Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR) lost
5-4 to
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 14 - 17, 2017 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
5-4 over
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2017 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan; and won
6-3 over
Arihito Kasahara (Tokyo, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan;
Kim finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Hiromu Otani (kitami, JPN) 7-1, then won
8-2 against
Hiromitsu Kuriyama (Nagano, JPN) and
6-4 against
Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN). Kim won
7-4 against
Patric Mabergs (Skelleftea, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Karuizawa International, Kim take home
22.378 world rankings points along with the $6,853CDN prize. Kim move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 20.186 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with
288.756 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kim ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
219.485 points earned so far this season.
