2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic

2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic
Host city	Sapporo, Japan
Arena	Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium
Dates	August 19–22
Men's winner	Team Matsumura
Curling club	Tokoro CC, Tokoro, Hokkaido
Skip	Yuta Matsumura
Third	Tetsuro Shimizu
Second	Yasumasa Tanida
Lead	Shinya Abe
Alternate	Kosuke Aita
Finalist	Yusuke Morozumi
Women's winner	Team Koana
Curling club	Curlplex Fuji, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Skip	Tori Koana
Third	Yuna Kotani
Second	Mao Ishigaki
Lead	Arisa Kotani
Finalist	Satsuki Fujisawa
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The 2021 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic was held from August 19 to 22 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan.^[1] It was one of the first events of the 2021–22 curling season. The total purse for the event is ¥ 1,700,000 on both the men's and women's sides.^[2][3]

In the men's final, the defending Japanese champions Team Consadole skipped by Yuta Matsumura defeated the Yusuke Morozumi rink TM Karuizawa 7–2. Matsumura and Morozumi also met in the final of the 2020 Japan Curling Championships, with Matsumura winning 6–4 after nine ends. Team Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, also of Karuizawa and the junior team of Takumi Maeda also qualified for the playoffs, with Yamaguchi winning the third place game 7–4 in an extra end.

On the women's side, the Tori Koana rink, representing Fujikyu capped off a perfect 5–0 tournament by defeating Team Loco Solare skipped by Satsuki Fujisawa 5–4 in the final. Despite winning the event, Team Koana was not eligible to compete in the 2021 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials, as it was held in a best-of-five tournament between the Fujisawa rink and 2021 Japanese champions Team Sayaka Yoshimura, representing Hokkaido Bank. 2019 Japanese champions Team Seina Nakajima and Japanese junior champions Team Sae Yamamoto also qualified for the playoffs, with Nakajima taking the third place game by a score of 5–3.