Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) lost
11-3 to
Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN) in the Final of the ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships, held February 12 - 17, 2019 in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Fujisawa won
10-8 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2019 ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships in Sapporo, Japan;
Fujisawa finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa lost
6-5 to
Nakajima, then responded with a
9-3 win over
Kaede Kudo (Tokyo, JPN). Fujisawa won
5-4 against
Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN), then won
17-1 against
Minako Tsuji (Karuizawa, JPN) and
8-1 against
Mayu Natsuizaka (Sapporo, JPN). Fujisawa won
8-2 against
Wakaba Kawamura (Aomori, JPN), then won
9-4 against
Yoshimura and
6-4 against
Aki Goto (Suzuka, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships, Fujisawa take home
30.044 world rankings points. Fujisawa move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 20.995 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 6th overall with
245.760 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Fujisawa ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
245.760 points earned so far this season.
