Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano/Hokkaido, JPN) won
7-2 over
Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the MadTown DoubleDown Presented by Revive Restoration, held January 6 - 8, 2023 at the Madison Curling Club in McFarland, United States. To advance to the championship game, Matsumura/Tanida won
9-8 over
Nancy Martin/Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2023 MadTown DoubleDown Presented by Revive Restoration in McFarland, Wisconsin, United States; and won
9-3 over
Shannon Birchard/John Morris (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 MadTown DoubleDown Presented by Revive Restoration in McFarland, Wisconsin, United States;
Matsumura/Tanida finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura/Tanida defeated
Rachel Kawleski/Josh Moore (Fargo, ND) 7-2, then went on to lose
9-3 against
Aileen Geving/John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Matsumura/Tanida responded with a
9-3 win over
Lorna Cagann/Matthew Sherry (Madison, WI). Matsumura/Tanida won
9-3 against
Vicky Persinger/Christopher Plys (Fairbanks, AK), then won
9-2 against
Kirby Gill/Hunter Clawson (Brisbane , AUS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the MadTown DoubleDown Presented by Revive Restoration Championship title, Matsumura/Tanida earned
30.000 world rankings points along with the $9,384CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 564th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 25.596 after improving upon their best so far this season. Matsumura/Tanida ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
97.500 points earned so far this season.
