Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) won
6-2 over
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held September 29 - October 2, 2022 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Yanagisawa won
6-3 over
Brent Pierce (Kelowna, BC) to advance to the championship game. of the 2022 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Yanagisawa finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yanagisawa defeated
Dave Merklinger (Vernon, BC) 6-0, then won
6-2 against
Cody Tanaka (New Westminster, BC) and
6-5 against
Pierce in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Championship title, Yanagisawa earned
18.750 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 9 of the event schedule, Yanagisawa did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 54th to 59th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
62.236 total points. Yanagisawa ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
44.250 points earned so far this season.
