Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) run at the 2018 Red Deer Curling Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a
5-3 loss to
Jie Mei (Beijing, CHN). of the 2018 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; Yoshimura advanced through the quarterfinals with a
8-6 win over
Amber Holland (Regina, SK). of the 2018 Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Yoshimura finished 4-1 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
's Rhonda Varnes 9-7, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC). Yoshimura responded with a
7-6 win over
Kaitlin Stubbs (Calgary, AB). Yoshimura won
5-4 against
's Un-Chi Gim, then won
9-4 against
Sarah Wark (Chilliwack, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
Yoshimura earned
26.148 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Red Deer Curling Classic. Yoshimura move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 17.122 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 15th overall with
218.609 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Yoshimura ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
164.455 points earned so far this season.
