Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) lost
5-4 to
Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held September 29 - October 2, 2022 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won
8-1 over
Jessie Hunkin (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Kitazawa finished 3-1 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated
Sarah Wark (Abbotsford, BC) 11-1, then won
11-0 against
Kaila Buchy (Kelowna, BC). Kitazawa went on to lose
7-6 against
Brown. Kitazawa responded with a
6-5 win over
Lisa Parent (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, Kitazawa take home
19.250 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize. For week 9 of the event schedule, Kitazawa did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 24th to 25th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
105.330 total points. Kitazawa ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
56.250 points earned so far this season.
