Jie Mei (Beijing, CHN) lost
6-3 to
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the ADVICS Cup, held August 9 - 12, 2019 in Kitami, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Mei won
6-5 over
Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN) in the semifinals
Mei finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mei lost
9-7 to
Fujisawa, then responded with a
9-3 win over
Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN). Mei won
8-2 against
Misaki Tanaka (Aomori, JPN), then won
9-5 against
Mizuki Hara (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ADVICS Cup, Mei take home
29.494 world rankings points along with the $6,248CDN prize, moving up 6 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 14th place overall with
210.695 total points. Mei ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
56.148 points earned so far this season.
