At the curling Japan Championship held in Kitami City, Hokkaido, Fortius, who won the women's championship last year, beat the Hokkaido Bank, and the total result of the qualifying league was 2 wins and 2 losses.
The Japan Curling Championship is held at the "Advics Tokoro Curling Hall" in Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, with no spectators to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus.
FORTIUS, aiming for consecutive victories, was the first tournament to be held last year after the contract with the Hokkaido Bank, which had been a sponsor for many years, ended, and on the 24th, it played against the newly formed Hokkaido Bank, mainly young people.
The game continued to compete for one point each until the 6th end, and made a big move to the 7th end, which was tied at 3 to 3.
Fortius decided "double roll-in" to put the guard stone in the foreground in the house with Sayaka Yoshimura of Skip in the last shot with only one ally stone in the house and 3 points. And led 6 to 3.
In the following 8th end, he was caught up by 1 point, but in the 9th end, Yoshimura surely brought the draw shot near the center of the circle with an advantageous second attack and added 2 points to widen the lead.
Fortius defeated the Hokkaido Bank 8-6, scoring a total of 2 wins and 2 losses in the qualifying league.
Yoshimura said, "I'm glad we all talked to each other to take a chance while being patient, and it was good that we were able to connect to the points firmly at the 7th end. I think that each match will be important from here. So I want to improve my condition. "