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 | |
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Born | 16 January 1985 |
Team | |
Curling club | Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa, JPN |
Skip | Yusuke Morozumi |
Third | Masaki Iwai |
Second | Ryotaro Shukuya |
Lead | Kosuke Morozumi |
Career | |
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
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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 |
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2002–03 | Hiroaki Kashiwagi | Kazuto Yanagizawa | Yoichi Nakasato | Yusuke Morozumi | Keita Satoh | 2003 WJCC |
2003–04 | Yusuke Morozumi | Masahori Satoh | Yoichi Nakasato | Keisaku Fujimaki | Kazuya Kobayashi | 2004 WJCC |
2005–06 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Masahori Satoh | Yoichi Nakasato | Kosuke Morozumi | 2006 PJCC |
2006–07 | Yusuke Morozumi | Masonori Satoh | Yoichi Nakasato | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | ||
Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Masanori Satoh | Tetsuro Shimizu | Ryo Ogihara | 2007 WUG[6] | |
2007–08 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Yuta Matsumura | ||
2008–09 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Keita Satoh | 2008 PCC, 2009 WCC |
2009–10 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Hayato Sato | 2009 PCC |
2010–11 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | ||
2011–12 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | ||
2012–13 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Yoshiro Shimizu | 2012 PCC, 2013 WCC |
2013–14 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Shinya Abe | 2013 PCC, OQE, 2014 WCC |
2014–15 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Yuta Matsumura | 2014 PCC, 2015 WCC |
2015–16 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Kohsuke Hirata / Yasumasa Tanida | 2015 PCC, 2016 WCC |
2016–17 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Kohsuke Hirata | 2016 PCC, 2017 AWG, WCC |
2017–18 | Yusuke Morozumi | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi | Tetsuro Shimizu | Kosuke Morozumi | Kohsuke Hirata | 2017 PCC, 2018 OG |
2019–20[7] | Yusuke Morozumi | Masaki Iwai | Ryotaro Shukuya | Kosuke Morozumi |
Grand Slam record
Key | |
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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 |
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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
- "Karuizawa Town Guidebook 95th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" (PDF). Karuizawa Town. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- http://www.worldcurling.org/owg2018/team-japan-profile
- "Sherrard shines at junior curling worlds". CBC Sports. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- http://cloudfront7.curling.ca/2015worldmen-en/files/2015/03/EYE-OPENER-SUN-ALL.pdf
- "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.
- "Torino Winter Universiade 2007. Result Book: Curling" (PDF). FISU. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "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.
External links
- Yusuke Morozumi on the World Curling Federation database
- Yusuke Morozumi on the World Curling Tour database
- Yusuke Morozumi on the CurlingZone database
- Curlit.com biography