Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Yamanashi, JPN) lost
8-7 to
Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano, JPN) in the Final of the Japan Mixed Doubles National Championship, held February 21 - 26, 2023 in . To advance to the championship game, Koana/Aoki won
8-7 over
Satsuki Fujisawa/Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Japan Mixed Doubles National Championship in ; and won
7-4 over
Kohane Tsuruga/Takaaki Minami (Sapporo, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Japan Mixed Doubles National Championship in ;
Koana/Aoki finished 5-1 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koana/Aoki defeated
Junko Nishimuro/Satoru Tsukamoto (Karuizawa, JPN) 8-4, then went on to lose
8-5 against
Misato Yanagisawa/Satoshi Koizumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Koana/Aoki responded with a
7-3 win over
Michiko Tomabechi/Kenji Tomabechi (Hokkaido, JPN). Koana/Aoki won
6-3 against
Nanae Shukuya/Koji Nisato (Hokkaido, JPN), then won
9-5 against
Yumiko Kashiwagi/Akira Otsuka (Karuizawa, JPN) and
14-1 against
Japan's Ai Kawata/Koki Takahara in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Japan Mixed Doubles National Championship, Koana/Aoki take home
13.750 world rankings points. For week 30 of the event schedule, Koana/Aoki did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Koana/Aoki ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
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