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

Draw Apr 1 - 9:00 pm		HMR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
	Japan Yamaguchi, T		1	0	0	0	0	2	X				3
	Germany Muskatewitz, M		0	2	2	3	4	0	X				11

Fourth:

Riku
Yanagisawa

Skip:

Tsuyoshi
Yamaguchi

Second:

Takeru
Yamamoto

Lead:

Satoshi
Koizumi

Skip:

Marc
Muskatewitz

Third:

Benny
Kapp

Second:

Felix
Messenzehl

Lead:

Johannes
Scheuerl

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

Germany

Games:	12
Record:	5W - 7L
Extra Ends:	0W - 0L
One-Point Games:	0W - 2L
PF/G:	8.35
PA/G:	7.53
Hammer Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

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

Germany

Games:	103
Record:	69W - 34L
Extra Ends:	3W - 0L
One-Point Games:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	8.60
PA/G:	6.35
Hammer Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.25

Japan

Germany

HIGH END SCORE: HAMMER
> 6 in 6th End vs. Giacomo Colli (Nov 1, 2024)
> 6 in 8th End vs. Rob Retchless (Nov 23, 2023)

HIGH END SCORE: STEAL
> 5 in 2nd End vs. Xiao Ming Xu (Sep 8, 2024)
> 5 in 2nd End vs. Jordan Chandler (Sep 8, 2024)
> 5 in 6th End vs. Lukas Klima (Aug 31, 2024)

HIGH END AGAINST: HAMMER
> 4 in 5th End vs. Kyle Waddell (Nov 3, 2024)
> 4 in 9th End vs. Bruce Mouat (Nov 22, 2023)

HIGH END AGAINST: STEAL
> 4 in 4th End vs. Michael Brunner (Aug 17, 2024)

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