Matsumura, Jiang win Hokkaido Bank Classic
Japan’s Team Yuta Matsumura was victorious on home ice at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic.
Matsumura, the reigning Pacific-Asia champion, defeated Team Scott McDonald of Kingston, Ont., 7-2 in the men’s final Sunday.
Saskatoon’s Team Kirk Muyres topped Team SooHyuk Kim of South Korea 7-3 in the bronze-medal match.
Meanwhile, China’s Team Yilun Jiang beat Japan’s Team Satsuki Fujisawa 7-2 in the women’s final while China’s Team Jie Mei clipped Team Tracy Fleury of East St. Paul, Man., 7-5.