Eunjung Kim (Gangneung , KOR) won
6-3 over
Kerri Einarson (Gimli, MB) in the Final of the Karuizawa International, held December 16 - 18, 2022 in Karuizawa, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Kim won
7-5 over
Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals
Kim finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim defeated
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) 5-3, then went on to lose
6-3 against
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Kim responded with a
10-4 win over
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Karuizawa International Championship title, Kim earned
33.750 world rankings points along with the $8,035CDN first prize cheque. Kim move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 26.25 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 9th overall with
205.284 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kim ranks 20th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
103.375 points earned so far this season.
