Japan, who is participating in the men's curling world championship, lost to South Korea in the 10th round of the qualifying league on the 4th, resulting in a total record of 3 wins and 7 losses, and was eliminated from the qualifying league.
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 4th, Japan faced Korea Republic, the last team without a win so far in the tournament, in the 10th match of the qualifying league.
In the first end, Korea suddenly made a series of accurate shots, creating a big chance for their stones to gather inside the house, and in the last shot, two of Japan's stones were knocked out, giving them 6 points at once.
After that, they battled for three points each, and in the sixth end, tied at 3-9, Japan's Force's Tetsuro Shimizu made a draw shot to score two points, and from there they scored in three consecutive ends, gradually closing the gap. In the 10th and final end, tied at 8-10, they scored two points from a Korean mistake and tied the score at 10-10.
In the 11th end of the extra end, Japan created an advantageous position, but in the end, Korea made an exquisite draw shot and lost 10-11.
Japan's overall record was 3 wins, 7 losses, and they were eliminated from the preliminary league with 2 games remaining.
After the match, Shinya Abe said, ``The first end was too bad, but I was hoping we could pull it together one end at a time.Today, we were able to show tenacity as a team, so we have two games left. I want to do my best to get two wins.''