku Curling Championships in Tohoku, Japan; Japan's Kenji Tomabechi won 9-8 over Japan's Minori Suzuki in the Bronze Medal game at the 2022 Tohuku Curling Championships in Tohoku, Japan. Japan's Kenji Tomabechi lost 9-5 to Japan's Tsuyoshi Sukekawa in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.

Japan's Kenji Tomabechi finished 2-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Kenji Tomabechi defeated Japan's Chihiro Kon 8-5, then won 7-6 against Japan's Hiroshi Kato. Japan's Kenji Tomabechi went on to lose 7-5 against Japan's Yuki Takayashiki. Japan's Kenji Tomabechi lost 9-5 to Japan's Minori Suzuki in their final qualifying round match.

With their third place finish at the Tohuku Curling Championships, Japan's Kenji Tomabechi earn 4.144 world rankings points, moving up 304 spots the World Ranking Standings into 260th place overall with 4.144 total points. Japan's Kenji Tomabechi ranks 223rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.144 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	3	3	0	0.500	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	49	39	44	7.96	8.98	-1.02	4.49	5.31	1.77	1.69	0.20

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	27	30	13	1	1-0	2-1	6-2	1.11	0.48	0.35	0.33

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	22	9	31	0	1-1	0-2	1-7	0.41	1.41	0.41	0.23

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