Maeda Reaches 2024 ATB Okotoks Classic Quarters

SKIP
Takumi
Maeda

Third
Asei
Nakahara

Second
Hiroki
Maeda

Lead
Uryu
Kamikawa

Takumi Maeda (Tokoro, JPN) qualified for the 2024 ATB Okotoks Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-5 against Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK).

Maeda finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Maeda defeated Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) 4-2, then went on to lose 7-3 against McEwen. Maeda responded with a 8-5 win over Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL). Maeda went on to lose 5-2 against Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK). Maeda responded with a 6-4 win over Sixten Totzek (Fuessen, GER). Maeda won 7-4 against Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN), then won 9-4 against Wouter Gosgens (Zoetermeer, NED) in their final qualifying round match.

Maeda earned 16.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the ATB Okotoks Classic. For week 8 of the event schedule, Maeda did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Maeda 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

2024: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, Colton Flasch, Kevin Marsh, Daniel Marsh
Saskatoon, SK
2023: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert , Paul Webster
Calgary, AB
2022: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2021: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, John Morris, B.J. Neufeld, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) are semifinal bound after picking up an eighth victory in Fredericton.

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