Ayumi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JPN) lost
5-3 to
Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN) in the Final of the Japan Curling Championship, held January 29 - February 4, 2018 in Hokkaido, Japan.
Ogasawara finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ogasawara defeated
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) 9-1, then won
11-2 against
Miwako Tatsudan (Hiroshima, JPN) and
9-4 against
Natsuko Ishiyama (Hokkaio, JPN). Ogasawara went on to lose
5-4 against
Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN). Ogasawara responded with a
7-6 win over
Koana. Ogasawara won
6-3 against
Akemi Fujii (Nayoro, JPN), then won
8-7 against
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) and
7-2 against
Momoka Iwase (Hokkaido, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Japan Curling Championship, Ogasawara take home
13.324 world rankings points, remaining in 36th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 10.96 after improving upon their best so far this season. Ogasawara ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
106.574 points earned so far this season.
