Min Ji Kim (gyeongido, KOR) won
6-3 over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Hub International Crown of Curling, held October 14 - 17, 2016 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
5-4 over
Korea's Un-Chi Gim in the semifinals of the 2016 Hub International Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Lindsay Makichuk (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Hub International Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;
Kim finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Marla Mallett (Walnut Grove, BC) 7-3, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Makichuk. Kim responded with a
10-4 win over
Sarah Wark (Chilliwack, BC). Kim went on to lose
8-2 against
Fujisawa. Kim responded with a
6-5 win over
Mallett in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Hub International Crown of Curling Championship title, Kim earned
31.777 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 31 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 65th place overall with
56.840 total points. Kim ranks 39th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
38.273 points earned so far this season.
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