Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) won
9-5 over
Touri Koana (Yamanashi, JPN) in the Final of the Japan Curling Championships, held February 7 - 13, 2016 in Aomori, Japan.
Fujisawa finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa defeated
Japan's Misaki Tanaka 11-4, then won
6-5 against
Koana and
11-3 against
Japan's Mizuki Kitaguchi. Fujisawa won
13-1 against
Emi Sato (Kyoto, JPN), then won
6-5 against
Natsuki Saito (Aomori, JPN) and
6-3 against
Rina Ida (Sapporo, JPN). Fujisawa went on to lose
7-4 against
Ayumi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JPN). Fujisawa responded with a
7-3 win over
Sena Nakajima (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Japan Curling Championships Championship title, Fujisawa earned
19.751 world rankings points. Fujisawa move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 18.137 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 32nd overall with
151.616 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Fujisawa ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
102.883 points earned so far this season.
