Min Ji Kim (Chuncheon, KOR) lost
7-5 to
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the Final of the Meridian Canadian Open, held January 14 - 19, 2020 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
7-1 over
Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg , RUS) in the semifinals of the 2020 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; and won
5-4 over
Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals.
Kim finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim lost
4-3 to
Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB), droppimg another game,
5-4 to
Elena Stern (Oberwallis, SUI) where Kim responded with a
8-2 win over
Kelsey Rocque (Edmonton, AB). Kim won
7-4 against
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON), then won
6-5 against
Eve Muirhead (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Meridian Canadian Open, Kim take home
67.155 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN prize. Kim move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 48.712 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 12th overall with
242.792 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kim ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
224.350 points earned so far this season.
