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] He currently coaches the Chubu Electric Power Curling Team.

Yusuke Morozumi
Curler
Born (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985
Karuizawa, Nagano[1]
Team
Curling clubKaruizawa CC,
Karuizawa, JPN
SkipYusuke Morozumi
ThirdYuta Matsumura
SecondRyotaro Shukuya
LeadKosuke Morozumi
AlternateMasaki Iwai
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
Men's Curling
Representing  Japan
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sapporo
Pacific-Asia Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Uiseong
Silver medal – second place 2008 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2009 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 2012 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 2014 Karuizawa
Silver medal – second place 2015 Almaty
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Erina
Pacific-Asia Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 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] He has three children.[6]

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[7]
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[8] Yusuke MorozumiMasaki IwaiRyotaro ShukuyaKosuke Morozumi
2020–21 Yusuke MorozumiMasaki IwaiRyotaro ShukuyaKosuke Morozumi
2021–22 Yusuke MorozumiMasaki IwaiRyotaro ShukuyaKosuke Morozumi2021 PCC
2022–23 Yusuke MorozumiYuta MatsumuraRyotaro ShukuyaKosuke MorozumiMasaki Iwai
2023–24 Yusuke MorozumiYuta MatsumuraRyotaro ShukuyaKosuke MorozumiMasaki Iwai

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 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

References
  1. "Karuizawa Town Guidebook 95th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" (PDF). Karuizawa Town. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  2. "PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games - Japan teams celebrating Olympic qualification after 20 years". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  3. "Sherrard shines at junior curling worlds". CBC Sports. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  4. "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)
  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. "2022 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. "Torino Winter Universiade 2007. Result Book: Curling" (PDF). FISU. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  8. "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.
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