 Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, Japan) wins the Oakville Fall Classic, defeating Erica Hopson (Ottawa, Ontario) 5-1 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Canada. Yoshimura take home the $2,000CDN first place cheque along with 30.968 world ranking points, while Hopson receives $1,500CDN and 22.710 world ranking points for their second place finish. Starting with hammer, Yoshimura scored 2 in the first end, then forced Hopson to a single in the second end. After blanking 2 ends, Yoshimura scored 2 in the fifth end to extend lead to 4-1, then added a steal in the sixth end before running Hopson out of stones in the 8th end for the win. In the semifinals, Yoshimura defeated Anna Sidorova (Moscow, Russia) 8-2 and Hopson defeated Elena Stern (Oberwallis, Switzerland) 9-6. Stern and Sidorova earned $1,200CDN and 17.548 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. In the quarterfinals, Hopson defeated Jaimee Gardner (Burlington, Ontario) 5-3, while Sidorova defeated Stephanie Senneker (Kalamazoo, USA) 5-4. Senneker, Gardner earned $650CDN along with 12.387 ranking points for their quarterfinal finishes. |
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[EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, April 23, 2026] -- THE ACE & Company World Senior Men's & Women's Curling Championships, open to curlers 50 years of age and older, gets underway today in Geneva, Switzerland, with the United States represented by two teams with extensive experience in the event.
