Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) finished 1-4 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura lost
8-4 to
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE), droppimg another game,
4-3 to
Chelsea Carey (Edmotnon, AB). Yoshimura lost
5-3 to
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) where Yoshimura responded with a
5-4 win over
Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB). Yoshimura went on to lose
7-6 against
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Yoshimura earned
4.214 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 35 of the event schedule, Yoshimura did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 13th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
211.434 total points. Yoshimura ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
211.434 points earned so far this season.
