Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) lost
8-2 to
Cory Thiesse (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, held April 22 - 29, 2023 in Gangneung, Korea. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Matsumura won
5-4 over
Martine Roenning (Lillehammer, NOR) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Gangneung, Korea;
Matsumura finished 8-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated
Pia-Lisa Schoell (Fuessen, GER) 7-6, then won
7-5 against
Thiesse and
8-7 against
Therese Westman (Stockholm, SWE). Matsumura won
12-7 against
Lina Opel (Kent, ENG), then won
9-2 against
Hannah Augustin (Kitzbuehel, AUT) and
10-8 against
Roenning. Matsumura won
7-4 against
Dilsat Yildiz (Erzurum, TUR), then won
7-5 against
Oihane Otaegi (San Sebastian, ESP). Matsumura went on to lose
9-1 against
Briar Schwaller (Bern, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Matsumura take home
60.500 world rankings points, dropping 12 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 721st place overall with
158.000 total points. Matsumura ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
158.000 points earned so far this season.
