PLAYER TO WATCH | Manabu Matsumura

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“BLUEROSE presents Yokohama Open 2026” — a series introducing the players to watch who will compete there.
Our fifth featured player is Manabu Matsumura!

[Name]

Manabu Matsumura(松村学)

[Nickname]

Mappy

[Major results]

2014 Kansai Open: Joint 3rd
2016 Grand Prix East, Stage 3: Joint 5th
2017 Grand Prix East, Stage 4: Runner-up
2018 Grand Prix East, Stage 4: Joint 5th
2019 Grand Prix East, Stage 2: Joint 5th
2022 Grand Prix East, Stage 5: Joint 3rd
2024 Grand Prix East, Stage 1: Joint 5th
2024 Grand Prix East, Stage 5: Joint 5th
2024 Grand Prix East, Stage 6: Joint 5th
2025 Grand Prix East, Stage 6: Joint 5th

[Cues]

• Playing cue: Zen custom cue

• Break cue: OROCHI #Break Pro

• Jump cue: OROCHI #jump pro

[Tips]

• Playing cue: Navigator Σ (Sigma) M
• Break cue: NAVIGATOR HEARTBEAT
• Jump cue: NAVIGATOR HEARTBEAT

[SNS]

• Facebook

[Home hall]

• Billiards Cafe Tres
• Blackies

[Sponsors]

[Message from the player]

I’m truly glad to see a tournament like this held on home ground. At the same time, I hope all of us players will pull together and fire things up with hard-fought matches, so the tournament catches the eye of corporate sponsors and can keep going!

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