Loco Solare, who has won 3 consecutive victories from 2 losses for curling women, becomes the representative of Japan

Round 5 of the Japan Women's Curling National Team was held in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, and Loco Solare defeated the Hokkaido Bank 8-6 to win the national team's ticket with a match record of 3 wins and 2 losses.

The curling women's national team deciding match was held in Wakkanai City, Hokkaido from the 10th, and the winner of the Japan Championship last year, Loco Solare, and the Hokkaido Bank, who won the championship, played against each other.

In the decisive battle, the team that won the first three wins will be required to participate in the Beijing Olympics, and will participate in the world final qualifying in December. The game was entangled until the final round 5 without giving up.

In the match, Loco Solare scored two points from the second attack in favor of the first end, and skipped in the third end, Satsuki Fujisawa added two points with an accurate shot and took the initiative in the early stages. ..

After that, the Hokkaido Bank showed tenacity and reached the 10th end with a 1 point difference of 7 to 6, but at the end Fujisawa moved the last shot closer to the center of the circle than the opponent's stone and added 1 point. Then I won 8 to 6.

As a result, Loco Solare, who won the national team with 3 wins and 2 losses, will become the Japanese national team for the final qualifying round in the Netherlands in December. Will participate in the Beijing Olympics.

Loco Solare Fujisawa "I cried, but I changed my mind"

Loco Solare skipped, Satsuki Fujisawa said, "Even if I made a chance in the 1st and 2nd rounds, I was crushed by the Hokkaido Bank, and I was frustrated and cried after the 3rd round. I switched and faced. I lost the draw shot because I couldn't decide the draw shot at the 10th end of the 2nd round, so I'm really glad that I was able to firmly decide the final draw shot of the 10th end of the 5th round. The team that played in the Pyeongchang Olympics will also participate in the final qualifying round in the world, so I want to win, "he said with a smile.

Hokkaido Bank Yoshimura "The other party was on top"

Sayaka Yoshimura, a skipper of the defeated Hokkaido Bank, said, "I did what I could do when I lost here, but my opponent was better. Loco Solare was in good shape throughout the five games and read the ice cream. The weight control and accuracy were high, "he said with tears.