ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR) won
7-2 over
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, held August 4 - 7, 2022 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Jeong won
8-2 over
Yeong Seok Jeong (Gangwo, KOR) in the semifinals
Jeong finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jeong defeated
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) 4-3, then won
4-2 against
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) and
5-4 against
Morozumi in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic Championship title, Jeong earned
15.000 world rankings points along with the $9,498CDN first prize cheque. Jeong gained 44.261 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 59 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 59thplace overall with
44.261 total points. Jeong ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
30.000 points earned so far this season.
