Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) run at the 2020 Japan National Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a
10-4 loss to
Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN). of the 2020 Japan National Championship in Karuizawa, Japan, Japan;
Yoshimura finished 6-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN) 6-5, then won
8-4 against
Shinobu Aota (Aomori, JPN) and
9-3 against
Honoka Sasaki (Sapporo, JPN). Yoshimura went on to lose
8-1 against
Nakajima. Yoshimura responded with a
12-1 win over
Yuki Shibuto (Hiroshima, JPN). Yoshimura won
9-4 against
Shiori Fujisawa (Karuizawa, JPN). Yoshimura went on to lose
5-4 against
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Yoshimura responded with a
9-4 win over
Yumiko Kashiwagi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Yoshimura earned
24.730 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Japan National Championship. For week 30 of the event schedule, Yoshimura did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Yoshimura ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
