Shunta Kobayashi (Sapporo, JPN) lost
12-5 to
Takumi Maeda (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Curling Championships, held December 6 - 12, 2023 in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Kobayashi won
6-5 over
Taia Nakahara (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2024 Hokkaido Curling Championships in Sapporo, Japan;
Kobayashi finished 4-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kobayashi defeated
Yutaro Kasai (Sapporo, JPN) 6-4, then won
7-1 against
Hiroyuki Honda (Kitami, JPN) and
6-5 against
Fukuhiro Ohno (Hokkaido, JPN). Kobayashi went on to lose
9-2 against
Maeda. Kobayashi lost
5-3 to
Yuya Takigahira (Hokkaido, JPN) where Kobayashi responded with a
12-1 win over
Keita Takano (Hokkaido, JPN). Kobayashi went on to lose
9-5 against
Nakahara in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Hokkaido Curling Championships, Kobayashi take home
2.750 world rankings points, moving up 69 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 260th place overall with
5.000 total points. Kobayashi ranks 205th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.000 points earned so far this season.
