Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) won
8-3 over
Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI) in the Final of the Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series Major, held September 16 - 19, 2022 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won
9-3 over
Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) in the semifinals of the 2022 Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series Major in Leduc, Alberta, Canada; and won
8-1 over
Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series Major in Leduc, Alberta, Canada;
Kitazawa finished 4-1 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated
Elysa Crough (Edmonton, AB) 8-6, then won
8-5 against
Keiser. Kitazawa went on to lose
7-3 against
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB). Kitazawa responded with a
6-0 win over
Jessie Hunkin (Spruce Grove, AB). Kitazawa won
7-4 against
Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series Major Championship title, Kitazawa earned
33.750 world rankings points along with the $5,500CDN first prize cheque. Kitazawa move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 23.125 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 22nd overall with
102.330 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kitazawa ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
53.250 points earned so far this season.
