Natsuki Saito (Aomori, JPN) lost
5-2 to
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) in the Final of the Tohoku Curling Championships, held December 9 - 11, 2022 in Tohoku, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Saito won
8-5 over
Toko Ohshita (Morioka, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Tohoku Curling Championships in Tohoku, Japan;
Saito finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Saito defeated
Japan's Mizuho Kumagai 6-3, then won
11-1 against
Japan's Junko Fujisawa and
12-3 against
Juri Ojima (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Tohoku Curling Championships, Saito take home
5.500 world rankings points. For week 19 of the event schedule, Saito did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Saito ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
