Min Ji Kim (chuncheon city, KOR) finished 5-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN) 7-5, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Cory Christensen (Chaska, USA). Kim responded with a
7-2 win over
Sophie Jackson (Stirling, SCO). Kim won
6-3 against
Koana, then won
7-2 against
Christensen and
11-3 against
Jackson in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curling World Cup Jonkoping Championship title, Kim earned
47.303 world rankings points along with the $36,000CDN first prize cheque. Kim move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 44.259 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 19th overall with
190.537 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kim ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
188.808 points earned so far this season.
