Men's World Curling Championship: Japan loses preliminary round with 3 wins and 7 losses. Japan, who is participating in the men's curling world championship, lost to South Korea in the 10th game of the qualifying league on the 4th.
Japan's overall record was 3 wins, 7 losses, and they were eliminated from the preliminary league with 2 games remaining. Japan's Force's Tetsuro Shimizu made a draw shot to score two points, and from there they scored in three consecutive ends, gradually closing the gap.