2022 Karuizawa International Curling Championships
The 2022 Karuizawa International Curling Championships were held from December 16 to 18 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan.[1] The total purse for the event was ¥ 1,500,000 on both the men's and women's sides.[2][3] It was the first time the event has been held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling both the 2020 and 2021 editions.[4]
| 2022 Karuizawa International Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Karuizawa, Japan |
| Arena | Karuizawa Ice Park |
| Dates | December 16–18 |
| Men's winner | |
| Curling club | Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa, Nagano |
| Skip | Riku Yanagisawa |
| Third | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
| Second | Takeru Yamamoto |
| Lead | Satoshi Koizumi |
| Alternate | Konosuke Takahashi |
| Coach | Yuji Nishimuro |
| Finalist | |
| Women's winner | |
| Curling club | Gangneung CC, Gangneung |
| Skip | Kim Eun-jung |
| Third | Kim Kyeong-ae |
| Second | Kim Cho-hi |
| Lead | Kim Seon-yeong |
| Alternate | Kim Yeong-mi |
| Coach | Lim Myung-sup |
| Finalist | |
« 2019 2023 » | |
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[5][6]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohsuke Hirata | Shingo Usui | Ryota Meguro | Yoshiya Miura | Kosuke Aita | |
| Hiroyuki Honda | Tomohiro Akita | Ryuta Numabe | Motohiro Goto | Ryu Yamamura | |
| Jeong Byeong-jin | Lee Jeong-jae | Kim Min-woo | Kim Tae-hwan | ||
| Kim Soo-hyuk (Fourth) | Kim Chang-min (Skip) | Jeon Jae-ik | Kim Hak-kyun | Seong Se-hyeon | |
| Yusuke Morozumi | Yuta Matsumura | Ryotaro Shukuya | Kosuke Morozumi | Masaki Iwai | |
| Go Aoki (Fourth) | Hayato Sato (Skip) | Koki Ogiwara | Kazushi Nino | Ayato Sasaki | |
| John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Colin Hufman | |
| Riku Yanagisawa | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Takeru Yamamoto | Satoshi Koizumi | Konosuke Takahashi |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings[7]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
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Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[8][9]
Draw 1
Friday, December 16, 9:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 9 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Draw 2
Friday, December 16, 1:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 3
Friday, December 16, 6:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | X | X | 10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
Draw 4
Saturday, December 17, 9:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 8 |
Draw 5
Saturday, December 17, 1:30 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | X | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
Playoffs
Source:[10]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | 3 | ||||||||
| B2 | 10 | ||||||||
| B2 | 5 | ||||||||
| A2 | 4 | ||||||||
| B1 | 4 | ||||||||
| A2 | 5 | Bronze medal game | |||||||
| A1 | 7 | ||||||||
| B1 | 3 | ||||||||
Semifinals
Saturday, December 17, 6:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
Third place game
Sunday, December 18, 9:00 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Final
Sunday, December 18, 1:30 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[11][6]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerri Einarson | Val Sweeting | Shannon Birchard | Briane Harris | ||
| Satsuki Fujisawa | Chinami Yoshida | Yumi Suzuki | Yurika Yoshida | ||
| Asuka Kanai | Ami Enami | Junko Nishimuro | Mone Ryokawa | ||
| Kim Eun-jung | Kim Kyeong-ae | Kim Cho-hi | Kim Seon-yeong | Kim Yeong-mi | |
| Ikue Kitazawa | Seina Nakajima | Minori Suzuki | Hasumi Ishigooka | Chiaki Matsumura | |
| Honoka Sasaki | Mari Motohashi | Miki Hayashi | Ayuna Aoki | Mayumi Saito | |
| Momoha Tabata | Miku Nihira | Mikoto Nakajima | Ayami Ito | ||
| Sayaka Yoshimura | Yuna Kotani | Kaho Onodera | Anna Ohmiya | Yumie Funayama |
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings[12]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
|
|
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).[13][9]
Draw 1
Friday, December 16, 9:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Briane Harris | 74% | Hasumi Ishigooka | 83% |
| Shannon Birchard | 64% | Minori Suzuki | 65% |
| Val Sweeting | 82% | Seina Nakajima | 67% |
| Kerri Einarson | 59% | Ikue Kitazawa | 85% |
| Total | 70% | Total | 75% |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Draw 2
Friday, December 16, 1:30 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Ohmiya | 78% | Briane Harris | 80% |
| Kaho Onodera | 83% | Shannon Birchard | 81% |
| Yuna Kotani | 66% | Val Sweeting | 75% |
| Sayaka Yoshimura | 68% | Kerri Einarson | 80% |
| Total | 74% | Total | 79% |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Draw 3
Friday, December 16, 6:00 pm
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yurika Yoshida | 86% | Kim Seon-yeong | 77% |
| Yumi Suzuki | 81% | Kim Cho-hi | 84% |
| Chinami Yoshida | 88% | Kim Kyeong-ae | 64% |
| Satsuki Fujisawa | 97% | Kim Eun-jung | 63% |
| Total | 88% | Total | 72% |
Draw 4
Saturday, December 17, 9:00 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | X | 9 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Draw 5
Saturday, December 17, 1:30 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 10 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Playoffs
Source:[14]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | 4 | ||||||||
| B2 | 3 | ||||||||
| A1 | 4 | ||||||||
| B1 | 5 | ||||||||
| B1 | 7 | ||||||||
| A2 | 5 | Bronze medal game | |||||||
| B2 | 4 | ||||||||
| A2 | 7 | ||||||||
Semifinals
Saturday, December 17, 6:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Third place game
Sunday, December 18, 9:00 am
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Final
Sunday, December 18, 6:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Briane Harris | 84% | Kim Seon-yeong | 92% |
| Shannon Birchard | 86% | Kim Cho-hi | 91% |
| Val Sweeting | 84% | Kim Kyeong-ae | 88% |
| Kerri Einarson | 70% | Kim Eun-jung | 86% |
| Total | 81% | Total | 89% |
References
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- "Men's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- "Women's Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- "Past Champions". Karuizawa International Curling Championships. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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- "Teams List". Karuizawa International Curling Championships. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- "Men's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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- "Draw Schedule". Karuizawa International Curling Championships. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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- "Women's Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- "Women's Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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