Fujisawa Reaches 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 Semifinals

Kitami, Japan

SKIP
Satsuki
Fujisawa

Third
Chinami
Yoshida

Second
Yumi
Suzuki

Lead
Yurika
Yoshida

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	7.45
PA/G:	7.65
Hammer Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Defense:	0.20
Force Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) run at the 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-4 loss to Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB). of the 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Fujisawa advanced through the quarterfinals with a 9-6 win over Eun ji Gim (Gyeonggido, KOR).

Fujisawa finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa defeated Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) 8-5, then went on to lose 8-5 against Tabitha Peterson (St. Paul, MN). Fujisawa lost 9-1 to Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) where Fujisawa responded with a 5-1 win over Chelsea Carey (Winnipeg, MB). Fujisawa won 6-4 against Peterson in their final qualifying round match.

Fujisawa earned 42.500 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1. For week 10 of the event schedule, Fujisawa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Fujisawa ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2024: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Dawn McEwen, Krysten Karwacki
Gimli, MB
2023: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Winnipeg, MB
2022: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Ottawa, ON
2019: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2018: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2017: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2016: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2015: Silvana Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni, Manuela Siegrist, Esther Neuenschwander, Marlene Albrecht
Aarau PwC, SUI

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