At the World Championships in Curling Mixed Doubles, Japan's pair of Chiaki Matsumura and Yasumasa Tanida defeated New Zealand 8-2 in the fifth round of the qualifying league.
Japan's Matsumura and Tanida, who are competing in the curling mixed doubles world championship in Geneva, Switzerland, played against New Zealand in the fifth round of the qualifying league on the 25th.
In the match, Japan scored multiple goals in a row from the 3rd end to the 5th end, widening the lead and winning 8-2.
The 20-team curling mixed doubles world championship will be divided into two groups in the qualifying league to play round-robin, with the top three teams from each group advancing to the playoffs.
Japan in Group A is in 3rd place alongside Norway and Sweden with 3 wins and 2 losses in 3 consecutive wins.