Hirata Reaches 2024 Curling Stadium Martensville SaskTour Series Semifinals

SKIP
Kohsuke
Hirata

Third
Shingo
Usui

Second
Ryota
Meguro

Lead
Yoshiya
Miura

Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) run at the 2024 Curling Stadium Martensville SaskTour Series came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-3 loss to Aaron Shutra (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2024 Curling Stadium Martensville SaskTour Series in Martensville, Saskatchewan, Canada; Hirata advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-5 win over Steve Laycock (Swift Current, SK).

Hirata finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hirata lost 8-5 to Zach Davies (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 9-6 to Josh Bryden (Regina, SK) where Hirata responded with a 10-0 win over Jared Tessier (Saskatoon, SK). Hirata won 5-0 against Bradley Moser (Saskatoon, SK), then won 6-3 against Rogan Snow (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

Hirata earned 8.500 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Curling Stadium Martensville SaskTour Series. For week 9 of the event schedule, Hirata did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hirata 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
2025	28	20	0	0.583	5-2	2-0	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	348	300	216	8.62	6.21	2.41	5.03	4.11	1.71	1.51	0.86

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	161	200	52	11	7-0	14-2	39-7	1.24	0.32	0.40	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	187	100	164	19	4-4	3-9	16-32	0.53	0.88	0.56	0.35

2024: Kelly Knapp
Kelly Knapp, Brennen Jones, Mike Armstrong, Trent Knapp , Brian McCusker
Regina, SK
2023: Bruce Korte
Bruce Korte, Darrell McKee, Kory Kohuch, Rory Golanowski
Saskatoon, SK
2022: Kelly Knapp
Kelly Knapp, Brennen Jones, Mike Armstrong, Trent Knapp , Brian McCusker
Regina, SK
2021: Daymond Bernath
Daymond Bernath, Bryden Tessier, David Baum, Jack Reid
Saskatoon, SK

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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