 Anna Sidorova (Moscow, Russia) wins the Karuizawa International, defeating Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, Japan) 8-3 at the Karuizawa Ice Park in Karuizawa, Japan. Sidorova with Margarita Fomina at third, Aleksandra Raeva and Nkeiruka Ezekh on the front end take home the $15,894CDN first place cheque along with 32.405 world ranking points, while Yoshimura receives $9,781CDN and 23.763 world ranking points for their second place finish. Starting with hammer, Yoshimura scored 1 in the first end, then forced Sidorova to a single in the second end. Sidorova stole a single point in the third end, then added a steal of 2 in the fourth end to lead 4-1. Sidorova stole another point in the fifth end, with Yoshimura scoring 2 in the sixth end to get back on the scoreboard. With her last shot of the seventh end, Sidorova made a double takeout to score 3 for handshakes and the 8-3 win. Seina Nakajima (Nagano, Japan) defeated Laura Walker (Edmonton, Canada) 7-4 in the bronze medal game. Nakajima won $6,113CDN, while Walker won $4,891CDN along 17.282 ranking points. Starting with hammer, Nakajima scored 2 in the first end, then forced Walker to a single in the second end. After Nakajima scored a single in the third end, Walker responded in the fourth end scoring 2 to tie the game at 3. Nakajima scored 2 in the fifth end, then forced Walker to a single in the sixth end. Nakajima scored 2 in the seventh end, then ran Walker of out stones in the eighth end for the 7-4 win. In the semifinals, Sidorova defeated Nakajima 7-4 and Yoshimura defeated Walker 6-3. In the quarterfinals, Nakajima defeated Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, Japan) 9-3, Walker defeated Min Ji Kim (Chuncheon City, Korea) 6-2, while Sidorova defeated Sophie Jackson (Stirling, Scotland) 6-3 and Yoshimura defeated Asuka Kanai (Karuizwaw, Japan) 6-5. Jackson, Koana, Kanai and Kim earned $3,057CDN along with 12.962 ranking points for their quarterfinal finishes. Sidorova went 3-1 in the 15 team round robin qualifying round. In their opening game, Sidorova lost 6-5 to Yoshimura, then responded with a 7-3 win over Kim. Sidorova won against Kaede Kudo (Tokyo, Japan) 8-3, and won against Ami Enami (Karuizawa, Japan) 7-6 in their final qualifying round match. |
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After emerging on the global stage at senior level last month, Katie McMillan is feeling all the more ready for the challenge as she and partner Angus Bryce prepare to represent Scotland at the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championships in Geneva over the next week (April 25 - May 2).
