Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost
6-4 to
Sae Yamamoto (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the ARGO GRAPHICS Cup, held September 1 - 4, 2022 at the Kitami Curling Club in Kitami, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
5-4 over
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 ARGO GRAPHICS Cup in Kitami, Japan, Japan;
Yoshimura finished 3-0 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) 9-4, then won
8-3 against
Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) and
7-2 against
Yamamoto in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ARGO GRAPHICS Cup, Yoshimura take home
11.000 world rankings points along with the $4,569CDN prize. For week 5 of the event schedule, Yoshimura did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 29th to 30th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
76.009 total points. Yoshimura ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
37.500 points earned so far this season.
