2011 Karuizawa International Curling Championship
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The 2011 Karuizawa International Curling Championship
was held from January 26-30 at the SCAP Karuizawa Arena in Karuizawa, Japan
. The bonspiel featured eight men's and women's teams (five foreign teams and three Japanese teams) playing in a round robin format. The top four teams of each gender played in a single-elimination round to determine the winners.
Karuizawa International Curling Championship
The Karuizawa International Curling Championship is a curling bonspiel held annually since the Olympic Games in Nagano at the SCAP Karuizawa Arena in Kariuzawa, Japan. The bonspiel is held to commemorate the curling event at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the first official curling event in the Olympic...
was held from January 26-30 at the SCAP Karuizawa Arena in Karuizawa, Japan
Karuizawa, Nagano
is a town located in Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan.As of January 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 17,833 and has a total area of ....
. The bonspiel featured eight men's and women's teams (five foreign teams and three Japanese teams) playing in a round robin format. The top four teams of each gender played in a single-elimination round to determine the winners.
Teams
| Regions | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | |
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| Foreign Berths |
Ted Appelman Ted Appelman Ted Appelman is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. A former skip, he currently plays second for Randy Ferbey.Appelman has made most of his successes to date as a skip, during the 2008-09 curling season and the 2009-10 curling season. His team was invited to participate in the 2009 Canada... |
Tom Appelman | Brendan Melnyk | Brandon Klassen | Adam Enright Adam Enright Adam Enright is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a former alternate for Kevin Martin's rink with whom he won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics as well as wins at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier and the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship.Currently, Enright plays third for Tom Appelman's... |
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| Joakim Suther | Henrik Holth | Jan Erik Hansen Jan Erik Hansen Jan Erik Hansen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1964, where he placed tenth with the Norwegian team.-References:... |
Eirik Kristensen | |||
| Tyler George Tyler George Tyler George is an American curler. He was a member of the defending American national championship team.... |
Christopher Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Phill Drobnick Phill Drobnick Phill Drobnick is an American curler who has been involved with curling since 1986.Drobnick started coaching the Chris Plys junior rink in the fall of 2006... |
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| Dong Keun Lee | Soo Hyuk Kim | Tae Hwan Kim | Yoon Hoo Nam | |||
| Ji Yansong | Chen Luan | Li Guangxu | Liang Shuming | |||
| Japanese Berths |
National Team | Yusuke Morozumi Yusuke Morozumi Yusuke Morozumi is a Japanese curler from the Karuizawa Curling Club.In 2008, by finishing 2nd at the Pacific Curling Championships he and his team qualified for the 2009 World Men's Curling Championships.- Teams :... |
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Aioi, Hyōgo and 1978 graduate of the faculty of law at the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979 and received a Ph.D from SAIS at The Johns... |
Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | |
| Selection Team | Hiroshi Tsuruga | Yuki Hayashi | Tsuyoshi Wakabayashi | Eiji Obata | Masatoshi Fukuoka | |
 Nagano Selection Team |
Nagao Tsuchiya | Yoshiike Yamato | Keita Sato | Yuichi Kajiwara | Motoaki Kimoto |
Standings
| Region | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Appelman Ted Appelman Ted Appelman is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. A former skip, he currently plays second for Randy Ferbey.Appelman has made most of his successes to date as a skip, during the 2008-09 curling season and the 2009-10 curling season. His team was invited to participate in the 2009 Canada... |
6 | 1 | |
| Dong Keun Lee | 6 | 1 | |
| Tyler George Tyler George Tyler George is an American curler. He was a member of the defending American national championship team.... |
5 | 2 | |
| Yusuke Morozumi Yusuke Morozumi Yusuke Morozumi is a Japanese curler from the Karuizawa Curling Club.In 2008, by finishing 2nd at the Pacific Curling Championships he and his team qualified for the 2009 World Men's Curling Championships.- Teams :... |
4 | 3 | |
| Selection | Hiroshi Tsuruga | 3 | 4 |
| Ji Yansong | 2 | 5 | |
| Nagano Selection |
Nagao Tsuchiya | 1 | 5 |
| Joakim Suther | 0 | 6 |
Draw 1
Wednesday, January 26, 13:00Draw 2
Wednesday, January 26, 16:15Draw 3
Wednesday, January 26, 19:30Draw 4
Thursday, January 27, 9:00Draw 5
Thursday, January 27, 12:15Draw 6
Thursday, January 27, 15:30Draw 7
Thursday, January 27, 18:45Draw 8
Friday, January 28, 9:00Draw 9
Friday, January 28, 12:15Draw 10
Friday, January 28, 15:30Draw 11
Friday, January 28, 18:45Draw 12
Saturday, January 29, 8:00Draw 13
Saturday, January 29, 11:15Draw 14
Saturday, January 29, 14:30Playoffs
Semifinals
Sunday, January 30, 9:00Gold Medal Final
Sunday, January 30, 13:00Bronze Medal Final
Sunday, January 30, 13:00Teams
| Regions | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | |
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| Foreign Berths |
Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (curler) Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:... |
Kaitlyn Lawes Kaitlyn Lawes Kaitlyn Lawes is a Canadian curler born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a two-time Canadian junior champion... |
Jill Officer Jill Officer Jill Officer is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Officer plays second for the 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion teams skipped by Jennifer Jones. She currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her husband Devlin Hinchey.Officer has played with Jones since... |
Dawn Askin Dawn Askin Dawn Askin is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for Jennifer Jones.... |
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| Ditte Karlsson | Mikael Törnkvist | Frida Lideberg | Joanna Lindahl | |||
| Patti Lank Patti Lank Patti Lank is an American curler from Lewiston, New York.-Career:Patti Lank began curling at the age of eleven and competed at her first US National Championships in 1994 and her team placed fourth. She has since gone on to compete in fifteen National Championships. In March 2010 she will compete... |
Caitlin Moraldo | Jessica Schultz Jessica Schultz Jessica Schultz is an American curler from Richfield, Minnesota. She currently plays lead for Erika Brown... |
Christina Schwartz | |||
| Kim Ji Suk | Jeong Jin Sook | Kang You Ri | Park Min Hee | |||
| Liu Jinli Liu Jinli Liu Jinli is an internationally elite curler from China.She curls out of the club in Heilongjiang and is currently a member of the Chinese National Team.... |
Huang Sining | Zheng Chunmei | Zhang Xindi Zhang Xindi Zhang Xindi is a Chinese curler.She was alternate for the Chinese team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
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| Japanese Berths |
National Team | Satsuki Fujisawa | Miyo Ichikawa | Emi Shimizu | Miyuki Sato | |
| Selection Team | Kai Tsuchiya | Mina Ichibori | Kie Igarashi | Erika Otani | Mikiko Tsuchiya | |
| Nagano Selection Team |
Nagisa Matsumara | Yukako Tsuchiya | Aiko Iwasaki | Mitsuki Sato | Chiemi Kameyama |
Standings
| Region | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (curler) Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:... |
7 | 0 | |
| Patti Lank Patti Lank Patti Lank is an American curler from Lewiston, New York.-Career:Patti Lank began curling at the age of eleven and competed at her first US National Championships in 1994 and her team placed fourth. She has since gone on to compete in fifteen National Championships. In March 2010 she will compete... |
6 | 1 | |
| Satsuki Fujisawa | 4 | 3 | |
| Kim Ji Suk | 3 | 4 | |
| Liu Jinli Liu Jinli Liu Jinli is an internationally elite curler from China.She curls out of the club in Heilongjiang and is currently a member of the Chinese National Team.... |
3 | 4 | |
| Selection | Kai Tsuchiya | 2 | 5 |
| Ditte Karlsson | 2 | 5 | |
| Nagano Selection |
Nagisa Matsumara | 1 | 6 |