Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) won
5-4 over
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 16 - 18, 2022 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Yanagisawa won
10-3 over
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan;
Yanagisawa finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yanagisawa defeated
Chang-Min Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR) 9-2, then won
5-2 against
Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN). Yanagisawa went on to lose
8-7 against
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Karuizawa International Championship title, Yanagisawa earned
18.750 world rankings points along with the $8,035CDN first prize cheque. For week 20 of the event schedule, Yanagisawa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 31st place on the
World Ranking Standings with
111.743 total points. Yanagisawa ranks 20th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
102.750 points earned so far this season.
