The Japanese curling championship, which will lead to the participation in the Beijing Olympics next year, was held in the semi-finals on the 13th, and the women's Hokkaido Bank, the men's high school team, and Tokoro Junior each won and advanced to the final on the 14th.
With this, the final is a combination of these two teams, Loco Solare, a girl who has already decided to advance to the final, and Consadole, a boy, both of whom are in Hokkaido.
The Japan Curling Championships held in Wakkanai City, Hokkaido, is a tournament that will lead to participation in the Beijing Olympics next year. The Hokkaido Bank, which was second in qualifying, played against Chubu Denryoku, which was third.
The Hokkaido Bank took the initiative by suddenly scoring 3 points with an accurate shot of Sayaka Yoshimura, who skipped in the first end.
After this, one point was returned, but from the 3rd end to the 5th end, while putting pressure on the opponent while making a disadvantageous first attack, he invited mistakes, stealed for 3 consecutive ends, etc., and won 8-2. I advanced to the final.
On the other hand, in the boys, Tokoro Jr., who was in the semi-finals after losing to Consadole, who was in second place in the qualifying, aiming for the third straight victory in the playoffs, played against TM Karuizawa, who was in fourth place in the qualifying.
Tokoro Jr. took the initiative in the match by scoring a large number of 4 points in the 2nd end chasing 1 point, but TM Karuizawa led by Yusuke Morozumi, who has abundant experience on the international stage, to the 5th end I was caught up with 5 to 4.
Even so, from the 6th end, he showed a tenacious fight such as stealing the opponent for 3 consecutive ends, and Tokoro Jr. won 8 to 5 and advanced to the final.
With this, in the final on the 14th, the men's Consadole and Tokoro Jr., and the women's Loco Solare and the Hokkaido Bank, both played against each other in Hokkaido.
NHK will broadcast the men's and women's finals live on BS1.