Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN) lost
7-6 to
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Japan National Championship, held February 9 - 16, 2020 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Nakajima won
10-4 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2020 Japan National Championship in Karuizawa, Japan, Japan;
Nakajima finished 8-0 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nakajima defeated
Shinobu Aota (Aomori, JPN) 8-1, then won
14-3 against
Yuki Shibuto (Hiroshima, JPN) and
8-5 against
Yumiko Kashiwagi (Karuizawa, JPN). Nakajima won
8-1 against
Yoshimura, then won
11-0 against
Shiori Fujisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) and
11-4 against
Honoka Sasaki (Sapporo, JPN). Nakajima won
8-4 against
Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN), then won
8-7 against
Fujisawa in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Japan National Championship, Nakajima take home
32.003 world rankings points. Nakajima move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 24.972 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with
167.910 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Nakajima ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
167.910 points earned so far this season.
