Japan, who is participating in the men's curling world championship, played against Germany in the third round of the qualifying league and against the Czech Republic in the fourth round on the 1st, and lost both matches, resulting in a total record of 1 win and 4 losses.
The men's curling world championship, held in Switzerland, involves 13 teams competing in a round robin qualifying league, with the top six teams advancing to the playoffs.
On the 1st, Japan played against Germany in the 4th game of the qualifying league and against the Czech Republic in the 5th game.
In the second end of the match against Germany, Japan had a one-point lead, but the Force's Tetsuro Shimizu's last shot made a mistake, giving them one more point.After that, they continued to make accurate shots and extended their lead to Germany. At the end of the 8th end, with the score tied at 1-8, Japan admitted defeat.
In the following match against the Czech Republic, in the first end, Force's Shimizu made a shot that knocked off the opponent's stone with his first throw, giving them a two-point lead, but in the second end, the Czechs made an exquisite shot that knocked out the Japanese stones. They scored two points and the score was immediately tied.
After that, in the 9th end, both sides scored points and the score was 5-5, Japan's Shimizu flicked the opponent's stone with the last shot and won by 1 point, but in the final end, the Czech Republic was given an advantage and the last shot was made. Japan lost the game 6-8 after losing 3 points.
Japan lost two games in a row, bringing their total record in the preliminary league to 1 win and 4 losses.