Yoshimura Runner-Up at 2023 Stu Sells Tankard

Sapporo, Japan

SKIP
Sayaka
Yoshimura

Third
Yuna
Kotani

Second
Kaho
Onodera

Lead
Anna
Ohmiya

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	7.60
PA/G:	6.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Defense:	0.27
Force Efficiency:	0.63
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost 6-5 to Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR) in the Final of the Stu Sells Tankard, held October 6 - 9, 2023 at the Barrie Curling Club in Barrie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won 7-2 over Lauren Mann (Timmins, NONT) in the semifinals of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-5 over Susan Froud (Alliston, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada;

Yoshimura finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated Fay Henderson (Stirling, GBR) 8-6, then won 6-2 against Kaitlin Jewer (Peterborough, ON) and 5-3 against Courtney Auld (Thornhill, ON). Yoshimura went on to lose 6-1 against Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Stu Sells Tankard, Yoshimura take home 22.000 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize. Yoshimura move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 7 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 19th overall with 160.766 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Yoshimura ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 67.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	61	22	0	0.735	20-4	14-4	4-3	0-0	1-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	596	539	331	9.04	5.55	3.49	5.17	3.76	1.75	1.48	1.07

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	265	342	66	30	10-1	23-2	76-9	1.29	0.25	0.46	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	331	197	265	34	5-2	15-12	26-61	0.60	0.80	0.57	0.37

2024: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Chohi Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim
Gangneung, KOR
2023: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Chohi Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim, Myungsup Lim
Gangneung, KOR
2022: Silvana Tirinzoni
Alina Paetz, Silvana Tirinzoni, Carole Howald, Briar Schwaller
Aarau, SUI
2021: Hollie Duncan
Hollie Duncan, Megan Balsdon, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Guyatt, Julie Tippin
Woodstock , ON
2020: Lauren Mann
Lauren Mann, Kira Brunton, Cheryl Kreviazuk, Karen Trines
Ottawa, ON
2019: Kira Brunton
Kira Brunton, Lindsay Dubue, Calissa Daly, Jessica Leonard
Sudbury, NO
2018: Kira Brunton
Kira Brunton, Megan Smith, Sara Guy, Kate Sherry , Rodney Guy
Sudbury, ON
2017: Julie Tippin
Julie Tippin, Chantal Duhaime, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Guyatt
, ON
2016: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Kimberly Tuck
, ON
2015: Erika Brown
Erika Brown, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson
, WI
2014: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Lori Eddy
, ON
2013: Alli Flaxey
Alli Flaxey, Katie Cottrill, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Lavell
, ON
2012: Mary-Anne Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault, Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Jenn Baxter, Nancy Delahunt
Halifax, NS
2011: Cathy Auld
Cathy Auld, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster, Mary Chilvers
Mississauga, ON
2010: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON

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