Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) run at the 2019 ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships came to an end in the semifinals with a
10-8 loss to
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). of the 2019 ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships in Sapporo, Japan;
Yoshimura finished 5-3 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Minako Tsuji (Karuizawa, JPN) 12-2, then won
11-6 against
Kaede Kudo (Tokyo, JPN) and
8-4 against
Wakaba Kawamura (Aomori, JPN). Yoshimura won
9-1 against
Mayu Natsuizaka (Sapporo, JPN). Yoshimura went on to lose
6-5 against
Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN). Yoshimura responded with a
10-2 win over
Aki Goto (Suzuka, JPN). Yoshimura went on to lose
9-4 against
Fujisawa. Yoshimura lost
9-7 to
Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Yoshimura earned
23.216 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the ZEN-NOH Japan Curling Championships. Yoshimura move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 5.118 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 10th overall with
211.434 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Yoshimura ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
211.434 points earned so far this season.
