Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost
8-4 to
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the Final of the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, held September 20 - 24, 2023 at the Cornwall Curling Club in Cornwall, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
7-4 over
Xenia Schwaller (Zurich, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-2 over
Clancy Grandy (Vancouver, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada;
Yoshimura finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) 4-2, then won
5-4 against
Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon , KOR) and
6-3 against
Schwaller. Yoshimura won
6-3 against
Laurie St-Georges (Montreal, QC), then won
8-2 against
Erin Morrissey (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, Yoshimura take home
30.250 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN prize. Yoshimura move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 15.25 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with
169.938 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Yoshimura ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
45.250 points earned so far this season.
