Loco Solare, who won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics as a representative of Japan at the Japan Curling Championship in Kitami City, Hokkaido, lost to Fortius aiming for consecutive championships in the qualifying league on the 25th and became the first black star of this tournament.
The Japan Curling Championship is held at the "Advics Tokoro Curling Hall" in Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, with no spectators to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
On the 25th, the fourth day of the qualifying league, Loco Solare played against Fortius, who lost in the final of the previous tournament.
Loco Solare was an advantageous second attack in the first end, but when the opponent placed two stones in the house and made a good shape, Skip Fujisawa Satsuki aimed for one point draw shot I couldn't decide and allowed two points of steel.
After that, they scored one point each, and at the 4th end, which was greeted by 1 to 3, the last shot was brought to the vicinity of the center of the house by Fortius skip player Sayaka Yoshimura, and one point was stealed.
Loco Solare allowed steel in the following 5th end, and in the 6th end chasing a 4-point difference, Fujisawa chose a difficult shot aiming for multiple goals, but could not decide and only took 1 point.
In the 8th end, he scored 2 points in the second attack and caught up with 4 to 6, but after that he could not add points and Loco Solare lost 4 to 10 and the total result of the qualifying league was 4 in the first black star of this tournament. It was 1 win and 1 loss.
Fujisawa said, "My mistake made me pursue from the first half, and I had a chance, but I couldn't decide. I can learn more from the losing match, so I want to make good use of it in the next match." I was talking.
On the other hand, Yoshimura of FORTIUS who won and made a total record of 4 wins and 2 losses said, "I was able to make a good shape from the first half and grasp the flow. I lost 2 and I have a strong desire to win this game. I was talking.