Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) lost
6-5 to
Nicky Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series #4, held November 4 - 6, 2022 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won
8-5 over
Kim Rhyme (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals
Kitazawa finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated
Claire Booth (Sherwood Park, AB) 11-0, then won
7-4 against
Kaufman and
7-1 against
Adele Purcell (St Albert, AB). Kitazawa won
8-2 against
Michelle Hartwell (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series #4, Kitazawa take home
13.750 world rankings points along with the $1,650CDN prize. Kitazawa move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 11.07 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 18th overall with
127.720 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kitazawa ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
95.000 points earned so far this season.
