Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) won
5-4 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup, held August 8 - 11, 2024 in Wakkanai, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won
7-4 over
Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2024 Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup in Wakkanai, Japan;
Kitazawa finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated
Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN) 8-4, then won
7-4 against
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) and
12-5 against
Wakaba Kawamura (Obihiro, JPN). Kitazawa won
10-2 against
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup Championship title, Kitazawa earned
18.750 world rankings points. For week 2 of the event schedule, Kitazawa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Kitazawa ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
