Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) lost
5-4 to
Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 19 - 22, 2019 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Fujisawa won
4-3 over
Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2019 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan; and won
6-5 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan;
Fujisawa finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa lost
5-4 to
Sidorova, then responded with a
10-2 win over
Misako Kawahira (Obihiro, JPN). Fujisawa won
6-3 against
Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN), then won
5-3 against
Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) and
5-3 against
Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Karuizawa International, Fujisawa take home
31.763 world rankings points along with the $9,617CDN prize, remaining in 7th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 10.665 after improving upon their best so far this season. Fujisawa ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
311.605 points earned so far this season.
