Kitazawa Runner-Up at 2022 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel

Nagano, Japan

SKIP
Ikue
Kitazawa

Third
Seina
Nakajima

Second
Minori
Suzuki

Lead
Hasumi
Ishigooka

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	11.49
PA/G:	4.68
Hammer Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Efficiency:	0.50

Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) lost 7-6 to Kristen Ryan (Maple Ridge, BC) in the Final of the Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel, held October 14 - 16, 2022 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won 7-0 over Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals of the 2022 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won 9-3 over Shiella Cowan (New Westminister, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;

Kitazawa finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated Shawna Jensen (Greater Vancouver, BC) 8-0, then won 11-1 against Donna Mychaluk (Langley, BC) and 7-4 against Cowan. Kitazawa went on to lose 7-6 against Reese-Hansen in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel, Kitazawa take home 11.000 world rankings points along with the $2,600CDN prize. For week 11 of the event schedule, Kitazawa did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 16th to 17th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 116.650 total points. Kitazawa ranks 9th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 75.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	46	24	0	0.657	12-1	7-6	1-2	0-0	0-2

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	507	474	306	9.35	6.04	3.31	5.31	3.93	1.76	1.54	0.77

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	233	303	74	19	13-0	20-6	60-9	1.30	0.32	0.43	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	274	171	232	20	5-1	8-20	31-43	0.62	0.85	0.56	0.39

2022: Kristen Ryan
Kristen Ryan, Megan Yamamoto, Kirsten Fox, Dawn Mesana
Maple Ridge, BC
2019: Corryn Brown
Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley Klymchuk
Kamloops, BC
2018: Sarah Wark
Sarah Wark, Kristen Pilote, Carley Sandwith-Craig, Michelle Dunn
Chilliwack, BC
2017: Victoria Moiseeva
Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Guzieva, Julia Portunova
St. Petersburg, RUS
2016: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Ying Yang
HARBIN, CHN
2008: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2007: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons, Michelle Allen
Kelowna, BC
2006: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey Matson
Saskatoon, SK
2005: Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey, Jill Thurston, Cherie-Ann Sheppard, Carey Burgess
Winnipeg, MB
2004: Kelley Law
Kelley Law, Jody Maskiewich, Marla Mallett, Sherry Fraser
Coquitlam, BC
2003: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2002: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2001: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB
2000: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB

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