The world championship of mixed curling doubles started in Switzerland, and the pair of Chiaki Matsumura and Yasumasa Tanida, who are represented in Japan, lost to Italy 3-10 in the first match.
The Curling Mixed Doubles World Championship kicked off on the 23rd in Geneva, Switzerland.
The tournament will be held with 20 teams participating, and will be divided into two groups in the qualifying league to play round-robin, and the top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs.
Matsumura and Tanida, who are represented in Japan, played against Italy in the first match of the qualifying league.
In the match, Japan returned 2 points to the 4th end, which chased 1 to 3 and 2 points, and caught up with the tie. It was a painful development to forgive.
Japan, who lost one point in the 7th end, admitted losing here and lost to Italy 3-10 in the first match of the qualifying league.
Matsumura "I'm sorry I couldn't make it into a good shape"
Matsumura, who lost the first match of the qualifying league, recalled, "It's a pity that we couldn't get a good shape because we lost our balance in the second half."
Regarding the atmosphere of the venue and the difference from the 4-person system, Mr. Tanida said, "There were habits and changes in the ice cream situation that were different from the 4-person system, but the atmosphere of the venue itself may be active in the 4-person system. It was easy to do because there were similarities in the sense. "