Japan's Kohsuke Hirata lost
5-1 to
Takumi Maeda (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, held July 31 - August 3 in Hokkaido, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Kohsuke Hirata won
6-4 over
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals
Japan's Kohsuke Hirata finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Kohsuke Hirata lost
5-4 to
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN), then responded with a
12-4 win over
Hakjun Kim (Chuncheon, KOR). Japan's Kohsuke Hirata won
7-4 against
Japan's Takuma Makanae, then won
5-4 against
Japan's Kaito Fujii in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, Japan's Kohsuke Hirata take home
12.100 world rankings points along with the $4,703CDN prize, moving up 9 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 42nd place overall with
71.725 total points. Japan's Kohsuke Hirata ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.100 points earned so far this season.
