Mayu Minami (Sapporo, JPN) lost
5-4 to
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the Final of the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, held August 4 - 7, 2022 at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Minami won
7-6 over
Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic in Sapporo, Japan;
Minami finished 1-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minami defeated
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) 6-4, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon, KOR). Minami lost
7-2 to
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, Minami take home
13.750 world rankings points along with the $4,749CDN prize. For week 1 of the event schedule, Minami did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Minami ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
