Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) lost
6-2 to
Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held September 29 - October 2, 2022 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Hirata won
7-4 over
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; of the 2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Hirata finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hirata defeated
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) 8-4, then won
6-3 against
Rob Nobert (VERNON, BC) and
6-1 against
Nolan Blaeser (New Westminster, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, Hirata take home
13.750 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize. For week 9 of the event schedule, Hirata did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Hirata ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
