Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) won
7-2 over
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, held August 3 - 6, 2023 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
7-6 over
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic in Sapporo, Japan;
Yoshimura finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) 7-2, then won
7-5 against
Tabata and
7-6 against
Youbeen Park (Seoul, KOR). Yoshimura won
5-3 against
Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic Championship title, Yoshimura earned
15.000 world rankings points along with the $9,292CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 22nd place overall with
139.688 total points. Yoshimura ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
15.000 points earned so far this season.
