Women's Curling World Championship: Japan loses 4 in a row, bringing total record to 1 win, 4 losses. On the 18th, Japan played against South Korea in the fourth round of the qualifying league and against Switzerland in the fifth round.

Japan lost both matches for a total of 1 win and 4 losses, with 13 teams competing in a round robin qualifying league, with the top six teams advancing to the playoffs. Third player Ayuka Kanai said, ``We were still lacking in some areas and conceded a lot of points.We will do things like that next time"