The curling mixed doubles national team match that will lead to the Beijing Olympics next year will be held in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, and in the fourth match of the qualifying league, the pair of Yurika Yoshida and Yuta Matsumura will be the opponents Tomoko Takeda and Naomasa Takeda. When the pair of players finished the 6th end, they admitted to losing and won 10 to 1.
Yuta Matsumura, who won the 4th match of the qualifying league from 8 am on the 19th, said, "At the meeting held after the match yesterday, we confirmed three directions on how to approach the ice. In today's game, I was able to read the ice while clearing it in a good shape. "
Also, about fighting again from 4 pm on the 19th with the pair of Chiaki Matsumura and Yasumasa Tanida who suffered a big defeat in the game on the 18th, "I learned in the game when the ice situation changes between morning and night. I want to keep it in my head and fight. "
On the other hand, Naomasa Takeda, who was decided to lose the qualifying league, said, "I think we did our best but we were inferior to our opponents. We have decided to lose but we want to do our best until the end."