Ryo Wakabayashi (Okayama, JPN) lost
6-4 to
Hiromitsu Fujinaka (Okayama, JPN) in the Final of the Nishi-Nihon Curling Championship, held December 2 - 4, 2023 in Okayama, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Wakabayashi won
12-3 over
Ryo Shioya (Okayama, JPN) in the semifinals
Wakabayashi finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wakabayashi defeated
Fujinaka 4-1, then won
10-3 against
Kenichi Nakagawa (Okayama, JPN) and
7-4 against
Shuhei Takamatsu (Okayama, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Nishi-Nihon Curling Championship, Wakabayashi take home
2.750 world rankings points. For week 19 of the event schedule, Wakabayashi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Wakabayashi ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
