On the 4th day of the tournament, the men's and women's qualifying league was held on the 1st of the 4th day of the curling Japan Championship, and the men's Tohoku block representative Miyagi CA won the tournament for the first time.
At the Japan Curling Championships held in Kitami City, Hokkaido, nine men's and women's teams compete in a round robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs.
On the 4th day of the tournament, a total of 12 matches were played for both men and women. Of these, the men's team had no wins in 4 matches so far, Miyagi CA, representing the Tohoku block, and Nagano, who had won the qualifying round for the tournament. Team Ichimura based in the prefecture played against each other.
At the end of the 4th end, while the back and forth battle continued with 2 to 2, Miyagi CA scored 3 points in the 5th end, skipping Kotaro Noguchi with a shot that knocked out the opponent's stone, leading 5 to 2. increase.
Miyagi CA scored 3 points in the 7th end and scored with accurate shots, defeating Team Ichimura 9-5 to claim their first win of the tournament.
Team Ichimura is made up of Seiji Yamamoto and his 13-year-old son Yaki, and is characterized by a fusion of veterans and young players. have become.
In other games, SC Karuizawa Club, the winners of the previous tournament, won the "Karuizawa Showdown" against TM Karuizawa 8-7, and have maintained the lead in the qualifying league with 6 wins so far.