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Yusuke Morozumi
Japanese curler
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] He currently coaches the Chubu Electric Power Curling Team.
| Yusuke Morozumi | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985 (age 39) |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa, JPN |
| Skip | Yusuke Morozumi |
| Third | Yuta Matsumura |
| Second | Ryotaro Shukuya |
| Lead | Masaki Iwai |
| Alternate | Kosuke Morozumi |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Japan |
| World Championship appearances | 6 (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 10 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2018) |
Medal record | |
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.
Morozumi is married and works as a sports instructor.[4] He is a graduate of Kanazawa University.[5] He has three children.[6]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[7] | |
| 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[8] | Yusuke Morozumi | Masaki Iwai | Ryotaro Shukuya | Kosuke Morozumi | ||
| 2020–21 | Yusuke Morozumi | Masaki Iwai | Ryotaro Shukuya | Kosuke Morozumi | ||
| 2021–22 | Yusuke Morozumi | Masaki Iwai | Ryotaro Shukuya | Kosuke Morozumi | 2021 PCC | |
| 2022–23 | Yusuke Morozumi | Yuta Matsumura | Ryotaro Shukuya | Kosuke Morozumi | Masaki Iwai | |
| 2023–24 | Yusuke Morozumi | Yuta Matsumura | Ryotaro Shukuya | Kosuke Morozumi | Masaki Iwai |
| 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 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Challenge | N/A | N/A | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A | N/A | DNP | T2 |
| The National | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Champions Cup | N/A | N/A | DNP | Q | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A |
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- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "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.
- "2022 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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- "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.
