Yilun Jiang (Beijing, CHN) won
7-2 over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, held August 1 - 4, 2019 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Jiang won
4-1 over
Jie Mei (Beijing, CHN) in the semifinals of the 2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic in Sapporo, Japan;
Jiang finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jiang defeated
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) 5-3, then won
8-6 against
Vlada Rumiantseva (Moscow, RUS). Jiang went on to lose
8-5 against
Fujisawa. Jiang responded with a
7-1 win over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic Championship title, Jiang earned
44.423 world rankings points along with the $12,502CDN first prize cheque, moving up 10 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 18th place overall with
185.131 total points. Jiang ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
44.423 points earned so far this season.
