On the 4th, the 7th day of the tournament, the men's and women's play-offs and semi-finals were held on the 4th of the 7th day of the curling Japan Championship. We decided to advance to the finals.
Nine men's and women's teams each participated in the Japan Curling Championships held in Kitami City, Hokkaido. On the 4th, the top four teams from the qualifying rounds played off and played in the semi-finals.
In the women's semi-finals, Chubu Electric Power Co., Ltd., who ranked 2nd in the preliminary round, played against SC Karuizawa Club, who ranked 4th in the preliminary round.
In the 5th end of the game, which was tied 3-3, SC Karuizawa Club scored 2 points by skipping Asuka Kanai with her last shot, knocking out the opponent's stone in the house.
On the other hand, in the sixth end, Chubu Electric Power's skipper Kitazawa Ikue hit the opponent's stone and showed a shot to move his own stone to the center, and the opponent made a mistake to score two points and equalize.
After that, each other scored points, and in the final 10th end, SC Karuizawa club skip Kanai showed an accurate draw shot on the last shot, and last time runner-up Chubu Electric Power 7-6. and made it to the finals for the first time.
SC Karuizawa Club will face Loco Solare, who are aiming for their second straight victory in the tournament, in the final, which will start at 3:00 pm on the 5th.
Skip Asuka Kanai "I want to do my best in the final"
Asuka Kanai, a skipper of SC Karuizawa Club who decided to advance to the final for the first time, said, "I'm very happy. I was nervous about the last shot, but it was almost the same as the first shot, so I was able to throw it calmly. We were led at first, but after that, we were able to score well in the second attack, and we were able to bring it into our own flow. I want to do my best in battle," he said with a smile.
In the final, he will face Loco Solare, who is aiming for the second straight victory in the tournament. I was determined.
Men's and women's finals on the 5th
The curling Japan championship will be held on the 5th, both men's and women's finals.
In the men's event, SC Karuizawa Club, aiming for their second straight victory in the tournament and their 10th win, will face the Kitami Association, who finished first in the qualifiers, at 9:00 am.
On the women's side, Loco Solare, who won the silver medal at last year's Beijing Olympics and are aiming for their second straight win, will face SC Karuizawa Club, who have advanced to the final for the first time, at 3:00 pm.
NHK will broadcast all matches on BS1.