Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) qualified for the 2018 Womens Masters Basel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-3 against
Binia Feltscher (Switzerland, SUI). of the 2018 Womens Masters Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland, Switzerland;
Yoshimura finished 3-1 in the 19-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura lost
9-2 to
Isabella Wrana (Stockholm, SWE), then responded with a
6-2 win over
Ursi Hegner (Uzwil, SUI). Yoshimura won
8-4 against
Corrie Huerlimann (Luzern, SUI), then won
6-3 against
Melissa Tanner (Lausanne, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
Yoshimura earned
16.320 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Womens Masters Basel. For week 9 of the event schedule, Yoshimura did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 20th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
165.353 total points. Yoshimura ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
84.122 points earned so far this season.
