Curling Japan Championship Rocco Solare advances to the final on February 15 at 20:13

At the Japan Curling Championship in Nagano Prefecture, a playoff was held to determine the team that will advance to the final, and the Pyeongchang Olympic bronze medal Loko Solare beat the Chubu Electric Power Company to aim for the second consecutive championship and proceeded to the final. .

The curling Japan Championship, which kicked off in Karuizawa-machi, Nagano Prefecture on September 9th, was a match for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, which was played by the top four men and women qualifying teams on the 15th.

Loco Solare, aiming for the second championship in four years, played against Chubu Electric Power, aiming for the second consecutive championship.

In the game, both teams competed until the end of the game with few missed shots and entered the final tenth end with a 4 to 4 tie.

Loko Solare, who is considered to be an advantage, did not decide the shot and let the opponent form the scoring, and greeted the last one of skipping Mayu Fujisawa.

The last shot that would win if placed in the center of the circle was slightly weaker and reached the center with a slight speed, but Yuko Suzuki and Yurika Yoshida extended the distance of the stone with a powerful sweep and the center Loko Solare won 5: 4 and reached the finals on the 16th.

The losing Chubu Electric Power defeats the Hokkaido Bank 10-4 in the semi-finals that will take place in the semifinals, and will again compete against Loco Solare on the 16th.

On the other hand, for men, Consadole, who was the first qualifier to aim for the second consecutive victory, and TM Karuizawa, the first to participate in the Pyeongchang Olympics, played by Yusuke Ryukaku.

Fujisawa: “I will do my best in the finals”

Rocco Solare's skip, May Fujisawa, said of the playoff against Chubu Electric Power, which beat the team by one point: "I knew it was going to be a close game, but it was great that we were able to make our own game. I thought that my last shot was too weak to reach, but my colleagues worked hard to extend the distance and I think it was just a shot that the team could achieve. "

Regarding the 16th final aiming for the first victory in four years, "I was able to break through the playoffs in a good way, so I want to do my best with one team. All players understand the ice condition at that time and decide a good shot It's just that. "