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Kenji Tomabechi
is a Japanese curler. At the national level, he is a four-time Japan mixed doubles champion curler (2007, 2011, 2012, 2015). Teams and events Men's Mixed doubles Personal life His wife, Michiko Tomabechi is also a competitive curler. Together, they are four time national mixed doubles champions, and they have played four times in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers. History The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's m ... for Japan. References External links * 1978 births Living people Japanese male curlers Japanese curling champions Place of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Tomabechi
Michiko Tomabechi (born 29 January 1980) is a Japanese curler. Career Tomabechi competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with the Japanese team. In 2013, she was part of the bronze-winning team at the Pacific-Asia Championship in Shanghai. Her husband, Kenji Tomabechi is also a competitive curler, they had become the national champion four times in mixed doubles, and they have played four times in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers. History The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's m ... as Japan representatives. References External links * 1980 births Living people Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Japanese curling champions Japanese female curlers Olympic curlers for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-curling-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The Japan Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed doubles curling in Japan. It has been held annually since the 2007–2008 season, organized by the Japan Curling Association (JCA). The winners get to represent Japan at the . (look at 3rd part "日本ミックスダブルスカーリング選手権" – "Japan Mixed Doubles Curling Championship") The first three championships (2007, 2008, 2009) were held in December, since then they have been held in February or March. List of champions and medallists Team line-ups shows in order: man, woman, ''coach'' (if exists).Medal record for curlers References See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ''rocks'', across the ice ''curling sheet'' toward the ''house'', a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a ''game''; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each ''end'', which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones once. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. The player can induce a curved path, described as ''curl'', by causing the stone to slowly rotate as it slides. The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Men's Curling Championships
The Japan Curling Championships ('' ja, 日本カーリング選手権'') are the annual Japanese men's and women's curling championships, organized by the Japan Curling Association (JCA). The winners get to represent Japan at the men's and women's World Curling Championships and the next season's Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. Summary Qualification The following teams have the right to participate to this championship. ; In 2019 (2018–2019 season) * Last year's winners and runner-up teams. * Teams represented Japan at 2018 Winter Olympics. * Teams that won the regional championships (top 3 of Hokkaido, 1 of Tohoku, 1 of Kanto, 1 of Chubu and 1 of Western Japan). ; After 2020 (after 2019–2020 season) * Last year's winners and runner-up teams. * Top ranked teams in top 50 on WCT ranking at end of last October (without last year's winners and runner-up teams). * Teams that won the regional championships (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu and Western Japan). * Winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Taira
Michiko Tomabechi (born 29 January 1980) is a Japanese curler. Career Tomabechi competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with the Japanese team. In 2013, she was part of the bronze-winning team at the Pacific-Asia Championship in Shanghai. Her husband, Kenji Tomabechi is also a competitive curler, they had become the national champion four times in mixed doubles, and they have played four times in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers. History The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's m ... as Japan representatives. References External links * 1980 births Living people Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Japanese curling champions Japanese female curlers Olympic curlers for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-curling-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers. History The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's mixed doubles team of Irene Schori and Toni Müller dominated the 2008 and 2009 championships and appeared in the first three worlds. At the 2010 Worlds, Russia won its first ever world curling title by defeating New Zealand, also first-time curling medalists. Russia did not successfully defend its world title, however, as they were defeated in the final of the 2011 Worlds by Switzerland, who won its third championship in four years. Switzerland then defended its title the next year, earning its fourth gold medal with a win over Sweden. In 2013, Hungary won their first world curling title after defeating Sweden in the final. The 2020 event was cancelled on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualification From its creation in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Births
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Living People
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Japanese Male Curlers
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Japanese Curling Champions
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies ( Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japan ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
