CHAMPION: Tabata Wins 2022 Hokkaido Curling Championships

SKIP
Momoha
Tabata

Third
Miku
Nihira

Second
Mikoto
Nakajima

Lead
Ayami
Itou

Momoha Tabata (Japan) won 9-6 over Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Tabata won 7-2 over Mari Motohashi (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Hokkaido Curling Championships in Hokkaido, Japan;

Tabata finished 5-2 in the 8 team Hokkaido Curling Championships qualifying round, held January 12 - 17, 2022 in , . In their opening game, Tabata defeated Azuki Akimoto (Sapporo, JPN) 7-1, then won 5-2 against Momono Shirahata (Kitami, JPN) and 7-5 against Miyu Tanaka (Obihiro, JPN). Tabata won 4-3 against Yuuna Takahashi (Nayoro, JPN), then won 7-6 against Mizuki Tmura (Japan). Tabata went on to lose 6-2 against Minami. Tabata lost 7-4 to Motohashi in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Hokkaido Curling Championships Championship title, Tabata earned 5.063 world rankings points, moving up 79 spots the World Ranking Standings into 167th place overall with 5.591 total points. Tabata ranks 143rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.063 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

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