The Curling Men's World Championship, which is competing for the next year's Beijing Olympics, was held in the third round of the qualifying league on the 3rd, and Japan lost to Switzerland 5 to 8 with a total record of 1 win and 2 losses.
The curling world championship will be held for the first time in two years because last year's tournament was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
In addition to Japan's representative Hokkaido Consadole, a total of 14 teams from Europe and North America have participated in the tournament held in Calgary, Canada.
In the third round of the qualifying league held on the 3rd, Japan, which ranked 6th in the world, played against Switzerland, which ranked 4th in the world.
In Japan, Tetsuro Shimizu, the third player, made a chance by flipping the opponent's stone near the center of the circle at the third end to chase one point, and Yuta Matsumura, who skipped, calmly decided and scored 2 points 3 to 2. I succeeded in reversing.
However, after that, when Switzerland took the initiative and allowed the lead to 5-8, he admitted losing in the middle of the final 10th end and lost 5-8.
The total result of the Japanese qualifying league is 1 win and 2 losses, which is the provisional 9th place.
The Curling Men's World Championship will be a round-robin qualifying league with 14 teams, with the top 6 teams qualifying for next year's Beijing Olympics.