Yuta Matsumura (Sapporo, JPN) qualified for the 2021 Vesta Energy Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
8-4 against
Kody Hartung (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2021 Vesta Energy Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Matsumura finished 4-2 in the 26 team
Vesta Energy Curling Classic qualifying round, held November 19 - 22, 2021 in , . In their opening game, Matsumura lost
6-4 to
Fredrik Nyman (Solletfeå, SWE), then responded with a
6-3 win over
Evan van Amsterdam (Calgary, AB). Matsumura won
7-5 against
Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC), then won
6-5 against
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) to advance to a B-Qualifier game where they lost
5-2 against
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) to drop into a C-Qualifier game where they responded with a
4-2 win over
Nyman to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Matsumura earned
15.923 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Vesta Energy Curling Classic. Matsumura move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 3.548 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 16th overall with
173.052 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Matsumura ranks 19th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
71.572 points earned so far this season.
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