Masaki Iwai Explained

Masaki Iwai
Birth Date:31 July 1985
Birth Place:Hyogo Prefecture, Japan[1]
Skip:Yusuke Morozumi
Third:Yuta Matsumura
Second:Ryotaro Shukuya
Lead:Masaki Iwai
Alternate:Kosuke Morozumi
World Championship Appearances:1
Pacific Championship Appearances:1

is a Japanese curler from Takarazuka, Hyōgo.

After winning the 2018 Japanese curling championship,[2] Iwai skipped the Japan national team at the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship. Iwai threw third stones on the team which also consisted of fourth Go Aoki, second Ruyotaro Shukuya and lead Yutaka Aoyama. Iwai led the team to a 3-9 round robin record, an 11th-place finish.

Iwai began the 2018-19 curling season by winning the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic,[3] his first World Curling Tour event win.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.curlingworldcup.com/players/masaki-iwai
  2. https://curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=5266 CurlingZone
  3. https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=5338 CurlingZone