Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) won
10-3 over
Chiaki Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 14 - 17, 2017 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Fujisawa won
6-5 over
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2017 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan; and won
6-5 over
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan;
Fujisawa finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa lost
6-4 to
Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS), then responded with a
5-3 win over
Mone Ryokawa (Karuizawa, JPN). Fujisawa won
7-2 against
Sue Yoen Kang (Seoul, KOR). Fujisawa went on to lose
7-2 against
Hasselborg in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Karuizawa International Championship title, Fujisawa earned
46.248 world rankings points along with the $11,422CDN first prize cheque. Fujisawa move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 40.013 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 23rd overall with
298.299 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Fujisawa ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
181.104 points earned so far this season.
