The world final qualifying for curling, which will be contested for next year's Beijing Olympics, began on the 11th in the Netherlands for the men's qualifying league, and Japan beat Germany 6-5 in the first match.

On the 11th, the world final qualifying for curling, which will be contested for the next year's Beijing Olympics, has begun in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, where nine participating teams will play in a round-robin qualifying league.



In the first match, the Japanese national team, Consadole, who ranked 6th in the world, played against Germany, which ranked 11th in the world.



The match did not give up one step from the beginning, and when the first half was turned back with a tie of 2 to 2, in the 6th end which was an advantageous second attack, Yuta Matsumura of skip decided a draw shot to stop at the target place. He scored multiple goals for the first time in the match and won 4-2.



After that, the 9th end, which was greeted by 5 to 3 with one point each, was a development where the guard stones of both teams accumulated in front of the house, where two points were returned to Germany and they were caught up with the tie. However, in the final 10th end, Skip Matsumura decided the last shot as he aimed, and won 6 to 5 to win the first match with a white star.



Japan, which started in the qualifying league, will face Denmark, which is 12th in the world, in the second round.

Yuta Matsumura, who skipped Consadole, recalled with a smile about the last shot that decided to win, "It was important to win the first game, so it was a pretty energetic shot."



He said, "Because I was able to relax by winning, I would like to discuss ice and stone with the team and connect to the next game."

リードを務める阿部晋也選手は「大きいイベントでの初戦の入り方は非常に難しい。お互いにアイスの状態を探り合いながら戦わなければいけない状況の中、最後、後攻をとれてラストショットも松村選手がうまく決めてくれた。勝ててよかった」と振り返りました。



そして「アイスとストーンについてこれから情報を集めて女子とも共有していきたい」と話していました。

Consadole, the men's Japanese national team, is a team that has a well-balanced offensive and defensive game development with powerful sweeps and highly accurate draw shots as weapons.



This year, he won the Japan Championship in Wakkanai City, Hokkaido for the third consecutive time, but since he finished 9th in the World Championship in April, which took place in the Beijing Olympics, he was in the final qualifying round. rice field.



Shinya Abe, the lead player, is 41 years old from Kitami City, Hokkaido.


A veteran with 34 years of curling experience, he is the spiritual pillar of the team.


In addition to the technique of throwing stones accurately, there are many drawers in terms of strategy, and teammates have full confidence.



The second player, Yasumasa Tanida, is 27 years old from Nayoro City, Hokkaido.


In the men's world championships, which have a strong sweeping power, we have a track record of winning the number one spot in the tournament in terms of shot success rate by position.



The third player, Tetsuro Shimizu, is 33 years old from Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.


Taking advantage of his large physique with a height of 1 meter and 80 centimeters, he has the strength to break through situations such as take-out shots that push out the opponent's stones.



Skip Yuta Matsumura is 32 years old from Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture.


He has a good reputation for his ability to assemble games and his strength.



Kosuke Aita, a reserve player, is 23 years old from Tokoro-cho, Kitami City.


In high school, he was selected to represent Japan at the Lillehammer Youth Olympics.