Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) lost
7-3 to
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Japan Curling Championships, held May 21 - 29, 2022 in . To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won
7-5 over
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Japan Curling Championships in ;
Kitazawa finished 6-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa lost
7-4 to
Fujisawa, then responded with a
8-7 win over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN). Kitazawa won
9-3 against
Kana Ogawa (Sapporo, JPN). Kitazawa went on to lose
8-5 against
Tabata. Kitazawa responded with a
8-4 win over
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN). Kitazawa won
10-3 against
Japan's Miori Nakamura, then won
8-3 against
Yuna Kotani (Fujiyoshida, JPN) and
13-3 against
Yuki Shibuto (Hiroshima, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Japan Curling Championships, Kitazawa take home
27.214 world rankings points, moving up 27 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 46th place overall with
65.441 total points. Kitazawa ranks 46th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
65.441 points earned so far this season.
