Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Karuizawa, JPN) won
11-4 over
Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano/Hokkaido, JPN) in the Final of the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Moose Jaw, held October 26 - 29, 2023 at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koana/Aoki won
8-5 over
Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Super Series - Moose Jaw in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Koana/Aoki finished 5-0 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koana/Aoki defeated
Jennifer Armstrong/Tyrel Griffith (Kelowna, BC) 7-1, then won
7-1 against
Brett Barber/Mitch Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) and
8-0 against
Sherry Just/Chad Gareau (Prince Albert, SK). Koana/Aoki won
11-1 against
Stephanie Todd/Kyle Cherpin (Regina, SK), then won
6-1 against
Jones/Laing in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Moose Jaw Championship title, Koana/Aoki earned
33.750 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 806th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 32.032 after improving upon their best so far this season. Koana/Aoki ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
52.500 points earned so far this season.
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