BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship: Japan vs. Canada

Draw Mar 29 - 4:00 pm		HMR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
	Japan Yamaguchi, T		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	X	3
	Canada Jacobs, B		0	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	X	7

Fourth:

Riku
Yanagisawa

Skip:

Tsuyoshi
Yamaguchi

Second:

Takeru
Yamamoto

Lead:

Satoshi
Koizumi

Skip:

Brad
Jacobs

Third:

Marc
Kennedy

Second:

Brett
Gallant

Lead:

Ben
Hebert

Japan

Games:	12
Record:	5W - 7L
Extra Ends:	0W - 0L
One-Point Games:	0W - 0L
PF/G:	6.40
PA/G:	8.38
Hammer Efficiency:	0.33
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.31
Steal Efficiency:	0.07

Canada

Games:	14
Record:	12W - 2L
Extra Ends:	0W - 1L
One-Point Games:	0W - 1L
PF/G:	8.61
PA/G:	4.18
Hammer Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Defense:	0.05
Force Efficiency:	0.85
Steal Efficiency:	0.20

Japan

Games:	79
Record:	44W - 35L
Extra Ends:	0W - 0L
One-Point Games:	1W - 2L
PF/G:	7.01
PA/G:	6.88
Hammer Efficiency:	0.36
Steal Defense:	0.22
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.20

Canada

Games:	92
Record:	69W - 23L
Extra Ends:	0W - 1L
One-Point Games:	1W - 2L
PF/G:	8.16
PA/G:	5.44
Hammer Efficiency:	0.49
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.66
Steal Efficiency:	0.22

Japan

Canada

HIGH END SCORE: HAMMER
> 5 in 7th End vs. Sam Mooibroek (Mar 5, 2025)
> 5 in 8th End vs. Aaron Bartling (Mar 2, 2025)
> 5 in 5th End vs. Scott Manners (Jan 9, 2025)

HIGH END SCORE: STEAL
> 5 in 4th End vs. Aaron Bartling (Mar 2, 2025)
> 5 in 1st End vs. Niklas Edin (Jan 17, 2025)

HIGH END AGAINST: HAMMER
> 4 in 5th End vs. Korey Dropkin (Jan 15, 2025)
> 4 in 5th End vs. Kevin Koe (Dec 16, 2024)
> 4 in 4th End vs. Mike McEwen (Sep 28, 2024)

HIGH END AGAINST: STEAL
> 5 in 5th End vs. John Epping (Dec 14, 2024)

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