The 2022
Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic
The Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's curling tour. It is held annually in early August at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. The total purse for the event is ¥ 1,700,000 with the win ...
was held from August 4 to 7 at the
Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in
Sapporo
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. It was the first tour event of the
2022–23 curling season and the first event of the Hokkaido Curling Tour. The total purse for the event is
¥ 1,700,000 on both the men's and women's sides.
In the men's final, the
2022 Korean champions Team
Jeong Byeong-jin
Jeong Byeong-jin (; born October 25, 1996, in Chuncheon
Chuncheon (; ; literally ''spring river''), formerly romanized as Ch'unch'ŏn, is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the north of the country, located in a b ...
defeated the
Yusuke Morozumi rink 7–2 to win the title. Team Jeong, also consisting of
Lee Jeong-jae,
Kim Min-woo and
Kim Tae-hwan went a perfect 5–0 to win the event, finishing first in their pool with a 3–0 record. They then beat the other Korean team skipped by
Jeong Yeong-seok in the semifinal to earn their spot in the final game. Team Morozumi suffered one loss to the Jeong rink in the round robin but were able to defeat Team Hayato Sato in the semifinal to also reach the final. In the third-place game, the Jeong Yeong-seok rink won 5–4 over Team Sato. The eight-team field was rounded out by the
Shinya Abe
is a Japanese curler and curling coach from Sapporo, Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and ext ...
,
Kohsuke Hirata, Masaki Ishikawa and Takumi Maeda rinks.
In the women's final, the defending
Pacific-Asia champions Team
Sayaka Yoshimura bested Team Mayu Minami 5–4. Team Yoshimura, with third
Kaho Onodera
is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the third on the FORTIUS curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in 2015, 2021 and 2025. At the international level, she has represented Japan at four World Women's Curling Ch ...
, second
Anna Ohmiya, lead
Mina Kobayashi and alternate
Yumie Funayama
is a Japanese curler, born April 5, 1978, in Tokoro, Hokkaido as . She is currently the coach of Sayaka Yoshimura's team from Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Career
At age 12, Funayama began curling in her hometown Tokoro, Hokkaido, joining Akiko Katoh ...
dropped their opening game to the
Ikue Kitazawa
is a Japanese curler from Saku, Nagano. She is the skip of the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's ...
rink before winning their next two games to qualify for the playoffs. They then beat the previously undefeated
Ha Seung-youn
Ha Seung-youn (born May 19, 2000) is a South Korean curler from Uijeongbu. She is the skip of the Chuncheon City Hall curling team. While playing with Kim Min-ji, she won a silver medal at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.
Career
...
Korean rink to reach the final. Team Minami qualified for the playoffs with a 1–2 record, but were able to upset the Kitazawa rink in their semifinal. The bronze medal game was won by Team Kitazawa in a 6–2 final over Team Ha. The women's field was rounded out by Teams
Momoha Tabata
is a Japanese curler. She currently throws fourth stones on the Hokkaido Bank curling team. At the international level, Tabata medaled silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics as the third on the Japanese mixed team.
Early life and education
T ...
,
Sae Yamamoto, Miori Nakamura and Honoka Sasaki.
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
Draw 1
''Thursday, August 4, 3:30 pm''
Draw 3
''Friday, August 5, 10:00 am''
Draw 5
''Friday, August 5, 5:00 pm''
Playoffs
Source:
Semifinals
''Saturday, August 6, 1:30 pm''
Third place game
''Sunday, August 7, 10:00 am''
Final
''Sunday, August 7, 10:00 am''
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Round-robin results
All draw times are listed in
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
Draw 2
''Thursday, August 4, 7:00 pm''
Draw 4
''Friday, August 5, 1:30 pm''
Draw 6
''Saturday, August 6, 10:00 am''
Playoffs
Source:
Semifinals
''Saturday, August 6, 5:00 pm''
Third place game
''Sunday, August 7, 4:00 pm''
Final
''Sunday, August 7, 4:00 pm''
Notes
References
External links
Official WebsiteMen's EventWomen's Event
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2022 in Japanese sport
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August 2022 sports events in Japan
International curling competitions hosted by Japan
Sport in Sapporo