On the 18th, Japan, who is participating in the Women's Curling World Championship, played against South Korea in the fourth round of the qualifying league and against Switzerland in the fifth round, losing both matches for a total of 1 win and 4 losses.
At the Women's Curling World Championship, which is held in Canada, 13 teams compete in a round robin qualifying league, with the top six teams advancing to the playoffs.
On the 18th, SC Karuizawa Club, which represents Japan, played against South Korea in the fourth match of the qualifying league.
In the second end, skip Miyu Ueno's shot made a mistake, giving South Korea a four-point lead.However, in the seventh end, with the score tied at 2-7, Ueno knocked out two of her opponent's stones with her last shot. I made the shot and got two points back.
However, Japan gained one point each in the 8th and 9th ends and widened their lead again, but now they conceded defeat and lost to South Korea 4-9.
In the 5th match against Switzerland, they took a one-point lead in the first end, but in the second end a Swiss skip made an exquisitely controlled shot, giving them two points and allowing them to come back. However, they struggled with their opponent's accurate shots, and in the eighth end, the score was 3-7. After scoring three more points, Japan conceded defeat and lost to Switzerland, 3-10.
Japan lost four games in a row, bringing their total record in the qualifying league to one win and four losses.
Third player Ayuka Kanai said, ``We had a meeting to discuss what we should do about the things that didn't go well in previous games, but we were still lacking in some areas and conceded a lot of points.We will do things like that next time. "I want to eliminate that," he said.