Men's Curling World Championship Japan loses to Italy and starts with a loss. The men's curling world championship will feature 13 teams competing in a round robin qualifying league, with the top six teams advancing to the playoffs.
Japan played with five members, including Consadole, who won this year's Japan Championship, and Roco Solare's Asei Nakahara, and faced Italy in the first match of the qualifying league on the 30th. Japan was denied many chances by Italy's ``double takeout,'' in which they flicked two stones at the same time.