Japan's Ryutaro Tani Runner-Up at 2023 Kanto Curling Championships

Japan

SKIP
Ryutaro
Tani

Third
Kohei
Okamura

Second
Takuya
Ishikawa

Lead
Daiki
Yamazaki

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	9.56
PA/G:	8.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.30
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.23
Steal Efficiency:	0.46

Japan's Ryutaro Tani lost 8-5 to Ryo Ogihara (Tokyo, JPN) in the Final of the Kanto Curling Championships, held January 7 - 9, 2023 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Ryutaro Tani won 9-3 over 's Hiromitsu Kuriyama in the semifinals of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan; and won 9-8 over Japan's Shun Ichitsubo in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Kanto Curling Championships in Karuizawa, Japan;

Japan's Ryutaro Tani finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Ryutaro Tani lost 10-4 to Ogihara, then responded with a 7-5 win over Japan's Yusuke Tanaka. Japan's Ryutaro Tani won 9-2 against Japan's Jian Toru in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Kanto Curling Championships, Japan's Ryutaro Tani take home 5.500 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Japan's Ryutaro Tani did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Ryutaro Tani 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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