Japan's Sae Yamamoto won
7-4 over
Moa Dryburgh (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the Final of the World Junior Curling Championships, held May 15 - 22, 2022 in Jonkoping, Sweden. To advance to the championship game, Japan's Sae Yamamoto won
7-3 over
Delaney Strouse (Minneapolis, USA) in the semifinals of the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jonkoping, Sweden;
Japan's Sae Yamamoto finished 6-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Sae Yamamoto defeated
Korea's Bobae Kang 9-6, then went on to lose
10-3 against
Evelina Barone (Riga, LAT). Japan's Sae Yamamoto lost
9-8 to
Strouse where Japan's Sae Yamamoto responded with a
7-4 win over
Fay Henderson (Stirling, SCO). Japan's Sae Yamamoto won
6-4 against
Karolina Jensen (Hvidovre, DEN), then won
8-1 against
Dryburgh and
10-5 against
Norway's Eirin Mesloe. Japan's Sae Yamamoto went on to lose
6-5 against
Xenia Schwaller (Biel, SUI). Japan's Sae Yamamoto responded with a
6-5 win over
Isabelle Ladouceur (Sudbury, CAN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the World Junior Curling Championships Championship title, Japan's Sae Yamamoto earned
33.345 world rankings points. For week 43 of the event schedule, Japan's Sae Yamamoto did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Japan's Sae Yamamoto ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
