Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) won
5-3 over
Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB) in the Final of the Co-op Canadian Open, held January 10 - 15, 2023 in Camrose, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Fujisawa won
7-6 over
Eun ji Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR) in the semifinals of the 2023 Co-op Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta; and won
8-7 over
Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the quarterfinals.
Fujisawa finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa defeated
Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI) 8-6, then won
8-6 against
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) and
5-4 against
Einarson in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Co-op Canadian Open Championship title, Fujisawa earned
75.000 world rankings points along with the $35,000CDN first prize cheque. Fujisawa move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 64.5 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 4th overall with
313.087 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Fujisawa ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
228.250 points earned so far this season.
