Japanese Curling Championship Loco Solare 1st Preliminary League First Match Victory

The Japan Curling Championship opened in Sapporo on the 28th, and Loco Solare, who is aiming for his third consecutive championship, got off to a good start by winning the first match of the first qualifying round.

The Japan Curling Championship, which will lead to the competition for the representative team at the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in two years' time, had 10 men's and women's teams participating, and four matches in the first qualifying league were played on the 28th, the first day.

Among the women, Loco Solare, who won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics a year ago and is aiming for a third consecutive victory at this tournament, is a sister team called Loco Solare, which is also based in Kitami City, Hokkaido and includes Pyeongchang Olympic bronze medalist Mari Motohashi. I played against .S.

Yoshida Chinami and Fujisawa Satsuki

Roco Solare, who started the first end with an advantage on the back, scored two points with his signature accurate shots and dominated the match.

In the fifth end, where they were at a disadvantage in batting first, they collected their own stones in the center of the circle, placed stones on the outside of the circle, and skillfully blocked the opponent's shots, stealing three points and scoring six points. We extended our lead to 0-0.

Furthermore, in the seventh end, third player Chinami Yoshida added two points by hitting her opponent's stone in the center of the circle with an accurate shot.

At the end of the 8th end, the score was 8-2, the opponent conceded defeat and Loco Solare got off to a good start with a win in the first match.

Roco Solare's skip Satsuki Fujisawa said, ``It's important to get a feel for the ice in the first game, so it was great to get two points from the first end.It's been a while since the tournament had spectators, so I want to play an exciting game.'' ” he said.

The finals of both the men's and women's curling championships in Japan are scheduled to be held on February 4th, and NHK will be broadcasting the details of the tournament on BS.