Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) lost
7-6 to
Kristen Ryan (Maple Ridge, BC) in the Final of the Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel, held October 14 - 16, 2022 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kitazawa won
7-0 over
Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals of the 2022 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won
9-3 over
Shiella Cowan (New Westminister, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;
Kitazawa finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitazawa defeated
Shawna Jensen (Greater Vancouver, BC) 8-0, then won
11-1 against
Donna Mychaluk (Langley, BC) and
7-4 against
Cowan. Kitazawa went on to lose
7-6 against
Reese-Hansen in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Driving Force Decks Int'l Abbotsford Cashspiel, Kitazawa take home
11.000 world rankings points along with the $2,600CDN prize. For week 11 of the event schedule, Kitazawa did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 16th to 17th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
116.650 total points. Kitazawa ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
75.750 points earned so far this season.
