Tabata Runner-Up at Red Deer Curling Classic

Sapporo, Japan

SKIP
Momoha
Tabata

Third
Miku
Nihira

Second
Sae
Yamamoto

Lead
Mikoto
Nakajima

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	6.94
PA/G:	5.83
Hammer Efficiency:	0.24
Steal Defense:	0.16
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) lost 6-1 to Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the Final of the Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 14 - 17 at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Tabata won 5-4 over Xenia Schwaller (Zurich, SUI) in the semifinals of the Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) qualified for the Red Deer Curling Classic playoffs, set to play their quarterfinals match against 0. of the Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada;

Tabata finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tabata defeated Keelie Duncan (Calgary, AB) 9-3, then won 5-4 against Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) to advance to the A-Qualifier where they 5-4 against Schwaller to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Red Deer Curling Classic, Tabata take home 33.550 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize. Tabata move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 2.409 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 7th overall with 245.522 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Tabata ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 152.100 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	39	35	0	0.527	8-1	2-3	1-0	0-0	1-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	552	391	386	7.08	6.99	0.09	4.57	4.44	1.55	1.58	1.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	269	296	94	23	5-2	16-9	61-11	1.10	0.35	0.33	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	283	95	292	32	2-4	3-13	18-68	0.34	1.03	0.54	0.23

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2018: Robyn Silvernagle
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2017: Delia DeJong
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