Bronze for Kanda at 2023 Kanto Curling Championships

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	9.78
PA/G:	7.61
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.29
Force Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) won 9-6 over 's Hiromitsu Kuriyama in the Bronze Medal game at the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan. of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan; Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) won 9-6 over 's Hiromitsu Kuriyama in the Bronze Medal game at the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan. Kanda lost 8-7 to Ryo Ogihara (Tokyo, JPN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan; and won 5-3 over Japan's Tomoya Watanabe in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan;

Kanda finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanda defeated Japan's Toshiaki Komiya 7-5, then won 11-3 against Japan's Manabu Saito. Kanda went on to lose 10-6 against 's Hiromitsu Kuriyama in their final qualifying round match.

With their third place finish at the Kanto Curling Championships, Kanda earn 4.500 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Kanda did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kanda ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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