CHAMPION: Han Wins 2023 World University Games: Lake Placid 2023

SKIP
Yu
Han

Third
Ziqi
Dong

Second
Zi Hui
Zhu

Lead
Jiayi
Jiang

Yu Han (Beijing, CHN) won 6-4 over Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon, KOR) in the Final of the World University Games: Lake Placid 2023, held January 13 - 21, 2023 in Lake Placid, New York. To advance to the championship game, Han won 6-5 over Delaney Strouse (Minneapolis, USA) in the semifinals of the 2023 World University Games: Lake Placid 2023 in Lake Placid, New York;

Han finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Han defeated Carmen Perez (San Sebastian, ESP) 9-5, then won 9-2 against Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) and 6-4 against Emma Moberg (Stockholm, SWE). Han won 9-2 against Australia's Kirby Gill, then won 7-4 against Abby Marks (Edmonton, CAN) and 6-3 against Fay Henderson (Dumfries, GBR). Han won 7-3 against Sae Yamamoto (Sapporo, JPN). Han went on to lose 5-3 against Strouse. Han lost 8-6 to Ha in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the World University Games: Lake Placid 2023 Championship title, Han earned 18.750 world rankings points. For week 25 of the event schedule, Han did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Han 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

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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