Takumi Maeda (Tokoro, JPN) lost
5-4 to
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, held August 8 - 11, 2024 in Hokkaido, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Maeda won
4-3 over
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2024 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup in Hokkaido, Japan;
Maeda finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Maeda lost
6-5 to
Abe, then responded with a
8-3 win over
Koki Ogiwara (Sapporo, JPN). Maeda won
8-5 against
Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN), then won
12-2 against
Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, Maeda take home
13.750 world rankings points. For week 2 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.
