Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) won
7-6 over
Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN) in the Final of the Japan National Championship, held February 9 - 16, 2020 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Japan.
Fujisawa finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa defeated
Yuki Shibuto (Hiroshima, JPN) 10-1, then won
13-2 against
Shiori Fujisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) and
8-2 against
Yumiko Kashiwagi (Karuizawa, JPN). Fujisawa won
9-2 against
Shinobu Aota (Aomori, JPN), then won
8-6 against
Honoka Sasaki (Sapporo, JPN) and
9-6 against
Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN). Fujisawa won
5-4 against
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN). Fujisawa went on to lose
8-7 against
Nakajima in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Japan National Championship Championship title, Fujisawa earned
43.641 world rankings points, remaining in 4th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 11.137 after improving upon their best so far this season. Fujisawa ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
342.872 points earned so far this season.
