Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN) won
7-5 over
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the ZEH-NOH Japan Curling Championship, held January 28 - February 5, 2023 in Kitami, Japan.
Fujisawa finished 6-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fujisawa defeated
Kanai 15-4, then won
18-0 against
Riho Zaikan (Hioshima, JPN). Fujisawa went on to lose
8-6 against
Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN). Fujisawa responded with a
10-2 win over
Rin Suzuki (Aomori, JPN). Fujisawa won
7-4 against
Yumi Suzuki (Tokyo, JPN), then won
8-6 against
Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) and
9-7 against
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN). Fujisawa went on to lose
8-3 against
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the ZEH-NOH Japan Curling Championship Championship title, Fujisawa earned
33.750 world rankings points, remaining in 4th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of -8.669 after improving upon their best so far this season. Fujisawa ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
262.000 points earned so far this season.
