The Japanese curling championship, which will lead to the participation in the Beijing Olympics next year, will open in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, and last year's champion Loco Solare and men's Consadole both won the first match of the qualifying league and got off to a good start toward the consecutive championship. It was.
The curling Japan Championship is a tournament that will lead to participation in the Beijing Olympics next year, and the qualifying league began on the 8th with no spectators to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
On the first day, 9 games were played, and Loco Solare, who is aiming for consecutive championships, played against "Team Kurashiki" of the West Japan national team, and at the 4th end, which was greeted with a 4-point lead, the last shot was firmly drawn near the center of the circle and 5 points were scored. In addition to robbing, I was overwhelmed by adding 6 points due to the mistake of the opponent in the following 5th end. Loco Solare won 19 to 1 as the opponent admitted to losing at the 6th end, making a good start.
In addition, Consadole, who is aiming for the third straight victory in the boys, played against Kanto representative "Team TANI" and made it 3-0 by the 5th end, and Shinya Abe, the lead player, guarded the opponent at the 7th and 9th ends. The point difference was widened to 6 points by repeatedly deciding "Wick" to shift the stone. Then, in the 9th end, the opponent admitted to losing, so Consadole won 8-2 and made a white star start.
In the qualifying league, 7 teams of both men and women compete in a round robin, and the top 4 teams advance to the playoffs.
In the tournament, if the women's Loco Solare and the men's Consadole, who won last year, win consecutive championships, they will be eligible to participate in the Beijing Olympics as Japan's national team, while if another team wins, a new national team match will be held. is.
The Japanese Curling Championship will be held until the 14th of this month, and will be broadcast on BS1 every day on NHK.