| 2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic | |
| Host City: | Sapporo, Japan |
| Arena: | Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium |
| Dates: | August 19–22 |
| Men's Winner: | Team Matsumura |
| Curling Club: | Tokoro CC, Tokoro, Hokkaido |
| Skip: | Yuta Matsumura |
| Third: | Tetsuro Shimizu |
| Second: | Yasumasa Tanida |
| Lead: | Shinya Abe |
| Alternate: | Kosuke Aita |
| Finalist: | Yusuke Morozumi |
| Women's Winner: | Team Koana |
| Curling Club2: | Curlplex Fuji, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi |
| Skip2: | Tori Koana |
| Third2: | Yuna Kotani |
| Second2: | Mao Ishigaki |
| Lead2: | Arisa Kotani |
| Finalist2: | Satsuki Fujisawa |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic was held from August 19 to 22 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan.[1] It was one of the first events of the 2021–22 curling season. The total purse for the event is ¥ 1,700,000 on both the men's and women's sides.[2] [3]
In the men's final, the defending Japanese champions Team Consadole skipped by Yuta Matsumura defeated the Yusuke Morozumi rink TM Karuizawa 7–2. Matsumura and Morozumi also met in the final of the 2020 Japan Curling Championships, with Matsumura winning 6–4 after nine ends. Team Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, also of Karuizawa and the junior team of Takumi Maeda also qualified for the playoffs, with Yamaguchi winning the third place game 7–4 in an extra end.
On the women's side, the Tori Koana rink, representing Fujikyu capped off a perfect 5–0 tournament by defeating Team Loco Solare skipped by Satsuki Fujisawa 5–4 in the final. Despite winning the event, Team Koana was not eligible to compete in the 2021 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials, as it was held in a best-of-five tournament between the Fujisawa rink and 2021 Japanese champions Team Sayaka Yoshimura, representing Hokkaido Bank. 2019 Japanese champions Team Seina Nakajima and Japanese junior champions Team Sae Yamamoto also qualified for the playoffs, with Nakajima taking the third place game by a score of 5–3.
The teams are listed as follows:[4] [5]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryota Meguro | Syunta Kobayashi | Kitami | ||||
| Takanori Hirano | Kenji Takamatsu | Yutaro Kasai | Tasuya Yokota | Sapporo | ||
| Takumi Maeda | Uryu Kamikawa | Hiroki Maeda | Asei Nakahara | Kitami | ||
| Kosuke Aita | Kitami | |||||
| Karuizawa | ||||||
| Go Aoki (Fourth) | Hayato Sato (Skip) | Kei Kamada | Kazushi Nino | Ayato Sasaki | Sapporo | |
| Sota Tsuruga | Haruto Ouchi | Takuto Ouchi | Naoki Kanazawa | Daishi Ikezaki | Sapporo | |
| Karuizawa |
Final Round Robin Standings[6]
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All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time .[7] [8]
Thursday, August 19, 3:30 pm
Friday, August 20, 10:00 am
Friday, August 20, 5:00 pm
Source:[9]
Saturday, August 21, 1:30 pm
Sunday, August 22, 10:00 am
Sunday, August 22, 10:00 am
The teams are listed as follows:[10] [5]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotomi Ishizaki | Kitami | |||||
| Karuizawa | ||||||
| Fujiyoshida | ||||||
| Yako Matsuzawa | Miki Hayashi | Mayumi Saito | Ayumi Aoki | Kitami | ||
| Ikue Kitazawa (Fourth) | Seina Nakajima (Skip) | Minori Suzuki | Karuizawa | |||
| Miku Nihira | Mikoto Nakajima | Honoka Sasaki | Sapporo | |||
| Miyu Ueno (Fourth) | Sae Yamamoto (Skip) | Karuizawa | ||||
| Momoha Tabata | Sapporo |
Final Round Robin Standings[11]
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All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time .[12] [8]
Thursday, August 19, 7:00 pm
Friday, August 20, 1:30 pm
Saturday, August 21, 10:00 am
Source:[13]
Saturday, August 21, 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 22, 4:00 pm
Sunday, August 22, 4:00 pm