2021 Japanese Olympic mixed doubles curling trials

2021 Japanese mixed doubles curling Olympic trials
Host city	Wakkanai, Japan
Arena	Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park
Dates	September 18–20
Winner	Matsumura / Tanida
Female	Chiaki Matsumura
Male	Yasumasa Tanida
Finalist	Yoshida / Matsumura
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The 2021 Japanese mixed doubles curling Olympic trials were held from September 18 to 20 at the Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park in Wakkanai, Japan. ^[1] The winning pair of Chiaki Matsumura and Yasumasa Tanida earned the right to represent Japan at the Olympic Qualification Event where they finished with a 2–4 record, not advancing to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. ^[2]

The event was held in a double round robin format between three teams: the 2020 Japanese Mixed Doubles champions Chiaki Matsumura and the Yasumasa Tanida, the 2021 Japanese Mixed Doubles champions Yurika Yoshida and Yuta Matsumura and the points leaders on the World Curling Tour as of January 1, 2021 Tomoko Takeda and Naomasa Takeda. ^[3] After the round robin, the top two teams advanced to a best-of-three series to determine the champion. ^[4]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: ^[3]

Female	Male	Locale
Chiaki Matsumura	Yasumasa Tanida	Nagano / Sapporo
Tomoko Takeda	Naomasa Takeda	Nayoro
Yurika Yoshida	Yuta Matsumura	Kitami / Sapporo

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Championship Round

Team W L W–L DSC Matsumura / Tanida 3 1 1–1 17.49 Yoshida / Matsumura 3 1 1–1 24.21 Takeda / Takeda 0 4 – 25.26

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). ^{[5] [6]}

Draw 1

Saturday, September 18, 8:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Yoshida / Matsumura	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	10
Takeda / Takeda	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	4

Draw 2

Saturday, September 18, 12:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Takeda / Takeda	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	X	4
Matsumura / Tanida	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	X	7

Draw 3

Saturday, September 18, 16:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Matsumura / Tanida	2	3	3	0	1	0	X	X	9
Yoshida / Matsumura	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	2

Draw 4

Sunday, September 19, 8:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Takeda / Takeda	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	1
Yoshida / Matsumura	2	1	2	0	4	1	X	X	10

Draw 5

Sunday, September 19, 12:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Matsumura / Tanida	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	7
Takeda / Takeda	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	6

Draw 6

Sunday, September 19, 16:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Yoshida / Matsumura	3	0	0	2	0	1	1	X	7
Matsumura / Tanida	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Championship Round

	Best-of-three
	1	Matsumura / Tanida	7	8	X
	2	Yoshida / Matsumura	5	7	X

Game 1

Monday, September 20, 10:30

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Matsumura / Tanida	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	X	7
Yoshida / Matsumura	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	X	5

Game 2

Monday, September 20, 15:30

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Matsumura / Tanida	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	8
Yoshida / Matsumura	1	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	7

See also

• 2021 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials

References

1. "Japan Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Trials". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
2. "Finland complete come-back to secure play-off spot". World Curling Federation. December 8, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
3. "TEAMS 出場チーム (PARTICIPATING TEAMS)". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2022.
4. "Japan National Team Match" (PDF). Japan Curling Association. September 1, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
5. "試合結果 (RESULTS)". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2022.
6. "Results". Japan Curling Association. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

External links

• Official Website