Yilun Jiang (Harbin, CHN) lost
6-5 to
Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN) in the Final of the Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel, held August 16 - 18, 2013 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Jiang won
9-3 over
Courtney George (St. Paul, MN) to advance to the championship game. of the 2013 Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel in Fort Wayne, Indiana; of the 2013 Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel in Fort Wayne, Indiana;
Jiang finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jiang defeated
Allison Pottinger (Bemidji, MN) 8-4, then won
7-2 against
Pennsylvania's Sarah Anderson and
10-0 against
Jenna Haag (Janesville, WI). Jiang went on to lose
8-1 against
Eve Muirhead (Stirling, SCO). Jiang responded with a
8-6 win over
George in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel, Jiang take home
6.230 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize. Jiang gained 11.855 points improving upon their best events, though dropped 52 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 52ndplace overall with
11.855 total points. Jiang ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
6.230 points earned so far this season.
