Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Karuizawa, JPN) won
7-5 over
Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano/Hokkaido, JPN) in the Final of the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Oakville, held December 28 - 31, 2023 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koana/Aoki won
8-2 over
Alina Paetz/Sven Michel (Zurich, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Super Series - Oakville in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-5 over
Lisa Weagle/John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Super Series - Oakville in Oakville, Ontario, Canada;
Koana/Aoki finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koana/Aoki defeated
Kristin Moen Skaslien/Magnus Nedregotten (Oslo, NOR) 10-4, then won
8-1 against
Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB) and
9-3 against
Lauren Wasylkiw/Shane Konings (Stouffville, ON). Koana/Aoki won
7-3 against
Jiyoon Kim/ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR), then won
11-5 against
Casandra Spruit/Geoff Spruit (Winchester, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Oakville Championship title, Koana/Aoki earned
52.500 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 50.782 after improving upon their best so far this season. Koana/Aoki ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
120.000 points earned so far this season.
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