The second round of the Japan Women's Curling National Team was held in Wakkanai City, Hokkaido on the morning of the 11th, and the Hokkaido Bank defeated Loco Solare 8-7 to win the national team with two consecutive victories.

The curling women's national team deciding match has been held in Wakkanai, Hokkaido since the 10th.



The Bank of Hokkaido, which won the Japan Championship, and Loco Solare, who won last year, will face each other, and the team that won the first three will be the representative of Japan in the final qualifying round in December. Will participate in the Beijing Olympics.



The first round, which was held on the 10th, was extended by the Hokkaido Bank and won 7-6, and the second round started at 10 am on the 11th.



At the beginning of the game, Loco Solare took the initiative and led 5 to 3 and 2 points by the 5th end, such as Loco Solare's second and Yumi Suzuki deciding three double takeouts to pop out two stones at once. Did.



On the other hand, the Hokkaido Bank decided a shot as intended by Sayaka Yoshimura, who skipped to the 6th end to chase 2 points, while avoiding the opponent's guard stone and ejected the opponent's stone near the center of the circle, and 3 points at once at this end. Succeeded in reversing.



After that, Loco Solare skipped at the final 10th end, where they scored points with each other and reached a tie of 7 to 7, and Satsuki Fujisawa aimed near the center of the circle with the last shot, but could not decide, and the Hokkaido Bank against it I added one point and won 8-7.



As a result, the Hokkaido Bank has won two consecutive victories and has one more win until the representative is decided.



Round 3 of the Japan Women's Curling National Team will be held from 3:00 pm on the 11th.

Hokkaido Bank Funayama "Accurate shots for the next game"

Yumie Funayama of the Hokkaido Bank, who won two games in a row, said, "Since Yoshimura's shot of Skip has a sense of stability, I think that he will do it if he assembles firmly with the lead and the second. I want to grasp the situation of ice cream and stones and take accurate shots. "

Loco Solare Yoshida "I want to do what I want to do"

Loco Solare's Chinami Yoshida, who lost two games in a row, said, "I'm sorry I couldn't give a winning star, but I'm confident in my performance. If I win, I have three games left, so I want to do what I want to do in every game. I was switching.