Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) lost
8-3 to
Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 20 - 23, 2018 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yoshimura won
6-3 over
Laura Walker (Edmonton, CAN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan; and won
6-5 over
Asuka Kanai (Karuizwaw, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan;
Yoshimura finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yoshimura defeated
Sidorova 6-5, then won
7-1 against
Ami Enami (Karuizawa, JPN) and
5-4 against
Kaede Kudo (Tokyo, JPN). Yoshimura won
5-4 against
Min Ji Kim (chuncheon city, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Karuizawa International, Yoshimura take home
23.763 world rankings points along with the $9,781CDN prize, remaining in 13th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 7.443 after improving upon their best so far this season. Yoshimura ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
206.316 points earned so far this season.
