Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB) lost
6-3 to
Eunjung Kim (Gangneung , KOR) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 16 - 18, 2022 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Einarson won
4-3 over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Karuizawa International in Karuizawa, Japan;
Einarson finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Einarson lost
7-5 to
Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN), then responded with a
6-3 win over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN). Einarson won
9-7 against
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Karuizawa International, Einarson take home
24.750 world rankings points along with the $4,018CDN prize, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 3.5 after improving upon their best so far this season. Einarson ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
229.750 points earned so far this season.
