Mao Ishigaki

Mao Ishigaki (石垣 真央, Ishigaki Mao, born 26 November 1991 in Kitami, Hokkaido) is a Japanese curler from Fujiyoshida.

Mao Ishigaki
Curler
Born
石垣真央

(1991-11-26) November 26, 1991
Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Team
Curling clubGRANDIR, Tokyo, Japan
SkipYui Ozeki
ThirdMao Ishigaki
SecondReika Tateda
LeadHinako Sonobe
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances		1 (2018)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Japan
World Junior Curling Championships
2013 Sochi
Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships
2011 Naseby
2012 Jeonju City
2013 Tokoro

Career

Juniors

Ishigaki played lead for the Japanese junior women's team (skipped by Sayaka Yoshimura) from 2011 to 2013 winning three straight Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships in the process. The team finished in 8th place at the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships, 5th place at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships. The team also played in two Winter Universiades while Ishigaki was attending Sapporo International University.[2] The team places fourth in 2011 and 7th in 2013.

Women's

Ishigaki joined the Tori Koana rink in 2016, playing lead for the team. They would represent Japan at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, with Ishigaki playing second on the team.

To begin the 2019-20 curling season, Ishigaki and her team won the Morioka City Women's Memorial Cup and finished runner-up at the 2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker.[3][4]

2023, Ishigaki is a founding member of team GRANDIR in Tokyo.[5]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2010–11[6] Sayaka YoshimuraRina IdaRisa UjiharaMao Ishigaki
2011–12 Sayaka YoshimuraRina IdaRisa UjiharaMao Ishigaki
2012–13 Sayaka YoshimuraRina IdaRisa UjiharaMao Ishigaki
2013–14 Sayaka YoshimuraRina IdaRisa UjiharaMao Ishigaki
2014–15 Yumie FunayamaKotomi IshizakiMao IshigakiNatsuko Ishiyama
2015–16 Rina IdaTamami NaitoMao IshigakiNatsuko Ishiyama
2016–17 Junko Nishimuro (fourth)Tori Koana (skip)Yuna KotaniMao IshigakiKyoka Kuramitsu
2017–18 Tori KoanaYuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa KotaniJunko Nishimuro / Kaho OnoderaWWCC 2018 (10th)
2018–19 Tori KoanaJunko NishimuroMao IshigakiArisa KotaniYuna KotaniCWC (6th)
2019–20 Tori KoanaYuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa Kotani
2020–21 Tori KoanaYuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa Kotani
2021–22 Tori KoanaYuna KotaniMao IshigakiArisa Kotani
2023-24 Yui Ozeki Mao Ishigaki Reika Tateda Hinako Sonobe Haruka Hosoda

Personal life

Ishigaki works as an amusement park employee for Fujikyu Highland Co. Ltd.[7]

References
  1. "Media Guide – 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship" (PDF). Curling Canada. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  2. "Info System: Schedule".
  3. "2019 Morioka City Women's Memorial Cup". Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. "2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  5. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2024-02-06. [The Fujikyu curling club is closed, but I thought I couldn't proceed if I didn't work now, so I decided to play in a different team while working for Fujikyu.
    The team name is Grandir, which means growth in French.]
  6. "Mao Ishigaki past teams". Curling Zone. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  7. 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide
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