Sato Reaches 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins Semifinals

Sapporo, Japan

Fourth
Go
Aoki

SKIP
Hayato
Sato

Second
Koki
Ogiwara

Lead
Kazushi
Niino

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	7.67
PA/G:	8.14
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.38
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN) run at the 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins came to an end in the semifinals with a 4-2 loss to Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC). of the 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec; Sato advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-5 win over Robert Desjardins (Quebec, QC). of the 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec;

Sato finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sato defeated James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) 7-6, then went on to lose 9-1 against Asselin. Sato responded with a 8-4 win over Steven Munroe (Saquenay, QC). Sato won 8-7 against Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.

Sato earned 14.875 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Challenge de Curling Desjardins. Sato move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 8.875 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 78th overall with 53.663 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Sato ranks 44th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 49.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	35	23	0	0.603	9-3	7-3	1-1	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	429	318	268	7.41	6.25	1.17	4.06	4.06	1.83	1.54	1.89

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	207	237	61	38	11-0	15-3	43-11	1.14	0.29	0.41	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	222	81	207	43	3-2	5-13	13-44	0.36	0.93	0.55	0.22

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2022: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Scott Chadwick
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2021: Michael Fournier
Martin Crete, Felix Asselin, Michael Fournier, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2019: Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Wesley Forget, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2018: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Jean-Sebastien Roy, Robert Desjardins, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Rene Dubois
Saguenay, QC
2017: Martin Ferland
Martin Ferland, Francois Roberge, Maxime Elmaleh, Jean Gagnon
Levis, QC
2016: Stuart Thompson
Stuart Thompson, Colten Steele, Travis Colter, Billy MacPhee, Alex MacNeil
Dartmouth, NS
2015: Greg Balsdon
Greg Balsdon, Don Bowser, Jonathan Beuk, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2014: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2013: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2012: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz van-Berkel, Peter De Cruz, Dominik Maerki, Valentin Tanner, Claudio Pescia
Geneve, SUI
2011: Brett Gallant
Brett Gallant, Eddie MacKenzie, Anson Carmody, Alex MacFadyen
Charlottetown, PEI
2010: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Fengchun Wang
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Harbin, CHN
2007: Peter Steski
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Sarnia,
2006: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2005: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Mark Dobson, Steven Howard, Grant Odishaw
Moncton, NB
2004: Serge Reid
Serge Reid, Francois Gionest, Michel Beaudet, Dany Bergeron
Kenogami, QC
2003: Francois Gagne
Francois Gagne, Jean-Pierre Venne, Daniel Gregoire, Martin Brosseau
Montreal, QC

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