Karuizawa International Teams Announced
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) wins prelimnary round game at the Karuizawa International, defeating Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN) 7-1Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) wins the bronze medal game, defeating Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) 9-3 at the Karuizawa Curling Club in Karuizawa, JapanGushue with Mark Nichols at third, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker on the front end take home the $7,339CDN first place cheque along with 26.250 world ranking points, while Sato receives $3,670CDN and 19.250 world ranking points for their second place finish.
Starting with hammer, Gushue blanked the first 2 ends, got on the board scoring 1 in the third end., then added a steal of 2 in the fourth end. Sato scored a single in the fifth end to trail 3-1, Gushue responded in the sixth end scoring 2. then added a steal of 2 in the seventh endStarting with hammer, Edin scored 1 in the first end, then forced Morozumi to a single in the second end. Edin scored 3 in the third end, Morozumi responded in the fourth end scoring 2. Edin scored 3 in the fifth end, then added a steal of 2 in the sixth end for the 9-3 win.
In the semifinals, Gushue defeated Edin 6-4 and Sato defeated Morozumi 5-2. Edin won $1,835CDN, while Morozumi won $917CDN along 10.500 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. .
Gushue finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR) 6-2, then won 9-2 against Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) and 7-4 against Morozumi in their final qualifying round match.
Starting with hammer, Gushue blanked the first 2 ends, got on the board scoring 1 in the third end., then added a steal of 2 in the fourth end. Sato scored a single in the fifth end to trail 3-1, Gushue responded in the sixth end scoring 2. then added a steal of 2 in the seventh endStarting with hammer, Edin scored 1 in the first end, then forced Morozumi to a single in the second end. Edin scored 3 in the third end, Morozumi responded in the fourth end scoring 2. Edin scored 3 in the fifth end, then added a steal of 2 in the sixth end for the 9-3 win.
In the semifinals, Gushue defeated Edin 6-4 and Sato defeated Morozumi 5-2. Edin won $1,835CDN, while Morozumi won $917CDN along 10.500 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. .
Gushue finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR) 6-2, then won 9-2 against Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) and 7-4 against Morozumi in their final qualifying round match.