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Sasaki Runner-Up at 2023 MCT Challenge
Sep 8 - 10, 2023

Kitami, Japan
![]() SKIP Honoka Sasaki |
![]() Third Mari Motohashi |
![]() Second Miki Hayashi |
![]() Lead Mayumi Saito |
| Games: | 5 |
| Record: | 4W - 1L |
| PF/G: | 7.58 |
| PA/G: | 5.15 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.33 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.14 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.38 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.42 |
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) lost 7-5 to Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MCT Challenge, held September 8 - 10, 2023 at the St. Vital Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Sasaki won 7-1 over Penny Barker (Moose Jaw, SK) in the semifinals
Sasaki finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sasaki defeated Lisa McLeod (Winnipeg, MB) 6-5, then won 2-0 against Zhuo Han (HARBIN, CHN) and 5-4 against Barker in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the MCT Challenge, Sasaki take home 11.000 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize. Sasaki move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 7.625 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 46th overall with 62.000 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Sasaki ranks 30th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.375 points earned so far this season.
Sasaki finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sasaki defeated Lisa McLeod (Winnipeg, MB) 6-5, then won 2-0 against Zhuo Han (HARBIN, CHN) and 5-4 against Barker in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the MCT Challenge, Sasaki take home 11.000 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize. Sasaki move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 7.625 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 46th overall with 62.000 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Sasaki ranks 30th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.375 points earned so far this season.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0.510 | 5-3 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 355 | 252 | 259 | 7.10 | 7.30 | -0.20 | 4.48 | 4.70 | 1.58 | 1.55 | 0.82 |
| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 181 | 185 | 82 | 16 | 3-4 | 9-5 | 45-6 | 1.02 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.29 |
| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 174 | 67 | 177 | 13 | 1-2 | 3-8 | 12-39 | 0.39 | 1.02 | 0.57 | 0.26 |
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