Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) qualified for the 2022 Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-1 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). of the 2022 Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Morozumi finished 5-2 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi defeated
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) 6-3, then went on to lose
9-2 against
Koe. Morozumi responded with a
8-5 win over
Jason Smith (Nashville, TN). Morozumi won
7-4 against
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO). Morozumi went on to lose
7-4 against
Aaron Sluchinski (Calgary, AB). Morozumi responded with a
7-2 win over
Paul Cseke (Victoria, BC) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they
7-4 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Morozumi earned
21.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic. Morozumi move up 21 spots after posting a net gain of 19.875 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 57th overall with
65.504 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Morozumi ranks 45th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
45.063 points earned so far this season.
