Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost
7-2 to
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the ADVICS Cup, held September 8 - 11, 2022 in Hokkaido, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
7-1 over
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) in the semifinals
Yoshimura finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Japan's Momono Shirahata 7-1, then won
8-1 against
Sae Yamamoto (Sapporo, JPN) and
5-3 against
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ADVICS Cup, Yoshimura take home
16.500 world rankings points along with the $4,550CDN prize. For week 6 of the event schedule, Yoshimura did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 30th to 31st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
76.009 total points. Yoshimura ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
37.500 points earned so far this season.
