Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) lost
10-3 to
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 14 - 17, 2017 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Matsumura won
6-3 over
Ayumi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2017 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan; and won
5-3 over
Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggi-do, KOR) in the quarterfinals.
Matsumura finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated
Mayu Natsuizaka (Sapporo, JPN) 4-2, then won
5-3 against
Alina Paetz (Zurich, SUI). Matsumura went on to lose
7-4 against
Gim. Matsumura lost
6-2 to
Eve Muirhead (Perth , SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Karuizawa International, Matsumura take home
36.338 world rankings points along with the $6,853CDN prize, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 42nd place overall with
151.599 total points. Matsumura ranks 45th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
63.767 points earned so far this season.
