Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost
8-2 to
Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS) in the Final of the Medicine Hat Charity Classic, held October 18 - 21, 2013 at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
8-2 over
Michele Jaggi (Bern, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2013 Medicine Hat Charity Classic in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Nagano, JPN) in the quarterfinals.
Yoshimura finished 4-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura lost
10-6 to
Tiffany Game (Edmonton, AB), then responded with a
8-2 win over
Brett Barber (Biggar, SK). Yoshimura won
7-4 against
Lisa Johnson (Spruce Grove, AB), then won
8-3 against
Amy Nixon (Calgary, AB). Yoshimura went on to lose
8-4 against
Sidorova. Yoshimura responded with a
7-1 win over
Kelly Wood (Swift Current, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Medicine Hat Charity Classic, Yoshimura take home
6.265 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize, moving up 32 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 64th place overall with
12.515 total points. Yoshimura ranks 47th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
6.265 points earned so far this season.
