Yoshimura Runner-Up at 2018 Colonial Square Ladies Classic

Sapporo, Japan

SKIP
Sayaka
Yoshimura

Third
Kaho
Onodera

Second
Anna
Ohmiya

Lead
Yumie
Funayama

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	7.17
PA/G:	4.78
Hammer Efficiency:	0.37
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.62
Steal Efficiency:	0.26

Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost 5-2 to Darcy Robertson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Colonial Square Ladies Classic, held September 14 - 17, 2018 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won 6-5 over Kristen Streifel (Regina, SK) in the semifinals of the 2018 Colonial Square Ladies Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won 5-4 over Sherry Anderson (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals.

Yoshimura finished 3-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated Anderson 6-2, then won 6-2 against Penny Barker (Regina, SK) and 8-4 against Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Colonial Square Ladies Classic, Yoshimura take home 31.543 world rankings points along with the $4,500CDN prize. Yoshimura gained 9.932 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 1 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 20thplace overall with 152.768 total points. Yoshimura ranks 5th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 62.511 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

2019: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2018: Darcy Robertson
Darcy Robertson, Karen Klein, Vanessa Foster, Theresa Cannon
Winnipeg, MB
2017: Shannon Birchard
Shannon Birchard, Nicole Sigvaldason, Sheyna Andries, Mariah Mondor
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Ying Yang
HARBIN, CHN
2015: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Oye-Sem Won Briand
Thunder Bay, NONT
2014: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Sarah Reid
Stirling, SCO
2013: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2012: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2011: Crystal Webster
Crystal Webster, Erin Carmody, Geri-Lynn Ramsay, Samantha Preston
Calgary, AB
2010: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2008: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2007: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2006: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dana Allerton, Janet Arnott
Winnipeg, MB
2005: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey Matson
Saskatoon, SK
2004: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Andrea Lawes, Sheri Greenman
, ON

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