Yusuke Morozumi

Yusuke Morozumi (両角 友佑, Morozumi Yusuke, born January 16, 1985 in Nagano) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. He skipped the Japanese men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]

Yusuke Morozumi
Curler
Born (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985
Karuizawa, Nagano[1]
Team
Curling clubKaruizawa CC,
Karuizawa, JPN
SkipYusuke Morozumi
ThirdMasaki Iwai
SecondRyotaro Shukuya
LeadKosuke Morozumi
Career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances		6 (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		9 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2018)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Japan
Asian Winter Games
2017 Sapporo
Pacific-Asia Championships
2016 Uiseong
2008 Naseby
2009 Karuizawa
2012 Naseby
2013 Shanghai
2014 Karuizawa
2015 Almaty
2017 Erina
Pacific-Asia Junior Championships
2006 Beijing

Curling career

Yusuke Morozumi was the skip of the Japanese team at the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships,[3] placing 9th.

In 2008, by finishing 2nd at the Pacific Curling Championships he and his team qualified for the 2009 World Men's Curling Championships, finishing 10th overall. Since then, he has skipped Japan at the 2013 (11th place), 2014 (5th), 2015 (6th), 2016 (4th) and 2017 (7th) World Championships. In total, he has played in 9 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (as of 2017), with his best finish coming at the 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships where he captured gold.

Morozumi skipped the Japanese team which also included Tetsuro Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Kosuke Morozumi and Kohsuke Hirata at the 2018 Winter Olympics. There, he led his team to a 4-5 record, in 8th place overall.

Personal life

Morozumi is married and works as a sports instructor.[4] He is a graduate of Kanazawa University.[5]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2002–03 Hiroaki KashiwagiKazuto YanagizawaYoichi NakasatoYusuke MorozumiKeita Satoh2003 WJCC
2003–04 Yusuke MorozumiMasahori SatohYoichi NakasatoKeisaku FujimakiKazuya Kobayashi2004 WJCC
2005–06 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiMasahori SatohYoichi NakasatoKosuke Morozumi2006 PJCC
2006–07 Yusuke MorozumiMasonori SatohYoichi NakasatoTsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiMasanori SatohTetsuro ShimizuRyo Ogihara2007 WUG[6]
2007–08 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuYuta Matsumura
2008–09 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiKeita Satoh2008 PCC, 2009 WCC
2009–10 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiHayato Sato2009 PCC
2010–11 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke Morozumi
2011–12 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke Morozumi
2012–13 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiYoshiro Shimizu2012 PCC, 2013 WCC
2013–14 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiShinya Abe2013 PCC, OQE, 2014 WCC
2014–15 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiYuta Matsumura2014 PCC, 2015 WCC
2015–16 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiKohsuke Hirata / Yasumasa Tanida2015 PCC, 2016 WCC
2016–17 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiKohsuke Hirata2016 PCC, 2017 AWG, WCC
2017–18 Yusuke MorozumiTsuyoshi YamaguchiTetsuro ShimizuKosuke MorozumiKohsuke Hirata2017 PCC, 2018 OG
2019–20[7] Yusuke MorozumiMasaki IwaiRyotaro ShukuyaKosuke Morozumi

Grand Slam record
Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP
Canadian Open DNP DNP DNP DNP
The National Q DNP DNP DNP
Players' Championships DNP DNP DNP DNP
Champions Cup N/A N/A DNP Q

References
  1. "Karuizawa Town Guidebook 95th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" (PDF). Karuizawa Town. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  2. http://www.worldcurling.org/owg2018/team-japan-profile
  3. "Sherrard shines at junior curling worlds". CBC Sports. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  4. http://cloudfront7.curling.ca/2015worldmen-en/files/2015/03/EYE-OPENER-SUN-ALL.pdf
  5. "両角 友佑 (カーリング) - 平昌オリンピック2018" [Yusuke Morozumi (Curling) - Pyeongchang Olympic 2018]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  6. "Torino Winter Universiade 2007. Result Book: Curling" (PDF). FISU. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  7. "カーリング男子「TM軽井沢」が発足" [Men's Curling, "TM Karuizawa" is Launched]. Kawuizawa web (in Japanese). Karuizawa Newspaper, Inc. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.