[[1:11.2500]] CHAMPION: Yoshimura Wins 2023 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup

Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup

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M: Baden Masters
Baden, SUI
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Draw: 5 -- Fri, Aug 14 -- 2:30pm CET
Schwaller  
Waddell  
Brunner  
Jermann  
Retornaz  
Ramsfjell  
W: Curling1spoon Elite 8
Uiseong, KOR
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Draw: CF -- Sun, Aug 2 -- 8:00am CET
Park 8  Final
Kang 7  (8)
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CHAMPION: Yoshimura Wins 2023 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup

Aug 10 - 13, 2023

Sapporo, Japan
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SKIP
Sayaka
Yoshimura
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Third
Yuna
Kotani
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Second
Kaho
Onodera
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Lead
Anna
Ohmiya
  
Games: 5  
Record: 5W - 0L  
PF/G: 12.78  
PA/G: 4.44  
Hammer Efficiency: 0.69  
Steal Defense: 0.07  
Force Efficiency: 0.50  
Steal Efficiency: 0.43  
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) won 8-3 over Kohane Tsuruga (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, held August 10 - 13, 2023 in Wakkanai, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won 8-6 over Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup in Wakkanai, Japan;
 
Yoshimura finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN) 10-2, then won 13-2 against Japan's Natsuki Satou and 7-3 against Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
For winning the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup Championship title, Yoshimura earned 11.250 world rankings points along with the $9,292CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the World Ranking Standings into 20th place overall with 150.938 total points. Yoshimura ranks 2nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 26.250 points earned so far this season.
 

Statistics

 RECORD W L T PCT HMR STL 1PT EEH EES 
 2024 61 22 0 0.735 20-4 14-4 4-3 0-0 1-0 
 SCORING ENDs PF PA PF/G PA/G +/- EF/G EA/G PF/E PA/E BE/G 
 2024 596 539 331 9.04 5.55 3.49 5.17 3.76 1.75 1.48 1.07 
 WITH HAMMER ENDs PF PA BE 4s 3s 2s PF/E PA/E HE SD 
 2024 265 342 66 30 10-1 23-2 76-9 1.29 0.25 0.46 0.19 
 WITHOUT HAMMER ENDs PF PA BE 4s 3s 2s PF/E PA/E FE SE 
 2024 331 197 265 34 5-2 15-12 26-61 0.60 0.80 0.57 0.37 

Scores

 Draw Team Game Watch
  2 vs. Miura (JPN) - WTR:117 W 10-2
  4 vs. Satou (JPN) - WTR:148 W 13-2
  6 vs. Minami (JPN) - WTR:103 W 7-3
  SF vs. Sasaki (JPN) - WTR:60 W 8-6
  CF vs. Tsuruga (JPN) - WTR:85 W 8-3Watch Live Curling!

Curling Scores

M: Baden Masters
Baden, SUI
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 5 -- Fri, Aug 14 -- 2:30pm CET
Schwaller  
Waddell  
Brunner  
Jermann  
Retornaz  
Ramsfjell  
W: Curling1spoon Elite 8
Uiseong, KOR
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Aug 2 -- 8:00am CET
Park 8  Final
Kang 7  (8)
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