Sae Yamamoto (Sapporo, JPN) won
5-1 over
Michelle Hartwell (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series #5, held December 2 - 4, 2022 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Yamamoto won
8-3 over
Kellie Stiksma (Edmonton, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2022 Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series #5 in Leduc, Alberta, Canada; of the 2022 Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series #5 in Leduc, Alberta, Canada;
Yamamoto finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yamamoto defeated
Lisa Parent (Calgary, AB) 7-6, then won
8-4 against
Trina Ball (Edmonton, AB) and
6-2 against
Nicky Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series #5 Championship title, Yamamoto earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN first prize cheque. Yamamoto move up 23 spots after posting a net gain of 21.562 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 63rd overall with
51.309 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Yamamoto ranks 52nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
41.813 points earned so far this season.
