CHAMPION: Koana Wins 2019 Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash

Yamanashi, Japan

SKIP
Tori
Koana

Third
Yuna
Kotani

Second
Mao
Ishigaki

Lead
Arisa
Kotani

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	8.00
PA/G:	4.80
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.36
Force Efficiency:	0.73
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN) won 8-3 over Nicky Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash, held November 9 - 11, 2019 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koana won 8-3 over Russia's Diana Margarian in the semifinals of the 2019 Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; and won 6-3 over Lindsay Hudyma (Vancouver, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada;

Koana finished 3-1 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koana defeated Kaufman 6-3, then went on to lose 7-1 against Kaila Buchy (Kimberley, BC). Koana responded with a 5-3 win over Diane Gushulak (Vancouver , BC). Koana won 6-2 against Eun-jin Oh (Jeonbuk, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash Championship title, Koana earned 21.001 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN first prize cheque. Koana gained 7.268 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 4 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 31stplace overall with 175.016 total points. Koana ranks 16th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 105.125 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

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