LGT World Women's Curling Championship: New Zealand vs. Japan

Draw Mar 24 - 8:00 am		HMR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
	New Zealand Smith, J		0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	X	5
	Japan Fujisawa, S		1	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	X	7

Skip:

Jessica
Smith

Third:

Holly
Thompson

Second:

Natalie
Thurlow

Lead:

Bridget
Becker

Skip:

Satsuki
Fujisawa

Third:

Chinami
Yoshida

Second:

Yumi
Suzuki

Lead:

Yurika
Yoshida

New Zealand

Games:	12
Record:	0W - 12L
Extra Ends:	0W - 2L
One-Point Games:	0W - 2L
PF/G:	4.74
PA/G:	10.93
Hammer Efficiency:	0.15
Steal Defense:	0.50
Force Efficiency:	0.30
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Japan

Games:	14
Record:	7W - 7L
Extra Ends:	0W - 2L
One-Point Games:	2W - 2L
PF/G:	6.28
PA/G:	6.05
Hammer Efficiency:	0.23
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

New Zealand

Games:	92
Record:	56W - 36L
Extra Ends:	0W - 1L
One-Point Games:	6W - 7L
PF/G:	7.59
PA/G:	6.49
Hammer Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Japan

Games:	92
Record:	61W - 31L
Extra Ends:	1W - 3L
One-Point Games:	3W - 5L
PF/G:	8.26
PA/G:	6.12
Hammer Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Defense:	0.20
Force Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Efficiency:	0.34

New Zealand

HIGH END SCORE: HAMMER
> 6 in 6th End vs. Isabella Wrana (Oct 30, 2022)

HIGH END SCORE: STEAL
> 3 in 6th End vs. Fay Henderson (Oct 28, 2022)
> 3 in 2nd End vs. Isabella Wrana (Sep 4, 2022)
> 3 in 4th End vs. Eirin Mesloe (Sep 2, 2022)

HIGH END AGAINST: HAMMER
> 4 in 10th End vs. Stefania Constantini (Nov 23, 2022)
> 4 in 8th End vs. Silvana Tirinzoni (Nov 19, 2022)
> 4 in 6th End vs. Jennifer Jones (Oct 21, 2022)

HIGH END AGAINST: STEAL
> 4 in 4th End vs. Eun ji Gim (Oct 7, 2022)
> 4 in 4th End vs. Eunjung Kim (Oct 7, 2022)

Japan

HIGH END SCORE: HAMMER
> 5 in 6th End vs. Asuka Kanai (Jan 28, 2023)
> 5 in 3rd End vs. Seungyoun Ha (Nov 1, 2022)

HIGH END SCORE: STEAL
> 4 in 3rd End vs. Riho Zaikan (Jan 29, 2023)
> 4 in 6th End vs. Isis Oliviera (Nov 2, 2022)

HIGH END AGAINST: HAMMER
> 6 in 2nd End vs. Silvana Tirinzoni (Mar 18, 2023)

HIGH END AGAINST: STEAL
> 4 in 3rd End vs. Kerri Einarson (May 6, 2023)
> 4 in 4th End vs. Kayla Skrlik (Sep 30, 2022)

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